GR!DC CAMP FAQs

What? DC’s first all-girls rock ‘n’ roll camp!

Who? Girls Rock! DC is open to any girl who lives in the DC Metro Area (including Maryland and Virginia) who will be between the age of 8 and 18 on August 9, 2010.

When?

Camp will be held August 9-13, 2010 from 9am to 5:30pm

Camper Showcase will be held on Saturday, August 14.

Where?

2010 Camp – Kingsbury Day School: 5000 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011 (14th & Farragut NW) Kingsbury isn’t near a metro, but is directly served by the #50 buses going up 14th St. NW. They also have a parking lot. (www.kingsbury.org)

Please DO NOT contact Kingsbury directly about the camp. If you have questions please e-mail info@girlsrockdc.org.

2010 Camper Showcase -9:30 Club: 815 V S. NW, Washington, DC!

How much? Camp Tuition is on a sliding scale from $350 to $500, pay what you can with significant scholarships and financial aid available. Download the 2010 GR!DC Camper Application to apply. Application Fee: $10, nonrefundable.

WHO MAY APPLY? Any DC metro-area girl between the ages of 8-18 during the camp week may apply. No musical experience is necessary.

LUNCH? Each camper will need to bring her own lunch each day, although GR!DC will provide small snacks. If you are eligible for free lunch at school and would like free lunch at camp, please check the box on the financial aid application and we will do our best to make arrangements for lunch to be provided.

INSTRUMENTS? Instruments and one pair of earplugs will be provided during the camp week. If you have your own guitar, bass, or keyboard, feel free to bring it, although GR!DC takes no liability for personal instruments.

IMPORTANT DATES: Final Application Deadline (including Financial Aid form, camper art piece & application fee): postmarked by Monday, June 7th.

Notification Letters & Registration Packets Mailed: Monday, June 14th. Full Tuition and Registration Packets Due: postmarked by Monday, July 12th.

Download the complete 2010 GR!DC Camp FAQ!

GR!DC Goals

1. To provide our campers with self-empowerment, self-advocacy and leadership skills and guidance to use these skills in a positive and ethical manner, as well as opportunities to practice these skills
2. To provide our campers with the team-working skills and practice spaces they need to successfully participate in a collaborative musical group and create their own original musical expression
3. To develop among our campers a sense of history, community and pride for women in rock, including a sense that they are part of that movement and can affect positive social change through the tool of music
4. To provide basic and advanced instruction in instrumentation and creative composition of a song
5. To introduce campers to the experiences of musical recording and performance

GR!DC Principles:

• All Girls Rock! DC camp activities will promote and maintain the personal and emotional safety of all campers and staff regardless of socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation or other individual identities.
• Girl Rock! DC will function administratively as a non-profit, non-hierarchical, woman powered, volunteer organization that demonstrates and operates within the female empowerment and collaboration standards our camp seeks to promote in our campers.