SONOMA COUNTY SUMMER CAMPS 2025
camp participant // photo by Dave Hage
Weaving Earth offers summer camps in Sonoma County for youth ages 4-10. This page has information about all of our weeklong summer day camps in 2025 — please read through the sections below for details. You can apply for summer camp by clicking the application link at the bottom of this page. If you have questions, please contact us.
As educators, we are passionate about working with young people. In all of our Sonoma County summer camps, the local ecosystem is the classroom. Sonoma County’s woods, creeks, meadows, hills, plants, and animals come magically alive through exploration, interaction, and storytelling. We value curiosity as a guide for growth, and we strive for a cultural environment in which the youth learn to collaborate and support each other. As a part of this cultural environment, we aim to nurture a commitment to equity and eco-social justice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. OUR APPROACH TO EDUCATION
We organize our curriculum into four interrelated pillars. While we present these pillars as distinct, we want to emphasize that they are fluid and always interconnected in practice. That fluidity is symbolized by the water moving through each pillar. To learn more about how we approach education with kids, visit our Wild Tenders page.
We organize our curriculum into four interrelated pillars. To learn more about how we approach education with kids, visit our Wild Tenders page.
EARTH INTIMACY
CO-LIBERATION
EMBODIMENT
prayerful action
II. PROGRAM DETAILS
Our Sonoma County summer camps are for youth ages 4 to 10, divided into 2 age cohorts.
You can sign up for one or more weeks using the same application, linked at the bottom of this page. However, we do need a separate application for each child you are applying for.
1. LOCATION
15 minutes NW of downtown Sebastopol (Sonoma County). Specific location and directions provided upon registration.
2. SCHEDULE
The table below shows the Summer Camp schedule at a glance, broken down by age group. If you are interested in backpacking for teens, click here. NOTE: All camps run Monday through Friday from 9 AM until 3 PM. You can sign up for 1, 2, 3 or all 4 camps!
AGES 4-6
QUAIL
AGES 7-10
OTTERS
JUNE 16 - 20
(WEEK 1)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 1
PRACTICE and PLAY 1
JUNE 23 - 27
(WEEK 2)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 2
PRACTICE and PLAY 2
JULY 14 - 18
(WEEK 3)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 3
PRACTICE and PLAY 3
JULY 21 - 25
(WEEK 4)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 4
PRACTICE and PLAY 4
AGES 4-6
QUAIL
AGES 7-10
OTTERS
JUNE 16 - 20
(WEEK 1)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 1
QUAIL
PRACTICE and PLAY 1
OTTERS
JUNE 23 - 27
(WEEK 2)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 2
QUAIL
PRACTICE and PLAY 2
OTTERS
JULY 14 - 18
(WEEK 3)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 3
QUAIL
PRACTICE and PLAY 3
OTTERS
JULY 21 - JULY 25
(WEEK 4)
EXPLORE and IMAGINE 4
QUAIL
PRACTICE and PLAY 4
OTTERS
3. DAILY RHYTHM
Both Quail and Otters camps follow a similar daily rhythm, though we adapt and improvise as needed!
9 AM — Drop-off / Activity/Game
9:15 AM — Morning Circle / Gratitude / Snack (for the Quail)
9:30 or 10 AM — Embark on daily wander / exploration, with games and activities along the way
12 PM — Lunch
12:30 PM — Free play
1 PM — “Crafternoon” / Sit spots
2:30 PM — Clean up
2:45 PM — Closing Circle / Daily Highlights
3 PM — Pick-up
4. RATIOS
Our Quail camps (ages 4-6) have two adult mentors and are capped at 10 participants in order to achieve a ratio of 1:5.
Our Otters camps (ages 7-10) have two adult mentors and are capped at 14 participants in order to achieve a ratio of 1:7.
We occasionally accept 1-2 more participants if a majority of the camp’s participants are returners and we can anticipate what the group dynamic will be like.
5. SAFETY AND CERTIFICATIONS
We conduct background checks on all employees.
Our lead mentors are trained in first aid.
Our lead mentors are trained as mandated reporters.
We have emergency protocols in place — all staff carry long-range walkie talkies and stocked first aid kits.
Weaving Earth has current and verified insurance for all of our programs.
III. TUITION
1. PRICING
We offer a sliding scale tuition for these Summer Camps. The prices are per week of camp, and we’ve also shown the price per hour for each range of the sliding scale.
$400
$13.33/hr
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$500
$16.66/HR
We offer this range because we know that some families can afford to pay a bit more and some need to pay a bit less. Our hope is that this will average out in a way that helps us to meet our organizational needs.
2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
If your family isn’t able to pay on this sliding scale, please indicate that in your application, and we will do our best to meet your needs. In previous years, many families participated via 4Cs Sonoma County and River to Coast Children’s Services. For questions about financial assistance, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
As a local 501c3 nonprofit we are a vital resource & navigation hub for families, care providers and the community at large.
4Cs (Community Child Care Council) has been working since 1972 to ensure every child in Sonoma County has the care and early education they need.
RCCS advocates for the well-being of children and families in Western Sonoma County providing subsidized child care, resources and referrals, provider/parent trainings and education, and community outreach as a way of addressing the community’s diverse and ever-changing needs. We have been providing these services since 1976.
3. DONATIONS
If your family is able to pay beyond the sliding scale and would like to make a donation to our scholarship fund, you can indicate that in your application — we would be grateful for your support! Any money you contribute will be considered a tax-deductible donation and we will send you a donation receipt for your records.
