TCC Teen Camp June 3-7, 10-14, & 15th 2024

TCC Teen Camp June 3-7, 10-14, & 15th 2024

TCC Teen Camp June 3-7 and 10-14 2024 PLUS 6/15 Bonfire

By The Children's Community

Date and time

June 3 · 9:30am - June 15 · 10pm CDT

Location

The Children's Community: A Microschool

986 Mae Lynn Drive Fenton, MO 63026

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 12 days 12 hours

JOIN US FOR TCC'S BELOVED TEEN CAMP - THIS YEAR'S SESSION IS A FULL TWO WEEKS! Meeting the weeks of June 3 - 7 AND 10 - 14 with Saturday, June 15 capstone bonfire!

Seeking adventure, camaraderie, and an opportunity to freely create & be yourself in a trusting environment? Let the farm and forests at TCC be your muse! This camp session is a teen favorite.

Myriad hands-on possibilities await, including, but not limited to: engaging with & caring for our resident farm animals; harvesting & preparing food from the farm & gardens; foraging & wildcrafting with foraged finds; woodworking and wood burning; tree-climbing & hiking; processing wools and natural dye; and explorations of the pond and creek here.

We are a self-directed education community & we emphasize youth-led experiences. Campers will have the lead in planning their journeys at camp with support from adult facilitators!

Camp meets Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. ages 13+

Saturday 6/15 evening bonfire.

We will host a Zoom meet & greet and planning session prior to camp to discuss plans, possibilities, and safety. A few campers from last year will offer insight about their experiences!

If your child or you have any questions about whether TCC's Teen Camp is a place where they would thrive, please reach out - we are always happy to answer questions!

COVID-19 precautions: please bring a mask to wear indoors or when physical distancing is not possible. We will provide more COVID-related guidelines following registration.

*Space is limited!

PRICING INFORMATION: Making the experience of TCC's summer camp as accessible and equitable as possible is our priority. We are now offering two pricing options aimed at reducing barriers to attendance.

When choosing a ticket price, please thoughtfully consider your household's "personal financial experience" and where you fall on the financial spectrum in terms of your access to resources and financial security. We consider the "TIER ONE" ticket option our standard, market price. The "TIER TWO" ticket option a reduced ticket price. A limited number of tickets are available at each price point. SIMPLY, if your household is financially secure, please select "TIER ONE." If your household lives paycheck to paycheck, please select "TIER TWO."

As you select a ticket price, we invite you to evaluate the resources available to you and to consider the following. Does your household:

  • have financial security, steady earning power, and employment flexibility;
  • have quality health insurance, reliable transportation, the ability to pay a home mortgage;
  • have the ability to miss work without penalty, access to reliable childcare, and family support;
  • enjoy recreational travel, spending on wants vs. necessities, or access to generational wealth;
  • receive public assistance, carry significant debt, and/or have a large number of dependents;
  • have limited financial or familial support;
  • include members of historically marginalized group(s).

Which pricing tier best matches your household's circumstances and resources?

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contact us if other pricing options will make the TCC summer camp experience accessible to your household.

THANK YOU FOR APPROACHING YOUR CAMP TICKET SELECTION WITH THOUGHTFUL INTENTION, AND FOR JOINING US IN MAKING TCC'S CAMP EXPERIENCE MORE ACCESSIBLE!

To learn more about our self-directed community, culture, and values, we encourage you to read our Eventbrite organizer profile!

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We trust children to educate themselves and one another in a supportive environment, grounded in radical care for one another and community. TCC disrupts the experience of conventional schooling and allows meaningful education to take root. Learning happens everywhere, all the time.

We commit to providing a welcoming, inclusive, accessible, & nurturing space for young people.

We center, value, & respect children. Our learning community itself is grounded in anti-oppressive values, & these values determine how we decide to spend our time together, how we learn, how we show up for one another, how we navigate conflict, & how we care for each other & our broader community. Our work with children here is inextricably connected to the work of liberation for all people.

TCC centers the liberation of young people as a means of working towards our collective liberation. We commit ourselves to the ongoing, intentional practice of anti-oppressive work so that we may all be free.

We affirm the humanity of all children.