Be a Bridge

Build bridges, not moats. Create radical connection – to yourself, to your community, to the environment, and to the building of a better world.

You are a participant, not only a spectator. Share goods, knowledge, and experiences to span the unknown. Remember to leave space for others to join in.

Be a community weaver. When you weave different materials together, you create a new whole. Weaving people together can create a culture of acceptance and inclusion.

Take Care of Each Other

We share a responsibility to care for each other, our Camp, and the planet. If someone needs assistance, pitch in and help!

Share what you have. Start from a place of abundance, in the conviction that there will be enough for everyone.

Prioritize people over products. Greet each other as humans not as projects or as opportunities.

Always leave a place better than when you found it. Leave no trace. Seek to generate less waste through the creative reuse of materials.

Come Ready to Grow

We can and must re-imagine and co-create a more just and sustainable world – both online and off. We recognize that our shared futures require multiple, diverse imaginations and experiences.  

So be open to the unknown and welcome unfamiliar ideas. Abandon preconceptions and allow events to change you.

We all come from different contexts. Assume good intentions while asking and receiving questions.

Joy of Missing Out (JOMO)

At Camp, there is more than you can ever possibly experience in one day or one week. Be present and content with where you are at any given moment.

Instead of comparing your experience to that of others, accept your experience at Camp for what it is, not what you think it could have been.

Be intentional with your time and that of others, but do not fret over time spent simply enjoying your stay.

Oh the joy of missing out.

When the world begins to shout

And rush towards that shining thing;

The latest bit of mental bling–

Trying to have it, see it, do it,

You simply know you won't go through it;

The anxious clamoring and need

This restless hungry thing to feed.

Instead, you feel the loveliness;

The pleasure of your emptiness.

You spurn the treasure on the shelf

In favor of your peaceful self;

Without regret, without a doubt.

Oh the joy of missing out.

              —Michael Leunig

Nourish Yourself

Practice self-care, allowing the beautiful environment of camp to nourish your mind, body, and heart.

Our creations reflect their builders. Healthy technologies cannot be built by strained minds and stressful social relationships.