A Day at Camp - Ten Oaks Project

IN THIS SECTION: Project Acorn

At Project Acorn, I realized that I can have a powerful voice.

Youth Advisory Committee member

The best part of Project Acorn for me was seeing how much love and support is built in such a short span of time.

Project Acorn volunteer

When I left Project Acorn, the world was a different, more magical, and more manageable place.

Project Acorn participant

Being a camper has opened my eyes to the diversity within the LGBTQ+ community, to the diversity of the group I’m a part of.

Camp Ten Oaks camper

I can credit the beautifully diverse chosen family that I now have to Ten Oaks. It’s filled a great void in the community for me.

Camp Ten Oaks camper parent

As staff, we create an intentional space for our campers where for one week, they don’t have to be afraid or ashamed of anything about themselves.

Camp Ten Oaks volunteer

The sense of belonging and community that I get from Ten Oaks is something that I can feel year-round.

Camp Ten Oaks camper

Camp Ten Oaks has shown me that I can be whoever I want to be. And, nobody can ever judge me for that.

Camp Ten Oaks camper

Daily schedule

Each day at Project Acorn is filled with activities that we’ve tailored to the interests of our participants and provides numerous opportunities to (un)learn, grow and challenge ourselves and one another. Our daily schedule is structured to provide participants with lots of options tailored to different learning and participation styles.

Diverse days (or a sorta schedule)

We’re always shaking up our daily schedule, but here’s what a typical day at Project Acorn looked like last summer:

Time	Activity
8-9:00 AM	Early risers (queer prayer space; running; yoga)
9-10:00 AM	Breakfast
10-10:30 AM	All-camp game
11-12:30 PM	All-camp anti-oppressive activity
12:30-1:30 PM	Lunch
2-3:30 PM	Workshops (queer desirability and fatness; race, space and moving through a white world; the prison industrial complex; inclusion/exclusion, bodies and porn; transitioning as a non-binary person)
3:30-5:00 PM	Free time
5-6:00 PM	Dinner
6-7:30 PM	All-camp decolonization activity
8-9:00 PM	Reflection and expression sessions (dance, crafting, meditation, talking circle)
9-10:00 PM	Pod check-in
10:00 PM	Night games