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Adventure Gaming Summer Camp
Presented by the Sonoma Community Center in partnership with The Game Academy
Join our Dungeons & Dragons adventure gaming camp! Kids build teamwork through collaborative storytelling, crafts, and epic RPG quests this summer.
About the Camp
The Game Academy’s Adventure Gaming Summer Camps explore collaborative storytelling games in a mentorship model to foster empathy, communication, critical thinking, creativity, and cooperative problem-solving.
Participants are supported in practicing a growth mindset as their characters are engaged with a compelling narrative that presents tactical challenges to be overcome, puzzles to be solved, as well as social role-play engagements that provide an opportunity for social and emotional development. Our games are designed to be both fun and engaging, while simultaneously presenting multiple avenues and content for personal engagement and growth.
Using storytelling games like Dungeons & Dragons, participants will experience playing a hero as part of an ensemble team, with each hero possessing essential skills and abilities that, in combination with the other heroes’ specialties, are necessary to succeed in their quest. Each story is unique, and participants often find unexpected ways to resolve their stories through their own creative input, learning transferable strategies to understand, engage, and transcend real-life issues through the safe and supportive context of the game with a group of peers.
In addition to the storytelling game, we engage participants with related crafts and outdoor activities that tie in to each weekly story. Whether painting their unique miniature for the character they’re playing, crafting dice trays or dice boxes, or making and using boffer weapons for outdoor games, these crafts and activities are designed to engage our participants’ minds and bodies while away from the gaming table, resulting in loads of fun, plus gaming artifacts that they may keep and use for future games!
We hope your child will join us for an unforgettable adventure this summer, supported by our amazing staff, that will inspire their creativity, foster their resilience and personal growth, and create fond memories they will cherish for years to come!
Snacks will be provided every day, but children are expected to come with their own lunches and beverage (or water bottle) each day.
Camps at the Center
Our summer camps provide hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Engaging in artistic activities allows children to express themselves in unique ways, boosting their confidence and emotional intelligence. Our experienced instructors offer a supportive and engaging space where all children can discover their passions, build lifelong friendships, and develop a sense of belonging. Not to mention, our summer camps are fun!
What to bring
- A water bottle or other beverage each day
- Their own lunch each day
- Sunscreen and a hat
- Their curiosity
What we provide
- Snacks & Water each day
- All supplies & Materials
- A safe learning environment
Optional Early Drop-Off
We are offering parents the option to drop their children off for camp at 9 AM rather than 10 AM.
You will be asked if you are interested during the registration check-out.
Early Drop-off is an additional $25 charge for the week of camps.
We will accept your payment in person on the Monday the same week as camp.
About your Instructor
Bert Holcomb
Whether as a teacher in the classroom, an athletics coach, or as the lead Educator-Gamemaster for The Game Academy, for more than two decades Bert has harnessed his passion for education to guide students toward their best selves. With a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and a Teaching Credential from Sonoma State University, Bert brings his knowledge of child development and education, as well as his deep understanding of storytelling to bear when working with the diverse population of students who attend The Game Academy’s programs. Additionally, Bert’s 30+ years of experience as a Gamemaster and player of RPGs help him excel in designing and implementing interactive storytelling games that educate, engage and inspire.
https://www.thegameacademy.org
Membership has its benefits
All Silver Memberships and above receive 10% off the registration cost for any class purchase over $40.
Materials fees are not discounted.
Become a member today and find community, connection, and creativity.
Class FAQ
We ask that you notify us at least 10 days in advance of a class if you need to cancel your registration. You may cancel by phone or email and we will gladly offer you a refund or credit toward a future class. If you cancel with less than 10 days’ notice, we will not be able to provide refunds, due to our contractual obligations and material purchases for each class.
Sometimes, the Sonoma Community Center has to cancel a class due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, such as a natural disaster or health emergency. If this happens and we do not offer a reschedule date, you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee (minus the payment processing and services fee), or credit towards a future class. If we are able to offer a reschedule date but you are unable to make the new date, we will gladly offer credit towards a future class.
All credits must be used within 1 year.
You can view our full class policies and guidelines here.
The Sonoma Community Center is committed to creating an accessible learning environment. If you require any special considerations(medical, physical, learning) please share them with Sean Baskin, Program Associate, by emailing him at [email protected] so that he can forward them to the relevant Program Director and Instructor.
Late additions to any program, class, or workshop that has already begun will be allowed on a per-case basis depending upon the Program Director & instructors approval. Late additions will have to pay the full registration cost of the class, along with any materials fees, and will not be prorated for the time missed. You may reach out to the program directors directly, or the Program Associate Sean Baskin at [email protected] to request a late addition.
We are always looking for new instructors. You can fill out the form directly here.
Adventure Gaming Summer Camp
Join our Dungeons & Dragons adventure gaming camp! Kids build teamwork through collaborative storytelling, crafts, and epic RPG quests this summer.
Schedule
Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7, 2026
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Optional:
9 AM Early Drop-off available. Learn More.
This Session
Monday, August 3, 2026 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Location
Experience Level
All-Levels, Beginning, Intermediate and AdvancedAge(s)
10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15Registration
Registration Cost
$450
