Summer Camps Information and Registration

• Camp Adelaide • Doe Lake Camp • Camp Woolsey • Camp Wyoka •

Explorers Program
These are our MOST popular programs by far! Every day is a new adventure that campers get to help plan! Campers are offered a mixture of traditional and innovative camping activities. These programs offer lots of ways to stay interested and engaged by offering something for everyone. Explorers can expect to take part in camp activities suitable for their age bracket. We will pack in as much as we can so campers have a fantastic, fun-filled time!

Kaleidoscope Programs
Self expression rules! Kaleidoscope programs are for girls who want to express themselves through dance, drama and the visual arts. Each day girls will sample all the arts while participating in other traditional camp activities.

Kaleidoscope Artists Studio - NEW
This program is for aspiring artists who are looking for more advanced instruction in the visual arts. The week will be spent refining artistic skills through instruction by a visiting artist and visiting the Haliburton School for the Arts. A focus on fabric arts, glass and printmaking with daily opportunities for sketching and drawing will help girls create a one of a kind portfolio of work to bring home.

Kaleidoscope Crafts - NEW
Card making, beading, hat crafts, origami and more! Sound like fun? We think so and we are sure that your little crafter will too! Theme days and special crafts will excite these crafty kids and other camp activities will tire them out!

Kaleidoscope Drama and Improv - NEW
Story telling, role playing, improvisation, theatre games, developing characters and using voice and movement will help girls build confidence and theatre skills in this one week program. A safe and supportive environment is encouraged and no previous experience acting is needed!

Kaleidoscope Visual Arts
Discover new mediums and let the imagination soar! Our Kaleidoscope Visual Arts program, will offer girls the opportunity to delve into the visual arts while having fun! Focuses will included, sculpture, painting, printmaking and drawing. Daily camp activities will provide plenty of inspiration for these budding artists!

Kaleidoscope Performing Arts
This camp is for girls who love all aspects of the theatre; set and costume design, directing, and acting! Girls will work on some of the most famous musicals and plays of our time while having fun and building confidence.

Adventurers Programs
Our Adventurers programs offer focused learning opportunities in a specific program area. These camps are a great way to develop a specialized skill and build self-confidence. Some Adventurers Programs are prerequisites for more advanced skill-development programs. While each of our Adventurers Programs has a specific skill-development focus, they balance out learning with traditional camp activities. Girls spend up to three hours a day on their specific program selection.

Archery Adventurers
Girls spend the day trying all kinds of activities and give some extra time improving their archery skills and expertise in this program.

Canoe Adventurers
Our Canoe Adventurers take to waters of the beautiful Ottawa River to gain skills in canoes. We’ll mix in-boat instruction with games and activities to offer girls a complete introduction to paddling. Girls gain canoeing skills and work towards qualifications from the Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association (ORCKA) certification. This program also includes a 2-day canoe trip to Fitzroy Provincial Park.

Geocache Adventurers - NEW
Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunting activity in which campers use one of our digital Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to hide and seek secret containers. Combine cool technology with the delight of finding a hidden treasure of mystery prizes! Girls go on off-site geocaching excursions as well! Most of the geocaching is off line, but we’ll ensure girls return home with all the information they need to log their caches online with a family member. Girls will not be on computers without a staff member. Camp Adelaide is located in the Haliburton Highlands very close to the town of Wilberforce which is the geocaching capital of Canada.

Horseback Riding Adventurers
Giddy Up! Girls, this is a great program to learn all about horses, or for experienced riders to expand on their skills! Campers learn about stable management, grooming, and of course – riding! Our horseback riding providers have minimum age standards. For this reason, any girls registering in this program must be at least 9 years old by the time the program starts.

Kayak Adventurers
Take to the lakes and rivers to gain skills in kayaks. We’ll mix daily kayak instruction with games and activities to offer girls a complete introduction to paddling. You’ll work towards some qualifications for your ORCKA certification.

Night Time Adventurers - NEW
We know so much about day time activities but what about the night time activities? Girls join us to learn about our world in the dark and astronomy. Girls stay up a bit later to explore the night skies and play games in the dark with the staff team. This program is perfect for the camper that likes to stay up late and sleep in a bit the next morning!

Ropes & Walls Adventurers
Challenge yourself to climb into our vertical playgrounds on our high ropes courses and on our climbing walls! Some of our challenges you take on yourself and others with a friend! Through initiative and trust activities, girls will develop stronger leadership skills and set personal goals up to 30 feet in the air! In addition to climbing, the girls will learn the basics of belaying and knots used for all different types of climbing sports. Girls participating in this program must be born in 1998 or earlier.

Surf & Sail Adventurers
What can be better than sailing or boardsailing? BOTH! - do both together at Doe Lake! Spend half the program day on the lake with the wind in your sails while you work on Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) Levels. Girls must be born in 1998 or earlier to participate in this program.

Waterfront Adventurers
Splish and Splash! Dip and Dunk! Playing in the water is the name of the game here! Girls use different types of boats and participate in all different types of fun, swimming activities. Has your camper ever gone on a swimming hike? Of course, this group of campers will be all-stars on our water trampolines!

Wilderness Adventurers
Enjoy the great outdoors and experience the joy of your surroundings! Campers in this program learn survival skills, experiencing the satisfaction of meeting new challenges while learning to live off the land. Girls also learn how to build shelters, sleep under the stars, and cook over a fire. Girls registering in Wilderness Adventurers at Camp Woolsey running from July 18-24 must have a date of birth no later than 1999. Girls registering in Wilderness Adventurers at Camp Woolsey running from July 25-31 must have a date of no earlier than 2000.

Voyageurs Programs
Embark on a journey with our Voyageurs programs! These programs are excursion-based, and most days are spent away from camp developing skills while on the journey. Some of these programs have pre-requisites for participation which are listed below. Due to the remote nature of our trips, our Canoe Voyageurs programs are not suitable for girls requiring an epi-pen to manage an allergy.

Canoe Voyageurs (3-day canoe trip) - NEW
You’ll enjoy a 10 day program with an introductory 3-day canoe tripping program to provide you with a base of canoe tripping skills. You will cover basic canoe tripping skills in a fun and interactive way prior to heading out on your 3-day journey. This program will provide an excellent base to springboard into any of our longer canoe voyageur programs. Girls must be born in 1998 or earlier. Consider teaming up this 3-day tripping program with another longer length trip later in the summer!

Canoe Voyageurs (5-day canoe trip, 8-day canoe trip, 10-day canoe trip)
Tour Ontario's wilderness in the most traditional way of exploration - in a canoe! During each two week program, girls will head out on their canoe trip as part of their time with us. “In-camp” time will be spent getting ready for and packing up from trip as well as participating in our other exciting camp programs. Girls must be born in 1998 or earlier to participate in these programs. The 5 and 8-day canoe trips require you to have previous canoe tripping experience of at least 2 consecutive nights/3 days. The 10-day canoe trip requires you to have previous canoe tripping experience of at least 4 consecutive nights/5 days (consider our 3-day or 5-day canoe trip program to gain this experience).

Canoe Voyageurs (16-day canoe trip) - NEW
Spend time in the Hudson Bay lowlands this summer! This extensive 16-day canoe trip program is the crowning glory of our canoe trip offerings and will follow the historical fur-trading/voyageur route along the Missinaibi and Moose Rivers in northern Ontario. Starting in Mattice, and then continuing along the Missinaibi, you will camp near Thunder house Falls before continuing on your “Journey to the Northern Sky”. This trip ends near James Bay at Moosenee/Moose Factory and we’ll ensure there is time to explore these cultural centres. You and your fellow voyageurs will enjoy the ride home at the end of the trip as you climb aboard the Polar Bear Express train with all your gear for the trip south. To participate in this trip, you must have previous canoe tripping experience of at least 5 consecutive nights/6 days (consider our 8-day or 10-day Canoe Voyageur programs to gain this experience). You must be born in 1996 or earlier to participate in this rigorous program. All participants will be required to attend a one-day meeting in June at Doe Lake or other central location on a weekend with a parent or guardian to get to know each other and to review the details of this trip.

Canoe Voyageurs Alumni Trip - NEW - Click here for the minimum skill set requirements
Calling all canoe trip alumni or (people who always wanted to be a canoe trip alumni) camper or staff! Contact your old camp friends and come join us for a fun week of canoe tripping with other women in beautiful Algonquin Park! Doe Lake staff will host the trip. All participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a female adult aged 18 or older. Participants must be born in 1994 or earlier. There’s a minimum skill set required for this program.

Cycling Voyageurs
Tour the lightly travelled rural roads of picturesque Huron County with our qualified and skilled Camp Wyoka staff team. Girls will learn cycling skills and techniques during their week at camp to prepare them for their 4 day cycling excursion visiting local Mennonite farms and parks. Bikes, helmets and bike packs are provided. Participants should be physically fit and be able to cycle 30 kilometers or 2 hours per day.

Haliburton Adventure Voyageurs - NEW
This is a unique program in conjunction with the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, a protected 60,000 acre site. Participants practice some canoe skills and learn about route planning and food preparation before going on their own 5 day canoe trip (part of 10 days at camp) through the beautiful Haliburton Forest. While on the reserve, girls participate in fun stuff like hiking, rock climbing on a natural rock face, mountain biking on trails, playing with their group on the high ropes course and visiting the Wolf Centre. Girls must be born in 1998 or earlier in order to register for this program.

Ottawa Adventure Voyageurs - NEW
Our national capital area is full of wonderful outdoor adventures to participate in! Join our Pathfinders and Rangers as they go away from Woolsey on day trips to explore caving, play on aerial courses, and raft on the Ottawa River. There will even be a trip into “town” to geocache and explore the Parliament Hill area. All programming is supervised by our qualified Woolsey staff team. Girls must be born in 1997 or earlier, be comfortable in the water, with heights, and sleeping in a tent.

Wyoka Adventure Voyageurs - NEW
To celebrate Guiding’s 100th Anniversary, our national organization is hosting a national camp called, Guiding Mosaic in Guelph, so we thought we’d head on over for a day visit. We’ll get a chance to participate in the programs that the girls from across the country and other nations are doing. We’ll also take a day trip to Inverhuron Provincial Park on Lake Huron for a day of fun and frolicking on its 1km long sandy beach. Surf’s up!

Leadership Development Programs
These programs are targeted at teenaged campers and will assist young women in developing leadership skills, including supervision, motivation, conflict-resolution, and teamwork as well as camping skills. The Leadership Development Programs foster confidence and character education that is transferrable to all aspects of life. We encourage campers to “try” leadership programming at a camp that is not the one they have always gone to in order to learn new skills.There are minimum-age requirements for our leadership programs, designed to allow girls to progress through the different levels, though it’s not necessary to take one as a prerequisite to another. Specific restrictions are noted below.

Leadership Development Program One (LDP 1) - NEW
Immersed in Girl Guide values, you will learn about so many different areas of leadership andgain new skills but your biggest gain will be the amount you learn about yourself. You must be born in 1996, 1995 or 1994 to participate in this program.

Leadership Development Program Two (LDP 2) - NEW
Our second leadership program will build on the skills you learned in the first level and will introduce you to experiences where you get to shadow select staff members to gain a better understanding of what a camp staff team does. Additionally, the LDP 2 program will have the group working on their instructional skills in different program areas of their choice. At the beginning of our program, we will work to set goals with you and provide opportunities for you to meet your goals. You must be born in 1995 or 1994 to participate in this program.

Leadership Development Program Three (LDP 3) - NEW
Our one-month leadership program, the LDP 3 course, prepares you to become your best while passing along the skills, confidence and qualifications to enhance your leadership capabilities in a camp setting. The LDP 3 program focuses on specific instructional skills in many different program areas, allowing you to gain qualifications in an area of interest, develop personal fitness and will provide you with a thorough understanding of working in child-centered environments. Many leadership programs are suitable to be counted as the mandatory school volunteer requirement – check with your local school board for eligibility. This program encompasses the best of all Counsellor-in-Training and Leaders-in-Training programs! A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of this program. This program is for young women born in 1993 or 1994 only. Girls participating in this program at Camp Woolsey have an option of going home each Saturday and returning each Sunday during the month.

Leadership Development Program (Canoe Voyageurs) - NEW
This leadership course is a hands on program designed to teach young women how to lead canoe trips. Over the course of 2 weeks you’ll participate in a ten day trip to Temagami. Temagami is a beautiful area with many different canoeing experiences for the young leaders to learn about. We’ll have the opportunity to paddle amongst groves of old-growth forest and climb Maple Mountain. This is an excellent program for any young woman who would like to be a canoe trip leader in the future. We will focus on map reading, using GPS devices, safety and first aid, emergency procedures, programming, cooking as well as taking time for some components of the ORCKA Canoe Tripping qualifications. This program is designed to be a continuation of the LDP 3 program. As such, priority in registration for this program will go to persons registered in that program as well. If you are registering for this program and you have not registered for LDP 3, your application will not be reviewed until after March 1st. Due to the remote nature of this trip, this program is not suitable for girls requiring an epi-pen to manage an allergy. Participants must be born in 1993 or 1994 to participate in this program.

Mom & Me Programs

Mom & Me
These programs are the perfect way for moms and campers to get away and spend some quality time playing games, making crafts, singing songs and having fun! Both of you are participants! Of course, it does not have to be a mom who comes along. Think about other significant adult females in your camper’s life such as aunts, step moms, grandmothers, or an older sister! The accompanying adult needs to be 18 years of age or older. There is a maximum of 3 girls per adult. Brochure rate is for one femal adult and one child. There is a $75 charge, in addition to listed fee, for each additional child.

Mom & Me Guider Training - NEW
What a combination program we’ve put together for Spark and Brownie Guiders! Join other Guider moms for one of our two training programs, bring your children along and do it all at a fun-filled camp program! Guiders who desire to come on their own for our fun-filled trainings are welcome to join in our family-centred program. Consider combining the two programs together for a full week of learning and fun!

CO-ED Family Camp Programs

The whole family is invited to spend time at camp as campers for a weekend or a 4-day program! We encourage grandparent-parent-grandchild camping families to foster genuine “once in a lifetime” memories! There is room for everyone at our affordable programs, but please bring one adult for every three children attending. Your days can be as structured or as unstructured as you wish. Co-ed Family Camp combines the freedom of a cottage holiday with professionally delivered summer camp activities. Supervised and unsupervised swim times are available. At camp, we can help arrange carpooling for your family (or some family members) to local golfing, museums or horseback riding in the camp area. Additional fees at local attractions are the responsibility of the family. All-camp programs like family scavenger hunts, wide games, BINGO and campfires will be offered in evenings. We provided well balanced buffet meals and snacks each day. Family accommodations are available indoors, in our tents or your own tents (sorry, no trailers!). No pets allowed. Brochure rate is per person over the age of four. An additional fee of $25 applies if the child is under the age of four.