Camp Haiku

Written at last weekend's reunion:

Girls First! summer camp
Singing, playing and dancing
Friendship, love, chanting

First meeting new people
Staying up late together
Not wanting to part

My best memory
Is of the fashion show
Though it was all fine

(Look for more to be posted later this week!)

Looking for more reunion pictures?

Please check out the Girls First! Face book page for more photose of the reunion.

Special guest at the reunion!

Everyone who was at Girls First! the past couple of years knows Gatsby, the wonder dog! Owned by Gracie, one of our Veterinary Science teachers, Gatsby has friends with everyone in her multiple years at GF. We love you, Gatsby, thanks for coming to the reunion!

Reunion Recap

Yesterday we held our first-ever Girls First! reunion for campers and staff who were at camp last year. It was a fun event nad a great opportunity to catch up with everyone. Girls learned kumihimo, Japanese finger weaving, and wrote haiku about camp. Everyone shared a favorite camp memory and one thing they had done since last summer. There were give aways, too! We will definately be doing this again in January 2013!

RSVP for the Girls First! 2011 Reunion

by emailing is at girlsfirst@madeira.org. the reunion is THIS SUNDAY, January 8 from 3 - 5 pm. Bring a friend! Have fun! reconnect with other campers and staff - more than half of whom will be at the reunion!

Girls First! 2011 - You are Invited to a REUNION!

Calling all Girls First! 2011 staff and campers!


We are having a reunion! 


Sunday, January 8 from 3 - 5 pm. Mark your calendar now and plan on attending to meet up with friends and staff from last summer. There will be fun and merriment so we encourage you to bring along a friend. Stay tuned for more details and ways you can join the fun even if you can not make it to campus!


To RSVP, send a note to Cathy at girlsfirst@madeira.org. See you soon!

Looking for a Gift for Your Child? Send them to Camp!

I know, that sounds pretty self serving, coming from a camp director...but its true. For many children, camp can be life defining. It gives them time away from parents and the ability to stretch their wings. It can be joyous, and it can be frightening, and sometimes both on the same day! Learning to navigate in a new situation can be powerful and isn't that what we want for our children - the ability to overcome fears and to feel proud of thier accomplishments in doing so? Here is a great article that speaks to the wonderful gift that camp can be:


http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/11/best_gift_for_kids_send_them_t.html