What do youth want and need? How can we support them?

Young people deserve help finding their authentic self and the courage to walk with purpose, resilience and love. Real Talk Davis holds a safe space to share honest conversations, make meaningful connections, and seeds essential life skills to help girls* make choices that truly serve them. This is a space to bond with peers and mentors who value being real, together. Sessions include circle time, nature time, symbolic crafts, age appropriate curriculum. Our aim is to offer a light in the darkness, and uncover some wisdom, joy and community amidst uncertain times. We hope you'll join us!

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Real Talk Grows

• confidence and self worth
• authentic self expression & boundary setting
• self care & stress management skills
• embodied leadership
• authentic self expression
• a sense of justice & integrity
  

• relationships that truly serve
• identity exploration (online and in real time)
• appropriate risk taking
• quality time with peers off phones, in nature
• understanding & celebrating our changing our bodies
• earth intimacy

Real Talk Davis Curriculum will be developmentally appropriate for grade/age range. We will focus on the above themes as best serves the whole, striking a healthy balance between depth and fun. Have more questions? Visit our Teen Curriculum, Philosophy, or our FAQ.

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"Looking back on our group, I see how it has shaped who I have become. I found a voice I didn't know I had, and learned to stand in my own truth. I am worthy
of love and I belong here." - Real Talk Teen

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Coming up...

DAVIS SUMMER DAYLONG

• Younger Group Daylong for rising 6th-8th Graders
  • July 11th 11am-4pm
• Older Group Daylong for rising 9th-10th Graders
  • July 30th 11am-4pm
• @Putah Creek in Solano County
  

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Davis Group Details

FIREFLIES GROUP FALL 2026 - SPRING 2027

• Real Talk Circle for rising 6th-8th grade girls*
• Gatherings:
  • 3 hr meetings, Sundays 3-6pm @Davis
    • 10/25, 1/10, 2/7, 4/18 
  • 6 hr daylong adventures @Davis
    • 9/20, 11/15, 3/14, 6/13 
  • 5/22-23 Spring Camping trip @Davis
  • + Spring Parent Meeting
  • (Note: no December meeting, hours added to daylongs)
    
• Facilitated by Caitlin McNeely
• This series is meant to be an inclusive, intimate group for a limited number of participants. If you aren't sure this group is for you, or have an older or younger child, please Contact Us.

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HAWKS GROUP FALL 2026 - SPRING 2027

• Real Talk Circle for 9th & 10th grade girls*
• Gatherings:
  • Camping trip will be 9/25-9/27 @Davis
  • 3 hr meetings, Sundays 10am-1pm@Davis
    
    • 10/25, 12/13 (by Zoom), 1/10, 2/7, 4/18, 5/16 
      
  • 5 hr daylong adventures @North Bay
    
    • 11/8, 3/21, 6/6 
      
  • + Spring Parent Meeting
• Facilitated by Caitlin McNeely
• This series is meant to be an inclusive, intimate group for a limited number of participants. If you aren't sure this group is for you, or have an older or younger child, please Contact Us.

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Facilitated by Caitlin McNeely

CAITLIN MCNEELY grew up exploring the gentle sandy beaches of the southern Gulf coast and the giant sprawling oak trees in her urban Houston neighborhood. In the summer, her favorite time was spent road-tripping to the magical tide pools and rocky beaches of a small island off the coast of Maine, where she fished for seaweed, made forts of driftwood and talked to the small colorful creatures tucked in the pools.  

Since those days, deep nature connection has continued to be the thread that brings her back to her most true self, and she has dedicated herself to providing youth the opportunity to have the same wild, timeless experiences in epic nature. Since 2021, Caitlin has been guiding youth in exploring the outdoors and themselves through organizations like Vilda, Love Your Nature, Wilderness Awareness School and Back to Earth. She has been trained as a nature-based mentor by Wilderness Awareness School and as a Rites of Passage guide by Wilderness Reflections. 

From the Sierras to the coast and everywhere in-between, Caitlin loves sleeping under the stars and encouraging teens to connect with their natural selves and their more-than-human relations.  Learn more about Caitlin...

Group & curriculum guided by Directors Emily Frost & Quetzal Francois.

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TUITION - FIREFLIES
September 2026 - June 2027 School Year
$2,200 Base Tuition
(Includes 1 night camping trip)
$2,400 Pay It Forward
Tuition Assistance Available

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TUITION - HAWKS
September 2026 - June 2027 School Year
$2,350 Base Tuition
(Includes 2 night camping trip)
$2,550 Pay It Forward
Tuition Assistance Available

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Thank you!

We will contact you as soon as we have received your information.
Additional forms (including Health & Emergency Form, Liability Waiver & Financial Agreement) will accompany the start of the group.
Please contact us if you have questions or to schedule a free intro call.

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"We are teaching girls how to have experiences that end in joy and honor, rather than regret, guilt, or shame. Youth need to understand what joy and regret really look like for them. We need to 'reflect and revise' what really matters. This work is so important!"

- Charis Denison, youth advocate, founder of Prajna Consulting, featured in Peggy Orenstein's Girls & Sex, Advisor to Love Your Nature

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Featured artwork by the talented Maddie Rose Templeton