PARTNERED WITH NON-PROFIT 501C3 EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, GIRL WITH GRIT

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Camp Grit and Girl with Grit have the mission to provide opportunities for hands-on learning and life skills in creative ways.

LOCATION:
We run mobile programs throughout the San Antonio area!
Headquarters: The AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center
102 City Park Rd., Boerne, TX 78006 (BY BOERNE SOCCER FIELDS)
CONTACT: info@girlwithgrit.com
SOCIAL: @girlwithgritprogram

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DONATIONS FUND FREE CLASSES FOR YOUTH THROUGH MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND UNDERSERVED OR TRADITIONALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH DIRECTED TO US THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE COMMUNITY.

How can we help you?

If you want to learn everything from tools to tires to financial literacy – and safety on the roads, in the wilderness, or at home – Camp Girl with Grit is all about teaching people the basic skills.

16 Hours of Life Skills everyone can use

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Camp Grit and Camp Girl with Grit are intensive but fun life skills camps for all youth. Over the course of classes with us, youth learn about the skills it takes to survive. We engage students with fun, hands-on learning and projects.

Students join us weekly for a fun and unique hands-on opportunity to learn life skills with various experienced instructors. From tools to tires to financial literacy AND EVEN safety on the roads, out in wilderness, or at home – Camp Girl with Grit is all about teaching people the basics.

During Camp, we are joined with instructors from Texas Women in Trades, NAWIC, MSC Direct, Frost Bank, NOLS and various community leaders that are experts in their skillset.

Camps have been called potentially life-saving and life-changing by law enforcement and behavioral scientists. Not only can teaching these skills protect our youth, it can open up interests in new career paths and hobbies through exposure to tools and beginning know-how of GRIT.

WHAT DO YOU LEARN AT CAMP GRIT OR CAMP GIRL WITH GRIT?

The curriculum of Camp Grit and Camp Girl with Grit has 7 modules that prepares people with the basic life skills and know-how they need to flourish in independent living. These modules are taught over the duration of 8 weeks or one weekend. The total hours to recieve the Certicate of Completion is 16 hours. We do offer condensed versions too.

TOOLS AND TRADES (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

WEEK 1: Students will build a birdhouse and learn about tools, PPE, and knowledge of the Skilled Trades through Texas Women in Trades. This module is geared towards growing handiness around the house and applying it to career paths.

DRIVE AND THRIVE (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

Students will learn the basics of automotive care and how to handle emergencies including how to change a tire, jump a battery, weather related roadside emergencies, vehicle maintenance – such as checking fluids and signs of needed maintenance, and more.

COOKIES AND CONSTRUCTION (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

The goal of this class is to implement knowledge (i.e. wall structure, plumbing, electrical, etc.) about buildings that everyone needs to know in a fun, interactive way. We will also talk to women in the San Antonio Chapter of NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction). Cookies are included for a fun hands-on building project.

HOUSEHOLD 911 (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

We will cover how to handle some very simple and some very scary emergencies. Students will get hands-on use with a fire extinguisher and learn how to deal with various emergencies from clogged toilets to bursting pipes to how to safely handle a firearm.

HOME ECONOMICS (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

Students will learn basic household skills through hands-on projects to help them achieve independence from cooking on the fly to hanging heavy curtains to patching a pair of jeans or a hole in the wall.

INTO THE WILD (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

Learn basic wilderness survival from what to do if you get lost to encountering a wild animal. Students will go on a hike discussing their skills. Students 16+ can get their Wilderness First Aid Certification and a College Credit with Dual Enrollment in our NOLS Wilderness First Aid.

FINANCIAL LITERACY (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

Students will learn the basics of budget, principles of financial health and more through experts in finance.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (CLICK TO LEARN MORE)

Youth and families can come join us for a celebration of their new grit and skills. Students will be awarded their Certificate of Completion.

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CAMP GIRL WITH GRIT (Girls Only) – 8 Weeks of Life Skills

FALL SESSION:

10/20/23 to 12/8/23 – Fridays, 5 to 7 PM – (Off Thanksgiving Week)

LOCATION: The AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center
102 City Park Rd., Boerne, TX 78006 (BY BOERNE SOCCER FIELDS)

CONTACT: info@girlwithgrit.com

OTHER UPCOMING SESSIONS
SPRING: 3/1/24 to 4/26/24 (Off 3/15 and 3/29 for Spring Break and Good Friday) – Fridays, 5 to 7 PM

SOCIAL: @girlwithgritprogram

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SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!

Thanks to our sponsors such as MSC Direct, the San Antonio Area Foundation, H-E-B, and Rosie’s Beauty Lounge, we have CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS available!

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CAMP GRIT (CO-ED) – 8 Weeks of Life Skills

SCHOOL YEAR SESSION:

1/19/24 to 2/23/23 – Fridays, 5 to 7 PM – Fridays, 5 to 7 PM

LOCATION: The AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center
102 City Park Rd., Boerne, TX 78006 (BY BOERNE SOCCER FIELDS)

CONTACT: info@girlwithgrit.com

OTHER UPCOMING SESSIONS
SPRING: 3/1/24 to 4/26/24 (Off 3/15 and 3/29 for Spring Break and Good Friday) – Fridays, 5 to 7 PM

SOCIAL: @girlwithgritprogram

SCHOOL YEAR SESSION – 8 WEEKS

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Private Camps

Private Camp Options:

We offer 8 week sessions in Schools, Community Centers and other settings. It’s up to the customer to collect registrations and pay.

In order to get the Certificate of Completion, students complete 16 hours of instruction, which is the two day camp at a minimum.

We do offer a condensed version of the camp curriculum in 3 hour and full day formats.

We offer training in launching your own Girl with Grit in your City and also can travel out to teach our mix of curriculum.

Boys are welcome, adults are welcome – it’s the client’s choice who attends. This can be held at our location or your location. Schedule a Private Camp Grit or Camp Girl with Grit Now!

Contact info@girlwithgrit.com for private camps in San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, and Houston, TX.

MUSEUM DAY AT

The AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center

“Museum Day is like shop class, home economics, and art all in one.”

We host a FRIDAY MUSEUM DAY where we cover anything from tools to sewing to carpentry to cooking with our creation and skill-building stations set-up for independent learners – all with our special blend of creativity and craftsmanship.

Museum Day has the goal to bring more hands-on activities designed for youth while revitalizing the historical grounds of the AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center in Boerne, TX through community projects we facilitate.

WHEN? MOST FRIDAYS YEAR-ROUND.

Summer: Youth can drop in from 11 AM to 1 PM to come have some hands-on fun with structured activities. Have them bring lunch and enjoy the wonderful park grounds and their friends in a supervised setting after their activities are complete.

School Year:Youth can drop in from 1 PM to 5PM (2 hour max) to come have some hands-on fun with structured activities. Our School Year Schedule runs from Labor Day to Memorial Day. Please note, we do take some school holiday closures.

WHERE: The AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center
102 City Park Rd., Boerne, TX 78006 (BETWEEN 46 and BOERNE SOCCER FIELDS)

What kinds of activities are there?

Heritage and History

Hands-on activities to garner knowledge about our history and heritage.

Arts and Crafts

A spot to relax into the creative energy and learn various art-centered projects. We offer youth a mix of materials and projects to create with.

Tools and Trades

We introduce youth to various tools and skilled trades through projects we do as individuals and as a team.

Home Economics

From how to care, repair, and upcycle clothing and textiles to making a grilled cheese sandwich – we show youth how to be independent in the home.

Real-life Business Skills

Business skill-building stations from creating a business plan, developing handmade inventory or services, and selling opportunities.

MUSEUM DAY – REGISTER OR PAY HERE (Co-ed)

Girl with Grit and Camp Grit

Our Mission

Girl with Grit Program started as a purely GIRL POWER 501c3 nonprofit youth program but have adapted to include ALL per community needs and requests. We didn’t like being discriminated against as girls so we don’t discriminate against others and that’s where Camp Grit started.

Girl with Grit is a 501c3 educational nonprofit that believes that saturating more general life skills from tires to sewing and carpentry to cooking can help develop more independence. Without these skills, one can be held back from careers, hobbies, passions, interests, and just plain life.

Girl with Grit partners with Camp Grit to provide opportunities for ALL youth, adults, and those in need of independent living skills to get these skills.

Girl with Grit has been in multiple publications and on various podcasts and was featured in the cover story “Girl Power” in the San Antonio Business Journal. We were also recognized by San Antonio Mayor Nirenberg and nominated as Best Nonprofit in Boerne, TX.

Upcoming Events

Please look for Girl with Grit at local markets in both Boerne, TX and Wimberley, TX. We are at Wimberely Market Days the first Saturday of most months of the year. We are at Boerne Market Days the second weekend of most months.

Special Events

Girl with Grit joining forces with Girls Rock Houston in Houston, TX!

Making a Donation

Girl with Grit is proud to direct all donations into programming costs and scholarships. This ensures that donations made to our 501c3 nonprofit directly impact the people that need it most. Donations are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law.

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