Flip Flop Ranch Day Camps will leave your child with lasting memories of feeling nourished by the natural world. Our educational emphasis at Flip Flop Ranch is on firsthand experience and exploration. Campers are encouraged to touch, taste, smell, hear, observe, and ask questions. We focus on teaching respect for animals, plants, the earth and each other.
Your child will actively participate in farm routines to gain an appreciation of the origins of our food and clothing, and to learn a care-taking role with plants and animals. Much of the camp focuses on farm and garden experiences like feeding and collecting eggs from chickens, carding and spinning wool from our sheep, creating nature-based crafts, preparing compost, planting seeds, and harvesting and cooking from our organic garden.
Our experienced Teachers lead the week’s activities in small, age-based groups of about eight campers, tailoring the activities and focus to the interests, age, and needs of the campers in their group. Occasional large circle activities complement their camp experience. The personal attention campers receive inspires them to deepen their sense of wonder and connection to the natural world, each other, and themselves.
Camp culminates in a special Flip Flop Ranch Farmer's Market that the campers organize and share with their families and friends, “selling” the organic produce they have harvested from the garden and crafts they have made during their week of camp. Enjoy the Farmer's Market one hour before the close of camp on Friday.
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Ranch Rangers – for campers ages 5 to 8 June 18-22, 9am – 1:30pm/$395 per week
Junior Farmers – for campers ages 8 to 12 July 9-13, 9am – 3pm/$420 per week
Jr. Counselors – for counselors ages 13-18 June 18-22, July 9-13, 8:45am – 2pm/$150 per week
Junior Camp Counselor Program (Ages 13-18)Junior Camp Counselors work closely with Flip Flop Ranch teachers to encourage and inspire younger campers. This is an opportunity for you to build on previous Flip Flop Ranch experiences and learn new leadership skills. Junior Camp Counselors must be at least 13 years old and have an interest in working with children. To apply, mail us a completed registration form along with a one page description of why you want to be a Junior Camp Counselor.
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How to Register
To register for camp, you must complete a registration form and mail/email in with payment. We do not accept registration for camp over the phone.
After Care
After care is available Monday - Thursday until 5pm for $5/half hour. It consists of supervised childcare in the Flip Flop Ranch setting provided by a rotation of Flip Flop Ranch teachers. You may sign up with your camper's teacher the first morning of camp, or on a daily basis during morning drop-off. Please bring exact change in cash each afternoon at pick-up.
Carpooling
Flip Flop Ranch encourages carpooling. Four weeks before the start of your child’s summer camp week, we will send you a list of the other families enrolled for that week, sorted by town or city. We will help facilitate carpools on the first morning of camp, but it may be helpful to call or email another family from the carpool list prior to the week of camp. We are located 30 minutes from Victorville, 20 minutes from Big Bear and an hour from Palm Springs.
