How camp works

  • Every girl brings a solution. She picks one of four problems and arrives knowing how she wants to help. Camp turns her solution into a business.

  • Teams of 4. 20 girls in 5 teams, grouped by problem and by ideas that fit together. Each team gets at least 2 mentors and wins a prize at Pitch Fest.

  • 4 weeks, 20 days. Monday to Thursday online, Friday in person. Draft dates: July 12th to august 6th, 2027.

  • Bilingual. Every material is in English and Spanish. Girls speak, write and pitch in either language or both.

The four problems

Disability access

Homelessness

Food access

Sustainability

A week at camp

Fri

Build Day

In person

Thu

Topic 3

Online

Wed

Topic 2

Online

Tue

Topic 1

Online

Mon

Creativity

Taught live by Jimena

A day at camp

Online days (Mon to Thu)

9:00 Podcast walk in her own neighborhood

10:00 Live session

10:30 Team breakouts

11:15 Self-paced lesson, book excerpt, expert video

12:45 Offline build at home

2:30 Live share-out, then done at 3:00

Fridays (in person)

9:00 Arrive, group podcast walk

10:20 Recall game

10:40 Hands-on workshop

11:40 Book talks and library requests

12:45 Afternoon build

3:00 Share-out and passport stamps

Before camp

Two weeks ahead, girls start Mindset online (main book: Grit by Angela Duckworth) and finish Social Impact on the Ascendela website. They write up their solution on one page and get their Boston Public Library card ready. Creativity is taught during the 4 weeks of camp, every Monday, live with Jimena.

The 20 days

Woven through every week

  • Podcast walks every morning with The Social Entrepreneur Podcast, one episode per day.

  • Expert videos from Jimena's friends and family, one per topic plus one per problem.

  • Recommended books, each with a short video. Girls borrow them free from the Boston Public Library. Phones and headphones on loan.

  • Extra credit: short courses, podcasts, biographies and Duolingo for English or Spanish.

  • Camp passport: a stamp for every topic, earned on Fridays.

Big moments

Day 5 Guest panel, one guest per problem, and Lego Day

Day 10 Launch Party for families

Day 15 Camp Market; proceeds go to a group the girls choose

Day 20 Pitch Fest: every team wins a prize