This is the third year our boys have spent a few summer weeks in the woods with Tribal Wisdom Academy, and it continues to be such a rewarding experience.

My two boy absolutely LOVE Tribal Wisdom camp!!! They talk about it all year, keep their coins and creations they made during the summer. They come back full of dirt and smiles - I have to wash my car every year after the camp week but I'm so glad they get to build and tinker and barter at camp. Can't wait to go back!!!!

Great camp run by great people. Our kid's in camps throughout the summer and Tribal Wisdom is our kid's favorite two weeks of his summer outside of our family vacation. Being in nature and having time for self exploration and group creativity in that space is important and this place fosters that environment in the best ways.

Fantastic experience and very unique. Our daughter has been attending for 8 summers, multiple weeks each year. The kids have a truly ourdoor experience, rather than being stuck in a room, active and very hands on.

My son signed up for this camp 4 years in a row now. He loves the camaraderie and the FUN he has with the kids at camp. It's a total bonus if they have (personal) friends joining! The owners are amazing!

Such a wonderful camp. We have been a regulars for many years. Love that the camp is outdoors and teaches kids skills that are hard to come by otherwise in our urban lives these days! No devices, no electronics! Claire and her team are wonderful!

My son has been part of Tribal Wisdom for the last 5 years and he just loves it! He loves being outdoors, work independently, and just being able to build things he wouldn't be able to make anywhere else.

Tribal Wisdom Academy was absolutely wonderful for my 8-year-old son this summer.

It was a wonderful experience for my kid to be at Tribal Wisdom and we will definitely return!

Our sons have attended Tribal Wisdom for several consecutive summers (from ages 8-11) and it is their absolute favorite camp. They come home full of stories about their adventures, wonderfully tired and dirty, and empowered by all of the things they've been able to build. One of the best parts of the camp is how much (supervised) freedom they get to build and construct -- they make forts, bows & arrows, tools and all kinds of really cool things. They love being able to cook their lunches over the campfire. The staff is fantastic, especially Claire and Ben. If you're looking for a camp where kids can run around, get dirty, play in nature, get away from screens and just be kids, this is definitely the place. I HIGHLY recommend it!

This will be my children's 7th summer at Tribal Wisdom Academy. It's the only summer camp they have consistently asked to return to. I love their philosophy of allowing kids to be kids in nature with adult supervision, but without intervention. Kids troubleshoot and problem-solve on their own. The skills they learn are amazing. My daughter built a table out of wood, my son carved a bow and arrow, and one of their friends made a ladder for her bunk bed out of branches from the forest.

Our 7 & 8 year-olds (boy and girl) absolutely LOVE Tribal Wisdom! This was their second year, and we were blown away by how much they've learned about building stuff. We now have a sizable collection of wooden play toys they crafted themselves with basic tools (and expert supervision:). They also developed financial skills by saving special coins, which they could spend with the other kids. There were forts, swings, archery, and tons of other physical activities they were given flexibility to try out and focus on. Both are already looking forward to next year!!

Tribal Wisdom Academy is phenomenal! My son attended from 2021 - 2023 and had such a wonderful time. It is a treasure to find a group focused on developing outdoor skills and teaching kids how to use their hands and brains outside of a classroom. Our son would come home FILTHY, and it was such a joy. We are moving out of state, otherwise we would be back again, and again, and again...Absolutely recommend - 10/10!!

This camp is absolutely outstanding! My kids have been coming here since 2016 and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Claire and Ben have created a wonderful outdoor environment that kids dream of, It's the wholesome childhood camp that every kid needs. Amazing experience all round!

Our child has been doing this camp for the last two years and she has been having a blast! In fact, she really wanted to go back this year [and she's quite picky about things]. First of , Claire and her team are a bunch of amazing and most down to earth people. They embody the spirit of 'being one with nature'. Secondly, the experience at the camp is truly one of its kind, one that can never be expected in today's super structured and restrictive learning environments. I often get reminded of the Gurukul system of learning in ancient India when summer comes around and it's time for TWA. Our child came back with great memories in wood working, blacksmiting, trading, making new friends and plain having a blast - a very welcome detox in today's digital age in a truly wonderful location in the Santa Cruz hills. Kudos to the TWA team!

This has been THE best camp for my boy/girl twins. They are outside all week, getting totally dirty, learning all kinds of cool skills, and loving it!! This is what summer camp should be for kids and they look forward to two weeks at TWA every year. This will be out 6th summer!!

Our favorite summer camp! It's sadly our daughters last year (she's aging out) but this has been something she looks forward to every summer. Ben and Claire are attentive, kind and provide an amazing outdoor experience for kids. A must for kids who love to be outdoors!

We love Tribal Wisdom. Our daughter has been attending since she was 6 for several years and goes for multiple sessions a summer. She loves the forts, crafts and activities. We really appreciate the responsiveness and care the owners take in the camp and nurturing the campers. The commute is only 10 min from Los Gatos.

My kids have been doing this camp for 6 years and have absolutely loved everything about it! The counselors are amazing and my kids come home having learned so many things! The best part is they are active and outdoors all day long :)

The only camp my boys ask to go back to every year! Amazing outdoorsy experience close to home. Great staff and activities.

We have attended tribal wisdom for many summers! It's a lovely camp - kids come home dirty, exhausted, and fulfilled. They look forward to this week of summer every year.

This camp is fantastic and our son LOVES it! He is looking forward to his third year of memories this summer!

My children have had a wonderful experience attending TWA for many years now. My oldest child started going to camp the summer after first grade. He absolutely loved being in the forest and learning how to made different things out of wood under Ben's mentorship. When my daughter was old enough, she was also excited to go to TWA camp. They loved learning how to do blacksmithing, archery and cook their lunches over the campfire.

Ben and Claire run an extremely well organized and safe camp. They take the time to get to know the campers and their families. They adapted the program beautifully during COVID ensuring that campers and staff were safe.

My kids have attended TWA camp every summer for ten years. When they were too old to be campers, they were invited to be 'Mentors in Training' for the younger campers. TWA has been an amazing experience for our family. Thank you Claire & Ben!

9 yr old boy at dinner, “I want today to be over already. I just want it to be tomorrow so I can go to camp.” I love that my son comes home and chatters nonstop about the machines he's made, friends he's made, and his “business” he started. What an awesome camp that is filled with action activity vs mindless how can we waste time activity.

My boys loved this camp. They had such a great time there. They would not stop raving about the activities every evening on our drive back. My older son loved the fact that this camp allows kids to lead the daily routine with formal guidance rather than making kids follow instructions. Both my boys claim, this is the best camp that they have ever been to! My older one won't be eligible next year but my 9 year is already excited to go back to this camp next year. Thank you Claire and Ben for leading such fun camp.

A favorite with our kids for a few years. Has especially been a blessing during COVID, being all outdoors. Kids enjoy Crafting wood and metal stuff, building forts, and being in the woods all day. And I enjoy the scenic drive much more thant sitting in traffic jams mid silicone valley

After a year plus of pandemic life, this camp has been an absolute godsend for our eight year old son! Doing some digging online, I discovered this camp and signed up our very active, inquisitive son for three weeks of camp this summer. We live in Gilroy so the camp is a bit of a drive for us, but it has 100% been worth every minute and every penny to have our son come home everyday completely exhausted and covered in dirt with a huge smile and tons of stories about his adventures that day. If your child is active, loves nature and the outdoors and learning to build and create this camp is perfection. Our guy is finishing up his last week of camp next week and already talking about next summer and how he eventually wants to be a mentor himself. Thank you thank you thank you to all the staff at Tribal Wisdom Academy for giving our kids a new outlook on life after a very tumultuous year of zoom school, isolation and anxiety. Our family will forever be grateful, and we will definitely be returning!

Thank you and the team for an amazing three weeks. My kids absolutely loved it and said that next year they want to do 6 weeks! As educators and parents, we really appreciate your approach and how you give the students so much freedom and responsibility. They loved learning and developing new skills within clear structures and being able to make choices. All the things we know that children need to thrive- agency, mastery and purpose- were alive and well at Tribal Wisdom. Thank you and looking forward to returning next year!

Since the start of the school year, our son has repeatedly said that he wished that school was more like Tribal Wisdom Academy. His brief time at your camp with your mentors in the outdoors really shaped his view of learning.

This was the best camp we have ever attended! Everyday our son came home happy from Tribal Wisdom Academy, with great stories about what he made, stories of new friendships, and about how fun it is to cook food on a camp fire. Being in the gorgeous woods all day with these fun and patient counselors, our son did things that he had only read about in books! This camp mentored him toward building his confidence, listening skills, and patience… all while making memories he will never forget! He even blacksmithed his own axe, and then he learned how to throw it at a target. It does not get better than this!!