Dates & Rates

We’re mighty glad you’re here! Spots are still available to join Tawonga this fall and winter up at Camp or in the Bay Area, and get ready to register for 2024 programs in November 2023!

2023 & 2024 Registration

How to Register
2024 registration will start in Nov 2023, and rates will be added in Oct 2023.
✔️ Returning folks can get started here.
✔️ Newcomers can get started here.
See more on Tawonga’s registration tiers below.

2023 Weekend Programs
Click here for Registration FAQs

Program Dates Program Geared Toward Fee Availability
Family Camp 1: Memorial Day Weekend
Friday – Monday
May 26 – 29
3 nights
Families of all ages Participant age 2+: $645
Baby (under 2): $385
n/a
Family Camp 2: Jewish Families of Color Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Aug 17 – 20
3 nights
Families with at least one person identifying as a person of color Participant age 2+: $570
Baby (under 2): $335
n/a
Family Camp 3: Keshet LGBTQ Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Aug 24 – 27
3 nights
Families with LGBTQ parent(s) Participant age 2+: $570
Baby (under 2): $335
n/a
Family Camp 4: Labor Day Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Aug 31 – Sept 3
3 nights
Families of all ages Participant age 2+: $645
Baby (under 2): $385
n/a
Family Camp 5: JFAM with JCC SF*
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 7 – 10
3 nights
Families with children 8 and under or anyone who attended a JFAM weekend in 2022 Participant age 2+: $570
Baby (under 2): $335
n/a
Family Camp 6: JFAM with Osher Marin JCC*
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 21 – 24
3 nights
Families with children 8 and under or anyone who attended a JFAM weekend in 2022 Participant age 2+: $570
Baby (under 2): $335
Availability
Family Camp 7
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 28 – Oct 1
3 nights
Families of all ages Participant age 2+: $570
Baby (under 2): $335
Join the Waitlist
Family Camp 8: JFAM with JCC East Bay*
Friday – Sunday
Oct 6 – 8
2 nights
Families with children 8 and under or anyone who attended a JFAM weekend in 2022 Participant age 2+: $495
Baby (under 2): $295
Availability
Women’s Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Oct 12 – 15
3 nights
Adults who identify as women only $750 Join the Waitlist
Men’s Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Oct 19 – 22
3 nights
Adults who identify as men only $750 Availability
Divorce & Discovery: A Jewish Healing Retreat
Thursday – Sunday
Oct 26 – 29
3 nights
Anyone who has ever navigated the multi-faceted challenges of divorce or the end of a long-term relationships $689** Availability
Winter Family Camp
Thursday – Saturday
Dec 28 – 30
2 nights
Familes of all ages Participant age 2+: $495
Baby (under 2): $295
Availability
Teen Winter Retreat
Thursday – Saturday
Jan 4 – 6
2 nights
Teens that are current 10th, 11th or 12th graders $425 per person Availability

 

2024 Weekend Programs

Program Dates Program Geared Toward
Divorce & Discovery: A Jewish Healing Retreat
Thursday – Sunday
April 25 – 28
3 nights
Anyone who has ever navigated the multi-faceted challenges of divorce or the end of a long-term relationships
Family Camp 1: Memorial Day Weekend
Friday – Monday
May 24 – 27
3 nights
Families of all ages
Family Camp 2: Keshet LGBTQ Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Aug 22 – 25
3 nights
Families with LGBTQ parent(s)
Family Camp 3: Labor Day Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Aug 29 – Sept 1
3 nights
Families of all ages
Family Camp 4: JFAM
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 5 – 8
3 nights
Families with children 8 and under or anyone who attended a JFAM weekend in 2023
Family Camp 5: JFAM
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 12 – 15
3 nights
Families with children 8 and under or anyone who attended a JFAM weekend in 2023
Family Camp 6: Jewish Families of Color Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 19 – 22
3 nights
Families with at least one person identifying as a person of color
Family Camp 7
Thursday – Sunday
Sept 26 – 29
3 nights
Families of all ages
Family Camp 8: JFAM
Friday – Sunday
Oct 4 – 6
2 nights
Families with children 8 and under or anyone who attended a JFAM weekend in 2023
Women’s Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Oct 17 – 20
2 nights
Adults 21+ who identify as women only
Men’s Weekend
Thursday – Sunday
Oct 24 – 27
3 nights
Adults 21+ who identify as men only
Winter Family Camp
Friday – Sunday
Dec 27 – 29
2 nights
Familes of all ages
Teen Winter Retreat
Friday – Sunday
Jan 3 – 5
2 nights
Teens that are current 10th, 11th or 12th graders during program

*JFAM weekends are generously funded by a grant from the FJC and Maimonides Foundation and are primarily for families with children eight and under. Learn more here.
**Adult retreat fees for 3 night programs are $750, but program subsidies enable us to offer Divorce and Discovery Retreat at a slightly reduced rate

 

Bar, Bat & B’nai Mitzvah Program
Click here for Registration FAQs

Program Grade in Fall 2023 Dates
2023 – 2025 Cohort, Year 1 6th Sept 2023 – May 2024
2023 – 2025 Cohort, Year 2 7th (in Fall 2024) Sept 2024 – May 2025
2024 – 2026 Cohort, Year 1 6th (in Fall 2024) Sept 2024 – May 2026

 

Tawonga Family School

Program Dates Fee
2023 – 2024
East Bay, SF & Keshet
Oct 7 | Nov 4 | Dec 2 | Jan 6 | Feb 3 | March 2 | April 6 $750 per family
2023 – 2024
Piedmont & Alameda
Oct 14 | Nov 11 | Dec 9 | Jan 27 | Feb 10 | March 9 | April 13 $750 per family

 

2024 Summer Camp and Teen Programs

Program Grade in Fall 2024 Dates Length
A Taste of Camp 2nd – 6th June 9 – 14 1 week
Session 2 5th – 10th* June 16 – July 5 3 weeks
Session 2a 3rd – 4th June 16 – 28 2 weeks
Session 2b 2nd – 3rd June 30 – July 5 1 week
Session 3 5th – 10th* July 7 – 26 3 weeks
Session 3a 3rd – 4th July 7 – 19 2 weeks
Session 4 3rd – 8th July 28 – August 9 2 weeks

*All-Gender Cabins
All-Gender cabins will be offered during Session 2 (grades 7th-10th) & Session 3 (grades 9th-10th) for our 2024 season. Click here to learn more.

2024 Teen Leadership Programs

Program Grade in Fall 2023 Dates Length
Specialist and Counselor In-Training (SCIT)* 12th June 9 – July 5 4 weeks
Teen Leadership Institute (TLI) 11th July 11 – August 4 3.5 weeks

* Application required for participation. Click on programs above to learn about requirements.

2024 Adventure Quests

Program Grade in Fall 2023 Dates Length
Sierra Slam Quest 7th – 8th June 16 – 28 2 weeks
Northwest Canada Quest 9th – 10th June 16 – July 5 3 weeks
Surf ‘n’ Turf Quest 7th – 8th July 7 – 19 2 weeks
Quest H2O 9th – 10th July 7 – 26 3 weeks
Rock and River Quest 9th – 10th July 26 – August 7 2 weeks
A Taste of Quest 6th – 7th July 28 – August 2 1 week

Important Registration Process Note

When going through the registration process, if you are registering for Women’s Weekend, Men’s Weekend or Divorce & Discovery: A Jewish Healing Retreat, be sure to select “Adult/Family Application.” For all other programs, select “Registration Form.” (See below.)

Financial Assistance Opportunities

First-Time Camper Grants

If this is your child’s first time going to Jewish sleep away camp for more than 11 days, you may be eligible to receive a $700 or $1,000 grant. These grants are available through One Happy Camper and PJ Goes to Camp. You will find more information on eligibility and how to apply on their websites.

Financial Assistance: Making Camp Affordable

We are committed to ensuring Tawonga is an option for all families regardless of financial constraints. Learn about how to make Camp affordable for your family.

2024 Registration

November 7: Priority Registration
✔️ Who’s Eligible? Anyone who attended 2023 Summer Camp, Teen Programs, Quest, or B’nai Mitzvah Program participants (plus siblings), or Jewish Families of Color Weekend registered families
✔️ Priority registration opens at 9am Pacific Time on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 and you can get started here.

November 14: Early Registration
✔️ Who’s Eligible? Anyone who was enrolled in a 2023 Family Camp, Weekend Program participant, 2023 Waitlisted & Canceled families (please note that registrations for all 2023 Weekend Programs will be processed following November 15 (for both Priority and Early Registration families)
✔️  Early registration opens at 9am Pacific Time on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 and you can get started here.

November 29: Open Registration
✔️ Who’s Eligible? Anyone! Open to the entire community
✔️ Open registration opens at 9am Pacific Time on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 and you can get started here.

Randomized Registration Process

In an effort to provide transparency and equity in our registration process, and to remove the stressful “race to click,” Tawonga implemented a 24-hour stress-free registration window last year with a randomized registration mechanism. Registrations will be accepted without being processed during the first 24 hours of each registration tier; regardless of the time it is received, it will be considered as a 1st day of registration application. . .

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On the first day of each registration tier, registrations will be accepted without being processed during the first 24 hours of that tier; whether completed at 9am or 9pm, they will be considered as a 1st day of registration application.

Registrations received within the first 24 hours (9am Tuesday to 9am Wednesday) will be processed in randomized order with the goal of giving campers one of their top choices while creating a more equitable process. Siblings will be kept in programs together (where noted as first choice) as much as possible. If the number of registrations received in the first 24 hours for any given program exceeds the program capacity, some campers will be placed on a waitlist using our randomized process . Following the first day of registration 24 hour window within each tier, registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis.

Confirmation emails will be sent 48 hours after the close of each registration tier’s 24-hour window. Campers who are hoping to return to Camp with friends from the previous summer who did not all receive spots in the same program can opt to change programs in order to be together, as long as space is available.

COVID-19, Health & Safety

In order to prioritize the health and safety of our campers, staff, and entire Tawonga community, we may be making some changes to our 2024 programs and Camp practices. Expect 2024 FAQs in the spring.

Cancellation Deadlines

Click here to see our new cancellation policy for all Tawonga programs.

Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions, please call our office at 415.543.2267, email info@tawonga.org or ask a question online. 

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