Thanks to everyone who helped make our Summer Camp 2024 season a huge success!
We’ll be back in 2025 for another great summer season with camps in Davis and Sacramento!
Reparations & Tuition Assistance
We have a few opportunities to offer tuition assistance for families with financial need (please contact us in advance to apply and receive the coupon code!).
We offer a discounted reparations rate of 40% off standard tuition to families identifying as Black and/or Indigenous to North America, regardless of financial need. You will find the reparations code in the session description on the registration site.
Please note that tuition assistance cannot be combined with the use of homeschool charter funds (but the reparations rate can).
Using Homeschool Charter Funds
If you are with a homeschool charter, there are detailed instructions on how to use charter funds in the description of each class in the registration system. Just click on "view more details" under the name of the class to get the class-specific coupon code and further instructions. The coupon code will allow you to check out paying only a $25 deposit, which you will then debit from the amount you request from your charter school.
Cancelations & Refunds
If your plans change and you need to cancel, full refunds, minus a $25 per registrant cancelation fee, will be issued until one week before the season begins (i.e. when the season begins on a Monday, the last day to get a refund will be the Sunday of the week prior, or 8 days before the start of the season). We cannot guarantee refunds after that date.
Additional FAQs
What goes on in this program?
So much! Like our drop-off programs during the school year, our summer camp is a thoughtful blend of child-led exploration and play, and facilitated activities, which will include nature crafts; nature awareness-based games and activities; naturalist studies, including learning about the flora and fauna of the area, and identifying animal tracks. Each group bring a unique energy, abilities and desires, so no two weeks will be exactly the same!
What happens in case of hazardous conditions?
If the AQI is above 100, there is an unprecedented heat wave, or any other weather conditions that pose a risk to health and safety, we will cancel for that day, and families will receive a refund of 50% of the day’s tuition.
What's your approach to water safety?
We carry life jackets during water-play weather, and all children will wear a life jacket when in the water.
What is the child to adult ratio?
For our summer program, we have 5-6 kids per Forest Mentor.
What does my child need bring?
You will receive a full Parent Guide before the start of the program, which will include more detailed information, but generally, your child will need to bring a backpack that they can easily carry with water, a sack lunch and snack, and appropriate clothing for the weather. In the summer there is often opportunities for water play, so a change of clothes and/or swimwear is helpful. We provide life jackets, which will be worn by kids at all times in the water.