Summer Farm Camp at Splitrock Farm & Retreat
A hands-on farm camp where children learn, explore, create, and connect with nature.
AGES
5-12
SCHEDULE
Monday - Thursday
TIME
9:30am - 3:00pm
SESSIONS
Starts June 22
FROM
$240/week
OVERNIGHT
Add - On Available
ABOUT OUR CAMP
Hands on Learning.
Real-World Experiences.
Lasting Memories.
Summer Farm Camp at Splitrock Farm & Retreat gives children the opportunity to spend their summer outdoors through meaningful, hands-on experiences on the farm. Campers will care for animals, explore the garden, learn through nature, participate in creative projects, and build confidence through daily farm rhythms. Camp begins June 22 and will initially run for 6 weeks, with the option to expand additional weeks based on enrollment. Spots are intentionally limited to create a more personal, connected, and meaningful experience for every child.
2026 SUMMER CAMP
OVERNIGHT CAMP OPTION
Extend the camp experience with overnight stays on the farm.
Families may choose to add an overnight camping experience to their child’s weekly Summer Farm Camp registration. Campers will stay in shared bell tents and enjoy evenings on the farm filled with campfires, outdoor activities, shared meals, and meaningful time spent in nature. The overnight experience is designed to help children build confidence, independence, connection, and lasting summer memories in a safe and supportive environment.
Overnight Add-On Includes:
- 3 overnight stays
- Shared bell tent accommodations
- Cot with bedding provided
- 10 meals
- Evening camp activities
- Campfire experiences and outdoor fun!
OVERNIGHT ADD ON PRICE
$315 per week
TOTAL CAMP EXPERIENCE
Day camp + overnight experience is an immersive 4 days and 3 nights at the farm. Drop off will be Monday morning and pick up Thursday afternoon.
$555 per week
The overnight experience is optional and may be added to any weekly camp registration at check out. Please note the overnight option is for ages 7 and up only.
Spots for overnight accommodations are limited to maintain a safe and intentional camper experience
Summer Camp Liability Waiver
Fill out the camp waiver by clicking the button below for your camper to be eligible for Splitrock Farm Summer Camp.
Splitrock Farm Camp
What Campers Will Learn
Each day at camp explores an element: Earth on Monday, Sun on Tuesday, Water on Wednesday, and Air on Thursday. Learning emerges through observation, wonder, meaningful work, storytelling, artistic expression, and hands-on experiences with the land. Morning circles include songs, movement, games, and stories. Days close with reflection, journaling, sketching, and nature-inspired handwork. Each day builds on the others, connecting the elements and closing the circle of life on the farm: the compost made Monday feeds the garden beds where kids plant seeds, water crops, and harvest food throughout the week. Fresh goat cheese made Wednesday tops the pizza everyone shares Thursday. By the week’s end, campers gather around the fire to share laughter, stories, and art. They pack farm goodies for home, like honey, handcrafted goods, and seeds and starts to plant, circling back to the Earth where the week began. Each of the 6 weeks follows the same elemental rhythm with repetition and variation, allowing children to build confidence and a deep relationship with the farm.
Featured Curriculum
Week 1: Meeting the Farm
A Journey Through the 4 Elements
Monday — Earth
The Living Soil
The week opens with the story of a mountain becoming soil, then heads outside to meet the living earth underfoot.
- Rock and soil discovery, from boulders to topsoil
- Meeting the worm bin and the FBI: fungi, bacteria, and invertebrates
- Turning the farm's own compost, fed by its goats, chickens, and alpacas
- Planting seeds in finished compost
- Beeswax modeling and nature journaling
- Closing reflection: Reciprocity
Tuesday — Sun
The Gift of Light
A day of warmth and color. Campers explore how sunlight becomes food and follow that light into the honey bees make.
- Shadow games and observing how plants lean toward the light
- Making sun prints and harvesting herbs for sun tea
- A hands-on look at how plants turn sunlight into food
- Meeting the bees and hives
- Watercolor painting in warm yellows and golds
- Closing reflection: how does sunlight become food?
Wednesday — Water
The Farm's Lifeblood
Campers follow water across the farm, from the spring to the animals that drink from it.
- Following water across the farm and visiting the spring
- Building filtration systems from rock, gravel, and sand
- Caring for goats, including milking, and collecting eggs
- Making fresh mozzarella from goat milk for Thursday's pizza
- Watercolor river paintings
- Closing reflection: how do we care for water?
Thursday — Air
Wind and Wings
The week comes full circle as campers explore weather, wind, seed saving, and a shared farm feast.
- Weather walk, cloud watching, and wind ribbon dances
- Why trees need wind to grow strong
- Saving seeds from the garden's fruits and vegetables
- Garden salad and wood-fired pizza with the week's farm cheese
- Decorating seed envelopes to take home
- Closing fire circle: songs, gratitude, and sharing
View Full Curriculum for Weeks 2–6
Week 2: Beneath Our Feet
🌱 Earth
The hidden world underground
Activities:
- Build miniature soil habitats
- Search for decomposers
- Create forest floor mandalas
- Plant root vegetables
Art: Clay earth creatures
☀️ Sun
Flowers and pollinators
Activities:
- Flower dissection through observation
- Pollinator scavenger hunt
- Bee dance movement game
Art: Sunflower watercolor
💧 Water
Animals and water
Activities:
- Compare how different animals drink
- Water carrying relay
- Goat care and milking
🌬️ Air
Seeds on the move
Activities:
- Observe flying seeds
- Create seed parachutes from natural materials
- Save seeds for planting
Week 3: Growing Things
🌱 Earth
Building healthy garden beds
Activities:
- Soil texture exploration
- Compost temperature check
- Plant beans and pumpkins
Art: Mud painting with natural pigments
☀️ Sun
How plants make food
Activities:
- Shade and sunlight observations
- Garden growth sketches
- Solar cooking experiment
💧 Water
Helping plants thrive
Activities:
- Design watering systems
- Observe evaporation
🌬️ Air
Weather watchers
Activities:
- Build simple windsocks
- Cloud journals
- Daily weather observations
Week 4: Nature’s Cycles
🌱 Earth
The cycle of decay and renewal
Activities:
- Compare fresh leaves and compost
- Observe decomposition
- Build a compost layer model
☀️ Sun
Seasonal rhythms
Activities:
- Create nature calendars
- Track the sun’s movement
💧 Water
Rain and rivers
Activities:
- Build miniature watersheds
- Explore erosion
🌬️ Air
Birds and migration
Activities:
- Bird listening walk
- Build simple bird feeders
Week 5: Farm Helpers
🌱 Earth
The unseen helpers
Activities:
- Meet beneficial insects
- Study worm castings
- Build insect shelters
☀️ Sun
Flowers, fruits, and seeds
Activities:
- Follow a flower becoming fruit
- Taste seasonal produce
💧 Water
Stewardship and conservation
Activities:
- Water-saving challenges
- Mulching garden beds
🌬️ Air
Pollination and movement
Activities:
- Pollination games
- Observe bees, butterflies, and birds
Week 6: Giving Back
🌱 Earth
Stewardship of the land
Activities:
- Service project in the garden
- Plant a future harvest bed
☀️ Sun
Celebrating abundance
Activities:
- Harvest vegetables
- Prepare herbal gifts
💧 Water
Gratitude for life’s waters
Activities:
- Water blessing ceremony
- Care for animals
🌬️ Air
Seeds for the future
Activities:
- Collect and package seeds
- Create seed balls to take home
Final Celebration
Activities:
- Wood-fired pizza feast
- Family gathering
- Songs around the fire
- Sharing favorite camp memories
- Presentation of “Young Steward of the Land” certificates
Meet Our Team
Splitrock Farm & Retreat — Education & Summer Camp
About Ben Corbett
Ben Corbett is the founder of Splitrock Farm & Retreat, where he has spent the past five years stewarding the land and building a place for outdoor recreation, learning, and connection to nature.
Ben brings a distinguished background in education and academia. He earned a PhD from Griffith University in Australia and went on to hold faculty positions and lecture at top universities across four continents, including Loughborough University in London, Seoul National University, UC Irvine, and the University of Texas.
A lifelong traveler, Ben has explored more than seventy countries and completed overland treks across five continents. Those experiences shaped his belief in lifelong learning, exploration, and fitness of mind, body, and spirit.
Read the full story of how Splitrock was found and founded here.
About Lindsey Kline
Lindsey Kline brings over 15 years of experience working with children in public, private, charter, homeschool, Waldorf-inspired, and outdoor education environments.
Growing up immersed in the outdoors, Lindsey spent her childhood building tree houses, exploring the woods, and engaging in imaginative play. These early experiences shaped her belief that some of the most important learning happens outside.
Deeply inspired by Waldorf education, Lindsey believes that education should nurture the whole child — head, heart, and hands — while honoring each child’s unique developmental journey.
At Splitrock Farm & Retreat, Lindsey is passionate about cultivating experiences that inspire resilience, independence, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
About Crystal Soleil
Crystal Soleil has spent more than twenty years teaching health and wellness across universities, schools, and the outdoors.
As faculty in the Health and Exercise Science Department at Southern Oregon University, she taught stress resilience, exercise psychology, community health, and health equity.
Crystal holds an M.S. in Kinesiology, a B.F.A. in Dance, a Child Development credential, and is currently a PhD student in Somatic Psychology at CIIS.
At Splitrock, Crystal brings her love of health science, embodied awareness, and playfulness to camp life.