What does the popular TV show “Survivor” have in common with Girl Scouts? During Jump into Engineering: Shipwrecked, which runs from July 5 to July 15, girls will attend a traditional residential camp with a non-traditional twist: the focus will be on engineering and design. We call it, Pirate Engineering!

Girls participating in this camp will be “stranded” on a deserted island. This unique camp combines the popular Design and Discovery curriculum with unique engineering challenges related to survival. What is the best way to build a shelter in the woods? How do you communicate over long distances without a cell phone? How do you get yourself and your luggage across “shark infested” water to safety? The camp focuses on a teamwork approach and nobody will get voted off the island!

During camp , girls will learn how to apply topics such as mechanics, materials science, circuitry, and programming to a hands-on engineering problem from their daily lives. In fact, one year one camper investigated a radio-tagged ball that would make sports calls definitive. Another participant, an accomplished bass player, designed a product that supports proper positioning of students’ hands while learning the instrument. Her teacher now uses the product.

This camp was developed to give girls who live in remote or rural areas access to the Intel Design and Discovery curriculum. Jump into Engineering is accessible to all girls aged 11-17 regardless of family income. Girls do not need to be current members of Girl Scouts to enroll.

More information and registration forms for the Girl Scouts FairPlay: Design and Discovery and Jump into Engineering Camps can be found at www.GirlScoutsCRC.org/FairPlay.htm, or by calling 1-800-338-5248 x6546.