Virtual YEA Camp is open for registration!

Yes! Each session will have different workshops and variety of activities, so you will learn different things each week. Each session can stand on its own, so if you're only available for 1, 2, or 3 weeks, that's OK too (though we would miss you)!

Our number 1 priority at YEA Camp is the safety of our campers and staff. Thankfully, Covid vaccines for adults are gradually being administered and we are approaching a return to normalcy across the US, but vaccines for youth haven't even been approved yet. There is still so much uncertainty about the safety of group gatherings, let alone gathering in the small quarters of a sleep-away camp, we just don't feel it's responsible to hold in-person camps this summer. 

Our Virtual YEA Camp was a huge success in 2020, and in fact there are lots of great things we can do virtually that we aren't able to do in-person, like have amazing guest speakers who otherwise wouldn't be able to travel to us, working online together or different activist projects, and making the program accessible for people from far away who might not be able to attend. 

We look forward to our in-person YEA Camps in 2022 and to continue offering virtual programming in the future because of how successful it has been. 

YEA Camp is designed to help move you further along on your changemaking journey. We are confident that wherever you are on your path, you will learn a ton, make amazing friends, build your confidence, and have lots of fun.

While of course we would love for you to join every activity everyday (and we don't think you'll want to miss anything!), it's totally up to you if you skip something or miss a day. We will be recording workshops and free time activities so you can do them later.

We had a team of about 20 past YEA Campers and staffers spend months developing Virtual YEA Camp in 2020 to bring the best of what we do in-person into a virtual space, and we got rave reviews! 

The curriculum of both in-person and virtual YEA Camps are both based on building knowledge, skills, confidence, and community -- and we have been able to adapt a lot of the activities we do at in-person camp to do virtually. 

There are also advantaget to doing camp virtually, like having amazing speakers amd campers who otherwise wouldn't be able to attend, getting to collaborate on activist projects in real time, and of course being safe for our community.

There is still space available! We don't have a registration deadline as long as space is still available. The earlier you register the more we can make sure to be prepared to help you with the cause you're most passionate about and plan to hire accordingly.

We will be using 3 free platforms to run Virtual YEA Camp: Zoom, Google Classroom, and Slack, though technically you don't need any of those and could participate without any tech or Internet at all as long as you had a phone of some kind.  

We'll hold our activities over Zoom (which most of you are probably experts in at this point!). If you miss anything, the recordings will be stored in our Google Classroom, as will some pre-camp materials we will encourage campers to check out ahead of time. 

One way Virtual YEA Camp feels more like camp than just some Zoom classes is that we keep in touch throughout the day using Slack. Slack is an app and website that enables people to stay in touch in a more organized way and without needing to exchange personal information.

We recommend that if campers have a smartphone that they download the Slack app to be able to easily send and receive messages throughout the day, as well as to get our reminders about upcoming activities. Using Slack is entirely optional, but it will greatly enhance the experience. 

One session of Virtual YEA Camp costs $300, and if you register for more than session, each session will be $250 each.

We offer financial aid to families who need it. Campers should fill out their registration form by clicking the orange button and camper and guardian will get an auto email reply with a link to apply for financial aid.

We offer a full refund minus $25 per session until June 1. After that, we offer 50% refund per session until Friday 5pm PST before your session starts. Registration is fully transferrable to a different session or to a different person (provided that they fill out their registration form and we agree that they are a good fit for the program) with no fee until Friday 5pm PST before your session starts. If there's a need for last-minute cancellation, we can credit your funds toward future participation in one of our (virtual or in-person) programs or transition it to a tax-deductible donation.

Every year, we gather an amazing team of dedicated activists, educators, and changemakers for our campers to learn from. Doing YEA Camp virtually means we can have even more amazing folks who otherwise might not have been able to join us in person.

All of our staff at our virtual sessions are outstanding former YEA Campers who have done lots of activism and are great role models and advisors for our up-and-coming campers. Learn more about our past staff here.

We are finalizing this year's speakers, but to learn more about our incredible speakers from last year, see below!