Hi friendly folks! Thanks for all the sharing and support. We’re about to close registration and we’d love to fill the remaining 5 spots! If you know someone who has a professional development fund, they can use our letter to employer. If you have any questions, please review our FAQs and Instagram highlights. I cannot… Read More
Letter to Employer
Please use this template letter to send to your employer to ask for professional development coverage. Registration ends soon! Re: Make.Do.Camp. Professional Development Request To whom it may concern, Make.Do.Camp. is a professional development retreat in a camp setting that is held at Big Cove YMCA in Pictou County, Nova Scotia from September 24-27, 2026.… Read More
Schedule released – one month countdown!
We just had our first in-person team meeting with everyone at Wonder’neath, crafting as we planned. Looking around the room at this incredible team and workshop leaders, it made the vibrant dream for this year’s camp feel so real! Our schedule is now live. Our full workshop listing is live. We have one month to… Read More
Workshop Leaders and Tracks announced for 2026
Workshops and leaders announced for grown-up unplugged camp in Nova Scotia Read More
It’s not you, it’s us
One of the core purposes of Make.Do.Camp. is to help build a better functioning, collaborative and empathetic local community. And while there are lots of ways that people connect within their own interest groups, our event is about meeting and getting to know folks who may not be a part of your current world. Make.Do.Camp.… Read More
What is Make.Do.Camp. actually going to look/feel like?
A question we’ve been hearing a lot lately is: “What will we do at camp this year?” And that’s a totally fair thing to ask before you commit. Creating the environment Make.Do.Camp. starts with the idea of creating the best environment and schedule to learn, connect and play. This includes a lot of space and… Read More
What’s in the name?
The name for Make.Do.Camp. came from feeling helpless with institutions failing us and our creativity getting squashed. Today, that feeling has only grown. Paralysis from fear is real and it only serves to let the chaos continue. What we know is that being in nature is healing. Being in community is healing. And that’s what… Read More
Make.Do.Camp. is back!
Ten years ago, Make.Do.Camp. was launched for two annual sessions, sparked connections, relationships and energy in its attendees and into their communities. The goal was to create a substance and screen-free environment that encouraged a sense of spaciousness, play and learning. For years, we kept hearing about the after-effects of these sessions – projects launched,… Read More