Ona's Favorite Local Camps
If you are looking for other outdoor, crafty summer experiences for your child, check out Ona's hand-picked offerings below. Please note that a small percentage of your tuition does come back to Firefly Valley, should you decide to book one of these camps.
Camp Summer Haven
This is a weeklong, nature-based day camp in East Asheville. 2025 summer sessions are June 23-27 and August 4-8. To learn more about the camp, visit here.
SPEAK
The mission of SPEAK* is facilitate authentic self-expression, self-understanding, and nonviolent based communication skills through collaborative arts, circle work, and intentional community. The SPEAK* program offers youth a chance to explore their own voices in small groups.
During the two week program, the participants respond to four different types of prompts: written, movement, visual, and music. The final activity of the program is a public performance, designed by the participants, consisting of a subset and combinations of the four prompt responses.
The program runs July 21 - August 1, 2025. The program fee is $700 and scholarships are available. To learn more, click here.
