Summer Camps

Summer Camps

Mavis Island Project hosts summer camp for elementary aged kids at Mavis Island. Camps are centered in mindfulness and free-play. Kids connect with their natural environment through nature journaling, plant identification, foraging for edible plants, swimming, and canoeing. Camps with Gabrielle Brown will learn yoga and meditation, while camps with Sarah Lapides learn dance fitness.

Mavis Island Project ran two, weeklong day camps at Mavis Island in 2022 and 2023, and six, weeklong camps in 2024. Summer 2025 will have three weeks of day camp and one four-day overnight camp. The staff at each camp are highly experienced in childcare and skilled in the activities provided. Staff are trained in outdoor emergency medicine and lifeguarding. A survey was completed by families after each camp from 2022-24 and 100% of families said the camp met their expectations and that they would recommend Mavis Island camps to other families.

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Camp registration for summer 2026 is open! Sign-up here. Schedule and registration fees listed below.
Thanks to generous support from the Native Village of Eyak and The Eyak Corporation, all NVE tribal members and Eyak Corporation shareholders and descendents attend camp free of charge. For all other families, scholarships are available to ensure that cost is not a barrier to participation.

For non-tribal families, scholarships are available for those who would not otherwise be able to afford camp.

Camp registration requires a $60 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit. 
The entire camp balance is due two weeks before your session of camp begins.
Cancellation for camps must be made at least one week before the session begins. Cancellations made within one week of the session start day will be non-refundable.

Day Camp for rising 2nd & 3rd graders

$260
Monday, June 15- Friday, June 19
10am-3pm

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Day Camp for rising 4th & 5th graders

FULL: WAITLIST ONLY!

$260
Monday, June 22 – Friday, June 26
10am-3pm
Optional overnight Thursday – Friday
Friday pick-up at 11am

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Day Camp for rising 2nd & 3rd graders

$260
Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10
10am-3pm

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Overnight Camp for rising 6th & 7th graders

FULL: WAITLIST ONLY!

$460
10am Monday, July 20 –  11am Thursday, July 23

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Day Camp for rising 4th & 5th graders

$260
Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31
10am-3pm

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“Absolutely love the camp. Love that the kids have the opportunity to spend so much time outdoors and in the water.”
Samantha Renner
“My son came home excited and exhausted—the sign of a great day of camp! I love how this camp embraces the kids’ energy and enthusiasm for all things outdoors.”
Susie Powell

“Jackson had such a great time at camp that we stayed in town an extra week so he could attend the second session. Can’t wait to come back next year!”

Heather Burton

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WANT TO HELP?

IT TAKES A LOT TO CARE FOR AND PROVIDE OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING AT MAVIS ISLAND. WHETHER IT IS FINANCIAL HELP OR VOLUNTEERING, EVERY BIT MATTERS. WE COULD USE YOUR SUPPORT.