Goodman Community Center | Girls Inc. of Greater Madison Summer Camp

FREE Summer Camp (Yes, you read that right.)

Girls Inc. of Greater Madison (GIGM) is excited to offer FREE Summer camps for rising 4th through 9th grade girl-identifying and non-binary youth. Summer camp programming includes free meals and snacks, transportation to fun field trips offsite and safe space to be strong, smart, and bold! GIGM will start accepting Summer Camp registration at the end of March.

About Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. is a national organization that inspires girls to be strong, smart, and bold through hands on, minds on experiences that supports girls’ health and wellness, academic enrichment, and life skills development. The Goodman Community Center has been proudly serving as the Madison Girls Inc. affiliate since 2014.

2022 Summer Camp Program Guide

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Adventure Camp (6th-8th grades)

This camp will focus on outdoor adventure, health and wellness by following Girls Inc.'s researched-based Girls enCourage curriculum.  Camp activities will include canoeing, hiking, high and low ropes challenge courses, log rolling, and a 3-day, 2-night overnight camping trip to Lake Farm Park during the last week of camp.

Learn more about Outdoor Adventure Camp

Girls enCourage is designed to sustain girls' interest in sports through adolescence by introducing them to non-traditional activities and adventures that go beyond stereotypes and challenge them to set their own personal goals and create their own definitions of success. Participation in program activities promotes movement skills, team cohesion and health awareness to develop girls' sense of personal power and worth. As they master new physical techniques and learn to take calculated risks, girls build not only physical strength, but also courage, confidence, self-reliance, and other critical life skills.

Content for both camp sessions are the same. Please only enroll in one of the two sessions to ensure we have space for as many girls as possible to participate.

Session 1: June 20 - July 7 (overnight camping July 5-7)

Session 2: July 18 - August 4 (overnight camping July 25-27)

Schedule: Weeks 1 & 2: Mon-Thu, 9am-4pm; Week 3: Mon-Wed, overnight camp at Lake Farm Park Campground

Age level: For 6th - 8th graders

Cost: FREE

Meals and snacks provided.

STEM Camp (3rd-5th grades)

Girls Inc. STEM camp encourages participants to explore different STEM concepts through intentional, interactive activities lead by women in stem. Camp participants will learn about coding, engineering and environmental science during each 3-week camp session.

Learn more about STEM Camp

Girls Inc. is excited to partner with STEM experts in the Madison area who will not only lead hands-on, minds-on STEM activities, but also teach our camp participants that they too can be STEM experts! STEM programming will help your child build crucial social-emotional life skills like critical thinking and analytical skills, as well as build communication skills.

Content for both camp sessions are the same. Please only enroll in one of the two sessions to ensure we have space for as many girls as possible to participate.

Session 1: June 20 - July 8

Session 2: July 18 - August 4

Schedule: 9 am - 4pm, Mondays - Thursdays (Except week of 7/4, program will be 7/5-7/8)

Age level: For 3rd - 5th graders

Cost: FREE

Meals and snacks provided.

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