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Resident Camp

Send your girl on an adventure that she’ll remember for the rest of her life! Resident camp gives girls the unique opportunity to make new friends, bond with and learn from different adults, discover their strengths, develop leadership skills, try new activities, and seek challenges all while having lots of fun!

Girls can choose specialty camps like archery, horseback riding, sailing, and science, or enjoy a classic summer camp experience (that has a little bit of everything!). Look for sessions such as Adult + Me, Mad 4 Science, Summer Camp Classic, “Girl on Fire,” Fairy Wings and Wild Things, and more.

Our camps are safe, hands-on, and inspiring, and our locations will acquaint girls with our region’s landscape, from woods and wetlands to prairies and rolling hills. Girls will find fun, courage, and purpose—and best of all, they’ll find themselves.

Girl Aiming at Archery Target

A sampling of camp activities:

  • Archery
  • Horseback Riding
  • Biking
  • Hiking
  • Backpacking
  • Swimming
  • Sailing
  • Canoeing
  • Kayaking
  • Paddle Boarding
  • Snorkeling
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Log Rolling
  • And much more!

Session Types

  • 4-day camps
  • 6-day camps
  • 13-day camps
  • 13 or 20-day wilderness camps
  • Leadership training camps
  • Adult + Me camp weekends*

Locations Offered

*Adult + Me camp weekends are great for girls entering grades 1-4 who aren’t ready to be away from home on their own just yet or for adults who want to experience camp with their girl. Adult + Me camp weekends are the only resident camps at Singing Hills. View our camp calendar to learn more.

Browse Sessions, Register, and Prepare for Resident Camp

Sample Schedules

These are sample schedules to help you prepare for camp. If you are registered for a program, you will receive a final schedule with full details after you arrive at camp.

She + Me, He + Me

Day One

6:30 pm–7:30 pm Check in, move into housing
7:45 pm Welcome Meeting, meet the staff
8:00 pm Break into small groups for campfire, s’mores, and get-to-know-you’s
10:00 pm Lights out and camp quiet time

Day Two

8:00 am Breakfast and flag raising
9:00 am–5:00 pm Open house style activities (staff-led)
12:00 pm–1:30 pm Lunch available
5:30 pm Dinner and flag lowering
6:15 pm Pack up and clean up
7:00 pm Departure

Horsing Around with Mom or Dad

Day One

6:30 pm–7:30 pm Check in, move into housing
8:00 pm Welcome meeting and get-to-know-you games
10:00 pm Lights out and camp quiet time

Day Two

8:00 am Breakfast, flag raising
9:00 am–5:30 pm Two hours of horse-related activities scheduled for each pair. Open house style activities available when not scheduled for horse/barn time.
11:00 am–1:00 pm Lunch available
6:00 pm Dinner, flag lowering
6:45 pm Free time
8:00 pm Campfire and s’mores
10:00 pm Lights out and quiet time

Day Three

8:00 am Breakfast and flag raising
9:00 am Pack up and clean up
10:00 am Departure

General Resident Camp

7:00 am Wake up and flag raising. Girls may have early morning activities or barn chores.
8:00 am Family-style breakfast and girls work together on kapers (a.k.a. camp chores)
9:00 am–12:00 pm Skill-building activity time, based on your session’s theme and group’s interests
12:00 pm Family-style lunch
1:00 pm–2:00 pm Rest hour
2:00 pm–5:00 pm Skill-building activity time that is based on your session’s theme and group’s interests. Girls can also have free-choice recreation time and/or open swim.
5:15 pm Family-style dinner. On Wednesdays at Lakamaga and Northwoods a camp cookout dinner is served.
6:00 pm–9:00 pm Skill-building activity time, based on your session’s theme and group’s interests. There is a campfire on the first and last night of your stay. Quiet time, journaling, or small group activities before bed.
9:00 pm–10:30 pm Lights out, time depends on age group.

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