Sophisticated Ladies Summer Camp
The goal is to provide self-esteem, enrichment and recreational activities to young girls at risk, ages 7-13 who reside in Ward 8, Washington, DC through a 6 week summer program.
The Camp focuses on self-esteem, self worth, future goals, exposure to new life experiences and recreation. The Camp follows the Girls in Real Life Situations (G.I.R.L.S) curriculum. This approach provides girls with a safe place to share and work through issues as well as help them develop self esteem, social and life skills, improve daily problem solving skills and make healthy decisions as they grow up.
Weekly themes include:
1. Who Am I? Self Discovery
2. My Sassy Self: Positive Body Image
3. This or That? Making Choices
4. Talk it Out: Communication
5. Feeling Feelings: Understanding Emotions
6. Who I Am! Self-Identity
Girls are given a nutritious lunch each day and a healthy snack. Girls were exposed to a number of different activities and organizations including:
Taste of Girls Scouts,
Dance Place~ Step
, Self Defense workshop,
Parade to Puberty,
Etiquette and Self Image,
Healthy Eating,
Health, Wellness and Beauty,
Creative Writing, Self Expression,
Arts and Crafts,
Flower Pot Design and Planning,
Field Trip Thursdays
Mary Virginia Merrick
Camp Scholarship
The Society provides a handful of scholarships for special needs children to attend a summer camp of their choice. Any school aged child with a mental or physical disability is encouraged to apply. For more information please email Robin Kramer at rkramer@christchilddc.org or 202-966-9250.
Please not that the Society is no longer providing individual camp scholarships except for the handful of scholarships targeted for children with disabilities.