Week 3 was a short but impactful week! This week, camp focused on self-esteem, mindfulness, self-care, and healthy bodies.

🖌️Girls participated in hands on minds activities creating crafts such as stress balls, bath bombs, and personal journals.

👟Physical activities included team building exercises and games to increase positive peer interaction, mindful breathing exercises, stretching , and dance to get their bodies moving.

🎉Girls in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 had a special lesson focused on Girls Health education provided by Girls Inc. trained Unit Coordinator, that included some takeaways such as feminine hygiene products and stress relieving tools. 

🧬This week’s STEAM Challenge involved creating a sturdy and tall “Gratitude Tower” with their peers using index cards and tape. Each camper was tasked with writing what they are grateful for, as they added each piece to their structure.

⭐Congratulations to Unit 1 for being recognized as the Unit of the week for their team building skills and STEAM Stars for the week are Mariella Mejias and Autumn Williamson from Unit 1!

🛏️On Wednesday, campers and staff wore their comfiest pajamas!

🚴‍♀️Our Bold Adventures (Unit 7/8) campers visited AMC Theater in Plainville where they watched Inside Out 2 on Monday. On Tuesday, Leaders in Training (Unit 9+) joined the group and enjoyed making their own pottery creations at Kiln’ It Pottery Studio. Finally, on Wednesday they hiked at Sleeping Giant State Park.

NEXT WEEK – WEEK 4 “THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”

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WEDNESDAY: Dress up for our Disney-themed tea party.

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Week 4 Unit 7/8 Field Trips:

• Monday – Hammonasset Beach State Park
• Tuesday – Beardsley Zoo
• Wednesday – Essex Steam Train and Riverboat
• Thursday – Dinosaur State Park

Please make sure campers pack appropriate items for the trips, including Brown bag Lunch, water bottle, a light jacket or sweatshirt, bathing suit (when applicable), towel, sunscreen, and closed in shoes for all trips (flip flops can be carried in a bag).

REMINDERS:

• Please check the lost and found if your child is missing items.
• To ensure the safety of every camper please make sure they are coming to camp with closed in shoes (No open-toed/open-back sandals).
• Unfortunately, lunch will NOT be provided by Meriden Schools for Unit 7/8 or 9+ field trips for the duration of Summer Camp. Please send your camper with a brown bag lunch on their field trip days. Free lunch will be available for their days on-site at our Center
  • Unit 7/8 – Lunch provided on Friday ONLY (Field Trips on Mon-Thu)
  • Unit 9+ – Lunch provided on Monday-Thursday (Field Trip on Friday)
• Girls Inc. will be CLOSED Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day!
• All campers received their Girls Inc. Summer camp T- shirts today, and every Friday starting Week 3 will be “Wear your Girls Inc. shirt to camp day!”