I've read the reviews that have been posted here and they're just lousy parents complaining how they weren't rolled the red carpet and how they didn't see how this benefited their child and blah blah blah. Well as a young adult who actually participated in this retreat all I remember is that I had a fun and amazing time. To this day I have memories of the trip and still have the shirt they gave me when I was younger. This camp was an all-girls camp that I actually had no idea till I was dropped off. I was one of those kids that "Donald" the previous commenter said took the bus and came out to be the same price "whatever Donald". I actually enjoyed that bus ride we picked up other girls and all enjoyed the scenery of driving up to camp. Our camp counselor was super cool and was very nice, and inspiring, and overall pushed us to be a better version of ourselves. The camp consisted of dance class, movie night, campfires, pool time, archery, singing, hiking, stargazing, tie-dye shirt making, chappel, nap time, storytelling, and growing a sisterhood. We also participated in helping with the kitchen such as snack time and setting up the tables in groups for lunch, dinner, and breakfast. The camp counselor was meant for the youth, not the parents, which is why the red carpet was not rolled out for you "Donald". But I do want to address what "Kelly," said about the foster youth. I was actually one of those foster youth who was able to participate at this camp because it was paid for by the DCFS aka "your tax money Kelly and Donald" *gasp*. I didn't know if they're were other foster youth on camp because we never once mentioned it and we were not treated less. The point of this camp is to be inclusive and to surround other young girls with girls their age and counselors who can be leaders. I didn't know by being a foster kid that we should have been segregated as "Kelly" suggested because we were BAD kids. How dare "Kelly", luckily the camp didn't listen to Kelly and actually treated us as human beings and were able to assist us in understanding ourselves as females and how powerful we can be together not segregated. This camp is a great experience that I would do again even if it was outside of my comfort zone from living in the big city to coming here to being outdoors. And even if you aren't religious which I wasn't they accept everyone and allow you to sit in the back with a counselor to make you feel accepted and welcomed in a setting that may be uncomfortable. Camp Mariastella "2016" read more