Ashgrove Adventure

Updated: December 21, 2021

Ashgrove Adventure | Fairfax County, VA

Dates: June 21-July 1, 2022 Hours: 9:00 AM-3:30 PM Camp Website: www.ashgroveadventure.org Camp Contact Connect with the camp co-directors Suzy Miller (703) 403-8835 or William Perry (571) 402-5334 or by email ashgrovedirectors@gmail.com

Description & Activities

2022 Camp Theme: Wonders of the World!

Description: Join us to explore the wonders of the world at Ashgrove. Let the stars and planets be your guide to recreate Stonehenge. Light your signal fires from the top of the Great Wall of China. Hike down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, then up to the snows of Kilimanjaro. Enjoy the fun of hand-cranked ice cream. Lift your voices in harmony as you sing from majestic cathedrals. Travel through time to the trade routes of Rome and test yourself on the challenge course. Practice archery, shoot slingshots, or throw tomahawks. Bring to life the people of the pyramids and craft your own engineering wonder. Pack up your imagination and sense of adventure; it’s time to travel. The Wonders of the World await you at Ashgrove!

Activities: Slingshots, tomahawks, archery, challenge course, outdoor skills, outdoor cooking, arts & crafts, songs, games, drama, nature/STEM, and hiking.

Field Trips: TBA

Overnights: June 23rd, 2022 at Camp

Camp Location: Camp Crowell

Bus Transportation: Tentative Bus routes are planned for Herndon/Chantilly, Falls Church/Fairfax and Vienna; final locations will depend on registrations.

Buddy Policy: Up to three buddies MAY be requested, however, both buddies must request each other and be selected in the lottery. Camp will do our best to honor requests.

Volunteer at Camp!

Ashgrove Adventure is planned and put on each year by a group of dedicated Girl Scout volunteers! Due to safety ratios, enough adults must volunteer each year for camp to run. Unfortunately, if not enough volunteers sign up, camp will be cancelled. We need your help to ensure that camp can happen this year and that every girl has an amazing camp experience.

Visit https://www.ashgroveadventure.org to fill out our Volunteer application and get your 40% off codes. For any questions, please contact one of the camp co-directors Suzy Miller (703) 403-8835 or William Perry (571) 402-5334 or by email ashgrovedirectors@gmail.com. All new volunteers must be at camp for the entire two weeks.

Guaranteed placement for your camper(s) – bypass the lottery and get early registration access in December/January
Reduced registration rate – you could receive 40% off the camp registration fee!
Units at camp for sons and preschool-aged children of volunteers - yes, they get to come to camp too!
Receive volunteer hours for training and camp days
Network with other Girl Scout volunteers in your area
Learn new skills, try new things, and take part in fun camp traditions!

Registration Information

Placement Type: Lottery

Lottery Registration Deadline: March 14

Lottery Notification: March 28

Register your camper based on their 2021-2022 school year grade.

Want to pay a lower price for camp or guarantee your camper a spot at camp? Click the Volunteer at Camp! dropdown above.

Refund Policy: Full refunds will be provided if requested on or before May 1. Refunds between May 2 and June 1 only if spot can be filled. Refunds on June 2 or later will be given at the discretion of the Directors.

In the event of a camp cancellation by Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital, you will receive a full refund. If you must unexpectedly cancel your registration for this camp for reasons related to COVID-19, you will receive a full refund regardless of the time of cancellation.

Teen Leadership Opportunities

AIT Requirements: You must have completed 7th grade and have some camping and leadership experience.AIT Requirements: Prospective AITs must download the application from our website https://www.ashgroveadventure.org, available on January 1, 2022.

Aide Requirements: Must have completed 9th grade, OR must have completed the Ashgrove AIT program and completed 8th grade. Aides (both girls and staff boys) must complete an online application including references on the Ashgrove website. The application is due February 14th, 2022.

Teen Leadership Program Information: AIT candidates must apply using the application on our website, and should register as an Older Girl. Selected applicants will be notified on March 1, 2022. We are expecting to have a pre-camp overnight for AITs where they will work on planning and training and learn to work as a team.

AITs will work with units of different ages and at centers to develop a sense of where they will be most comfortable as an Aide. AITs host the Flag retirement for older units and will have a special activity at camp on June 23 and June 30. AITs can decide how their service hours are applied. Aides will be assigned to units or centers based on their preferences and staffing needs, and will work with adults and other aide staff. There will be a New to Ashgrove Aide training on April 24th and an All Aide training the Saturday before camp opens. There will be special Aide gatherings during camp. Aides will receive documentation to self-track their service/leadership hours and may apply them as they see fit.

Teen Leadership Contact: chipwool@msn.com