Rock and Roll Camp for Girls
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The Rock and Roll Camp for Girls is a non-profit organization based in Portland
, Oregon
, United States
which gives girls ages 8–18 the opportunity to learn rock instruments, form bands, write songs, and perform. The mostly volunteer and female staff strives to inspire self-esteem and mutual support among diverse campers within this rock band framework. The camp was first held in August 2001.
The camp grew out of founder Misty McElroy's 2000 project as a women's studies major at Portland State University
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Inspired by the Portland project, Girls' Rock Camps now take place in more than two dozen American cities including New York City, Austin TX, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Athens GA, as well as in Canada and Sweden. Each camp is independently run, but organizers exchange ideas and share approaches by way of the international Girls' Rock Camp Alliance.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
which gives girls ages 8–18 the opportunity to learn rock instruments, form bands, write songs, and perform. The mostly volunteer and female staff strives to inspire self-esteem and mutual support among diverse campers within this rock band framework. The camp was first held in August 2001.
The camp grew out of founder Misty McElroy's 2000 project as a women's studies major at Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
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Inspired by the Portland project, Girls' Rock Camps now take place in more than two dozen American cities including New York City, Austin TX, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Athens GA, as well as in Canada and Sweden. Each camp is independently run, but organizers exchange ideas and share approaches by way of the international Girls' Rock Camp Alliance.
See also
- Girls Rock!Girls Rock!Girls Rock! is a documentary film that follows four 8-18-year-old girls at the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon, United States....
, a documentary film about the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls. - School of RockSchool of RockSchool of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black...
, a feature film about teaching children to play rock and roll. - Rock SchoolRock SchoolRock School is a British reality TV series starring Gene Simmons , in which he has a short time to turn a class of school children into a fully fledged rock band, at the end of which they must perform in a supporting slot for a leading rock band.Rock School is made by British production company...