Summer Camps

Ignite Summer Camps are Mon-Wed daytime programs that run throughout the summer.
Summer Camps

Fire Gods and Goddesses

Children will learn to safely use a knife as a tool to build fire from wild materials. They will make their own fire starting kits and tinder bundles, practice the art of striking matches, and cook over a fire that they built. Each child will go home with their very own bow drill fire kit at the end of the week.

Mon - Wed; June 26th - 28th 9:00am-3:00pm Carkeek Park Ages 7-13; $280

Fire Gods and Goddesses

Weekend Programs

Urban Conifers: June 11th, 2023

Urban Conifers offers an introduction to nature connection through wilderness survival skills and naturalist studies.  

Students will engage in learning techniques to safely use knives as tools, build fires, create shelters, identify wild plants, sneak through the forest, and more!

Sunday, June 11th, 9:30am-2:00pm Carkeek Park; Seattle, WA Ages 8-14; $65 per Sunday

Urban Conifers: June 11th, 2023

School Year Programs

Forest Day ~ Flagship Program

This is a weekly program designed for children to become immersed in a community with their peers who come together each week to build on the skills and practices of nature connection.

A collective environment which allows children to form community through shared experiences and deepen connection with earth, self and each other.

September through June Weekly on Wednesdays 12:00pm-4:00pm Redmond, WA ages 8-12

Forest Day ~ Flagship Program

Summer Camps

Fish Hawk Fishing Camp

Join us while we spend the day fishing local streams, lakes, and rivers! We will be learning the art and survival skill of using a custom made fishing hand line!

Thursday & Friday, June 29th & 30th; 9:00am-2:00pm Carnation, WA Ages 9-13; $250

Fish Hawk Fishing Camp

Weekend Programs

Urban Conifers: July 16th, 2023

Urban Conifers offers an introduction to nature connection through wilderness survival skills and naturalist studies.  

Students will engage in learning techniques to safely use knives as tools, build fires, create shelters, identify wild plants, sneak through the forest, and more!

Sunday, July 16th, 9:30am-2:00pm Carkeek Park; Seattle, WA Ages 8-14; $65 per Sunday

Urban Conifers: July 16th, 2023

Summer Camps

Fire Gods and Goddesses: Flint & Steel

Fire Gods and Goddesses: Flint & Steel is a more in-depth dive into the art of creating fire.  Children will learn the art of building fire with a single match, knife and wood. In addition, we will also teach fire creation with using flint and steel. Each child will go home with their very own fire starter kit, including a flint and steel tool. As part of the learning process, children will also become knife safety certified.

This camp is open to all skill levels, and no prior fire-building experience is necessary.


Mon - Wed; July 10th - 12th 9:00am-3:00pm Ballard, WA Ages 9-13; $280

Fire Gods and Goddesses: Flint & Steel

School Year Programs

Fish Hawk Outdoor Academy ~ Wednesdays

This is a weekly program designed for children to become immersed in a community of children who come together each week in the outdoors to build on the skills and practices of nature connection.

A collective environment which allows children to build community through shared experiences and deepen connection with earth and each other.

March 29th - May 31st (no class April 12th & May 17th) Weekly on Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:55am Ballard, WA ages 8-12 $340

Fish Hawk Outdoor Academy ~ Wednesdays

School Year Programs

Fish Hawk Outdoor Academy ~ Fawns

This is a weekly program designed for children to become immersed in a community of children who come together each week in the outdoors to build on the skills and practices of nature connection.

A collective environment which allows children to build community through shared experiences and deepen connection with earth and each other.

March 30th - May 25th (no class April 13th & May 18th) Weekly on Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30am Ballard, WA; Ages 5-8 $280 for 7 classes

Fish Hawk Outdoor Academy ~ Fawns

Summer Camps

Games, Scouting, and Exploring

Each day of camp, children will learn a new and active nature based game and activity. Enjoy scavenger hunts, stalking and hiding in the woods, blindfold drum stalks and so much more!

Mon - Wed; July 31st - August 2nd Willis Tucker Park, 9:00am - 3:00pm $280

Games, Scouting, and Exploring

School Year Programs

Fish Hawk Outdoor Academy ~ Thursdays

This is a weekly program designed for children to become immersed in a community of children who come together each week in the outdoors to build on the skills and practices of nature connection.

A collective environment which allows children to build community through shared experiences and deepen connection with earth and each other.

March 30th - May 25st (no class April 13th & May 18th) Weekly on Thursdays 12:30 - 2:30pm Ballard, WA ages 9-14 $280 (7 weeks)

Fish Hawk Outdoor Academy ~ Thursdays

School Year Programs

Outdoor Adventures: Spring Session

Outdoor Adventures is a weekly after school program designed to give children an opportunity to explore, play and learn wilderness skills in an urban setting.

With a strong focus on outdoor skills such as fire building and the art of using a knife as a tool, children will gain confidence in themselves and learn to build community while learning and playing in a “wild urban” setting.

Spring Session: March 30th - June 1st (no class April 13th and May 18th) Weekly on Thursdays, 4:00pm-6:00pm Ballard, WA ages 10-14 $285 (8 classes)

Outdoor Adventures: Spring Session

Summer Camps

The Nature of a Scout

Explore the woods while learning to camouflage yourself into your environment. Blend in with the forest flora while scouting and hiding from the other tribes! Enjoy scavenger hunts, blindfold drum stalks, and sneaking through the forest like a coyote. Learn the nature of a PNW scout while diving deep into nature connection.

Mon - Wed; August 14th - 16th, 9:00am-3:00pm Discovery Park Ages 7-13; $280

The Nature of a Scout

Keep a little fire burning,
no matter how small,
no matter how hidden.
Cormac McCarthy