Get a feeling for life at Camp Thunderbird for Girls
Where will I be living?
Walk into a camp “village” and you will find girls playing tetherball, weaving friendship bracelets or singing their favorite camp songs. A village consists of cabins filled with six to ten cabin-mates of the same age with a minimum of three counselors living in separate quarters within the cabin. A cluster of cabins makes up a “village” and each village has a Head Counselor, whose only job is to make sure that life in the village is running smoothly. There’s also a bathroom in the cabin and a central washhouse in each village. Inside the cabin, you will find bunk beds and personal cubbies for your clothes and other belongings. Friendships begin in the cabins as you live in close quarters with other girls. There’s nothing like the experience of living with your friends!
Who Are My New Cabin-mates
We believe close friendships are best forged in small groups. Your cabin size, including you, will never exceed ten campers. Half season and full season campers live in separate cabins within the village. This allows you to start and finish the season without the disruption of campers arriving and departing. If you’re new to Thunderbird, don’t worry! Lots of girls join us without a friend from home. This is why we carefully create cabin groups that are a mix of new and returning campers and limit the number of campers from one school or suburb.
Daily activities, evening programs, Specialty and Adventure days also provide the perfect opportunity to spend time and grow friendships with younger and older girls in the Thunderbird community.
What are counselors like?
Meet your new big sister. You can count on counselors to help you with anything and everything you need. Counselors are generally high school or college students who are passionate about working with kids, and about Thunderbird. Counselors travel to camp from all across the country and the world. Want to learn to talk like someone from England? Your counselor might be able to help! You just might be a future T-bird counselor yourself.
What’s the food like?
After a busy day full of sunshine, activities and friendship, you settle into the lodge for a family style dinner. Every camper looks forward to the relaxing and fun meals at camp. Three times a day you will have a chance to connect with cabin mates, share stories, and of course sing some favorite camp songs while eating in the lodge. There are lots of yummy options. See below for a sample menu.
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Buffet Breakfast 8-9 Strawberries Melon Blueberries Sweet rolls Yogurt Bagel & cream cheese Banana bread Hot cocoa Juice | Chicken fingers Smiley fries Asian salad | Pizza (cheese & peperoni) Barbecue chicken Caesar salad Brownies |
| Mon | Pancakes Syrup Butter Sausage Oatmeal Cereal Orange juice Hot cocoa | Pita pocket Chicken Lettuce Cucumber Chopped tomato Tahini sauce Tabbouleh salad Fritos | Chicken & sundried tomato pasta Parmesan cheese Italian salad Breadsticks Oranges |
| Tue | Scrambled Eggs Shredded cheese Cinnamon Toast Oatmeal Apple juice Hot cocoa | Ground beef Refried beans Shredded cheese Salsa Tomato Sour cream Mixed green salad Cherries | Baked & sweet potato bar Cheese Chili Broccoli Black beans Sour cream Butter |
| Wed | Specialty Day French toast Whip cream Syrup Mini chocolate chips Hard boiled eggs Captain crunch Melon Hot Cocoa | Mini corndogs Mac & cheese Carrots & celery Fruit salad Fritos | Hamburgers Curly fries Greek salad |
| Thu | Adventure Day Cream cheese Jelly Egg patties Bacon Cereal Oatmeal Orange juice Hot Cocoa | Picnic lunch Peanut/Almond butter & jelly sandwiches Chips Oreos Lemonade Apples | Cheese tortellini Spaghetti sauce Parmesan cheese Bread sticks Bananas |
| Fri | Buffet Breakfast 8-9 Coffee cake Scones Strawberries Melon Blueberries Yogurt Bagel & cream cheese Banana Bread Hot cocoa Juice | Hoagie sandwiches Cold cuts Lettuce Tomatoes Pickles Cream cheese Pretzels Blueberry yogurt | Burrito bar Ground beef Refried and black beans Shredded cheese Peppers & onions Sour cream Salsa Ice cream sandwiches |
| Sat | Egg burritos Cereal Orange quarters Oatmeal Apple juice Hot cocoa | Bread Grapes Turkey & cheese sandwich Potato chips Lettuce Tomato Cheddar cheese Mayonnaise Mustard | Chili Cornbread Honey Mixed green salad Broccoli Chocolate chip cookie |
