Community Camp 2022
Come experience IslandWood with this make-your-own-adventure weekend!
Oct 6 – 8, 2023
Community Camp
About
We often hear from folks in the community that wish they could experience IslandWood like the kids do. And we thought – well, let’s do it!
We’re thrilled to launch our first-ever Community Camp, this October 7–9.
Friends, families, neighbors, and grandparents — this community event is for all who want to experience the fun and discovery of IslandWood.
Activities
There will be so many fun things to do, whether it’s bonding as a group or taking time to relax on your own! More activities to be included as we get closer to camp such as yoga, lawn and board games, and a campfire sing-a-long.
We’ll start the evening with an overview of the weekend! Then, we’ll jump into songs, skits, and s’mores around the fire. Bring your guitar, a story, or a favorite joke.
Canopy Explorers is a series of activities focused on exploring the amazing differences between plant and animal life on the forest floor versus the canopy. This program includes visits to our Suspension Bridge and Canopy Tower. Activities may include sketching, perspective drawing, sound mapping, a forest succession game, taking scientific measurements and observing the tree line with binoculars.
Utilize the beauty and creativity inherent in nature to create a variety of art to take home. Create works with natural materials including clay, leaves, and other items found in nature.
Come along with one of our naturalists and learn how to confidently identify wild plants, animals and fungi. You’ll likely meet some familiar wild neighbors like a banana slug and perhaps discover a colorful mushroom during this hands-on experience!
Become acquainted with our garden through a sensory experience! You’ll participate in a scavenger hunt, taste and harvest various plants, and sift compost.
Explore the wonderful world of water on our Floating Classroom at Mac’s Pond! You’ll dip-net for critters in the pond and take a closer look at them through a microscope at the learning studios.
Join our garden educators in one of two teams:
#1 Team Borders: Help reclaim one of our garden borders by working to get ahead of the weeds that are making their way into the garden. This is the beginning phase of expanding our pollinator garden!
#2 Team Beds: Lend a hand in preparing our soil for next year’s veggies by digging in the compost!
Join one of our botanists on the trails to help keep this forested property and wildlife corridor healthy and biodiverse by rounding up invasive and noxious weeds to make room for natives to thrive! We’ll supply the gloves and tools – you supply the elbow grease. You’ll learn conservation management tips and tricks that can apply anywhere!
Community Concert
Join us for some live music Saturday evening from 7:00 – 8:30 pm! The concert is included in a weekend ticket, or can be purchased separately if you aren’t staying overnight.
Zach Fleury & Friends, a local Bainbridge Island favorite, will be playing in our Great Hall. They will play a mix of originals and well-known cover songs — toes will be tapping!
Zach is a Northwest artist, producer & session player. His work includes 3 original albums; collaborations with Noah Gundersen, Hot Bodies in Motion, Allen Stone, and Macklemore; and film scoring for Netflix & Lionsgate Film. The concert will end with s’mores at our Friendship Circle!
This concert is sold out!
Avery Hill, a former IslandWood graduate student, will be leading an interactive storytelling musical experience for children at the Friendship Circle. Caregivers can either stay for the fun or drop their children off and head to the Zach Fluery show in the Great Hall if they wish. The concert will end with s’mores!
We’ll sing along to classics like Down By the Bay and Stand By Me, and learn some new tunes to carry you home. Learn why some mischievous mice ended up hiding inside a Douglas fir cone, what some consider the First Person’s First Lesson to be, and why sometimes, Good Luck is Bad Luck is Good Luck.
Avery is a performing artist, songwriter, storyteller, and music teacher. Since 2013, she has been teaching ukulele classes and workshops, leading jams, and instructing at camps and retreats. Her absolute favorite place to make music and enjoy the company of others is around the campfire, so let’s warm up those singing voices and we’ll see you there!
Her latest album is Dreams & Ghosts: A family Album (2015), featuring the award-winning single Hello & Goodbye.
This concert is sold out!
Weekend Itinerary
4:00–5:30pm
Arrival & check-in
Welcome Center
5:00–7:00pm
Dinner
Dining Hall
7:30–8:00pm
Orientation
Friendship Circle
8:00–9:00pm
Campfire & s’mores
Friendship Circle
6:30–8:00am
Coffee, fruit, & pastries
Dining Hall
8:00–9:00am
Hot breakfast
Dining Hall
9:30am-11:30am
Activity period #1
Camper choice
11:30am–1:00pm
Lunch
Dining Hall
1:00–3:00pm
Activity period #2
Camper choice
3:30–5:30pm
Activity period #3
Camper choice
5:45–7:00pm
Dinner
Dining Hall
7:00–8:30pm
Community Concert
with Zach Fleury & Friends
Great Hall
Campfire Sing-Along
with Avery Hill
Friendship Circle
8:30-9:00pm
Campfire & s’mores
Friendship Circle
6:30–7:30am
Coffee, fruit, & pastries
Dining Hall
7:30–9:00am
Hot breakfast
Dining Hall
9:00–10:30am
Stewardship activities
Camper choice
11:00–11:30am
Lodge check-out – farewell!
Welcome Center
Dining
An IslandWood experience is never complete without a meal curated by our outstanding kitchen team! Meals and snacks will be offered all weekend to fuel your time of discovery and exploration. Our kitchen team always works to craft meals that sustain a wide variety of dietary needs and preferences with inspiration and creativity. Weekend menu will be posted the week prior to camp.
Dinner: salad of local greens, heirloom tomato & onion salad, cucumber salad, roasted vegetable platters, lemon herb rice, autumn vegetable & tofu kebabs, pita bread, tzatziki & skordalia, lamb kebabs, roasted Greek chicken, berry crumble with whipped cream.
Gluten Free Options Provided
Continental: granola, yogurt, oatmeal, seasonal fruit, toast, Pastries
Hot breakfast: scrambled eggs, plant-based garden scramble, home fries, bacon & chicken apple sausage
Lunch: seasonal green salad, seasonal vegetable platters, whole grain & lentil salad, pizza (cheese pepperoni, sausage, veggie), brownies
Dinner: salad of local greens, kale & pear salad, mac & cheese, yam & quinoa salad, chili roasted corn on the cob, fried chicken, mashed potatoes, grilled mushrooms with baby kale/sweet onion/chilis/wild rice/yellow dahl and finished with green curry & crispy chickpeas, double chocolate cupcakes, mini cheesecakes, key lime tarts.
Gluten Free Options Provided
Continental: granola, yogurt, oatmeal, seasonal fruit, toast, station, pastries & cinnamon rolls
Hot Breakfast: scrambled eggs, plant based garden scramble, home fries, bacon & chicken apple sausage, brioche French toast with fresh berries, kale, caramelized onion & potato frittata, bagles & cream cheese assortment, lox & onion platters.
Gluten Free Options Provided
Lodging
Stay the weekend overnight in one of our beautiful lodges! Lodging includes one room for two nights and a room will be assigned to you based on the number of people in your group, with a maximum of five people per room. Babies & toddlers are very welcome, but please bring your own portable cribs or pack and plays as needed!
Northwest-style lodges house guest rooms with a combination of single occupancy, double occupancy, and bunk rooms that accommodate up to five guests. All guest rooms have a private bathroom and include bedding, towels, and simple guest amenities. Each lodge contains a spacious log-beam great room with a stone fireplace and cozy seating areas, laundry facilities, and a small refrigerator.
Tickets & Registration
We have options! Tickets are available with or without lodging, and if you can’t make it for the weekend but want to join us for the Saturday evening community concert, you can buy a concert-only ticket.
Please note that you need to purchase a ticket for each person age 5 and over. Children four and under are free but still need to be registered.
If you wish to stay over for the weekend in our lodges, be sure to purchase one “Lodging One Room” ticket which includes one weekend camp admission and one lodge room for up to five guests. Register additional guests to your room by adding “Community Camp Weekend Ticket” to your cart.
Can’t stay the weekend? Join us for a day of Community Camp! This experience will be for Saturday from 9:00am to 9:00pm, and includes day-camp programming, breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, and IslandWood’s Community Concert in celebration of our 20th anniversary. Kids 4 and under are free. We would like as many people as possible to join us for this event!
We want as many people as possible to join us for community camp! If tickets are financially out of reach, please use the discount code JOINUS for 25% off.
SOLD OUT! Save the date to camp with us next year, October 6-8, 2023!
Questions & Contact
Have questions about Community Camp? We’re here! Email [email protected] or give us a call at 206.855.7024.
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