Part 2: ‘E’ is for Empowered

Give me a ‘G!’ G! Give me an ‘E!’ E! Give me an ‘M!’ M! Give me an ‘S!’ S! What does that spell? G-E-M-S, GEMS! Welcome back to the Girls Empowered at Mountain Shepherd trilogy! In our last feature, we began breaking down the G.E.M.S. acronym with a list of some of...

WSLS 10

The New River Valley’s WSLS 10 highlighted Girls Empowered at Mountain Shepherd this summer! The feature shows viewers that middle school girls are learning much more than wilderness survival skills during their week of camp; GEMS campers also develop skills that are...

Part 1: ‘G’ is for Girls

One of the things that makes Girls Empowered by Mountain Shepherd (G.E.M.S.) such a sparkling gem is that it is an outdoor program created for girls, by women. This simple concept puts G.E.M.S. on the map with organizations like Girl Scouts, Girls on the Run, and...