Campers’ Week at Pinewoods

Campers’ Week is pure magic for young folks, old folks, and everyone in between! Together we make the woods ring with song, dance, music, stories and laughter. Most of all, Campers’ Week is about YOU! Anyone can teach a class or workshop, lead a song, play a tune, call a dance, tell a joke or story, host a party, or share a skill.

Each day starts with a schedule of classes offered by the talented staff, and then together we add to it, embellish it, improvise, and surprise each other. The basic schedule includes a period each morning and afternoon when younger campers join with others of their age for classes in music and dance, while the rest of us choose from dance, music, song, crafts, and whatever else we can dream up. Teens are welcome to join in adult activities and also have a daily class of their own.

Twice a day, the whole community gathers together to enjoy performances, dancing, singing, stories, and silliness led by campers and staff. After the evening gathering, there is an all-camp dance, where those not past their bedtimes can enjoy a lively combination of American and English social dances. After-dance activities include skit night, an auction, a pub sing, jamming, and more dancing.

Arrival & Departure

Saturday Arrival Schedule:

Saturday Departure Schedule: 

Draft Daily Schedule

2026 info coming soon!

CDSS camps use a variety of calling terms, including gendered and non-gendered role terms, as well as positional language, at the discretion of each week’s Program Director. Read more about CDSS and dance calling language here.

Camp fees cover all accommodation, meals from dinner on the arrival day to breakfast on the departure day, and all of the various dance, music, and song events in the program. 

This year, all of our weeks have sliding scale pricing for adults to help make camp financially accessible to more people. The fee you choose will not affect your chance of getting into camp.

How it works:

• The standard camper fee covers program staff pay and travel costs, facility fees, and all of the other costs associated with running this camp week.
• The higher price options allow you to add an additional amount to your registration fee to help make camp more accessible to more people. Thanks for supporting this community!
• If the standard camper fee doesn’t work for you, no worries! Feel free to choose one of the lower price options.
• If the lower price tiers still leave camp out of reach for you, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship and/or work exchange. See our Scholarships page for more details

Sliding Scale Adult Fees (2025)

Fees for kids (2025)

You can find more information about the registration process here.

Program Directors

• Jonathan Van Gieson
• Leah Gordon

Check back soon for 2026 info!