Girl Scouts of Connecticut: Celebrate 100: Change The World Camporee

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event! The International Camporee will gather Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from all around the world to share ideas, cultures, and friendship. Make new friends while enjoying your favorite camp activities and work together to change the world!

This year’s event will focus on “Changing the World – One Meal at A Time!” Girls will learn about nutrition, food sources, and world food supplies, and how they can change the world. A Girl Forum will meet daily and work to contribute to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts’ position on nutrition – everyone has the right to food. Girls will leave with practical skills to affect change in their own communities.

Favorite camping activities such as swimming, crafts, field games, horseback riding, archery, and boating are part of the fun as girls celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting. There are many ways to participate! You can be a resident or day participant for the week-long International Camporee at Laurel, come for the one-day International Camporee Visiting Day, or spend three days at the International Camporee Taster!

INTERNATIONAL CAMPOREE

Individual girls entering 5th grade and older at the time of the event may attend and will be supervised by adult volunteers.
COST: $495.00 per camper, from 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 5 – 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 11.
(Includes accommodations, meals, equipment, activities, T-shirt, and event patch)
Click here to register online* or fill out a registration form!
*Please note online registrations must be paid in full. If you would like to make a deposit, please register by fax, mail, or in person.

Girls entering 5th grade and older who wish to participate but not stay overnight may register as day participants! Day participants must have their own transportation to the camp and can stay until 5:00 p.m., but may stay later on Wednesday for the visiting day and Friday for the closing celebration! Day participants will be placed with resident campers of the same age.
COST: $290.00 (Includes daily activities, T-shirt, lunch, and event patch)
Click here to register online or fill out a registration form!
*Please note online registrations must be paid in full. If you would like to make a deposit, please register by fax, mail, or in person.

Home Hospitality - Wednesday, August 1 – International participants arrive and go to their Host Family homes. Apply to be a Host Family, or apply your service unit to be a Host Area Group.

Saturday, August 4 – International participants attend special events planned by Service Units.

Sunday, August 5 – Week-long participants arrive at Camp Laurel.

Wednesday, August 8 - International Camporee Visiting Day.

Friday, August 10 - Closing celebration.

Activities include: Boating, archery, science and nature activities, singing, theme-related field trips, horseback riding, and more!

Click here for a packing list!

INTERNATIONAL CAMPOREE VISITING DAY

If you can only make it one day, don’t miss the International Camporee Visiting Day Wednesday, August 8, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m!

This is an open-house event, where everyone from Daisies to Ambassadors, families, alumnae, and Girl Scout friends can meet our international guests, taste international food, and watch stage shows throughout the day. Parking is available off-site Wednesday only with shuttle buses to camp that will allow us to host hundreds of guests! Local restaurants will have food to sample and/or purchase and traditional camp activities, such as boating and sports, will be available.
COST: $20 per person, payment in full required at time of registration. (Includes food samples, fun, and entertainment)
Click here to register online!

INTERNATIONAL CAMPOREE TASTER

Interested in the event but can’t commit to a full week at Camp Laurel? Come to our International Camporee Taster at Camp Pattagansett! From Tuesday, August 7, to Thursday, August 9, troops will have their own mini-adventure traveling by bus to Camp Laurel on Visiting Day and enjoy many other fun activities at Camp Pattagansett.

Girl Scout Brownies and older are welcome. Adult participants above the required Safety Activity Checkpoint ratios will be charged full camper fee. One adult must have the appropriate outdoor skills and camping training.

COST: $290 per camper, from Tuesday 10:00 a.m. – Thursday 4:00 p.m. (Includes accommodations, meals, activities, day trip to Visiting Day at Camp Laurel, t-shirt, and event patch)
Click here to register online* or fill out a registration form!
*Please note online registrations must be paid in full. If you would like to make a deposit, please register by fax, mail, or in person.

Tuesday, August 7 – Arrive at Camp Pattagansett at 10:00 a.m. and settle into your unit. Outdoor program activities include swimming, boating, crafts, tower climbing, and adventure-based activities.

Wednesday, August 8 – Travel by bus to Camp Laurel for the day to participate in the International Camporee Visiting Day with hundreds of Girl Scouts, Girl Guides, and community friends.

Thursday, August 9 – More fun at Camp Pattagansett, departing at 4:00 p.m.

Registration is open now! Click here* and search for "Camporee" or "Taster." A $50 non-refundable deposit (per participant) is due with each registration made by fax, mail, or in person. Balance due by June 1, 2012. Cookie credits may be used and financial aid is available. *Online registrations must be paid in full.

Transportation to and from the events is the responsibility of the participant.

Volunteers are needed for all International Camporee Events. Click here for an application!

Contact 2012International@gsofct.org for more information. Information about clothing lists, camping space, equipment lists, transportation, deadline dates, swaps, etc., will be provided when available.

You can find a color brochure with attached registration forms here.

The Camp Trading Post will be open to purchase souvenirs.

Celebrate Girl Scouts’ 100th Anniversary

with our sisters from around the world!