Summer 2024
is complete!
QT Camps 2024
Queer and Trans Summer Day Camp
is designed to support and affirm campers who identify as LGBTQIA+ gaining confidence in themselves through outdoor adventure. Famous Adventures Summer camp provides daily adventures. And Planned Parenthood's Teen Connections empowers campers with information about navigating identity and self-advocacy. ​
Tell me more:
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​QT Camp is made up 12 campers and three adult staff from Famous Adventures (Action camp is 13 campers and two adult staff), plus our visiting partner from Planned Parenthood's Teen Connections.
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We travel in a 15-passenger van from the meeting location to our adventure activity in the morning, and our lessons in the afternoon.
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We also visit parks, playgrounds, find sweet treats, etc.
Adventure Camp
Rising Grades 3-7
June 10-14, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
In partnership with Famous Adventures, campers visit Charleston Aquapark, Surfing with Isla Surf School, Scavenger Hunt, day trip to Botany Bay, and Whirin' Waters. We are outdoors all day, rain or shine
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​Each afternoon will feature a lesson from Teen Connection's Get Real: topics are Values, Self-advocacy, Relationship Boundaries, and Gender
Sliding Scale, as you are able:
- Full Cost of Camp is $290
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- Free and reduced price camps are available for all campers. Campers who are able are asked to pay a $50 deposit to hold a space at camp, refunded after you've attended
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Camp Out
​Rising grades 6-9,
June 17-21, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
In partnership with Famous Adventures, campers explore Charleston's most popular destinations: SC Aquarium, IAAM Museum, collaborative art project, and a Scavenger Hunt, while building awareness of our relationships.
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​Each afternoon will feature a lesson from Teen Connection's Get Real: topics are Values, Self-advocacy, Relationship Boundaries, and Gender
Sliding Scale, as you are able:
- Full Cost of Camp is $290
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- Free and reduced price camps are available for all campers. Campers who are able are asked to pay a $50 deposit to hold a space at camp, refunded after you've attended
Action!
​Rising grades 9-12
June 24-28, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Intersectionality, Self-Adcovcacy, & Summer Fun!
Activities include:
- workshops with local LGBT advocates and artists
- visit IAAM and Caw Caw Interpretive Center to study the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, and identity
- summer camp games, camper's choice (water park, local attractions, etc)
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​Students will have the opportunity to complete Teen Connection's INclued program, and earn $100 - learn more here
- Action! Camp is free to campers, thanks to a generous grant from Alliance for Full Acceptance
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-Free catered lunch provided by PPSAT! Campers need transportation to and from camp each day, water bottle, swim attire.
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- Campers who are able are asked to pay a $50 deposit to hold a space at camp, refunded after you've attended
Need different dates or grade ranges?
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Our sibling camp, Famous Adventures, provides inclusive programming for grades 1-8 all summer long.
Tell us more about what you'd like to see at QT Camp! kyndra@qtcamp.org