TINK
SUMMER CAMP
Tinkering at the Cooperative School
The Cooperative School’s play-filled summer program, "Tinkering at the Cooperative School" or "Tink" for short, is open to the community for children ages 5 to 10 and does not require co-oping. Children must be currently enrolled in kindergarten through 5th grade.
We will not hold Summer Programs in Summer 2025.
The School building and its play yard be updated for ADA compliance and all-weather facilities (improved mechanical systems). This will further enhance the camp options during the heat and poor air quality which have sadly become a feature of the DMV.
Our outdoor classroom.
Session Dates and Times
Session Dates for Summer 2026 will be released in January 2026.
Cooperative play and collaboration are the foundational underpinnings of Tink and the activities center on doing, creating, and building together. The children build dens, learn to whittle and how to use axes, hammers, saws, tie knots, build fires, and read maps -- they learn how to work and play together, using real tools, to build things up and tear things down.
This is play!
This is childhood!
Camper eligibility:
Currently enrolled kindergartners to 10-years-old . Campers will be able to sign up for just one session or multiple sessions.
This slide show will give you an idea of how our summer adventures roll out (with the exception of mask requirements). It is our goal to protect and promote that special quality of summer inspiration, industriousness, and idle play.
