CSA Leadership Programs
CSA Leadership Programs
Don’t miss out on the opportunity of a lifetime!
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio is excited to offer girls under the age of 18 with leadership programs throughout summer camp!
Camp is a place where you’ll learn to grow. Your summer will be filled with unique and excited experiences and challenges. Throughout the summer, you’ll develop your leadership and teamwork skills as you work with other CSA Girl Scouts and staff members to provide an outstanding camp experience for the younger Girl Scouts, and you’ll also develop close friendships, have a great time, and make memories that will last a lifetime!
Check back in 2026 for our summer camp opportunities!
Overnight and day camp opportunities are open now — stay tuned as more CSA leadership programs open throughout the camp registration period!
If you have questions, contact the Customer Care Team by phone at 888.350.5090 or by email.
P.S. Have Digital Dough? You can use it for camp registration!
Counselor-in-Training I
Currently in grades 8 – 11
6 days | $280
This opportunity is for girls who are ready to begin exploring the pathway to camp leadership. Topics covered in training include: introduction to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, age and social characteristics of younger campers, essential skills needed to be a great counselor, and how to lead songs and games. CIT I’s will spend nights in their own unit and receive ongoing supervision and leadership guidance from the CIT Director, while building teamwork skills, and observing unit staff. Girls will work towards their CIT pin. NEW this year: During this program, campers will earn their American Red Cross First Aid/CPR Certification.
Camp Libbey | Jun 8 – 13
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Camp Whip Poor Will | Jul 6 – 11
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Counselor-in-Training II
Currently in grades 9 – 11
10 – 12 days | $320
This two-week opportunity is for the aspiring camp counselor who has already completed CIT I. CIT II participants will spend nights in their own unit and receive ongoing supervision and leadership guidance from the CIT Director while learning the skills needed to be an outstanding camp counselor during the day. CIT II‘s will experience the challenges and rewards of working with younger girls through training that includes application of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, exploring the various leadership styles, learning positive behavior techniques, age and social characteristics, and overnight camp skills. Participants will have an opportunity to observe unit and program staff, evaluate experiences, and receive guidance from the CIT Director as they assist in units, building up to spending an entire day with their assigned unit. Prerequisite: CIT I. Girls will earn their CIT II pin. Girls will go home on the weekends between their two weeks.
Camp Libbey | Jun 15 – 27 (Girls will go home the weekend of June 21)
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Camp Whip Poor Will | Jul 20 – Aug 1 (Girls will go home the weekend of Jul 26)
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Girls who have completed both CIT 1 & CIT 2 and are currently in grade 11 can apply for a junior counselor internship. Approved junior counselors will attend a 3-day training June 4 – 6 at Camp Libbey or Whip Poor Will, and choose camp weeks to attend for their full internship. Junior counselors must complete a minimum of 2 weeks at either Camp Libbey or Camp Whip Poor Will.
- Be a registered Girl Scout for the 2024-2025 school year
- Submit a junior counselor application by emailing the camp director at overnightcamp@gswo.org
- Interview with the camp director
- Attend training June 4 – 6, 2024 at Camp Libbey or Whip Poor Will
Program Aide Training
Currently in grades 6 – 7
5 day | $100
Earn your PA award while working with Brownies at Day Camp! Spend your first day with your fellow PAs in training, then spend the rest of the week within the unit with campers. You will be awarded your pin on Friday before you head home. PAs need to be dropped off and picked up each day.
Jul 7 – 11 | Register now »
Butterworth Program Assistant
Currently in grades 6 – 7
5 days | $75
If you have completed Program Aide Training and would like to spend the week at day camp working with campers developing leadership, team building, and programming skills, then this is a great opportunity for you! Work with camp staff to implement programs such as badge work, crafts, nature hikes, singing, and more. PAs need to be dropped off and picked up each day.
Dates:
Jun 9 – 13 | Register now »
Jun 16 – 20 | Register now »
Jun 23 – 27 | Register now »
Jun 30 – Jul 2 ** Price is reduced to $50 for this session | Register now »
Jul 7 – 11 | Register now »
Jul 14 – 18 | Register now »
Jul 21 – 25 | Register now »
Jul 28 – Aug 1 | Register now »
Day Camp Counselor-In-Training (CIT) I
Currently in grades 8 – 11
5 days | $100
Are you ready to begin exploring the pathway to camp leadership in a Day Camp setting? Then this opportunity is for you! Attend one week of camp and earn your CIT 1 pin. Spend time in training sessions building leadership skills, shadowing unit counselors, and planning activities for younger campers. Topics covered in training include introduction to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, age and social characteristics of younger campers, and essential skills needed to be a great counselor including fire safety and how to lead songs and games. You have the option to stay for the overnight in your own unit and receive ongoing supervision and leadership guidance from the Program Director. This opportunity is open to participants currently in grades 8-11 and you will work toward your CIT pin.
Dates:
Jun 9 – 13 | Register now »
Jul 14 – 18 | Register now »
Day Camp Counselor-In-Training (CIT) II
Currently in grades 8 – 11
8 – 10 days | $200
Attend two weeks of camp and earn your CIT 2 pin. Take on a bigger role by being assigned to a specific younger girl program for a week. CIT 2s will attend more advanced training sessions and have the opportunity to shadow program specialists. Participants in CIT 2 need to have completed the Day Camp CIT 1 program in a previous summer.
Dates:
Jun 16 – 27 | Register now »
Jul 21 – Aug 1 | Register now »
Build your leadership skills and earn a stipend at camp by interning as a junior instructor at Troop Adventure Camp (TAC). Junior instructors run many of the programs at TAC, such as hikes, arts and crafts projects, and more!
Expand your JI experience and help out at the pool after completing American Red Cross Lifeguard Training. Must meet JI requirements, be at least 16, and be a strong swimmer.
This competitive program for Girl Scouts currently in grades 9 – 11 is based on applications, references, and interviews. Not all applicants may be selected.
Registration coming soon!