Camp Life Launch

Camp Life Launch: Winter Session!

One week. Four essential skill sets. Real independence.

Camp Details

Dates: Tuesday, January 5th - Friday, January 8th
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM daily
Location: Los Feliz (address provided upon registration)
Ages: 11-16 (middle and high school students)
Group Size: Maximum 8 students (small group ensures personalized attention)

Cost:

  • Early Bird (register by October 15th): $525

  • Regular Rate: $600

  • Sibling Discount: $50 off each additional sibling

What's Included:

  • All instruction and materials

  • All groceries and cooking ingredients

  • Lunch daily (cooked by students), and snacks!

  • Take-home resources

Camp Life Launch Life gives middle and high school students the practical skills they'll use every day for the rest of their lives—the ones schools don't teach.

Over four immersive days, students master cooking, budgeting, home maintenance, and car care through hands-on learning in a small group setting. And because it's winter break, we balance serious skill-building with daily fun — hiking, table tennis, and activities that help students connect and recharge.

They'll cook their own lunch daily, manage a grocery budget, do their own laundry, check tire pressure, learn how to save effectively & build credit, and leave with genuine confidence in their ability to handle real-world situations—plus new friends and great memories.

This isn't passive learning. Students don't just watch demonstrations—they actually do the work, make mistakes in a safe environment, ask questions, build skills they'll use immediately, and have a great time doing it.

What Students Will Learn:

Meal Prep & Smart Shopping Kitchen fundamentals, knife skills, grocery store field trip with budget challenge, cooking complete meals from scratch, meal planning strategies, and reading nutrition labels. Students cook and eat lunch together using ingredients they shopped for.

Financial Health Banking basics, creating realistic budgets, understanding credit cards and credit scores, how taxes work, investing fundamentals, and avoiding common financial pitfalls.

Home Competence Laundry from start to finish, basic home repairs, understanding household systems, troubleshooting common problems, and knowing when to call professionals.

Auto Maintenance Dashboard warning lights, under-the-hood tour, checking oil and fluids, tire pressure and tread, flat tire response, finding trustworthy mechanics, and understanding repair costs. Hands-on practice with real vehicles.

Fun! It is summer, after all.

Registration & Cancellation Policy:

  • Full refund if canceled by December 1st

  • Transferring to another student is permitted with advance notice

  • Life Launch reserves the right to cancel camp due to low enrollment (full refund provided)

  • Minimum enrollment: 4 students; Maximum enrollment: 8 students

Questions?

hello@lifelaunch.com

Call or text. 917-334-1925

Spots are limited to 8 students and will fill quickly. Early bird pricing ends October 15th.

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“My daughter attended Camp Life Launch and walked away with practical knowledge and skills far beyond my expectations. In two days she learned about credit scores, taxes, insurance, how to change a tire, check and replace car fluids, how to economically meal plan and shop for groceries, how to plunge a toilet, do laundry, hang pictures and so much more!”

— Andrea S., parent at Westridge School for Girls