Pride Camp 2025 is Coming!
Summer Camps at UUCoV:
June 30-July 4th 2025 (no camp on July 1 stat)
Camp for Youth:
Uniquely U: a radical inclusion camp
Camp for 5-10 years
Wonder Camp
Camps runs 9 am to 4 pm each day and is held on the beautiful Unitarian Universalist building and grounds on traditional WSAANEC territory.
Our camp divides into two groups: WONDER CAMP for youngers (5 to approx 10 years) and UNIQUELY U camp for young youth 10 to 16 years. Final grouping will be decided by camp directors depending on the # and age composition of who enrolls (and also by interest; we welcome your requests). We ask that all campers be of school age.
Cooking and eating lunch together will be a wonderful and special part of the camp experience. We also ask that you send a hearty snack with your child each day.
*** We will do our best to create lunches that everyone enjoys, and will also ask that campers be willing to try new foods. If your child/youth is particular in what they like to eat, please be prepared to send lunches from home as needed.
Each year our UU community participates in the Victoria Pride Parade, which happens this year on Sunday July 6. We warmly invite your family to join the fun! Please know that while UU parade leaders will be there to support, we cannot be officially responsible for your child at the parade– they must attend with a guardian who is ultimately responsible for their comfort and safety.
Camp fees are on a sliding scale basis of $100 – $200 for the week.
Our Philosophy
We are big believers in embodied learning– an approach which recognizes that knowledge isn’t just stored in the brain but is also formed through our interactions with the world and our bodies. Our programs and activities emphasize the role of physical movement, interaction with the environment, and sensory experiences in learning and fostering wonder.
We believe that a UU church community is an important space for intergenerational connections. This is a place where children and youth can feel seen, safe, and cared about as they grow. It is also a place where children & youth learn (by doing) that they are an essential part of community, and can help to create beauty, wonder and justice in the world.
Monthly Themes
Our activities change with the seasons. We incorporate monthly themes into our hands-on activities – themes like Trust, Inclusion, and Joy.
Pride Camp
For one week in early summer, the children and youth take over the UU buildings and grounds. We cook together, play games, make lots of art, explore nature, and get ready for our grand finale in the Victoria Pride Parade that same weekend. Along the way, we create art and have discussions that honour our authentic selves. Unitarian Universalism values individuality and solidarity, and there is plenty of both at this inclusive and joyful camp. The 2025 camp dates are June 30 to July 3 (not including the July 1 Stat holiday), and the Victoria Pride parade is July 6 (optional for families).
Wassailing
Ancestor's Shrine
Singing & Music
Messy Church
World Religions
Youth Leadership
Past Activities
The Music and Life of Buffy St. Marie
Reverend Samaya Oakley with Worship Associate Susan Layng — Buffy Sainte-Marie is a Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. In
White Supremacy Teach-In
Christopher Wulff, ministerial intern, with Worship Associate Dan Klimke – We’ll have a hard and frank conversation about racism in our communities and country. It’s
Rockin’ the Boat – the Serious Joy of Social Justice
Social Responsibility Committee with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis – There is more to social justice work than protests and petitions. Members of the Social Responsibility Coalition
The Rise of Cascadian Spirituality
Paul Bramadat with Worship Associate Anna Isaacs – While some look at nature in and around B.C. as simply beautiful, others routinely describe this place in
The Sacred Journey
The Very Reverend Dr. Logan McMenamie with Worship Associate Jane Wilson – As an Anglican bishop, one of Logan’s areas of focus is healing, reconciliation, and
Mysteries about First Century Christians
Margot Lods with Worship Associate Dan Klimke – Margot Lods, an elder of this church, does not need much of an introduction, but you may
The Important Stuff is Invisible
Reverend Steven Epperson with Worship Associate Larry Boldt — On this Earth Day Sunday, we’ll check in with some of the latest news from the cosmos and
Resurrecting Hope
Christopher Wulff, Ministerial Intern, with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis — Viewing Easter as a moment that celebrates resurrection speaks so much to our hopes for an
Stories From the Street
Reverend Allen Tysick with Worship Associate Dar Gareau-Levy — The heart of the Dandelion Society is relationship, being advocates for those with no power, and
The Thread You Follow
Reverends Emily and Marcus Hartlief with Worship Associate Anna Isaacs — As we navigate the complexities of our lives, what guides our steps? What holds us
A Refugee and Me
Sabine Lehr, Immigrant Services Manager, Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, with Worship Associate Oliver Belisle — Based on her work as manager of the Private Sponsorship
What Does Reconciliation Look Like?
Rev. Meg Roberts with Worship Associate Liz Graham — In the journey of truth, healing and reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous peoples, what could reconciliation look
We Who Believe in Freedom Shall Not Rest
NOTE: service starts at 11:30 (Daylight Savings Time) – Christopher Wulff, Ministerial Intern with Worship Associate Anna Isaacs — For more than 100 years we have marked March
Seeds … and Stories … of Change
Martin Settle, Co-Executive Director of USC Canada with Worship Associate Doug McGinnis — Seven decades after USC Canada was born as the Unitarian Services Committee, our
Classism
Rev. Melora Lynngood with Worship Associate Dan Klimke – Class is such a complex demographic category – based partly on income, partly on education, partly on