Camp Tweedale

TWEEDALE 

Oxford, PA 

Located in southern Chester County, next to the Octorara Reservoir, Camp Tweedale 

offers activities like swimming cookouts, campfires, boating, trips, adventure and Final Night 

Campfire. Facilities include woods and farm lands, swimming pool, nature center, fields for 

games and sports and trails. Girls stay in a variety of sleeping accommodations, including 

cabins with toilets and showers, platform tents, A-frames and Conestoga Wagons. 

Half Week Programs: 

Not all activities will be completed in the 

half week programs. Half week programs 

will run from Sunday to Tuesday at 7:30pm 

or Wednesday 10am to Friday 4-5pm. 

16 camp guide • spring/summer 2013 • gsep.org • 888.564.4657

Programs for girls 

entering grades 1-5 

Just a Taste 

June 16-18 • June 23-25 • July 7-9 

Entering Grades: 4-5 

Cost: $180 

A special mini session for first-time 

campers offers a sampling of camp life 

including: swimming, games, nature 

activities, arts and crafts, and a cookout. 

Come for just a taste and we bet you’ll 

want to come back for more! 

On My Own 

June 16-18 • July 7-9 


Cost: $180 

If you are a first-time camper, you will 

love this sample of camp life! Make a 

fire and cook over it, learn to tie knots 

and use basic camp tools, play lots of 

games, sing new songs, and explore the 

secrets of the forest. 

* You must have spent at least one 

night away from home before 

registering for camp. 

SPART 

June 16-21 


Cost: $330 

So you are a sporty girl who loves art? 

Combine the two and come to SPART! In 

addition to volleyball, soccer, kickball, and 

boating, you will delve into painting, 

beadwork, basketry, and candle making. 

Step to the Beat 

June 19-21 


Cost: $185 

You’ll be popping and locking with your 

new camp friends while you learn simple 

routines to your favorite Disney tunes 

and put on a dance show for your family 

and friends at 12:30pm on Friday! 

Let It Grow! 

June 23-25 


Cost: $180 

Come to camp to find out what we must 

do to keep our earth growing! Sing along 

with the Lorax and learn how to ‘let it grow’! 

Outdoor Favorites 

June 23-28 


Cost: $320 

Join us for an action-packed week of 

outdoor fun focused on boating, hiking, 

pioneering and outdoor cooking! Skim 

across the reservoir in kayaks and canoes 

on Paddling Day, trek the Rocky Sunshine 

Trail on Hiking Day, dip candles and bake 

homemade bread and jam on Pioneer 

Day, and create delicacies such as 

Dutch Oven pineapple upside down 

cake on Outdoor Gourmet Cooking Day. 

Nonstop action! 

Search for the Treasure 

June 30 - July 5 


Cost: $330 

Learn to use a GPS to look for geocaches 

at camp and nearby parks. When you are 

ready, go to work searching for treasure 

buried at camp—only you can find it! 

Tweedale Extravaganza 

June 30 - July 5 • July 14-19 


Cost: $320 

Here’s a session for girls who want to do 

a bit of everything! Explore other cultures 

on International Day, play volleyball, 

archery, and soccer on Sports Day, frolic 

in the water carnival on Pool Day, and 

check out the reservoir from kayaks and 

canoes on Water Day! Nonstop action! 

A Bit of Everything 

July 7-12 


Cost: $320 

Are you ready for a week of nonstop 

action? ABOE features an extensive 

creative project on Art Day, and hip hop, 

soccer and volleyball on Dance and 

Sports Day. For Cooking Day, you’ll work 

with our international counselors to 

create and sample dishes from other 

countries, Boating Day will provide the 

opportunity to cruise around the lake in 

a silver canoe, and on Pool Day you’ll 

have a water carnival in addition to your 

regular swim time. 

Tweedale Princess 

July 14-16 


Cost: $185 

Come to camp and be a Tweedale 

Princess! Cook a meal like Cinderella, swim 

under the water like Ariel, and canoe 

around the bend like Pocahontas. Make 

your own tiara and join the Parade of 

Princesses! Princess costumes are 

welcome but definitely not required! 

Fun on the Farm 

July 21- 23 


Cost: $199 

Learn about farm animals at camp before 

traveling to a Lancaster farm, where you’ll 

get to feed the animals and milk a cow! 

You can pet goats, cows, rabbits, chickens, 

and other barnyard critters and still have 

time to swim, have a cookout, and enjoy 

other camp activities. 

888.564.4657 • gsep.org • spring/summer 2013 • camp guide 17

Little Camp on the Prairie 

July 21-26 • July 28 - August 2 


Cost: $330 

Journey back 150 years to the childhood 

of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Dip candles, make 

butter and jam, bake homemade bread, 

dance the Virginia Reel, weave a basket 

from natural materials, and live the life 

of a pioneer! 

Goo Glop & Fizz 

July 24-26 


Cost: $185 

Come be a scientist at camp! We’ll make 

glop, experiment with light and color, 

grow crystals, create static electricity, 

and make our own paper. You’ll see 

just how fun science can be. 

Night Owls 

July 28 - Aug 2 


Cost: $325 

Curious about mysteries of the night? 

Take a night hike, check out the 

constellations in the Starlab and take 

your newfound knowledge outside for 

star gazing, learn about the adaptations 

of the magnificent owl and other 

nocturnal critters, and have fun after 

dark. Stay up late, sleep in, and rise 

in time for late morning activities. 

Splish Splash 

July 28 - August 2 


Cost: $320 

On a hot summer day, there is no better 

place to be than the pool, and during 

this week you will spend plenty of time 

playing water games, having a floating 

lunch and an evening luau. Continue 

with refreshing water activities on land with 

a creek hike, and a water balloon games. 

Come stay cool with us this summer! 

Programs for Girls 

Entering Grades 4-9 

First Time for Everything 

June 16-18 • July 17-19 


Cost: $180 

If you have never been to camp and 

want to see what it is all about, this 

week is for you! Girls will check out what 

camp has to offer, including swimming, 

boating, arts and crafts, archery, cooking 

out, and meeting lots of new friends. 

You’re never too old to try camp for 

the first time! 

Hip Hop ‘Til You Drop 

June 16-21 


Cost: $325 

Come try out dance and hip hop moves! 

You’ll be popping and locking with your 

new friends as you learn simple 

routines to your favorite tunes and 

put on a dance show for your family 

and friends at 12:30 on Friday. New 

and experienced dancers welcome! 

Kayak Attack 

June 16-21 


Cost: $320 

Come to camp and spend time in our 

fleet of kayaks. Learn how to get out of 

the boat if it flips and play tag with your 

friends on the reservoir. You will learn 

the basics of kayaking and have plenty 

of time out on the water to hone your 

new skills. The highlight of your week 

will be a kayak treasure hunt! 

* See swimming prerequisites (page 3). 

The Animal Lover in You 

June 16-21 


Cost: $340 

Do you love animals? Do you want to 

know more about people who work 

with animals? Visit an animal shelter, talk 

with a pet store owner, and see an 

animal trainer or veterinarian in 

action. Find out what you need to do 

to prepare for a career working with 

animals and plan for your dream job! 

Artisan 

June 16-21 


Cost: $340 

Take out your palette and dabble with 

water color and acrylics, working on 

paper and canvas. Then choose from 

calligraphy, cartooning, or drawing, 

and round out your Artisan week with 

mosaics or textiles! 

Float Fly & Climb 

June 16-21 


Cost: $380 

Spend a week of adventure at Tweedale 

and beyond! You will float down the 

Delaware River on a tube, climb rock 

faces at Ralph Stover State Park, and 

fly down the zipline at Camp Tohi. 

The adventure is endless this week! 

Paddles & Arrows 

June 23-28 


Cost: $320 

Spend part of your morning at the 

archery range, and part of each 

afternoon in a canoe! Learn beginning 

and intermediate archery skills with 

recurve and compound bows, water 

safety, and the four basic strokes in 

canoeing. The best of two worlds! 

Craft Queens 

June 23-28 


Cost: $345 

Craft Queens unite! You’ll spend half 

of each day indulging your creative 

talents, and still have time for a dip

in the pool and other favorite camp 

activities. Craft project possibilities 

include quilling, printmaking, calligraphy, 

weaving, basketry, jewelry creation, 

mosaics, ceramics and more! You’ll 

be able to complete at least three 

projects of your own choosing! 

The Amazing Race 

June 23-28 


Cost: $325 

You’ve seen it on TV; now you can 

actually do it at camp this summer! You 

and your team will work together to 

meet challenges and conquer road 

blocks as you race to six countries in 

camp. Among other things, your road 

blocks might include climbing, raft 

building, letterboxing, archery, 

canoeing, and kayaking. You’ll earn 

points as you complete the road 

block in each country before heading 

into the last leg of the race. Enjoy 

non-stop adventure, excitement and 

suspense until the very end! 

Adventure Sports Plus 

June 23-28 


Cost: $345 

If you have participated in an Adventure 

Sports session in the past, this is your 

chance to experience a whole new 

level of excitement and intensity. After 

warming up on the decidupelling tree 

and Tweedale’s rock face, you will 

head to Delaware for a day of rock 

climbing. You’ll also tackle a multi-level 

fitness trail in Nottingham, perfect your 

archery skills, and spend the night in an 

overnight shelter that you build from 

scratch. Are you up for the challenge? 

Kayak Quest 

June 23-28 


Cost: $330 

If you have kayaked or canoed at camp 

in the past and are ready for a new 

adventure, check this out! You’ll brush 

up on your kayaking skills at camp for 

a few days, pack a lunch, and head out 

on a day long trip down the Brandywine 

River. Don’t forget to pack the sunblock! 


River Riders 

June 23-28 


Cost: $350 

Spend time on the reservoir working 

on your paddling skills and learning to 

work together as a team. Then head 

to the Brandywine River where you’ll 

be outfitted with an inner tube to 

float down the river for one day. You’ll 

finish your trip on the Brandywine 

the second day by canoe, navigating 

your way toward Delaware! 

Canoe Attack 



Cost: $320 

Watch out! Whether you are an 

experienced canoeist or a total 

novice, a “canoe attack” can happen 

at any time. Learn basic skills and 

correct paddling techniques, then 

demonstrate your canoe mastery on 

the Octorara Reservoir, where you’ll 

paddle out to the Point and spend 

the night under the stars. 

Adventure Sports 



Cost: $320 

Taste the thrill of new adventures! Skim 

across the lake in a kayak and work with 

your group to get through the “spider’s 

web.” Create an obstacle course, hike 

to the covered bridge, and sleep under 

the stars at the Point. Best of all, try your 

hand at decidupelling on-site, and, when 

you are ready, move on to climbing 

Tweedale’s rock face. 


Highlights of Harry 



Cost: $335 

Be sorted into houses by the Sorting Hat. 

Then choose your adventures from the 

following: hunt for the horcrux, compete 

in Quidditch, create an item for Weasley’s 

Wizard Wheezes, hunt down and fight a 

dragon , participate in Magical Creatures 

class , earn wizard money to shop in 

Hogsmeade, create a Harry Potter 

cookbook, re-sit your OWL exams, and 

many others. Relive the favorite parts 

of previous Harry Potter camps! 

Canyak 

July 7-12 


Cost: $320 

Can’t decide if you’d rather canoe or 

kayak? Spend your week doing both! 

Learn or brush up on your paddling, and 

enjoy a floating lunch. Then take part 

in a canoe treasure hunt and learn 

to navigate around a kayak obstacle 

course while on the water! 



Clue! 

July 7-12 


Cost: $320 

Professor Plum did it in the library with a 

candlestick! No! The Waterfront Director 

did it in the dining hall with a canoe 

paddle! No! Join us for week of mystery 

and intrigue as you try to be the first team 

to figure out who dun it! You’ll need your 

detective skills and a sharp eye to be hot 

on the trail of the culprit! 

Water Lovers 

July 7-12 


Cost: $355 

Spend most of your week wet... explore 

during a creek walk, munch a floating 

lunch on the reservoir, paddle your canoe 

into the sunset , investigate the ecosystem 

of the lake, and float down the Brandywine 

on an inner tube. Bring your sunblock! 

Art Emporium 

July 14-19 


Cost: $330 

Let your creative juices flow as you have 

the opportunity to explore marbling, 

mosaics, printing processes, paper 

mache, candle making, painting, basketry, 

and weaving. You will choose the media you 

want to work with, and complete at least 3 

different projects to take home. If you are 

a budding artist, this is the program for you! 

Water World 

July 14-19 


Cost: $320 

Is water your favorite place to be? This 

program includes everything from 

canoeing and kayaking to synchronized 

swimming and a water carnival! Greet 

the dawn with a Polar Bear swim, explore 

the water cycle, play water polo, check 

out life at the creek, go for a twilight 

swim, and enjoy a leisurely paddle 

during a floating lunch. Wet is the 

way to be! 


Double Adventure 

July 14-19 


Cost: $370 

Warm up on the Tweedale decidupelling 

tree on Monday, and then spend a night 

at Camp Tohikanee where you will 

challenge yourself on the low and high 

ropes courses. Continue your adventure 

on a tube as you float down the Delaware 

River for an afternoon of fun! 

Pampered Camper 

July 14-19 


Cost: $340 

Spend a week at our “camp spa” in the 

Hill Program Center! Do facials, pedicures 

and manicures. Learn about homemade 

recipes for everything from make-up 

to toothpaste. Create an individualized 

diet and exercise program that is just 

perfect for you, and experiment with 

yoga and relaxation techniques. Take 

a look at what is beautiful on the inside 

and learn tips for loving who you are, 

inside and out. It’s all about YOU! 

Tweedale Survivor 

July 14-19 

Entering grades: 6-8 

Cost: $325 

Meet your tribe and elect a leader, decide 

which challenges to do and in what order. 

Challenges may include art, boating, 

swimming, archery, land sports, brain 

teasers, decidupelling, and more - who 

will be the tribe standing tall at the 

Tribal Council on Friday? 

Endangered Species 

July 21-26 


Cost: $350 

Manateea, pandas, and cheetahs. What do 

these animals have in common? They’re 

all endangered animals in our world! In this 

program you’ll learn about why some 

animal species are vanishing, and how 

to balance the needs of people and 

wildlife. With your group, travel to the 

Philadelphia Zoo to choose an animal 

for Camp Tweedale to adopt. You’ll 

be the proud parent of a zoo animal! 

Rockin’ Room Makeover 

July 21-26 


Cost: $328 

Spend your week creating items and crafts 

you can use to decorate your room. 

Make a glow in the dark light switch cover, 

a pillow for your bed, and a bulletin board 

to display your pictures from camp. 

Paddles & Pedals 

July 21-26 


Cost: $330 

Bring your geared bike to camp and 

spend your week biking and canoeing! 

Campers will take several bike trips on 

local roads, including a ride to the Herr’s 

Factory where you’ll end your factory 

tour with your favorite snacks! When 

you’re not pedaling you’ll be paddling on 

the reservoir, complete with a floating 

lunch and canoe treasure hunt! 


20 camp guide • spring/summer 2013 • gsep.org • 888.564.4657

Rockets & Ponies 

July 21-26 


Cost: $520 

What do rockets and ponies have in 

common? Adventure, Chincoteague, 

Virginia and YOU! Come explore the 

NASA Visitor Center at Wallop’s Island 

and learn about a sounding rocket 

launch from beginning to end. Be in 

town at Chincoteague to see the famous 

annual pony swim as the wild ponies are 

brought in for auction. You will also 

explore other wonders of the island such 

as the wildlife refuge. Who knew rockets 

and ponies had so much in common? 

Tweedale CSI 

July 21-26 


Cost: $330 

View the crime scene and put your forensic 

skills to use as you visit 6 different labs 

to examine evidence. You’ll compare 

your collected evidence against the 

crime databases, and identify suspects. 

Only you can solve this crime! 

Climb It! 



Cost: $575 

Are you ready for a climbing adventure? 

Begin your adventure by learning how 

to decidupell at camp. From there 

learn to climb on Tweedale’s very own 

rock face while you prepare for your 

three-day out-of-camp climbing trip, 

to further challenge yourself with rock 

climbing and rappelling. Rock on! 

Tweedale Bakery 



Cost: $330 

Put on your apron and chef hat! You 

and your group will bake your way 

through the week, creating pastries 

and cakes in the Hill Program Center 

kitchen, as well as gourmet foods 

cooked over an outdoor fire. Popovers, 

homemade bread, creampuffs! Yum! 

Tripper 



Cost: $330 

Start out in camp, learning how to build 

your team, pack, travel light, and plan 

menus. Learn or brush up on canoe 

and backpack techniques, and then 

strike out on an overnight canoe trip 

AND an overnight backpack trip. This 

is one VERY busy week! 

French Creek Paddle 

& Pedal 



Cost: $380 

You’ll spend your first couple days in 

camp brushing up on tripping skills, 

biking local roads, and preparing your 

backpacking gear. Then you’ll head 

to French Creek State Park where 

you’ll spend 3 days on a biking and 

backpacking excursion, including a 

visit to the Boone farmstead and the 

Hopewell Furnace. Top off your trip 

on the park’s Frisbee golf courses. 

Campers must be in good physical 

condition and provide a geared bicycle 

and helmet in good working condition. 

Moon Maidens 



Cost: $335 

What’s awake after hours at camp? You 

are! Find out what’s roaming, where the 

North Star hides and what professions 

keep you up after dark. Take a night 

hike, star gaze, learn about the 

magnificent owl and other nocturnal 

critters, make glow-in-the dark night 

shirts, and enjoy camp by the light of 

the moon. Afternoons are filled with 

swimming, arts and crafts, and nature 

activities. 

* Be sure to bring an oversize 

white T-shirt. 

Programs for Girls 

Entering Grades 6-12 

View the Zoo… DC Style! 

June 16-21 


Cost: $385 

Travel to DC to spend two days 

exploring the National Zoo. Watch birds 

catch food mid-flight, explore the lion 

and tiger exhibit, and check out the 

male giant panda. Hopefully you’ll catch 

orangutans traveling on the Orangutan 

Transport System, otherwise known as 

the O-Line. Visit the zoo keepers as they 

speak about gorillas and orangutans 

and train sea lions and seals. You 

might even catch a glimpse of a Pacific 

Octopus demonstrating their dynamic 

hunting behaviors. You’ll camp outside 

DC at night and have time to swim and 

kayak when you get back to camp! 


Appalachian Adventure 

June 16-28 


Cost: $890 

Can you say that you have hiked through 

a whole state? When you complete 

this program you will have that bragging 

right! Spend your first few days 

conditioning on trails in and around 

camp, building your team, and preparing 

for your extended backpacking trip. 

Then head out for five days on the 

Maryland section of the Appalachian Trail. 

* Campers must be in good physical 

condition and have broken-in 

hiking boots. No prior backpacking 

experience is necessary. Bring 

your own backpack or use one 

of the camp’s. 

Showtime 

June 23-28 


Cost: $385 

Is drama your passion? Develop and 

improve skills involved in putting on a 

production – set the stage, make simple 

costumes, learn how to act in a variety 

of characters, and attend a professional 

theater performance. Put together your 

own production and share your talent 

with the rest of camp and your parents 

at 12:30 PM on Friday! 

June 30 - July 5 • July 7-12 

Cape Henlopen 


Marine Watch 



The Artist at Work 



Cost: $550 

Is art your passion? If so, come join us 

for nine art-packed days of creative 

fun! You’ll have ample opportunity 

to dabble in many medias, including 

silkscreen, calligraphy, stenciling, 

watercolor, batik, scrapbooking, 

marbling, papier-mâché, macramé, Moving On Up 

weaving, and candle making. Your 


group will also visit an art museum, and 


tour a well-known artist’s house and 

studio. While at camp work as a team 

to design and create a mural for the 

dining hall! 

Chesapeake Pedalers 



Cost: $375 

Your first few days at camp will be 

spent on bike safety and maintenance, 

menu planning, packing, and tripping 

skills. You’ll leave Tweedale and bike to Washington 

Elk Neck State Park on the Chesapeake July 7-12 

Bay. While there, enjoy trails, a light 


house tour, and kayaking in the 

Chesapeake Bay before biking back 

to camp. Campers need a geared bike 

and helmet for this favorite adventure. 


Cost: $545 

Travel to Cape Henlopen State Park in 

Delaware, where you’ll camp on the beach. 

Explore coastal wetland ecology and 

participate in a Dolphin Paddle which 

is a stand up paddle board excursion 

in the calm waters of the Delaware Bay. 

You’ll also get a windsurfing lesson. 

Cost: $520 

Head to New Jersey, where you’ll check 

out marine life at Adventure Aquarium 

and learn what you can do to help 

protect water habitats. Then board 

the Cape May Whale Watcher to look 

for dolphins, porpoises, and whales. 

You’ll wrap up your trip on the Cape 

May Ferry, where you’ll hear a marine 

naturalist talk about live animals. 

Cost: $335 

This special program is for girls who are 

moving on up in the world... You’ll begin 

with a day of teambuilding, and then 

branch out to a day on car care, and a 

day on tips for finding the right college 

for you. In addition to many of your 

favorite camp activities on land and lake, 

you’ll also learn about handling major 

real-life emergencies and being a gourmet 

cook in the kitchen and over a fire. 

Cost: $460 

Let’s go down to Washington, DC! Travel 

to our Nation’s Capital to explore and 

dig into our nation’s history. Visit the

Smithsonian and the Capitol Building, and Assateague Adventure 

check out the national monuments. 

July 11-19 

The possibilities are many! Girls will 

spend one night in a DC hotel. 


Cost: $595 

Clay & Paint 

July 7-19 


Cost: $740 

If art is REALLY your thing, check this out! marsh by kayak. 

Learn hand building and how to use the 

* 

wheel, and then fire your creations in the 

camp kiln. Another portion of your day 

involves dabbling with different painting Challenge Accepted 

processes using water colors and acrylics. 

July 21-26 

Get comfortable painting on canvas 

and create an art gallery to show off Entering Grades: 7-11 

your creations to the rest of camp! 

Cost: $380 

Delaware Paddler 

July 7-19 


Cost: $790 

Are you up for a mega canoeing 

challenge? You’ll spend several days in 

camp brushing up on your strokes, packing 

your gear, and building your paddling 

team. Then you’ll be off for a five-day 

paddle on the Delaware River, covering a 

total of 65 miles on our mega-adventure! 


Head to the Assateague Island National 

Seashore in Maryland and explore this 

fascinating area. You’ll camp on the beach 

with the Assateague ponies, tour state 

and national forests by bike, learn the 

pirate lore of the area, and explore a salt 

See swimming prerequisites (page 3). 

This program is for the climber in you! 

You will warm up on the decidupellling 

tree and progress to Tweedale’s rock 

face. Then you and your group will head 

to Tohi to do the high and low ropes 

courses and wind up with a day of rock 

climbing at Ralph Stover State Park. 

Belay on! 

Stressed Reversed 

July 21-26 


Cost: $335 

Stressed reversed – it spells DESSERTS! 

A delicious week of baking, garnishing, 

decorating and tasting incredible 

desserts balanced with healthy 

alternatives that are so delicious, no one 

would ever know they are good 

for you too! 

Adventure in the Gap 



Cost: $905 

On the border of New Jersey and 

Pennsylvania, where the river cuts 

through a large ridge of the Appalachian 

Mountains is a beautiful region known 

as the Delaware Water Gap. Come 

spend five days tubing, canoeing, zip 

lining, and hiking in this beautiful area! 

Epic! 



Cost: $325 

Have you ever explored camp… like 

REALLY explored? Have you wondered 

what is on the other side of the res? 

How far the Rocky Sunshine Trail really 

goes? What is on the other side of the 

creek? How do you get to the top side of 

the Tweedale rock face? Have you biked 

to Herr’s? Explored the surrounding area 

with a GPS? Come really explore camp 

and still get to do your favorite camp 

activities. This program is EPIC... ’nuff said!

Camp Tweedale

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?