Every summer, kids are packed off to thousands of day camps across the country. A chance for kids to learn something new and be with other kids. A break for parents to make sure their kids are somewhere safe and out of their hair. There?s a camp for every possible activity from chess to art to actual camping in the outdoors. But there?s only one rock and roll camp for girls in the country. Located in Portland, Oregon, the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls is in its second year with more than 125 girls from as far away as Florida and South Korea and 100 volunteer musicians as mentors to these girls. This year, the camp was housed in a small ballroom in North Portland with classes in songwriting, guitar, bass, drums and vocals and sprinklings of self-defense and self-esteem. I spent the whole week with the girls singing, playing instruments, and performing. Some were new to rock. Others girls like Maya Traisman and Lauren Krueger already had their own bands. I follwed the girls around as they pursued their dreams of being a rock star. This sound collage on the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls and was produced with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Regional Arts and Culture Council and was broadcast on Studio 360

Every summer, kids are packed off to thousands of day camps across the country. A chance for kids to learn something new and be with other kids. A break for parents to make sure their kids are somewhere safe and out of their hair. There?s a camp for every possible activity from chess to art to actual camping in the outdoors. But there?s only one rock and roll camp for girls in the country. Located in Portland, Oregon, the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls is in its second year with more than 125 girls from as far away as Florida and South Korea and 100 volunteer musicians as mentors to these girls. This year, the camp was housed in a small ballroom in North Portland with classes in songwriting, guitar, bass, drums and vocals and sprinklings of self-defense and self-esteem. I spent the whole week with the girls singing, playing instruments, and performing. Some were new to rock. Others girls like Maya Traisman and Lauren Krueger already had their own bands. I follwed the girls around as they pursued their dreams of being a rock star. This sound collage on the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls and was produced with funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Regional Arts and Culture Council and was broadcast on Studio 360