Junior Jam 2026

Date: Fri May 15, 4:00 PM EST - Sun May 17, 12:00 PM EST

Level:

Juniors

This is a camporee just for Junior Girl Scouts. Girls will experience Girl Scout traditions and high adventure activities. Lodging will be in cabins. Activity choices are as follows:

archery
canoeing
fishing
climbing wall
giant swing
watercraft
fire-building
shelter-building
native art
pigment art
tie dye
apples, seeds & cider
milk, cheese & butter
chicken, eggs & chicks
herbs & their many uses
meet the animals
animal adaptations
butterfly life cycle
pollinators
owl pellets
pond & stream
instincts for survival
egg drop challenge
horse ride ring & care (extra $15/girl)

Who: Juniors (no siblings or fly-ups; open to Junior troops and Juliettes/individual Girl Scouts)

Dates & Times: Friday, May 15, 4:00 PM to Sunday, May 17, 12:00 PM

Location: Camp Horizons, Harrisonburg

GIRL Cost: $150
Price includes all materials, event t-shirt, fun patch, and meals. Cookie & Candy Capital accepted.

ADULT Cost: $125
Price includes all materials and meals; can pay $10 extra for an event t-shirt and fun patch.

Min #/Max #: 75/92 people
Reg. Opens: January 1
Reg. Closes: January 31 (or when full)

Notes: After registration, you will be invited to join the Junior Jam Rally on Rallyhood to view more details about the event, communicate with the planning committee, see a countdown, and have access to other great options regarding the Junior Jam.

Junior Jam is a RAIN OR SHINE event. This is a camporee for Junior Girl Scouts only (troops and individuals; there is a unit for individual girls). This event is weekend long; no Saturday-only attendees.

Leaders will need to plan ahead to make sure they have adults with all training needed (Outdoor Ed, First Aid, etc.). Leaders and adults attending with girls will be expected to help IF NEEDED during the workshops. All leaders/adults in attendance MUST be a registered Girl Scout member and have an approved background check prior to the event. Troops will need to complete a Trip Permission (#2129) by April 17 (four weeks before the event).

There will be a Juliette Patrol (8 girls, 2 adults) that individually registered Girl Scouts (IRGs) can register under. The Juliette Patrol leaders are Lou Armentrout and Kathy Foster (from the VA Skyline Adventurers). If a parent wants to attend with a Juliette, then she/he must register as a parent/daughter and not with the Juliettes Patrol nor a troop. The parent would attend the workshops with her/his Juliette daughter. If a parent is attending with her/his Juliette daughter, the parent must also have all council training required for camping.

Questions:
Junior Jam Committee: JuniorJamVA@gmail.com
Program Team Staff: info@gsvsc.org or 540-777-5100