Carpentry Day Camp
Join us this October for our carpentry day camp. Participants spend a week working with our amazing staff and various tools to design and build a Tiny House with a team. You will have the opportunity to create, the support and freedom to fail, and time to connect with others.
Please Note: This Camp focuses on carpentry skills only. We will not cover topics including, insulation, drywall, plumbing, electrical and HVAC.
Dates
Sunday, October 11 2020 -
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Location
DWD Headquarters
Walnut Creek, California
Pricing
For this camp, we will only be offering the Day Camp option. Campers join us to build during the day and head home at night. Want to apply for a scholarship? Read on below!
$775 - Day Camp Option
Please Note: This camp needs a minimum of 5 participants to run.
Who is this camp for?
This camp is open to anyone who identifies as non-cisgender male, including women, transgender, non-binary and/or gender nonconforming.
Logistics
Camp starts on Sunday October 11 and ends on Saturday October 17. Most days are spent designing and building, and we will be taking a mid-week group outing to the beach.
Food
Campers are invited to stay for dinner on the first and last nights, and snacks are provided throughout the week for all participants. We work with you to meet your dietary needs and provide healthy, nourishing food.
Directions
Walnut Creek is 30 minutes away from San Francisco and 20 from Oakland, and is accessible by BART.
Scholarship Application
The scholarship application is now closed.
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COVID-19 Protocols
Your safety is our highest priority, so we have put safety protocols in place for all of our in-person events to keep everyone safe. Those protocols are:
Reduced class sizes (no more than 6 participants).
All instructors, assistants, and participants will be required to wear masks while attending the retreat. We do not have enough masks to provide to everyone, so you will be required to provide your own mask.
Instructors and participants may be required to have their temperature taken (using a touchless thermometer) prior to the start of each day at the retreat.
Social distancing will be implemented when possible and appropriate.
Sanitizer will be provided during the retreat.
Everyone should follow recommended safety precautions, such as coughing into your elbow and refraining from touching their face.
All of the tools, equipment, door handles, cabinet and drawer handles, etc. that are touched will be disinfected each day of the retreat.
Schedule
Sunday 10/11
WELCOME ORIENTATION - Get to know each other and our staff, tour our space (workshop, lodgings, bathrooms, etc.) and do a short tool training and project, then wind down with dinner and hang out time with other campers.
Monday 10/12
DESIGN AND FRAMING - Work on our tiny house design, take a break for lunch, then start framing the walls.
Tuesday 10/13
FRAMING - Finish framing the walls, square, brace, then lift onto the trailer.
Wednesday 10/14
SHEATHING - Half day of sheathing our walls with an afternoon trip to the beach!
Thursday 10/15
SHEATHING AND ROOFING - Finish sheathing the walls and begin building our roof.
Friday 10/16
ROOFING, INTERIOR AND BBQ - Finish building the roof, work on interior design elements and end the day with BBQ for all campers!
Saturday 10/17
REFLECTIONS AND DECON - Picture time for those who’d like to pose with our awesome project, including a group photo. Then we deconstruct everything we’ve built, say our good byes and head home.