Day FOUR! Almost there!!

Played hand games at assembly ✅
Had our last instrument instructions ✅
Watched Girls On Toast perform at lunch! ✅
Learned about music as a sacred space in our workshop ✅
Prepared for dress rehearsal TMRW!! ✅

Get your tickets to our showcase at the link in our bio!!

Halfway through Summer Camp! Day 3:

Complimented each other on the "Shout Out Wall" ✅
Danced to Tidal Wave, a local youth Go-go band, at lunch ✅
Jumped double-dutch at our workshop ✅
Created band posters ✅
Finished our choruses and verses ✅

Make sure to get showcase tix at the link in our bio!

Day 2 of Summer Camp RECAP:

Visited the Tiny Desk at NPR ✅
Continued learning our instruments ✅
Watched Taisha Estrada perform at our lunchtime concert ✅
Screen printed t-shirts ✅
Learned about DC statehood ✅
Worked on our songs ✅

Almost halfway through this week!!

First Day of AUGUST Summer Camp: DONE!! Here's what we did:

Welcomed over 90 campers at NPR ✅
Learned some instrument basics ✅
Watched A.F.R.O.B.A.M. perform at lunch ✅
Wrote a song from scratch after our songwriting workshop✅
Practiced with our bands ✅
Gave out our first "You Rock" buttons ✅

Our FINAL "Overheard at Camp" poster! The campers certainly kept us entertained this week!!!

Get your tickets to our annual Summer Camp showcase TOMORROW (7/19) at the link in our bio!

LAST day of camp:

Morning of breathing/stretching exercises ✅
Went to workshops and band practice ✅
Finished band posters for the showcase ✅
Took professional band photos ✅
Interviewed with NPR staff ✅
Had a full dress rehearsal!! ✅

Get your tix to our showcase TOMORROW at the link in our bio! 🎸🥁

"Overheard at Camp" pt. 4!!

- “I always think that my cats need to get more involved in human gender dynamics”
- “Be a dear and get me a guitar pick”
- *singing*
Camper 1: “OMG I ate!”
Camper 2: “It wasn’t recording…”
- [pretending to be on the phone]
“Hello? 911? I’m awesome!"

The last few days' "Overheard at Camp:"

- Chuck (NPR Employee): “Yes, I have seen Sabrina Carpenter” [endless squeals]
- “doesn’t platypi rhyme with cyanide and formaldehyde? 😀“
- “Camp is like Christmas but better because Frankie is real”
- “Gonna strike a chord and it’s probably E majoooooooor”

Halfway through Summer Camp! Day 3 RECAP:

Started the day with a tour/pic at the Tiny Desk studio ✅
Complimented each other on the "Shout Out Wall" ✅
Kept learning our instruments ✅
Danced to DJ Marcy's set at lunchtime ✅
Jumped double-dutch at our workshop ✅
Finished our choruses and verses ✅

Day 2 of Summer Camp RECAP:

Complimented ourselves and others at morning assembly✅
Continued learning our instruments ✅
Watched Courage Mother, a DMV radical feminist post-hardcore band, perform at lunch ✅
Screen printed t-shirts ✅
Finalized band names ✅
Worked on our songs ✅

Almost halfway there!

Sirra: “How was everyone’s first day?”
Camper: “Well I’m not dead yet am I?”

Happy second day of Summer Camp!!

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Today's "Overheard at Camp" quotes:

- "We're getting less Skittles everytime!"
- "If you smelt it you dealt it." "Nobody smelt it." "*You* did!!"

First Day of Summer Camp: DONE!! Here's the run down:

Welcomed over 80 campers at NPR Studio ✅
Learned some instrument basics ✅
Watched Ragdollz, a Baltimore grunge rock band, perform at lunch ✅
Wrote a whole song from scratch ✅
Practiced with our bands ✅
Gave out our first "You Rock" buttons ✅

We’re getting ready for Summer Camp 2025, and we’d love your help to make it a success! Join us in a fun, low-lift fundraiser going on until the first day of camp: Venmo Bingo! Share this bingo board, collect donations via Venmo, and send the total to @GirlsRockDC! We also accept direct donations!!🎵

Black contributions to music have always shaped the world in which we live. Though Black Music Month ended yesterday, Girls Rock! DC seeks to uplift a few local Black artists/bands who contribute to our own soundtracks. Tag your favorite Black DMV artists/bands in the comments below!! 🎸🎤

Our LGBTQ+ community makes us who we are, and the contributions to music by queer folks are endless. This Pride, Girls Rock! DC wants to recognize four queer artists that have contributed to our culture in meaningful ways: Tracy Chapman, Gladys Bentley, Joan Jett, and Sylvester. Happy Pride!! 🏳️‍🌈

We're in full Summer Camp prep mode, but still need a few more items! You can become a Summer Camp hero by buying something as small as a Sharpie or a pair of drumsticks from our Summer Camp wish list--any contribution will ensure that Camp runs smoothly!!

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Announcing our 2025 Summer Camp Showcases! ✨ Our @girlsrockdc.bsky.social youth campers are going to rock out on stage at @blackcatdc.bsky.social at TWO shows, July 19 & August 9. 🎟️ Discounted early bird tickets are on sale for a limited time, so grab your tix now!

Girls Rock! DC is a leader in transformative and healing music education and leadership development. Every year, we serve hundreds of youth ages 8-18 in Washington, DC, especially centering girls and non-binary youth and Black and brown youth. Stay tuned to learn more about our upcoming summer camp!