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dates & registration

 
Summer Camp 2022

Week-long Sessions June 13 - August 12, 2021

$850.00 per week or less with TFC alumni rate.

Waitlists in 2021 were CRAZY! So we opened registration super early so you can get your spot for next summer.

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week 1 June 13 - 17

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 week 2 June 20 - 24

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week 3 June 27 - July 1

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week 4 July 5 - 8* no camp 7/4/22    

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week 5 July 11 - 15

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week 6 July 18 - 22

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week 7 July 25 - 29

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week 8 August 1 - 5

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week 9 August 8 - 12

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Winter Camp 2021

Monday - Friday

Monday - Thursday

$800.00 per week

$680.00 / 4 days

WINTER CAMP 2021

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week 1 December 20 - 24 or December 20 - 23

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 week 2 December 27 - 31 or December 27 - 30

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week 3 January 3 - 7, 2022

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Camp Gear & Ad-Ons

To purchase items in the camp store you can either add each item to your registration cart at https://tumbleweed.campbrainregistration.com or fill out this order form here. and we will follow up with billing. All items are ready for your camper on their first day.
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New Parent Orientation
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Passcode for New Parent Orientation: 7.kV4AEm

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Frequently Asked Questions

What if I need to cancel after I register?

If you need to cancel prior to May 1, you will recieve a refund minus a $250.00 cancellation fee. If you need to cancel after May 1, you MUST notify us by the Friday prior to the week you are registered for camp. If you do notify us prior to that Friday, your tuition will turn into a credit with Tumbleweed Day Camp that you can use for any of our programs through August of the following year. Please note we will not prorate or provide credits for your tuition if you have to miss part of your registration.



How will campers be grouped together?

Your child will be assigned to an all-gender group of up to 13 other campers of the same age range and two counselors. The makeup of that group will stay constant over the course of the week and from week to week. As always, you can request one friend in your child’s same grade to be in their group.



I can see that Tumbleweed has been open straight through since July 2020. How did you know it was safe to reopen and stay open during the pandemic?

At Tumbleweed, we implement layers of safety and multiple COVID-19 mitigation practices. Here is an excellent article that one of our director's wrote about how camps can operate safely. Tumbleweed Day Camp was one of the very few camps to operate last year and has been hosting in-person programs straight through since last July. We follow very strict protocols from the CDC, Los Angeles Health Department and the American Camp Association. But beyond just "following" the protocols, we really live them day to day. We turned camp inside out prior to last summer in order to effectively and successfully implement layers of covid-19 mitigation practices while at the same time still offering life-changing experiences for our campers. I do not exaggerate when I tell you we went foot by foot and minute by minute to adjust our programming so that we could do three major things: continue to deliver our camp's values and experience, create the safest possible in-person experience available, and support and care for our campers and staff's mental, social, and emotional health. To learn more about the protocols from the Health Department, take a look here . And, to learn more about our layers of safety policies and COVID-19 mitigation practices, feel free to call us at 310-472-7474.



How will campers get to and from camp each day?

Campers can either be dropped off and picked up at Tumbleweed or you can take the bus from a meeting point. ​Check out where our buses might be this summer. If you choose to drive to camp, drop off is between 8:45am and 9:15am and pick up is between 4:00pm and 4:30pm. If you arrive earlier that 8:45, you will have to wait until the gates open. If you arrive after 9:15, we will need you to wait until after 9:30 so that you do not get caught between our bus arrivals. If you need to pick up earlier than 4:00pm, please give us a call so we can coordinate that with you!



How to I register for camp?

For 2021, campers are required to sign up for consecutive, full weeks of camp (Monday through Friday); you can choose as many consecutive weeks as you’d like between June 14 and August 13.



What happens when we arrive at camp?

Whether your camper arrives at camp by bus or you drop off your camper each day, a staff member will greet your car in the parking lot. We’ll ask you some questions about potential symptoms and COVID exposure and check your child’s temperature, and then they will either get onto the bus or we’ll bring them to their group. Parents/guardians will not be allowed to park or exit their cars this summer or get on the bus for any reason, including on your child’s first day of camp.



What does a typical camp day look like?

Each day, your child will participate in five different activities, including swimming, with their group. You can check out some of the activities we do at camp here. We change up the activities each day so that campers get to experience all of Tumbleweed.



Will activities be the same this year?

Guidance from the American Camp Association includes lots of information about various activities. Each group will have the appropriate supplies, sports equipment, etc. that won’t be shared with other groups, and this will be cleaned after each use. Playground equipment, inflatables, climbing walls, and similar activities will be cleaned between groups and at the end of each day. For “seated” activities like art and crafts, we’ll space campers apart as much as possible, and for other activities, we’ll minimize contact between campers and with counselors. Most activities should be pretty normal with lots of cleaning and sanitizing! Swimming will be relatively normal (chlorinated water is a great disinfectant) and will still be a daily activity. Each group will swim on their own to ensure there’s enough space in the pool for distancing, and we’ll stagger swim times so that only one group at a time uses the changing rooms.



Can I visit camp? Can I come with my child on the first day?

While we can't allow visitors during camp, we highly recommend coming to take a private tour BEFORE the summer. Schedule yourself a private tour at camp with one of our camp directors.



What happens if my child gets sick? What if someone in their group does?

We expect families to monitor their campers for symptoms of and exposure to COVID-19 for 14 days prior to camp and throughout their time at Tumbleweed. If your child gets sick, has a fever of 100.4 or higher, or exhibits any other symptoms consistent with COVID-19, please notify us immediately. If your child has had close contact with someone who has COVID-19 or have been advised to quarantine, please do not send your child to camp until they’ve completed the quarantine required by Los Angeles County. If someone at camp becomes ill with COVID-19, we will notify you. We’ll then follow LA County’s protocol for cleaning, sanitizing, and possible temporary closure of camp.



What has changed since California fully reopened on June 15, 2021?

We are excited to share that because cases and transmition of COVID 19 is down significantly, the LA Department of Public Heath is allowing us to loosen our restritions - and this means loosing requirements for masks, too! The LA Department of Public Health notified us on June 23, 2021 that " Appendix K (repopening protocols for Day Camps) has been updated to clarify that masks are not required outdoors for campers or staff regardless of vaccination status."



Do you have any discounts?

Because of our limited number of spaces for this summer, we aren’t able to offer any discounts, camperships or financial assistance. If you had registered for camp prior to our suspension and didn’t receive a refund, we’ll apply the rate you paid at the time you initially registered.



How will lunch and snack work?

As usual, you will send a lunch with your camper each day. We recommend sending some extra snacks this summer as well. We already discourage campers from sharing food, because of allergies, and that’s been a recommended practice to continue in 2020. We’ll provide an afternoon snack.



What should my camper bring each day?

Please send your camper with two face coverings (one to wear and an extra), a towel, bathing suit, lunch (plus extra snacks), reusable water bottle, and sunscreen. We have extra face coverings, water bottles and sunscreen at camp so if you forget that, we've got you! Please note that counselors are highly encouraging washing hands and when hand washing is not available, they carry hand sanitizer with them. Please do not send your camper with hand sanitizer as the FDA has specific requirments for hand sanitizers.



This is my campers first day at camp. What if they don't know anyone?

Camp is the BEST place to make new friends. The vast majority of our campers come to camp not knowing anyone. Because of this, we specifically train our staff in creating welcoming communities and lots of oportunities to make friends. Tumbleweed is a unique place where your child will make special CAMP friends that they will look forward to seeing year over year - wonderful friendships that are different than any other they will make at school or in sports.



What are the hours of camp?

Camp is generally open from 8:00am to 5:00pm. During the summer, campers get dropped off between 8:45 and 9:15 and are picked up between 4:00-4:30. If you need to drop off your child outside of the morning hours, we ask that you wait until 9:30 so that our buses can clear out of the road. If you have to pick up outside of the afternoon window, please make sure you are here before 3:15. Between 3:15 and 4:00, we cannot allow any vehicles into camp because our buses are in the process of doing dismissal and take up the entire road. We are usually open during the non-camp season Monday - Friday except for select holidays.



When do campers, staff, and visitors still need to wear masks at camp?

Beginning Monday, June 28, masks will only be required for campers and staff during arrival, departure, on buses and at assemblies (Round-Up and Campfire). For the rest of the camp day, masks will be optional. Please continue sending your child with a face covering, as it is required at the beginning and end of each day and on the bus. If you or your camper feels more comfortable wearing a mask all day, that’s fine! Our counselors will be supporting families who choose to continue wearing masks and making sure that everyone feels welcome and happy.