Junior-Cadette Encampment

 

February 23-25, 2024 @ GS Balboa

 

Encampment is a large campout for a Service Unit.  All Junior and Cadette troops in Scripps Ranch are invited to attend our Junior-Cadette Encampment.  The Encampment committee sets a theme and plans activities around the theme.  Usually a badge is earned.  The girls stay with their troop leaders and go to various activities around the camp.  Junior-Cadette Encampment is usually held at one of the Girl Scout camps in Julian or at GS Balboa or Escondido.

 

What is required of attending troops?

 

• One adult representative from each troop must attend encampment planning meetings.

• Each troop will be assigned a kaper, or job, to do before or during the encampment.  The kaper might involve paperwork, planning an activity, shopping, and/or helping to run a station for a few hours during the weekend.

• Troops take care of their own paperwork.

• Each troop must have one first aid-certified adult in attendance ***

• Overnight troops must have one adult in attendance who has taken council’s “Basic Overnights” online training ***

• Troops should follow the SafetyWise requirements for the minimum number of accompanying adults.

• All attending adults must be registered Adult Girl Scouts and be in compliance with all background check requirements, including Mandated Reporter Training, LiveScan fingerprinting, and criminal background check.

• If a troop doesn’t already have overnight experience as a troop, they should have a sleepover near home beforehand.  It really helps to find out if your girls are ready to spend the night at encampment.  The sleepover can be indoors or outdoors.

• Troops should make and bring SWAPS (what is it?) - plan for about 12 SWAPs per girl.

• Each troop should prepare a song and/or skit for campfire (not required, but highly encouraged).  For ideas, search the internet for scout skits.

 

*** Things to get done sooner rather than later:

 

• Have one troop adult camper get first aid-certified

  • certification is good for 2 years

  • our service unit will offer a few classes (check Events) or search here for classes set up by council

• Have one troop adult camper take “Basic Overnights" online training course

  • certification is good indefinitely