SUMMER CAMPS at MARIN WALDORF SCHOOL

Marin Waldorf School’s summer offerings transform our campus into a vibrant, multi-age world of play, creativity, nature exploration, handwork, literacy, and outdoor adventure. 

• Ages 3-6: Early Childhood Summer Camp offers children a gentle seasonal rhythm of crafts, water play, nature walks, and free play across three two-week sessions in June and July.

• Ages 7-10: Camp G.R.O.W. brings together literacy, gardening, hiking, and book-making in two June sessions for rising 2nd–5th graders.

• Ages 6.5-11: Vilda Nature Camp at MWS fills multiple summer weeks with naturalist learning, creek exploration, carpentry, archery, and outdoor skills.

• Ages 7+: Handwork Camp offers two August sessions of knitting, stitching, felting, and plein air art for incoming 2nd graders and up.

Registration for Summer 2026 is now open!

Children 3 to 6 years old may join us for six weeks of fresh air, sunshine, and simple pleasures on our beautiful Lucas Valley campus. Picnics, water play, nature walks, daily crafting, and a welcoming community.

Summer Camp at Marin Waldorf School is based on the tenets of Waldorf early childhood education, incorporating ample outdoor activities and free play with a gentle daily rhythm. Throughout the summer, we hike, craft, cook, sing, and play together. Our cozy and inviting early childhood classrooms are available to us—each equipped with a kitchen and children’s bathrooms—but we spend most of the day outdoors, enjoying the sunny days in the shade of our old oak trees, or hiking around our campus. We share a homemade organic snack each day.

• Warm and cozy indoor spaces designed for young children and an expansive outdoor play yard with a swing, sandbox, and vegetable garden.

• Crafts, painting and drawing, and other teacher-led activities.

• An organic homemade organic snack provided for campers daily (parents send a hearty lunch and water bottle).

• Open to children 3-6 years old (preschool to incoming 1st grade).

• $1,300 per 2-week session.

Enrollment is limited! Please register now at the links below to save your spot.

Sample Daily Schedule
The daily schedule at camp mirrors the rhythm of our early childhood classrooms, with a morning greeting and circle, structured crafts and activities, and plenty of time for play.

9 am – 9:15 am Arrival and Playtime
9:15 am – 10:15 am Activity 1 (Craft or Games)
10:15 am – 10:45 am Snack and Free Play
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Activity 2 (Craft of Games)
12 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Outside Play
1 pm – 2 pm Quiet/Rest Time
2 pm – 3 pm Outdoor Activities and/or Water Play
2:55 pm – 3 pm Pickup

Please note: Cancellations subject to a $250 cancellation fee through May 2, 2025. Cancellations after this date will result in forfeiture of the entire fee.

Two Weeks Only! Registration is Open!

Enjoy the outdoors AND maintain literacy improvements made during the academic school year!

Age Range: Entering 2nd - 5th Grade in Fall 2026

Instructors: Greer Lanzet-Ourian (aka Ms. GLO, the MWS Educational Support Director and certified literacy specialist) and Jennifer McKinley (MWS Gardening Teacher and certified Waldorf instructor).

Literacy Time: Reading, writing, and playing literacy games that activate prior knowledge and keep students’ minds fresh and ready for a great start to the 2026-27 school year. We engage in creative play and challenges that improve self-confidence and stretch growth mindsets.

Outdoor Time: Gardening, scavenger hunts, hikes and creek walks, creating books from natural resources, and romping around the gorgeous 10-acre campus of Marin Waldorf School!

Group Size: < 16 Students

Hours: 9am - 3pm

Cost per student: $650

G - Gardening R - Reading O - Outside exploration W - Writing

Schedule:

• 9-9:15 Arrival

• 9:15-9:35 Morning Circle

• 9:35-10:25 Group 1 Literacy & Group 2 Gardening

• 10:25-10:40 Snack

• 10:45-11:30 Group 1 Gardening & Group 2 Literacy

• 11:35-11:55 Reading Buddies

• 12-12:30pm Picnic Lunch (includes wash up before and clean up after)

• *Everyone use bathrooms

• 12:35-2pm Nature Hike (Includes a stop for a pre-packed snack and treasure collection for books)

• 2-2:45pm Book-Making Time

• 2:45-3pm Clean up, Pack up, and Pick up!

What to Bring:

• A hat with a brim (for sun protection)

• Sunscreen — on your child and extra for their backpack

• Daily snack

• Daily lunch (that does not need to be warmed-up)

• Water bottle (water only, please)

• Comfortable clothes that can get dirty/wet, and layers!

• Comfortable walking shoes

• THURSDAY: A favorite fruit, water shoes (we will have a creek day)

Please note: Cancellations subject to a $250 cancellation fee through May 2, 2026. Cancellations after this date will result in forfeiture of the entire fee.

Age Range: 6.5 - 11
Location: MWS Campus
Hours: 9am - 3pm Daily

Cost Per Session - Early Bird Discount Thru Mar 19 - Sign Up Today!
(Discounted price will automatically apply at checkout)
Rate A: $834 $759
Rate B: $710 $646
Rate C: $603 $549

Multiple week-long sessions are offered throughout the summer, so you can pick and choose the dates that work best with your schedule.

If your child is neuro-divergent or may need additional attention for any emotional, social or health related reason please contact us before signing up.

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.

Group Size: < 16 Students

Activities: We spend our mornings out on the landscape playing games, exploring creeks and looking for animals. We come back to base camp for lunch and an afternoon of skills and badge earning.

In addition to our core curriculum of naturalist learning this camp features the following awesome skills:

• Carpentry:
  Kids learn safety and skill-sets of basic woodworking and make their own projects.

• Archery:
  We practice safety and technique with longbows and also get to play some games.

• Gardening:
  We get to water, plant, and harvest in the beautiful garden (please note gardening is not available in June).

• Alternative nature-based crafts are also provided for kids who do not want to focus on carpentry or archery as much. 

In addition to our core curriculum this camp may include:

• Carpentry Safety & Projects

• Organic Gardening

• Healthy Cooking Projects

• Local Flora & Fauna

• Natural Dyes

• Ecological Arts & Crafts

• Animal Tracking

• Fire by Friction

• Scout Games & Practices

• Mapping

• Wild Edibles

• And more...

2 weeks only!

Sign up today by emailing Ms. Isabel Dow: isabeldow@marinwaldorf.org

When:

• Week 1: August 3-7

• Week 2: August 17-21

• 9am-3pm, Monday-Friday

Where:

• On MWS Campus in the 3rd Grade Garden

Cost:

• $550 (Please contact Ms. Dow if a sliding scale is needed)

Description:

Does your child wish they had handwork all day? Ms. Dow is offering a one of a kind outdoor, nature-based handwork camp for incoming second graders and up! With 10 years of experience running art camps, Ms. Dow has many exciting ideas to offer! From knitting, stitching, and felting handwork surprises under the trees to plein air painting in the grass and picnics every day, your handwork teacher promises to bring joy, creativity and grounding calm to each unique day. A healthy snack will be provided, and students are asked to pack a lunch. Come ready to live your handwork dreams with Ms. Dow! 

Sign up today by emailing Ms. Isabel Dow: isabeldow@marinwaldorf.org