Forest Camp is a week of nature immersion with Wild Kin. It is an exploration and appreciation of all things Summer in Simi Valley. How does summer make us feel? What activities are we drawn too at this time of year? What are the plants and animals up to in this season? Expect songs, games, stories, wildcrafting, adventures, and lots of play! While we have a lot of activities up our sleeve, we love to make space for spontaneous adventure, and the unique interests of our group. Each summer camp is a unique event inspired by the weather, the children, the location, and the skills of our teachers.

Possible activities:

Hiking, Natural Dyes, Friction Fire, Whittling, Tracking Animals, Nature Journaling, Navigation, Weaving, Foraging (plant ID), Wild Clay Ceramics, Storytelling, Fort / Shelter Building, Community Care, Tending the Land, and more!

Forest Camp takes place in the wild spaces and trails of East Simi Valley.

Due to the unpredictability of weather, we send out precise locations as the camp approaches. We may need more shade, or perhaps water to play in, or maybe even cover for rain! Our locations shift accordingly.

Feel free to email us and we can give you a list of possible trails we will be at!

The Ratio for all of our programs is 1:4

You child’s physical and emotional safety is our main priority. Our lead teacher Kat is thoroughly trained by multiple forest school training bodies, as well as her education in early childhood development.

Our teachers maintain a strong working knowledge of poisonous plants, animals and hazardous conditions outdoors.Basecamps are checked for hazards by our teachers. This includes taking note of any poisonous plants, checking for snakes, trash, and any other hazardous conditions.

We monitor and manage risks, such as climbing, or rough and tumble play between children for physical and emotional safety.

We are constantly engaged in professional development as naturalists and as early and middle childhood professionals. We are passionate about this work and want to provide the safest environment possible for children to be free to move and play.

Wild Kin’s leaders are educators, naturalists, adventurers, and mothers.

All of our lead teachers are CPR/First Aid Certified. All camp teachers are background checked.

This year Forest Camp will be lead by Kat + Desere with supporting staff. Meet us here.