Wings To Fly Is For Girls With Big Dreams:
Welcome to our annual Leadership Wings To Fly Summer Camp for Teen Girls! We’re thrilled to offer an empowering experience designed to unlock your girl’s full potential while having an absolute blast. This 5 night/6day Summer camp is designed for 30 girls per week who dream big and know that they want to thrive in life. These girls are ages 13-17 and they have big dreams, AND with the right tools, resources, education, and mentorship they will be set up to SOAR!
See camp videos and pictures on our Instagram here.
10 Reasons teens wants to attend our annual leadership camp:
- Exciting Activities: Who said becoming a leader can’t be fun? We have a BLAST with activities like: the ropes course, horses, kayaking, archery, journaling, dream circles, hikes, swimming, & campfire.
- Empowering Curriculum: Our 12 core leadership principles develop your girl’s leadership skills. From communication and collaboration to resilience and empathy, we cover it all. Each principle is crucial to navigate high school, workplaces, relationships, career, college and dreams successfully.
- Fun Team Building: Through immersive team-building activities and group challenges, your girl will learn to work effectively with others, build trust, and inspire her peers to achieve common goals.
- Expert Guidance: The girls will learn from the best! Our experience plus our passionate coaches are dedicated to providing a great experience. With daily activities that range from the large
group of 30 girls to small groups of 6 girls, your girl will never be ‘stuck’ with one group. We keep things moving! - Confidence Boosting: Confidence is key to effective leadership, and we’re here to help the girls unlock their confidence! We help them grow their confidence skills so she can explore her passions, discover her strengths, and build her dreams confidently. College/adulting/workplace is coming soon and we teach girls the tools to thrive.
- Great Life Skills: Beyond leadership, our camp equips girls with essential life skills they’ll carry with them into college/workplace. From time management and decision-making to problem-solving and resilience, your girl will leave camp feeling empowered and prepared to tackle any challenge life throws her way.
- Safe and Supportive Environment: We understand that sending your girl to camp is a big decision, which is why safety is our top priority. Our camp prioritizes the well-being of every camper with our team of 9, plus the staff of Chauncey Ranch, their director, their team, and their chef will all be there too.
- Lasting Friendships: Camp is about more than just learning—it’s about forging lifelong friendships and memories.
- Parental Involvement: We believe in keeping parents informed and involved. From regular texts and social media channels, you’ll stay updated.
- Financial literacy: We are passionate about empowering and educating girls around money, so they will get ‘Monopoly’ money upon arrival to learn how to spend, save and budget in fun ways throughout the week. We will have powerful activities for girls to learn how to earn, save, spend, and budget money wisely!
Our purpose is simple:
We help girls become the next generation of leaders.
We help girls build healthy, empowered, successful lives.
We help girls build a path to their dreams and education.
We help girls know that they are brilliant, beautiful & bold as they are.
We help girls ignite their greatness and know their worth.
Details:
- 2024 Camp Dates: July 3 – July 8 2024
- Applications are from May 1 – June 1 for 13-17 year olds
- Only 30 girls accepted – applications only. Camp does sell out please apply as soon as it opens.
- Parents: This camp is over 4th of July, you are encouraged to vacation during camp in Prescott, Sedona or Flagstaff.
- Location: We rent out the Chauncey Ranch, Near Prescott, Northern Arizona (yes girls fly in for this camp, we will arrange pick up at the airport)
- Parents Arrival: July 3rd Camper arrival 12pm/Parent Orientation 1230-130pm. If you are unable to drop off/pick up or she is flying in we can zoom you into the parent meeting
- Parents Pick up: July 8th 12-1pm Parent session/Camper celebration. If you are unable to drop off/pick up or she is flying in we can zoom you into the parent meeting
- IMPORTANT: Please arrange to drop off and pick up. If you are unable to get a family member to pickup/drop off please let us know in your application.
- FLIGHT DETAILS: Arrange to fly into Phoenix International Airport we will coordinate with you for transportation to camp from there
- Bunks: Cabins are groups of 15 girls – she can decorate her bunk (pictures, fairy lights, art etc) & if she is coming with a friend they will be in the same cabin
- Groups: Each girl will be in 3 different groups to meet new people: 1. their sleeping cabin 2. in a small group of 5 with their coach 3. Their True Color group.
- Packing list: The packing list will be sent to you first week in June.
- Questions: info@girlsrulefoundation.org
- Produced by The Girls Rule Foundation 501c3 #45-2923956 est. in 2013
Camp Tuition:
- Attendee’s Tuition: $650 per girl. Come with a friend and you both get $50 OFF the tuition.
- $100 Nonrefundable Deposit will be due at application. Balance ($550) is due on June 1. Payment plans are available.
- *The cost of camp is approx $1100 per girl, but we find a $500 sponsor for each camper!
- Limited to only 30 girls per week. We believe in quality versus quantity.
- After you complete your application we will call you within 10 days to answer your questions and ask you a few questions.
- Price includes 5 nights of lodging and 6 days of programming, materials and activities.
- Price includes 3 fresh, healthy meals with 2 daily snacks.
Take Action Here:
There are three ways below to participate for camp: Apply to attend camp, be a sponsor/supporter of camp, or apply to volunteer at camp:
Applications for campers are now open. Apply here.
Become a sponsor of camp OR scholarship a girl to camp. Click here.
Become a volunteer, speaker or coach for camp. Apply here.
Our Camp Coaches:
Our coaches are extraordinary leaders and successful women in corporate or business owners. They are certified in the Girls Rule training and background checked for safety. They volunteer their week at camp because of their passion to make a difference for girls. Camper to Coach ratio is 6:1. We create a intimate, inclusive environment where the girls truly build themselves and build each other. In addition, there are two lead facilitators; Dena Patton owner and cofounder of Girls Rule Foundation and Laurie Sliva Executive Director of Girls Rule Foundation, who are facilitators and trainers of 20+ years. They will be bringing their years of leadership and facilitation to camp to create an extraordinary experience for the girls. This will be the 9th Wings to Fly Camp!
What do they have to say about camp…..
“Camp was exactly what our family and our girl needed! Fantastic group of ladies coaching these girls. Can’t say enough good things about camp and the girls rule foundation.”
– Joseph (Dad of attendee)
“It was the perfect camp for my daughter. The Parent orientation was great, the coaches gave us a lot of information about how the program works and how it will help my daughter.”
–Reina (mom of attendee)
“Camp was a great experience that made me less shy and more open then I was before. It was like a new start for me.”
-Shelby (attendee)
“Life-changing! This was a stepping stone for me and it helped me better understand who I am as a person and also made me realize that I had some pretty amazing qualities about myself.”
-Carly (attendee)
Produced by
The Girls Rule Foundation
est. in 2013