Ashlar Nature-Based Enrichment Programs
Metz Meadows, 19929 Southeast Green Valley Rd, Auburn, WA 98092
About
Ashlar Nature-Based Enrichment Programs offers themed camps that include stories, crafts, games, and activities about animals, water play such as splashing in sprinklers, and foraging and tasting berries of the Pacific Northwest. Campers may practice building forts, learn fire safety and foraging skills, study animal tracks, learn about different types of rocks through reading and crafting, explore earth, water, wind, fire, and wood through stories and music, and take part in beading, dyeing, painting, candle making, and learning about marine life with time for splashing in the water. The Wish Upon A Star session includes a space-themed day, an overnight star-gazing campout for the whole family, a potluck cookout, s’mores, and a pancake breakfast.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Camps run in short sessions ranging from 2 to 5 days, with daily camp times between 9:30am–12:30pm, 10:00am–1:00pm, or 10:00am–2:00pm; the Wish Upon A Star family program runs from 11:00am–4:00pm as a day camp plus an overnight from 4:00pm–9:30am.
• Price: Sessions range from $112–$280 per child, and the Wish Upon A Star family program is $150 for one child day camp plus one tent overnight, with additional fees for extra children and tents.
For all camps, children are asked to bring a backpack with a water bottle and sack lunch, wear sturdy shoes, and are recommended to wear a sun hat, with sunscreen and bug spray applied before drop-off. The Make A Splash and Under The Sea camps ask campers to bring a swimsuit and towel, and the Wish Upon A Star overnight asks families to bring their own tent. Ashlar describes its programs as nature-based, holistic, and emergent, with a focus on whole-child development, curiosity, creativity, and connection, and states that it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to whole-child, nature-based, emergent learning in community. The organization shares a mission statement about building a more sustainable environment rooted in compassion and inclusion and about children growing into lifelong learners and stewards of themselves, one another, and the natural world. Ashlar also acknowledges that its work takes place on the ancestral lands of Coast Salish peoples, particularly the Snoqualmie Tribe and the Puyallup Tribe, and states that this acknowledgment includes respect for their stewardship, recognition of forced removal, and a commitment to ongoing partnership and land care.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Camps run in short sessions ranging from 2 to 5 days, with daily camp times between 9:30am–12:30pm, 10:00am–1:00pm, or 10:00am–2:00pm; the Wish Upon A Star family program runs from 11:00am–4:00pm as a day camp plus an overnight from 4:00pm–9:30am.
• Price: Sessions range from $112–$280 per child, and the Wish Upon A Star family program is $150 for one child day camp plus one tent overnight, with additional fees for extra children and tents.
For all camps, children are asked to bring a backpack with a water bottle and sack lunch, wear sturdy shoes, and are recommended to wear a sun hat, with sunscreen and bug spray applied before drop-off. The Make A Splash and Under The Sea camps ask campers to bring a swimsuit and towel, and the Wish Upon A Star overnight asks families to bring their own tent. Ashlar describes its programs as nature-based, holistic, and emergent, with a focus on whole-child development, curiosity, creativity, and connection, and states that it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to whole-child, nature-based, emergent learning in community. The organization shares a mission statement about building a more sustainable environment rooted in compassion and inclusion and about children growing into lifelong learners and stewards of themselves, one another, and the natural world. Ashlar also acknowledges that its work takes place on the ancestral lands of Coast Salish peoples, particularly the Snoqualmie Tribe and the Puyallup Tribe, and states that this acknowledgment includes respect for their stewardship, recognition of forced removal, and a commitment to ongoing partnership and land care.
Last updated June 11, 2026.
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