Camp Desi Roots Philly
Camp Shelly Ridge Philadelphia 5/10 - 5/11, 9am - 4pm
Outward Bound Discovery Center, 5/17 - 5/18, 9am - 4pm
Camp Desi Roots Philly is a FREE summer day camp for South Asian girls to find strength in themselves and each other, and foster a deeply rooted sense of self and belonging through storytelling and outdoor adventure.
Outward Bound Discovery Center
May 17th - 18, South Asian girls ages 13 - 17
The Discovery Center is immersed in a beautiful outdoor setting overlooking the largest body of freshwater in Philadelphia, the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir. Campers will engage their minds, spirits, and bodies in this day camp through interpretative hikes, guided canoeing with the Audobon Center, yoga, ziplining, and identity immersion / journaling sessions where campers will delve into questions related to their desi immigrant identities. We will also be joined by South Asian women enterpreneurs who will facilitate hands on workshops on ayurveda and classical dance.
Camp Shelly Ridge
May 10th - 11th, South Asian girls ages 8 - 12
Shelly Ridge is a beautiful, wooded property that includes acres of hiking trails, an activity center with a climbing and bouldering wall, day-use pavilions, an archery range, and a low ropes course. Over the course of this epic weekend, we will engage in a number of activities, including hiking, wall climbing, a low ropes challenge course, an outdoor picnic, yoga / meditation, and identity immersion / journaling sessions where campers will delve into questions related to their desi identities.
