VILDA SUMMER CAMP for Ages 4½-6½

Ages 4½-6½ / Fairfax & NOVATO

Nature Adventure

Look for frogs, hidden treasures and animal tracks as we make our way through the landscape playing games and singing.  This half-day camp is for the younger crew and focuses on experiencing the magic of nature in a hands-on, fun way.  Timeless exploration, storytelling and free play balanced by creative nature-based activities and games. Group participation skills are invisibly woven into the day. 

Each one of our sites provides something fun and different. When in the Fairfax woods we focus a tad more on tracking and plants, at China Camp we get some safe beach and water playtime. 

This camp is appropriate for first-time as well as experienced campers ages 4½ - 6½ .

In addition to our core curriculum, this camp may include:

  • Nature awareness practice

  • Basics of staying safe in the wilderness

  • Lost proofing

  • Nature games

  • Animal tracking

  • Bird language

  • Shelter and fort building

  • Learning about wild edibles in a safe way

  • Natural dyes and art projects

  • Hiking hills, creeks, and valleys

  • Creating nature guides

  • and more...


FAIRFAX

Details:
Ages: 4½ - 6½
Location(s): This camp meets at a beautiful lake area 10 minutes from downtown Fairfax.
Times: 9am - 3:00pm Daily
(Early pickup option available at 1:45pm)

Tuition
Rate A: $800
Rate B: $620
Rate C: $520

Click HERE for an explanation of our pricing tiers
*With our very varied economical situations in the Bay Area, families have differing abilities to pay. We want our programs to serve as many children as possible regardless of financial situation.*

**Rate A** - represents the actual cost of running a program in this area and is comparable with the rates of several local specialty camps. It funds our long-term goals and work.

**Rate B** - covers our basic costs for running this particular program, but it does not cover our organizational costs.

**Rate C** - does not cover the cost of program and is subsidized by Rate A and donations.

Scholarships are available.  Contact us for more information. Find answers to common questions.

Multiple weeklong sessions are offered throughout the summer, so you can pick and choose the dates that work best with your schedule. Click the session links below to register.

If your child needs additional social or emotional attention, please contact us before registering for this program.

Before registering make sure you’ve read our Readiness Checklist for Kids Ages 4-6

What if the session I want is full?: Join the waitlist! Sometimes we’re able to expand capacity (and sometimes people cancel). If your spot in the waitlist opens, you’ll receive an email and then have a limited time reserved to register.

The Jul 1 - Jul 3 session is only 3 days long and as a result has a lower tuition:


NOVATO / STAFFORD LAKE

Details:
Ages: 4½ - 6½
Location: Stafford Lake, Novato
Times: 9am - 3:00pm Daily
(Early pickup option available at 1:45pm)

Tuition
Rate A: $800
Rate B: $620
Rate C: $520

Click HERE for an explanation of our pricing tiers
*With our very varied economical situations in the Bay Area, families have differing abilities to pay. We want our programs to serve as many children as possible regardless of financial situation.*

**Rate A** - represents the actual cost of running a program in this area and is comparable with the rates of several local specialty camps. It funds our long-term goals and work.

**Rate B** - covers our basic costs for running this particular program, but it does not cover our organizational costs.

**Rate C** - does not cover the cost of program and is subsidized by Rate A and donations.

Scholarships are available.  Contact us for more information. Find answers to common questions.

Multiple weeklong sessions are offered throughout the summer, so you can pick and choose the dates that work best with your schedule. Click the session links below to register.

If your child needs additional social or emotional attention, please contact us before registering for this program.

Before registering make sure you’ve read our Readiness Checklist for Kids Ages 4-6

What if the session I want is full?: Join the waitlist! Sometimes we’re able to expand capacity (and sometimes people cancel). If your spot in the waitlist opens, you’ll receive an email and then have a limited time reserved to register.