Camp Hermione’s Mayhem of Mazes Week 1 6th-8th Recap
Girlstart was transformed into Hogwarts with the beginning of Camp Hermione this week. The girls solved a number of puzzles, from encrypting and decrypting messages with their very own cryptex to...
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Boys and Girls Club of Elgin The magic of to-go camp continued at the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin July 11-15. Camp Hermione explores the science behind many of the magical scenes in Harry Potter,...
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Priya Ramachandran from National Instruments visited the 4th-5th graders this week. Priya is an electrical engineer and spoke to the girls about circuits and what they’ve learned from the Circuit...
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From programming robots to constructing devices to catch pieces from the Whomping Willow, the campers experienced the bewitchment of Camp Hermione’s Mayhem of Mazes. While the 4th-5th graders...
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The 6th-8th graders had an enchanting week at Camp Hermione’s Mayhem of Mazes. Campers navigated numerous challenges such as engineering a waterproof and wind-resistant container for Hermione’s mail,...
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Sunnyvale Summer Camp To-Go Week 1 The first week of Girlstart’s Summer Camp To-Go at Bishop Elementary in Sunnyvale, California began July 18-22. One of the most exciting activities on the Camp...
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The last week of camp began with a virtual visit from Olivia Pavco-Giaccia, CEO and founder of LabCandy, a company that aims to encourage young girls in science. Olivia shared with the campers her...
View ArticleCamp Hermione’s Mayhem of Mazes Week 3 4th-5th Recap
Although camp came to an end this week, the magic will continue with all that the girls discovered. Campers learned how to program and design their own video games, engineer a capsule to attach to a...
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The last week of Camp Hermione’s Mayhem of Mazes as well as the last week of Summer Camp at Girlstart was filled with magic. The 6th-8th graders designed drawbridges and marble mazes as just two of...
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Sunnyvale Summer Camp To-Go Week 2 Our second week in Sunnyvale, California was full of fun, learning, and magic! Campers stepped into many careers throughout the activities this week from structural...
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Sunnyvale Summer Camp To-Go Week 3 Our third and final week in Sunnyvale, California, as well as our final week of to-go camp featured a new theme, Adventure Land, for 6th and 7th grade campers. Girls...
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Bellevue Summer Camp To-Go Recap Girlstart’s Summer Camp To-Go made its final stop all the way up in Bellevue, Washington. It was our fourth summer at the Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue, where our...
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