OUR MISSION

We value play, community and creativity.

We believe that kids should spend their hours creating, inventing, problem-solving and laughing, so we put our resources - time, teachers and materials - toward supporting their ideas. That changes everything: the block corner becomes a racetrack, the front yard becomes a sidewalk cafe, the classroom becomes a toy workshop. What stays consistent is our commitment to a democratic, child-centered process and our focus on building a community of acceptance and kindness.

• We prioritize the inclusion and celebration of kids of all abilities and backgrounds.

• Anti-racist, gender inclusive, anti-ablest and youth empowered training is essential for our team, and our daily curriculum, materials and encounters are created and evaluated according to this work.

• We are committed to providing free and reduced-tuition camp to qualified families. (so far we have adjusted $75,000 in tuition and counting)

• We maintain a staff to camper ratio that allows all community members to thrive (1:4-1:7, dependent on age and activity.)

• Our staff are incomparably warm, experienced and talented, and we are committed to compensating them that way.