Session Descriptions 2008

Camp Chit Chat

Date: April 4, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost: Free!
Location: Frontier Council Service Center

Spring Cleaning for Camp Foxtail

Come help us get Camp Foxtail ready for the summer! After a long winter, we need to air out cabins and spruce up the place. Come and have fun! Lunch and dinner will be provided.

Date: May 31, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Cost: Free!

Open House

This is an opportunity for families to visit and explore what Camp Foxtail has to offer. You can take a tour of the camp facilites and meet the camp staff. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the cool mountain air! Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water.

Date: June 14, 2008
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cost: Free!

He and Me

Experience the wonders of summer camp with an adult male partner! This is an opportunity for a girl(s) and the special man in her life (dad, grandpa, uncle, foster parent or any male over the age of 18) to attend three days of camp! This session will provide an opportunity to bond with your girl and have fun crafting, singing, playing games, hiking and much more!

Age level: Girls entering grades 1-5 and their adult male partner
Session: #302
Dates: June 22-24, 2008
Cost: $125.00 per couple
Limit: 20 participants

She and Me

Experience the wonders of summer camp with an adult female partner! This is an opportunity for a girl(s) and the special woman in her life (mom, grandma, aunt, foster parent or any female over the age of 18) to attend three days of camp! This session will provide an opportunity to bond with your girl and have fun crafting, singing, playing games, hiking and much more!

Age level: Girls entering grades 1-5 and their adult female partner
Session: #301
Dates: June 25-27, 2008
Cost: $125.00 per couple
Limit: 20 participants

KIT Camp

Session: #100
Date: June 13, 2008, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $50.00 member, $60.00 non-member
Limit: 40 girls

Family Camping

Does your family like to camp? Do you want to find out more about Camp Foxtail? You and your family can join us for fun camp activities like games, singing songs and campfires! You bring your own food, we provide the activities! Each family will be responsible for their own transportation to camp and should come prepared to store, prepare and cook their own food. Don’t forget to bring sleeping bags or bed rolls to sleep in! Bathroom and shower facilities will be available. For this session, full payment must accompany this registration form.

Session: 111
Dates: July 2-4, 2008
Cost: $15.00 per person
Limit: 80 family members

Core Camp is an opportunity for your troop to go camping for the first time. Your troop will be able to stay in cabins at Camp Foxtail in the beautiful Lee Canyon Area of Mt. Charleston. All meals except one dinner are cooked for your troop. Different camp program is available for your troop to choose from. Each troop will choose 5 program activities and a schedule will be provided for your troop on the first morning of your session. All program activities will be facilitated by summer camp staff. Troop leaders will participate in their troop’s sessions. Cost of this session includes all meals and program supplies and a patch. For this session, full payment must accompany this registration form.

Who: Brownie and Junior Troops
Cost: $50.00 per girl with 2 free adults per troop.
(all other adults must pay $50.00 each, only the number of safety wise ratio required adults will be permitted to register)
Fee includes all meals and craft supplies, patch and program staff.

Ready, Set, Go! Short and Sweet Camping

This special camp session is ideal for the youngest girls not quite ready for a full week at camp but who are ready to embark on their first trip away from home. Sample the many activities available at Camp Foxtail such as hiking, games, campfires, songs, nature crafts and plenty of fun. Bring a camp buddy and share twice the fun!

Who: Girls entering grades 2-3
Cost: $155.00 member
$180.00 non-member

Session: #101
Dates: June
15-18, 2008
Limit: 20 girls

Session: #201
Dates: June 18-21, 2008
Limit: 20 girls

Session: #501
Dates: July 20-23, 2008
Limit: 20 girls

Session: #507
Dates: July 23-26, 2008
Limit: 20 girls

Making your Sound - Create Your Own Jams

Have you ever wanted to create your own instrument? Here is your chance to make your own music and perform at a campfire!

Who: Girls entering grades 2-3
Session: #601
Dates: July 27-August 1, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Science Explorer

See how wonderful science can be! See changes that seem magical! During this week you will do different science projects that will amaze you!

Who: Girls entering grades 2-3
Session: #701
Dates: August 3-8, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Art All Around Us

Get charged up for a week of artistic fun! There is art all around us from nature crafts and sand art and hand crafts. This session will allow you to explore the art all around you.

Who: Girls entering grades 2-3
Session: #801
Dates: August 10-16, 2008
Cost: $250.00 member, $ 275.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Ready, Set, Go! Short & Sweet Camp Together

Discover a variety of exciting activities with your friends a Camp Foxtail. This session will include girl-planned hikes, cookouts, crafts, nature study, campfires and all-camp events. Ideal for the novice in camping. Bring a friend and share twice the fun!

Session: #102
Dates: June 15-18, 2008

Session: #202
Dates: June 18-21, 2008

Session: #502
Dates: July 20-23, 2008

Session: #508
Dates: July 23-26, 2008

Who: Girls entering grades 4-6
Cost: $155.00 member
$180.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls per session

Dessert Before Dinner

If you love cookies and brownies, then this is the session for you! Spend your days at camp mixing, pouring, baking and making tasty treats to share with your new camp buddies at dinner. Create your own cookbook to take home so you can recreate your masterpieces for your family!

Who: Girls entering grades 4-6
Session: #303
Dates: June 22-27, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 member
Limit: 20 girls

Sports Fan

Can’t get enough of sports? Come join us for this camp session. You will develop personal skills and teamwork while having fun playing volleyball, softball, kickball, soccer and lots more games!

Who: Girls entering grades 4-6
Session: #304
Dates: June 22-27, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255 non-member
Limit: 30 girls

Get Your Groove On

Five, six, seven, eight! Choreograph, practice and perform a dance routine for the whole camp. Sample hip-hop, line dance, salsa, belly dance, hula and modern dance. Move your feet all over camp as you hike, do crafts and sing songs.

Who: Girls entering grades 4-6
Session: #602
Dates: July 27-August 1, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 30 girls

Up, Up and Away

This session is made for girls inter-ested in airplanes, kites and models - anything that flies!

Who: Girls entering grades 4-6
Session: #702
Dates: August 3-8, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Camp Jeweler

Create dazzling jewelry using beads to shells. Wear your original designs and
take home a box full of personal creations.

Who: Girls entering grades 4-6
Session: #802
Dates: August 10-16, 2008
Cost: $250.00 member, $275.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Pedal Pushers

Bring your bike, helmet and energy to Camp Foxtail’s terrain! If you don’t have a bike, we have some you can use. During the day you will travel on two wheels instead of two legs! You will also be exploring all that camp has to offer including cookouts, games, songs and crafts.

Age level: Girls entering grades 6-9
Session: #103
Dates: June 15-21, 2008
Cost: $260.00 member, $285.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Extreme Adventure- FULL

For the more adventurous camper! How does hiking, biking, ROPES course and rock climbing sound? This session includes a hike to the top of Sponge Creek, a trip to the Clark County ROPES course and a night camping outside of camp!

Age level: Girls entering grades 7-10
Session: #104
Dates: June 15-21, 2008
Cost: $300.00 member, $325.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Flash Back to Yesterday

Dicover the past through crafts and outdoor cooking. Learn how to make your own soap, candles and leather purses.

Age level: Girls entering grades 7-12
Session: #305
Dates: June 22-27, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Shakespeare in the Woods

Talk about full immersion in the Shakespeare experience! From Hamlet to Midsummer’s Night Dream and sewing your own Renaissance costume and attend a masquerade ball! This session includes a trip to Cedar City, Utah for the Utah Shakespearean Festival. In addition to your stay at Camp Foxtail, you will stay in university dorm rooms. You will experience an evening Green Show, an official back stage tour and see three plays! There will also be a day sight-seeing in Cedar Breaks National Monument.

Age level: Girls entering grades 9-12
Session: #203
Dates: June 18-25, 2008
Cost: $325.00 member, $350.00 non-member
Limit: 10 girls

Amazing Race Backpackers

Ever want to hike Bristlecone Trail or Mary Jane Falls or even rock climb in Zion? This is the session for you! You will hike in these places and much more. You will stay overnight in Zion and tour the park. This is a traveling session specially made for girls who like to hike, rock climb, backpack and tent camp.

Age level: Girls entering grades 9-12
Session: #401
Dates: June 29-July 5, 2008
Cost: $325.00 member, $350.00 non-member
Limit: 10 girls

A Star is Born

Do you like to entertain all of your friends? Let your star shine bright when you take part in skits, songs and dance and other stage production in this fun-filled session! Experiment with stage make-up and show your talent during the all-camp talent show.

Age level: Girls entering grades 6-9
Session: #603
Dates: July 27-August 1, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 30 girls

Project Runway

Do you love design, fashion and thrift stores? You will shop in several local thrift shops to pick out your own “work in progress”. Learn to sew and redesign your thrift store finds using hand and machine techniques. You will strut your design at the Camp catwalk fashion show.

Age level: Girls entering grades 8-12
Session: #604
Dates: July 27-August 1, 2008
Cost: $260.00 member, $285.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Starlight, Starbright

Learn about the stars and planets and other things up in the sky. This session will open up a whole new world.

Age level: Girls entering grades 6-9
Session: #703
Dates: August 3-8, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 30 girls

Fashion and Fitness

Learn how to work with the clothes you brought to camp to design a new trend. Create excercises, work-out plans, and utilize weights for a custom routine. Learn about healthy eating and active lifestyles.

Who: Girls entering grades 9-12
Session: #704
Dates: August 3-8, 2008
Cost: $230.00 member, $255.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Art to Wear

Ever see a piece of clothing that you think you could make? Well this is the week for you. Learn how to tye-dye and puff paint and fabric paint t-shirts to add to your closet.

Age level: Girls entering grades 6-9
Session: #803
Dates: August 10-16, 2008
Cost: $250.00 member, $275.00 non-member
Limit: 30 girls

Craft Fair

Create dazzling designs with help from your friends and your imagination. Campers will work with items that are on-hand to create their crafts. You will also learn how to become an entrepreneur.

Age level: Girls entering grades 9-12
Session: #804
Dates: August 10-16, 2008
Cost: $250.00 member, $275.00 non-member
Limit: 20 girls

Camp Program Aide

Do you think you would like to be a camp counselor someday? This program is for girls who would like to improve their leadership skills and enjoy working with younger girls in a camp setting. Learn about camp crafts, games, songs, archery and the basics of leading a group of girls. But you can still be a camper and enjoy all the daily camp activities. Spend your time improving you camping skills and assisting in units of younger girls. You will be working on the completion of “Program Aide Specialization”

Age level: Girls entering grades 7-9
Session: #503
Dates: July 20-26, 2008
Cost: $225.00 member, $250.00 non-member
Limit: 24 girls

Counselor in Training

Are you interested in developing your leadership skills? Would you like to work at Camp Foxtail in the future? Do you have an interested in a career in the outdoors and with children? The CIT I, CIT II and Internship sessions offer an opportunity to learn and practice skills needed to become a camp counselor. These sessions are designed to help you learn about effective leadership. In CIT I, you will observe units of all age levels, help with program activites. You will create a notebook that will include written assignments and ideas for instructions for program activities. In CIT II, you choose a specialty area and work intensively to learn the job. You will expand your CIT I notebook with more program ideas and information about managing and working with campers. More time will be spent working with campers and you will be implementing assigned activities. For the Internship session, you must have completed CIT I and CIT II.

CIT I

Age level: Girls who have completed
10th grade
Session: #504
Dates: July 20-26, 2008
Cost: $150.00 member, $175.00 non-member
Limit: 5 girls

CIT II

Age level: Girls in grades 11-12 who have completed CIT I
Session: #505
Dates: July 20-26, 2008
Cost: $150.00 member, $175.00 non-member
Limit: 5 girls

Internship

Age level: Girl who have completed CIT I and CIT II
Session: #506
Dates: July 20-26, 2008
Cost: Free
Limit: 5 girls