Just like our after school program, summer camp provides girls with an opportunity for empowerment through building and the use of power tools.
During summer camp, builders complete amazing projects including picnic tables, benches, and several projects to take home. The picnic tables are donated to local nonprofits at the end of the summer.
In addition to building, summer camp includes visits from a variety of local Manchester, NH businesses/organizations, including the Manchester Garden Club, the Millyard Museum, the Manchester Mounted Patrol, and more!
Summer Camp Basics
- Builders must be between the ages of 8-14 years old to participate in the summer camp program.
- Transportation is provided to and from the designated schools only. The designated schools change each week. Parents/guardians may also choose to drop-off and pick-up their child at the Girls at Work facility, located at 200 Bedford St in Manchester.
- The cost for summer camp is $300, but we offer full/partial scholarships to many of our builders. Please fill out the income verification form during registration, and we will reach out to you regarding scholarship opportunities.
- Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided. If your child has certain dietary restrictions, please pack a lunch and snacks for them.
The Girls at Work Summer Camp is offered in one week sessions, with 7 sessions to choose from.
Structured programming is from 9:00-4:00 p.m.
- Builders can be dropped at 8:00 a.m. at the earliest, with breakfast provided from 8:00-8:45 a.m
- Builders must be picked up by 5:00 p.m. at the latest
How to Register:
Girls at Work uses Google forms for our summer camp registration process. Please use the link below the week you’re looking to register for.
Questions:
Please contact Kaylee by email at kaylee@girlswork.org or by phone at 603-345-0392.
2024 Schedule
Currently Full
Week 1
June 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th.
The designated pick-up school is Beech St Elementary.
Week 2
July 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th.
The designated pick-up school is Highland Goffs Falls.
Currently Full
Week 3
July 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th.
The designated pick-up school for this week is Wilson Elementary.
Currently Full
Week 4
July 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th.
The designated pick-up school for this week is Webster Elementary.
Currently Full
Week 5
July 29th, 30th, 31st, August 1st, 2nd.
The designated pick-up school is Jewett St Elementary.
Currently Full
Week 6
August 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th.
The designated pick-up school is Green Acres Elementary.
Week 7
August 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th.
The designated pick-up school is Parkside Middle School. This session is for middle school students only.
About Girls at Work Summer Camp
We pride ourselves on having created a powerful environment where all girls discover that they are strong and capable through experiential learning, because our world needs powerful girls and women now more than ever. Our team believes in every girl who walks through our doors wholeheartedly and that they deserve the opportunity to discover what ignites their passion and power. That is what our summer camp is all about, providing diverse opportunities so that our girls can tap into their creative side and leave them believing that they are capable of all things.
Each morning our girls will dig deep into their critical thinking skills to discover how to turn precut lumber into benches, tables and even some creative builds. All of these projects go home with their builder as a visible reminder of how capable they are. All girls are overly capable of everything and that is what we are most focused on during summer camp.
Every afternoon our girls will dig into the field of technology with 3D printers, laser cutters, and even try their hand at building a robot. With so many tech careers available, we believe it is important to ignite their creative potential early on so they consider the endless opportunities outside of their comfort zone.
One of the most exciting things about our summer camp is that we have volunteers visit each day for lunch. They are required to bring fresh fruit and serve lunch and then sit with our builders to learn about how powerful building is for young girls. This is an opportunity to not only be seen and valued by our team but also by dedicated members of our community.
Many of our girls live in challenging environments and we are here to help however we can, whether they need a winter coat, a backpack with school supplies or groceries to help their families who may be falling short. Our community steps up for us so that we can step up for our girls. Empowerment comes in many forms and we pride ourselves in checking off as many boxes as possible to aide our girls in actualizing it.
