Category: Themes

2024 Theme Pre-Vote at February Task Group

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Due to a surplus of wonderful theme ideas, this year we’re revising how we do our theme voting. Campers will still be presented with 4-5 themes to vote from during this summer’s Ashgrove Adventure, with the final theme chosen and announced on the last day of camp.

However, before we get to that point, all adults and camp aides who attend the February Task Group meeting will pre-vote on the (currently 10) themes that have been presented to Task Group over the last several months. This pre-vote will narrow the long list of themes down to the 4-5 themes the campers will vote on.

Want to cast a vote for which themes will be presented to the campers? Join us at our Task Group meeting on February 16th, 7pm (6:30pm social time) in the Firefly Lodge!

Need a refresher on what the theme options will be? Check out the digital versions of our theme posters! And for those of you who’re wondering, none of these themes have ever been done at camp before (though we’ve done similar themes).

 

2022 Theme Description

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WOW!!! Wonders of the World

Join us to explore the wonders of the world at Ashgrove. Let the stars and planets be your guide to recreate Stonehenge. Light your signal fires from the top of the Great Wall of China. Hike down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, then up to the snows of Kilimanjaro. Enjoy the fun of hand-cranked ice cream. Lift your voices in harmony as you sing from majestic cathedrals. Travel through time to the trade routes of Rome and test yourself on the challenge course. Practice archery, shoot slingshots, or throw tomahawks. Bring to life the people of the pyramids and craft your own engineering wonder. Pack up your imagination and sense of adventure; it’s time to travel. The Wonders of the World await you at Ashgrove!

2019 Theme

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FIESTA: Ashgrove’s Mexico Adventure

It’s FIESTA time! Grab your sombreros and your ‘amigas’ and join us as we explore the wonders of Mexico. Take aim on fun in Archery, investigate the mysteries of lost civilizations and marvel at the Monarch Butterflies’ miraculous migration. Build your expedition team on our challenge course and hone your camp skills, then plot a course to traverse a wonder-filled land from the Gulf Coast of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean with a peek at Our Cabana, an international center for Girl Guides, near the heart of the country. Immerse yourself in lively music and dance; try your hand at folk arts; crank your own ice cream and learn stories of a diverse culture and its people. Don’t take a ‘siesta’ or you’ll miss out on our FIESTA, Ashgrove’s Mexico Adventure!

2018 Theme

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Ashgrove’s “Star Wars” Adventure: May the forest be with you

In a camp, not so far, far away join Padawans and Jedi Masters to form a team ready for the challenges of inter-galactic adventure. Test your survival skills on the Outer Rim, use the force to get on target in archery, or try your hand at out-of-this-world crafts. Share stories of the stars as you crank your own ‘Hothian’ frozen treat, and then expand your world by exploring the wonders of the planet you’re on. Raise your voice in song, create rhythms for a universe you design, and run diagnostics to discover the wonders and perils of space. Ashgrove Adventure, this is the camp you’re looking for!

2017 Theme

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Ashgrove’s National Park Adventure: Mountains, Monuments, and Memories

Grab your gear and join our adventure as we discover awe inspiring U. S. National Parks from Acadia to Zion. Immerse yourself in the diverse beauty of nature and Leave No Trace as you trek around camp. Delve into geologic, historic, and scenic wonders then aim true on the archery range. Play a part in our theater in the woods and build your excursion team to conquer our challenge course. Spend a night under the stars, raise your voice in song, and chill-out with hand-cranked ice cream. Join our eight days of monumental fun and connect with nature while exploring America’s Best idea.