Overnight Carpentry Camp
Join us this summer for our overnight carpentry camp. Participants spend a week working with our amazing staff, fun tools and interesting materials 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 rough carpentry skills only. We will not cover topics including, insulation, drywall, plumbing, electrical and HVAC.
Dates
Sunday, July 25 2021 -
Saturday, July 31, 2021
(7 Days, 6 Nights)
Location
DWD Headquarters
Pricing
Camp participants stay over for the week (tent camping) and have all meals provided.
$1350
*Price includes all food and beverage and supplies need for the week.
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We want to make this event accessible to you and prioritize aid to POC attendees.
You can also donate via the sign up button above to make this workshop more accessible to others!
Who is this camp for?
This camp is open to anyone who identifies as non-cisgender male, including women, transgender men, and non-binary and/or gender nonconforming people. If you have any questions about who can attend this camp please reach out to us.
Logistics
Camp participants arrive on Sunday July 25 at 3pm and leave on Saturday July 31 at noon. Days are spent designing, building and taking a mid-week outing.
Food
Breakfast, lunch and dinner is provided for our campers and prepared by our camp chef. We work with you to meet your dietary needs and provide healthy, nourishing food.
Lodging
Sitting on three quarters of an acre in beautiful Walnut Creek, DWD headquarters has a large backyard, bbq, access to local hiking trails and is accessible by BART.
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Directions
Walnut Creek is 30 minutes away from San Francisco and 20 from Oakland, and is accessible by BART.
Hiking and Walking Trails
DWD headquarters has beautiful neighborhood walking, as well as access to a local walking and biking trail.
COVID-19 Requirements
We are limiting this camp to 8 people. Following CDC guidelines for small outdoor gatherings, only participants who have not been fully vaccinated will be required to wear masks while attending the camp. If you have been fully vaccinated please bring your vaccine card with you.
Schedule
Sunday 7/25
Get oriented to the house, workshop, bathrooms, etc. do a short tool training and project, and wind down with dinner and hang out time with other campers.
Monday 7/26
Design our tiny house then build all day!
Tuesday 7/27
Build all day!
Wednesday 7/28
Build for a half day, afternoon outing, movie night and pizza!
Thursday 7/29
Build all day!
Friday 7/30
Final Build Day & BBQ Celebration Dinner
Saturday 7/31
Deconstruct everything we’ve built, say our good byes and head home