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.

Sign up

Camp registration for summer 2025 begins March 10, 2025 at 10am. Check back here to register. Schedule and registration fees listed below.

Scholarships are available but limited. Scholarship funding comes from the Native Village of Eyak, the Eyak Corporation, and the Cordova Community Foundation.

Large scholarships for non-tribal youth are limited. These scholarships are funded by the Cordova Community Foundation (CCF). CCF scholarships are available to Cordova youth who need a scholarship to attend camp.

Small scholarships for non-tribal youth are provided through funding from… (This funding isn’t secured but should be by the time we launch the website).

All programs require a $50 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit with registration.

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

$250
Monday, June 16- Friday, June 20
10am-3pm
Camp Director: Gabby Brown

Day Camp for rising 4th & 5th graders

$250
Monday, June 23-Friday, June 27
10am-3pm
Camp Director: Gabby Brown

OVERNIGHT Camp for rising 6th & 7th graders

$450
Monday, June 30- Thursday, July 3
10am Monday – 11am Thursday
Camp Directors: Gabby Brown and Sarah Lapides

Day Camp for rising 4th & 5th graders

$250
Monday, July 7- Friday, July 11
10am-3pm
Camp Director: Sarah Lapides

“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