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Orbit 2025 is ready for lift-off! From 3-9 August 2025, over 1,500 girls and volunteers from Ireland and across the globe will gather in County Kildare for a once-in-a-lifetime international Girl Guide Camp. With a space-themed programme, nine dynamic activity zones, and campers from around the world, Orbit 2025 promises a galaxy of learning, leadership, and lasting friendships.
What is Orbit 2025?
Orbit 2025 is Ireland’s international Girl Guide Camp, designed and delivered entirely by volunteers of Irish Girl Guides (IGG). The Camp brings together Guides, Senior Branchers, and Leaders to build community, develop skills, and embrace the core values of youth empowerment, global citizenship, and fun through adventure.
Orbit is not just a Camp, it is a launchpad for the next generation of changemakers.
Why Orbit?
The theme of Orbit 2025 centres on space, and what better metaphor for possibility, potential, and unity? Each girl represents a star, each subcamp represents a constellation, and together they form a galaxy: a symbol of how every girl shines not only in her own way but how together we can build a brighter universe.
In today’s world, collaboration and compassion across borders is more important than ever. Orbit 2025 provides a space where girls from different cultures can learn, lead, and grow side-by-side, united by the power of Guiding.
Activity Zones at Orbit 2025
The Camp features 9 interactive zones tailored to help girls discover new passions, explore leadership, and gain life skills:
Zone 1: Energising Our Future
Girls enjoy splashing in the pool, journey through Guiding history with stories and games from the Trefoil Guild, or take part in chill-out activities like Badge making if they are not swimming.
Zone 2: Uniting Our Future
They take on a rocket crash first aid role-play, solve team-building challenges, and learn self-defence skills as they build trust and cooperation.
Zone 3: Sparking Our Future
Participants learn how to start a Leave No Trace fire, make their own fire lighters, and build a strong, weather-proof shelter using tarps and paracord.
Zone 4: Sustaining Our Future
Girls explore the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through hands-on activities like Bollywood dancing, biodiversity mapping, water filtration, seed paper card making, zine creation, and global citizenship education.
Zone 5: Engineering Our Future
They race robots they build using LEGO Spike Prime and solve interactive coding challenges in the brand-new Campfire Quest with Tangibl, launching at Orbit 2025.
Zone 6: Creating Our Future
Campers contribute to the #FreeBeingMe mural, craft a beaded astronaut, and choose between making a felt rocket or producing a short film in a video-making workshop.
Zone 7: Expressing Our Future
Girls choose two creative sessions from African drumming, a dance workshop, or a calming yoga session, all designed to help them explore their voice and express themself fully.
Zone 8: Uplifting Our Future
They visit the planetarium with Blackrock Observatory, work as a team to launch rockets, and take on thrilling space mission challenges designed to inspire big dreams and bold moves.
Zone 9: Leading Our Future
On Wednesday, participants travel off-site with their Unit to Donadea Forest, where they will take on team challenges and explore nature while building resilience, cooperation, and confidence.
Evenings include campfire celebrations, stargazing, and cultural showcases, all under a shared sky.
Follow the Journey!
You can follow Orbit 2025 in real-time via the Camp’s official social media:
- @orbit2025 on Instagram and Facebook
- Daily updates, photos, stories, and behind-the-scenes sneak peeks
- Use or follow the hashtag: #Orbit2025
