Kids, Youth, and Teen Programs
Winter Count offers programs for younger participants that provide hands-on opportunities for learning. Participants move from class to class throughout the day, meeting—and learning from—many different instructors who make time in their schedules to share history, stories, camp etiquette, and skills like fire making, knife handling, basketry, pottery, medicine making, and survival skills, to name a few.
Whether your kids are taking part in one of the programs or not, they need to be monitored—check in with your kids regularly.
If your children are with you when you attend an adult class or when you join an instructor in their personal camp or teaching area for informal discussions or outside-of-class learning opportunities, make sure your children have enough adult supervision so that instructors aren’t overtaxed—especially if you have several children. Some instructors invite adults to participate in adult classes with their smaller children. Please check with instructors before signing up for adult classes if you have younger family members.
NOTE: Because of past concerns about safety and damage, the weapons range will be open only when a staff supervisor is present. Times will be posted.
Kids Camp (4-8 years old)
Although we call this program Kids Camp, it is not a day care. The idea is to expose the young participants to real skills and immersion in camp culture. Kids Camp is for kids 4-8 years old (or so). Children under 8 years old are expected to attend with their adult. Kids Camp runs 3-4 hours each day.
All families who participate in Kids Camp are expected to attend a Kids Camp orientation after Opening Circle, and to join the first morning's session with their kids. Please do not schedule a Monday morning class if you are planning to have your family participate in Kids Camp.
There's usually a Kids Trade Blanket, so be sure to bring your stuff to trade.
The In BeTweens (9-12 years old)
This part-time program for kids ages 9-12 (or so) exposes this age group to primitive skills, projects, and games.
Check in with the person running the program to see if it's a good fit for your young one/s.
The Teen Program (13+ years old)
The teen program has taken different shapes and forms over the last couple years but almost always includes a night in the desert with little more than what you are wearing.
Teens, please check in with the person running this program to see if it's a good fit.