Are you ready to ROCK?! Today, was day one of Girls Rock Camp for our high school campers! Welcome, everyone! Campers came in this morning bright and early to meet each other and to start with some icebreakers. What did they do? Below are a few highlights: Campers set some ground ru...

It’s the day before the showcase, and the jitters are living within the campers and filling the Philharmonic with nervous and excited energy. Campers had their last instrument lessons today, sharing their parts for their songs and giving each other feedback. Following was a yoga works...

It’s been another successful day at Girls Rock! Camp (#girlsrockcamp). In the morning, campers had instrument lessons and attended a Media Literacy workshop lead by the VITs (Volunteer(s) In Training).   In this workshop, a slideshow was presented, focusing on media in the movies a...

The Volunteers in Training didn’t get much of a chance to write today.   They were busy getting ready to lead the Media Literacy workshop tomorrow.   Today, they huddled up with Girls Rock! RI co-directors Hilary Jones and Reza Clifton, paring down their ideas and making sure ...

The day two report from the VITS - Volunteers in Training - who are this week’s oldest campers:   Everyone at camp is having an amazing time!   Campers attended their chosen instrument lessons in the morning and afternoon.   Keyboard lessons in specific focused on arpeggios ...

This week, the oldest campers - the VITS, or Volunteers in Training - are handling documentation: photos and reporting. Today, campers formed bands, and began writing their songs. The VITS began meeting the bands. Here’s what they found out about the first six:   Instructors: Alex ...

Name Courtney Denelle Age 36 Hometown Providence, RI Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with music, education, or social justice work. I’m a short fiction writer and grammar nerd for-hire (read: copy editor). I also work with Day One Rhode Island as a Survivor A...

Name Heather Jackson Age 35 Hometown Minot, ND Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with music, education, or social justice work. I started playing flute in 5th grade and played all through public schooling. I got into punk rock when I was about 14/15 and started...