A small camp that dares to dream big.
The magic of Project Ember lives at the intersection of audacious creativity and inclusive collaboration. Kids are challenged to take big creative risks without guaranteed success and to work together to accomplish something bigger than they could imagine doing on their own. Vulnerability is an essential piece of meaningful creative output, personal growth, and teamwork, so we work tirelessly to create an environment where all campers feel a sense of belonging. With our industry leading staff ratios (almost 1:3 at overnight camp) your child will be known and supported as the individual they are.
At project ember overnight, your kids will unplug, focus and connect.
When was the last time your child had a chance to spend a full week focused on a single project? Kids today are growing up with unprecedented competition for their attention and few opportunities to be at rest. Study after study shows children benefit as much from uninterrupted focus as they do from actual downtime. At Project Ember, they’ll get both. Our camp structure is simple: build sessions in the morning and afternoon followed by small group meetings and relaxed community time in the evening. With a spacious routine, kids can take on complex projects right at the edge of their abilities, step away when they get stuck, and learn and recover from their mistakes. And the time we spend hiking, swimming at the river, playing games or simply taking in the sunset is all a vital part of creative renewal.
Healthy risk exposure and an unwavering commitment to safety
Risk perception is a muscle that needs to be developed and flexed.” Project Ember is founded on the idea that doing something extraordinary requires taking risks and learning to effectively manage risk is a crucial life skill. Every session of camp begins with safety. At Project Ember, this means setting our camp culture with co-created group agreements for both emotional and physical safety, followed by comprehensive tool training and practice. Throughout the program, kids will learn strategies for assessing and managing the risk of any given situation, from tool use to their first test of a rapidly built prototype.
Safety is an ongoing, ever improving commitment at Project Ember. If you have concerns about any aspect of the program, from tool use to our hiring practices, we’re here to answer your questions.
When: Dates have changed slightly! Please review the new dates carefully to ensure you register for the right session.
- Session 1: Sun, July 7th - Sat, July 13th
- Session 2: Sun, July 14th - Sat, July 20th
- Session 3: Sun, July 21st - Sat, July 27th
- Session 4: Sun, July 28th - Sat, August 3rd
- Session 5: Sun, August 4th - Sat, August 10th
Where: A Private Farm Site (Details Below), Sebastopol, CA
Who:
- Middles: Rising 5th - 8th Graders
- Seniors: Rising 9th - 12th Graders
Tuition:
- Patron Sale: includes a $350 donation to our scholarship fund
- Standard Tuition: Includes room, board and (if needed) transportation to our site
- Scholarships are available on a first come, first-served basis. Directions for how to submit an application are detailed on our scholarship page. Alumni families, please review the process as steps may have changed since the last time you submitted an application.
If you'd like to make a contribution to our scholarship fund, you can make a (non tax-deductible) donation at the end of the registration process.
Deals
THE PROJECT EMBER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Project Ember is committed to increasing access to our summer day and overnight camps through full and partial scholarships. Our scholarship fund is comprised of internally allocated resources as well as community donated gifts. We believe that project-based education promotes curiosity, creativity, collaboration as well as self-reliance, and empathy - skills that pave the way for a life of pride and fulfillment, no matter one's personal definition of success. We are striving to build a robust and safe program within reach for all interested kids, while maintaining our commitment to competitively compensate a staff of talented professionals.
For more information please contact us.