FP Summer Camp 2022
Thank you to all our FP Summer Campers - See you next summer!
What makes our summer camps unique?
Being part of building a community • Japan-USA cultural exchange • Kids playing a role in creating their own adventures •
Positive mentoring from passionate staff • Safe challenges that expand comfort zones • Opportunities for reflection •
Taking time to celebrate • Remembering to be in the moment • Scholarships that keep our doors open to all •
Making positive connections with others
FP Summer Camp 2022
①FP UNIVERSE: July 11-15, 2020 (daycamp)($625)
What if you could capture the wonders of the universe and enjoy them here on Earth? At FP Universe you can! Campers will harness the power of the sun to fly balloons and cook s’mores. We'll turn the Bay Area into our own personal universe to explore, setting up basecamps and shining our FP sunlight on everyone we meet. Join us as we build our FP Universe, discovering how we are all connected and recognizing ourselves as stars, sharing our energy with our individual solar systems. Add your light to our FP Universe!
Location: Based in San Mateo
(with day trips around the Bay Area)
Grades: Entering 1-7 (20 participants)
COVID: All campers and staff are required to be fully vaccinated
Schedule: 9:00am-3:30pm, M-F
Planned Activities:
Campers will enjoy Feelosophy 101, group games and
challenges, kid-driven adventures, figuring out what to do when they
don't know what to do, flying solar balloons, building basecamps,
making sun prints, creating solar cookers, navigating public transit,
sharing joy with people around town, becoming an FP star!
②FP WORLD: July 18-22, 2020 (with 4 overnights)($775)
If you could build a civilization from scratch, what would it look like? What values would inspire you? What food would you eat?!? On this year’s overnight camping adventure, we'll travel to Indian Grinding Rock State Park, camp in historic bark houses at the U'macha'tam'ma' site, and enjoy a week of exploration and imagination. A chance for unstructured time in nature, creating community in the process. Fresh air and friendships included. Add your tent to our FP WORLD!
Location: Camping in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada
Grades: Entering grades 2-7 (20 participants)
COVID: All campers and staff are required to be fully vaccinated
Schedule: Leaving Monday(9a) from San Mateo, returning Friday(3p)
Planned Activities:
Team building and Feelosophy 101
Hiking adventures and purifying water
Learning bushcraft techniques
Building your camping skills toolkit
Creating parallel world stories: who will you become?
Building campfires and roasting s'mores
Using nature to create our own FP World!
③FP Leadership Program: July 11-15 ($525) and July 18-22 ($675)
Available to incoming 8th and 9th graders (and beyond!), who have previously
participated in an FP program, the FP Leadership Program gives your child the
opportunity to transition from camper to counselor. They will work as part of a group
to design and deliver unique and inspiring camp experiences. These young adults get
to participate in our summer camps while also taking on the roles and responsibilities
of a junior counselor. The program includes mentoring, opportunities for reflection
and growth, and a focus on developing your individual leadership style. Come Join
Our Team!
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All FP Summer Campers practice these 5 skills essential to becoming mindful change makers:
1. Shift Perspective: See challenges as learning opportunities.
2. Find Teachable Moments: Sometimes you are the learning, sometimes you are the teacher.
3. Connect Positively with the World: Be in the moment and enjoy what the world has to offer.
4. Connect Positively with Yourself and Others: Be proud of what makes you unique and find positive connection with others.
5. Celebrate: Capture the moment and take time enjoy your successes.