Summer and Winter Camps Information
Sign up for week-long sessions or daily sessions in local parks and nature preserves with our trusted and educated facilitators providing endless opportunities for deep, meaningful engagement in our local outdoor spaces. Camps run 9-2PM with extended care options that run until 3PM.
How to sign up for camps:
- Email me with the dates requested.
- Include your child(s) age, and school grade, and if they have any special needs or allergies. I do my best to provide safe care for all in our community. Please read polices section for more information.
- Once I receive the information, I will let you know if space is available.
- If space is available for requested dates, I will email a camp contract and other paper work.
- Once paperwork and payment for camp(s) is received your space will be saved and guaranteed.
- PLEASE NOTE: camps are intimate with an 8-1 ratio, space cannot to guaranteed until the above is complete.
Camp sessions are as followed and available weekly or daily with a two day minimum.
Winter Camps are offered for one week December 19-23.
Summer Camps are held the following weeks… You may sign up for weekly sessions or daily, NOTE: two day minimum required for daily camps.
June 5-9, June 12-16, June 19-23, June 26-30.
July 10-14, July 17-21, July 24-28.
AUGUST DATES TBD once OUSD releases 2023-2024 Calendar August dates will be determined. Wild Child follows the OUSD Calendar and will provide Summer camps in August until school resumes.
What Wild Child Nature Camps include!!!
We are an intimate program with a 8-1 Ratio making sure your “Wild Child” has the best experience with their peers and camp leads while staying safe through these trying times.
The whole day will be spent outdoors, in the water, sand, dirt & trees. Please have your child come in clothes that they can get dirty in. Remember to label any items they bring. RE: backpack, water bottle, lunch box, clothes, sunscreen, etc.
Wild Child will provide a cubby for each child’s items.
Weekly rate for camps is $385, Daily is $90.00
Wild Child Nature Camps follows the OUSD calendar, we hold camps not only on long holiday breaks but on extra days that aren’t considered government holidays such as Teacher Development days.
Note: Holidays and Teacher development days vary from school to school in the OUSD please reach out for space and availability.
Camp hours are Monday-Friday 9-2pm with extended care options.
Extended care is available until 3:00pm with a hourly rate separate from camp fees. Rates are $20.00 an hour.
Children 4- 9 years of age welcome! We will be expanding our age limit in the future.
Please dress your child appropriately for the weather and apply sunscreen. We will re-apply sunscreen after morning snack and lunchtime in the afternoon.
PLEASE NO OUTSIDE TOYS OR SPECIAL “GUYS” as they might get lost in the wild. We will have sharing day throughout the sessions.
Remember too pack a water bottle, AM snack and lunch.
For children staying for aftercare please pack a water bottle, AM and PM snack, as well as
lunch.
WILD CHILD DOES NOT PROVIDE SNACKS.
WE DO PROVIDE PLENTY OF WATER AND LOVE.
Camp Cancellation
In the event of lack of enrollment for camps. (Camps with less than two campers) the camps will be canceled and a full refund of any payment made will be refunded. In such an event parents/guardians will be notified up to one week before the weeks start date. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. It not only affects parents/guardians it also affects Wild Child Nature School and Camps as well as its employees.
NATURE AND ART CAMP CANCELLATION DUE TO NATURAL UNPREDICTED SITUATIONS
Events such as major earthquake, fire, poor air quality, predicted lighting, high wind advisory, and teacher illness or injury may cause school/camps to be moved to another location, and/or canceled. Local conditions will be considered on predicted creek flooding days. No substitute days or refunds will be offered if the program is canceled that day. The number of canceled days can be unpredictable and substantial. Please keep this in mind when choosing an outdoor education program. Cancelations are dully considered with group health and safety in mind. I will send notifications via email and/or text. In some cases conditions may be fluid and you may be notified in the morning.
I check Weather Underground, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, East Bay Regional Parks, state COVID-19 dashboard, state dataset for children’s COVID-19 cases, Cal Fire, and state drought websites at least once a day before 6:30 AM.
NO SCHOOL, After School Enrichment or CAMPS on Full rain days policy.
Due to the need to keep face coverings breathable, maintain health, and for the need for sitting closely together under cover at mealtimes in wet weather, school or camps will be canceled. Please note NO REFUNDS for such full rain days will be given.
We are currently operating under modified conditions as directed by state and local
authorities.
Covid-19 Update
We are currently operating under modified conditions as directed by state and local
authorities.
If anyone in your household has had any sign or symptom of or tested positive for COVID-19 (or there have been known contacts), DO NOT have your child(ren) come until the appropriate quarantine period has been reached or a negative COVID test and/or doctors note has been provided. For a list of signs and symptoms, please see here:
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
COVID-19 exposure policy
If there is a case of COVIDS-19 exposure the program will be closed for 5 days for any exposure regardless of masks or vaccine status. Children and Facilitators must all test negative on day 5 for program to reopen on day 6 or 7.
*NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY CLOSURES DUE TO EXPOSURE OF COVID-19, OR THE DURATION OF PROGRAM BEING CLOSED DUE TO EXPOSURE.
If you choose to cancel camp enrollment, it MUST be done two weeks before start date. A refund of 50% paid enrollment will be given ONLY if the enrollment is canceled two weeks prior to start date.
