Atelier Collective Design Day Camp When School is Out

School Off Day Camp: 9:30am - 3:30pm

Camp Options - Volume passes available (use any school-off day within a year):

• 1-Day Atelier Pass: $170

• 5-Day Atelier Passport: $790 ($158/day, save $60)

• 8-Day Passport: $1,240 ($155/day, save $120)

Add-ons:

• Early drop-off (8:00–9:30): +$18/day

• Sibling add-on to any daily session or reservation: $144 - 15% off the 2nd child’s pass (same household). Ages 8-13 only.

Open-concept design days - use when school’s out.

Buy a day pass or passport, try to book/reserve your date or take a chance and drop in, and stay for a few hours or for the full camp day - it’s up to you.

• Use-anytime on posted “Schools-Out” dates (holiday, teacher conference, breaks).

• Register early!

• Must reserve each day off (even if you have a multi-day pass). Only 6 spaces available per day.

• Drop-ins without registration are possible but cannot be guaranteed.

• Pass valid 12 months from purchase.

• Designers bring a lunch, water, and plenty of snacks to keep energized: Fridge and microwave on deck.

• Lunch is 12-12:30pm. Snack breaks in-between, when needed.

• If you need an earlier start, we offer Early Drop-Off 8AM-9:30AM - $18 - (you can add that to your total as an add-on when you check out).

Real-life stuff - distinctive, meaningful, not the usual pre-bought, glue-and-glitter junk.

No experience? No stress. All skill levels welcome, for ages 8-13.

This is how grassroots startups are made: Children build a company from the ground up. The day begins with a brand challenge - choosing a company name, designing a logo, mood board, and crafting the narrative that makes an idea unique. Once the story is clear, we’ll get into prototyping, using sketching, illustration, clay and whatever materials are needed to bring concepts to life.

Campers will pitch ideas and financials to a friendly “investor,” receive constructive critiques from peers, and then get back to work refining and building. This iterative process teaches resilience, creativity and basic business skills along with design and craftsmanship.

Returning campers can keep developing the same company across multiple sessions or start a new venture with a fresh concept. If, after a full five-day camp week, a camper sticks with one product, they’ll earn the chance to showcase their work in the Sew Dandelions Fashion Show on September 13, 2026 — a real runway experience where family and friends see their hard work come to life.

This hands-on day camp empowers young creators to dream big, think like founders and turn their sketches into something real.

All materials included. Children take home all projects. Children are welcome to bring in clean thrifted clothes, dad’s old shirt, jeans, t-shirts - something they want to remake.

Our signature activities:

• Design studio: draping, sewing, fashion

• Illustration

• Graphic Design

• Jewelry Design

• Accessories Design

• Logo and Tag lab (brand mark, hangtag)

• Zine creation | Lookbooks

• Vintage deconstruction (bring your old clothes from home!)

• Zero-waste challenges

• Mini-millinery workshop

• Footwear lab

• Creative expression

• Costume Design