Girls Construction Camp Making an Impact

Story & Graphic by Emerson Godfrey – Assistant Copy Editor

  This summer is all about new opportunities and making the most of the time spent. For many girls in the Kansas City area, this time well spent will be at Camp Garney Construction Camp, an all-girls camp at Herndon Career Center. This camp is a perfect opportunity for girls to learn and expand on their construction and engineering skills.

   “Having girls in this space is massively impactful,” Hillary Griffith, Geometry in Construction teacher, said.

   There is so much importance in allowing girls to feel confident in these skill sets.

   “They should feel just as empowered to be able to do those things as any boy would in any of these classes,” Griffith said.

   The Camp Garney Construction Camp allows for hands-on classes, learning experiences, community service through carpentry, and even gives participants high school credit and free meals.

   The Garney Construction Camp is June 1-12, and will be an impactful experience for all girls who participate.