Sonoma County Summer Camps

Sonoma County Summer Camps includes a daily rhythm of exploration, interaction, storytelling, games and activities, morning and closing circles, gratitude, snack, lunch, free play, “crafternoon,” sit spots, clean up, and a daily wander with exploration along the way. The local ecosystem serves as the classroom, including woods, creeks, meadows, hills, plants, and animals. Camps are divided into two age cohorts called Quail and Otters, with Quail groups and Otters groups participating in these structured daily activities.

• Ages: 4–10 years old
• Schedule: Weeklong day camps running Monday through Friday, 9 AM–3 PM, with four separate weeks offered from June 15–19, June 22–26, July 13–17, and July 20–24, 2026
• Price: Sliding scale tuition of $400–$500 per week of camp

Quail camps (ages 4–6) have two adult mentors and are capped at 12 participants, for a ratio of 1 adult to 6 children. Otters camps (ages 7–10) have two adult mentors and are capped at 14 participants, for a ratio of 1 adult to 7 children. All employees undergo background checks, and lead mentors are trained in first aid and as mandated reporters. Emergency protocols are in place, and all staff carry long-range walkie talkies and stocked first aid kits.

Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education, a local 501c3 nonprofit, runs Sonoma County Summer Camps and states that its curriculum is organized into four interrelated pillars: Earth Intimacy, Co-liberation, Embodiment, and Prayerful Action. Weaving Earth has current and verified insurance for all of its programs. The organization describes its mission as providing nature-based education for action at the confluence of ecological, social, and personal systems change.

In previous years, many families have participated in Weaving Earth programs via 4Cs Sonoma County and River to Coast Children’s Services, organizations that provide subsidized child care, resources, referrals, and related support in Sonoma County. Sliding scale tuition includes an option to donate beyond the scale to a scholarship fund, and donations are tax-deductible with a donation receipt provided.

One parent of three youth program participants stated that they were impressed with the level of care the Weaving Earth youth staff brings to the children they work with. Other adult participants and graduates of Weaving Earth programs have described their experiences in testimonials that reference the organization’s practices, content, and impact on their own lives.

Last updated June 26, 2026.