Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts

Bonnie Brae Overnight Camp

For Girls Entering Grades 2-3

Color Wars
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$370

Celebrate the 4th of July in style as we host a camp-wide, week-long color war! Enjoy an all-camp barbecue and a carnival complete with games, face painting, and a five-foot long gutter ice cream sundae. Campers will live in groups based on grade level, but will be assigned to multi-age teams at the start of the color war. Teams will work together approximately one hour per day; most time will be spent with same-age peers.

Brownie Blast!
waitlisted
Session 2: July 7-12
$370

Have a blast this week exploring all that Camp Bonnie Brae has to offer. You’ll work with your counselors to plan the best week ever! Make crafts, swim, canoe, play games, cook over the campfire, and much more. As a group, choose two Brownie badges and your counselors will help you earn them during your stay.

Sampler
Session 4A: July 21-23
$255

Are you a first-time camper? Not quite ready to spend a full week? This program is designed just for you! For two nights and three days, you will enjoy a sampling of popular camp activities including swimming, arts and crafts, games, campfires, and more!

Trekkers
Session 6: August 4-9
$370

Do you love the outdoors? Earn your Brownie Hiker badge while exploring the trails of Camp Bonnie Brae with your counselors and the Brownie Elf. You’ll have time for games, arts and crafts, boating, and swimming, too!

For Girls Entering Grades 4-5

Color Wars
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$370

Star Chasers
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$370

If you like staying up long after the sun sets, then this is the program for you! Enjoy after-hours activities including night hikes, star gazing, and late-night cooking! Then sleep in before heading out for swimming and archery in the daylight.

Extreme Foresters
Session 2: July 7-12
$370

Make shelters, purify water, and read the signs in the trees - that’s just the start of your outdoor survival fun. The challenge is on when you follow clues in an Enchanted Forest scavenger hunt. You will be staying in the Enchanted Forest (EF) unit for this program.
*Don’t forget to pack your rain shoes and extra socks because the path to the Enchanted Forest can get a little muddy.

On Belay
Session 2: July 7-12
$445

Experience the thrill of the climb! You’ll hit the road for a day at the rock climbing gym in Hadley. Before the week is over, you’ll also conquer your fear of heights at a local high ropes course. Have fun, climb on, all with experienced instructors.

Outdoors and S’mores
Session 2: July 7-12 | Session 6: August 4-9
$370

Do it all this week! Swim, boat, cook out, shoot archery, play games, make crafts, sing songs, and more! If you want a little of everything and the very best that Camp Bonnie Brae has to offer, this one’s for you. And of course, roast a s’more over the campfire.

Campfire Chefs
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$620

Do you love making your own tasty creations? Come learn about cooking indoors and out. Tour the industrial kitchen and learn what it takes to plan a menu for all of camp. Over the campfire, you’ll cook with a box oven, pie iron, dutch oven, and more! You will, of course, have time for your favorite camp activities as well.

Sampler 4B
Session 4B: July 23-25
$255

Spend two nights and three days experiencing all that camp has to offer! Enjoy popular camp activities including swimming, arts and crafts, games, campfires, and more. Perfect for first time campers!

Day Trekkers
Session 5: July 28-August 2
$430

Practice pitching a tent, starting a fire, and lacin’ up those boots before you head out of camp. Your group will start by exploring camp trails, then plan your off-camp trips. You’ll take a one-day hiking adventure and a second trip to hike and stay overnight at a nearby campground. You’ll work toward your Junior Camper badge.
*Participants should bring broken-in hiking boots and must be able to hike 3-5 miles per day.

Paddlers
Session 5: July 28-August 2
$370

Spend your week on Big Pond. You’ll practice both canoeing and kayaking to learn the ways of the water. Make time for swimming, arts and crafts, and songs and games, too. Canoe around the island and kayak the wetlands, if your group decides.
*Must be comfortable in and around water.

Sail It
Session 6: August 4-9
$370

Set sail on a Sunfish! Spend your week learning the basics of sailing, reading the winds, and safety on the water. You will still have time for arts and crafts, archery, and swimming too!
*Must be comfortable in and around water.

For Girls Entering Grades 6-8

Color Wars
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$370

Appalachian Trail Trekkers
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$410

Learn the how-tos of backpacking as you hike the Appalachian Trail in the Berkshires. Carry your supplies and camp along the trail for two nights. Plan your meals, learn to use a backpacking stove, and read a topographic map. Bring your own backpack and sleeping pad or borrow them from camp.
*Participants should bring broken-in hiking boots and must be able to hike 5-10 miles per day carrying a pack 15-20% of their body weight. It is recommended that you have participated in Day Trekkers or have similar experience.

Carabiner Crew
Session 1: June 30-July 5 | Session 6: August 4-9 (waitlisted - Both Sessions)
$490

Spend the week perfecting your climbing skills. Conquer Camp Bonnie Brae’s team challenge course before heading off-camp to rock climb with professional instructors. You’ll also zip line among the treetops on a canopy tour. Back at camp, make time for swimming, archery, and a cookout.
*Participants must be able to hike two miles carrying a day pack and climbing gear (10- 15 pounds). It is recommended that you have participated in On Belay or have similar experience.

CT River Runners
Session 2: July 7-12
$450

Practice your skills on Big Pond, paddle the wetlands, then you’ll take to the river. Work with your group to map out a multi-day trip on the Connecticut River. You’ll still have time for all of your favorite camp activities when you’re on land.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes. It is recommended that you have participated in Paddlers or have similar experience.

Night Owls
waitlisted
Session 2: July 7-12
$360
Don’t want to go to bed at night? You don’t have to! Learn how to read the stars, take a night hike, and have a late night campfire. Stay up late and sleep in. You will still have time to take part in all the great daytime activities at camp, too. You may choose to work toward the Cadette “Night Owl” badge.

Water Ski
waitlisted
Session 2: July 7-12
$455
Ski at your own level. Whether you’ve never skied before or are learning expert skills, this is the program for you. Your week will also include general camp activities like arts and crafts, nature, sports, swimming, and boating.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes.

Water Ski
waitlisted
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$705

Ski at your own level. Whether you’ve never skied before or are learning expert skills, this is the program for you. Your week will also include general camp activities like arts and crafts, nature, sports, swimming, and boating.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes.

Race for Survival
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$620

The Amazing Race meets Survivor in this fast-paced, two-week session at camp. Follow clues around camp and take part in challenges like fire building, blind-folded tent pitching, and canoe races across Big Pond. Pack for an adventure because you will be staying in the Enchanted Forest.
*Don’t forget to pack your rain shoes and extra socks because the path to the Enchanted Forest can get a little muddy.

Sea Otters
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$740

Perfect your skills on Big Pond and head towards a harbor paddle on the Atlantic Ocean. You’ll depart Camp Bonnie Brae toward the coast for a day of kayaking led by professional guides. Camp overnight before making your return. Back at Bonnie Brae, there will be time for all of your favorite camp activities.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes. It is recommended that you have participated in Paddlers or have similar experience.

Girls with Guitars
Session 5: July 28-August 2
$455

Want to learn the chords that make up your favorite camp songs? Whether you’ve played for years or never picked up a guitar, your instructor will tailor lessons to your level. Bring a guitar of your own or use one of ours. You will have lessons every day and still get to take part in all the other fun at camp.

Living off the Land
waitlisted
Session 5: July 28-August 2
$370

Spend your week living in the Enchanted Forest and getting back to the basics. Make natural dyes from roots and berries, construct a tee-pee, learn how to read animal tracks, and make homemade jams and sauces. You will have the opportunity to work toward the Tree badge.
*Don’t forget to pack your rain shoes and extra socks because the path to the Enchanted Forest can get a little muddy.

Got Camp?
Session 6: August 4-9
$370

Want to experience all the great things that camp has to offer? Come for this week and boat, swim, do arts and crafts, and hang out with your new friends. Work with your group and counselors to plan your week to be exactly the way you want it!

Sail On
Session 6: August 4-9
$370

Enjoy the thrill of Big Pond! During this week, you’ll learn all you need to know to be able to sail a Sunfish. After you’ve had some practice, your group will help plan the 2013 Big Pond Invitational, where you’ll invite younger sailors and compete in sailing races.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes. It is recommended that you have participated in Sail It or have similar experience.

For Girls Entering Grades 8-11

Color Wars
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$370

Water Ski
waitlisted
Session 1: June 30-July 5
$455
Ski at your own level. Whether you’ve never skied before or are learning expert skills, this is the program for you. Your week will also include general camp activities like arts and crafts, nature, sports, swimming, and boating.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes.

Rock Stars
Session 2: July 7-12
$455

Get ready to rock! You’ll work with your experienced instructor to set and reach your goals this session and still have time to enjoy all of Camp Bonnie Brae’s great program areas. Your big debut will come on Friday when you play a concert on the Singing Porch. Participants may bring their own guitar or borrow one from camp.

Climb Away
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$740

Are you ready for a challenge? Start out on the low ropes course at Camp Bonnie Brae by conquering the Peanut Butter Pit and traversing the Mohawk Walk, then pack your bags for two days of climbing on real rocks. You’ll still have time for all of your favorite camp activities.
*Participants must be able to hike five miles carrying a day pack and climbing gear (10-15 pounds). It is recommended that you have participated in Carabiner Crew or have similar experience.

Epic Trekkers
waitlisted
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$720

Spend your first week planning your route and your meals, then head north for a multi-day hike in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. Bring your own hiking pack and sleeping pad or borrow them from us.
* Participants should have overnight backpacking experience, bring broken-in hiking boots, and must be able to hike 5-10 miles per day carrying a pack 20% of their body weight.

Midnight Madness
Session 5: July 28-August 2
$370

The ultimate up-all-night session! Stargazing, night hikes, and midnight snacks over the campfire will become your specialty as you stay up late and sleep in the next day. You will still have time to take part in all the great daytime activities at camp, too.

Water Ski
waitlisted
Session 5/6: July 28 – August 9
$705

Whitewater Warriors
Session 6: August 4-9
$490

Review your flat-water paddling skills before hitting the river. You’ll spend a day with professional guides learning the technical skills you need to navigate rapids and gain experience on the river. Back at camp, make time for swimming, archery, and arts and crafts.
*Participants must be comfortable in and around water, be able to swim 50 yards, and tread water for five minutes. It is recommended that you have participated in CT River Runners or have similar experience.

CBB Boot Camp
Session 6: August 4-9
$370

This is the most hard-core survivor program at Camp Bonnie Brae - total confinement in the Enchanted Forest. Girls will cook most of their meals over the campfire, build their own sleeping shelters, perform solo fire building, and learn survival skills. Make sure you come with arms to row, because you’ll only be permitted to canoe or kayak out of the forest.
*Don’t forget to pack your rain shoes and extra socks because the path to the Enchanted Forest can get a little muddy.

Teen Leadership Programs

Camp Green Brae
waitlisted
Grades 9-10
Session 3/4: July 14-25
$670

Can’t choose between Green Eyrie and Bonnie Brae? You don’t have to! Discover and experience the very best of both camps during this special two-week session. You’ll spend your first week at Camp Green Eyrie then head southwest to spend your second week at Bonnie Brae. During your stay at both camps, you’ll learn a little bit about what it takes to be on staff, practice leadership skills, and work with some younger campers. If you’re thinking about doing CIT at either camp, this program is the place to start.

*Check-in will be at Camp Green Eyrie and pick-up will be at Camp Bonnie Brae.

CIT I
Grade 11
Session 2-4: July 7-25 (Training)
Session 5: July 28-August 2 (Internship)
$450

Develop skills to work with children in an educational, outdoor setting. Gain an understanding of child development, camp programming, outdoor living, behavior management, teaching techniques, problem solving, decision making, and communication. Then, put your new skills to the test when you intern in a camper unit. All interested girls must submit an application and will participate in an interview process.

*Campers will stay at camp, including weekends, sessions 2-4. They will return for session 5 for an internship in a camper unit. Single registration for both training and internship.

CIT II
Grade 12
Session 1: June 30 - July 5 (REQUIRED); Other sessions as determined with Camp Director
$50 per session

Live at camp, work in units or program areas, and get in-depth, on-the-job experience and training. You may opt to earn your CIT II pin. All CIT II’s must attend Session 1 for training. Additional weeks (for internship) will be decided after the interview process. All interested participants must submit an application and three reference forms and will be contacted for an interview. Prior participation in CIT I is preferred.

*Must attend June 30 - July 5 session. May register for other sessions after interview process.