​Program Goals

Thurston County Inclusion’s mission is to provide opportunities for youth of all abilities to create, form and strengthen relationships that will last a lifetime. It is our hope that through our camp, participants will form relationships with their peers, gain camp experience, meet others with different abilities, be active and outside, and experience new opportunities. 

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Program Costs

Our camp is completely free to all participants so that everyone can take part. To help sustain and grow the program, we welcome pay-what-you-can donations for each session.

If you’d like to support us, we’ve put together a Summer Camp 2026 wish list.

- Amazon Wish List: Click Here​

- Other ways to support (including monetary donations): https://www.thurstoncountyinclusion.org/supportus

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Sessions​​

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Elementary Ages (5 years-5th Grade)

​           Yellow Session: Tuesdays 10:00am-12:00pm

           Blue Session: Tuesdays 1:30pm-3:30pm

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Middle School Ages (6th-8th Grade)

          Green Session: Mondays 12:00pm-2:00pm

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High School & Transition Ages (9th-22 years old)

         Orange Session: Mondays 12:00pm-2:00pm

         Teal Session: Wednesdays 2:00pm-4:00pm Travel Camp: Various Locations in Thurston County​

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***If you have a 9th-12th grader you may select both the stationary and travel camp sessions!

 

What We Do at Camp

Each week of camp has its own unique theme! Tentative themes will be announced at our Camp Meet & Greet, and a full calendar will be available soon.

Each session follows a consistent structure: we start with a group activity, transition into small group rotations, and wrap up with another group activity.

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Snacks/Food

Participants are welcome to bring a snack or lunch for each session. There will be a designated time set aside for everyone to eat.

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Summer Program Registration Information 

 

Registration Structure

• Registration is completed by individual week

• Families may register each participant for all weeks if they are available. 

• Registration must be completed 1 participant at a time. If you are signing up multiple youth, please submit a separate registration for each participant. 

• Each age-based session has a weekly capacity limit​

 

Session Capacity & Age Cohorts

• Each age-based session is capped at 30 youth per week
   

• Smaller group sizes allow our team to:
   

  • Provide increased one-on-one support
     

  • Offer individualized attention
     

  • Maintain safe and appropriate staff-to-youth ratios
     

• Capacity limits are set by age cohort to ensure programming is developmentally appropriate and supportive
   

This structure helps us create a welcoming, inclusive environment where every participant can fully engage and feel supported throughout the summer.

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Staff Support

Thurston County Inclusion Staff are trained and available to support you in programs so that you can participate and your child can be as independent as possible. Please communicate to staff if there are specific things they can help support you with in programs.

 

Areas that staff CANNOT support members:
 

• Administering medications*
   

• Feeding*
   

• Intervention and de-escalation for violent/aggressive behavior*

*If you will need assistance with any of these areas during a camp session, please have your child attend camp with a parent/guardian/caregiver. This individual will just need to sign a Liability/Media release form upon arrival. 

 

Sickness Policy

Please do not send your child to camp sick. We value the safety and health of all participants. Please make sure that your child is symptom-free for the 24 hours prior to attending camp. Symptoms can include: vomiting, diarrhea, rash, persistent cough, fever or temperature (100.0 F or higher), obvious contagious conditions, such as head lice or pink eye.

 

What to Expect

Each week of camp will have a different theme, however much of our structure will remain the same from week to week. During the first weeks of camp, your participant will meet many new peers and volunteers and get to know our routines. This can be a lot to process while you are first getting started! Please talk to a Thurston County Inclusion Staff member if you need support in adjusting and feeling comfortable at programs. We want your child to have a positive, meaningful experience and we will do our very best to make that happen!

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Questions?

Please check out our FAQ Page and/or reach out to info@thurstoncountyinclusion.org or 360-329-2795