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Daycamp for Little People 4–6 yrs Instructors: Preschool Staff Winslow Ctr: Rm 3, 2590 Pleasant Hill Rd. 2 weeks | $138/$123 (Dist. Res.) 6650.601 6/18–6/28 M–Th 12:30–3:00 pm 6650.602 7/2–7/12* M–Th 12:30–3:00 pm 6650.603 7/16–7/26 M–Th 12:30–3:00 pm 6650.604 7/30–8/9 M–Th 12:30–3:00 pm 6650.605 8/13–8/23 M–Th 12:30–3:00 pm *no class 7/4 |
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Mini-Daycamp 2 1⁄2–4 yrs Instructors: Preschool Staff Winslow Ctr: Rm 3, 2590 Pleasant Hill Rd 2 weeks | $124/$109 (Dist. Res.) 6651.601 6/19–6/28 Tu–Th 9:15–11:45 am 6651.602 7/3–7/12* Tu–Th 9:15–11:45 am 6651.603 7/17–7/26 Tu–Th 9:15–11:45 am 6651.604 7/31–8/9 Tu–Th 9:15–11:45 am 6651.605 8/14–8/23 Tu–Th 9:15–11:45 am *no class 7/4 |
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| Castle Tales Musical Theatre Camp 4–7 yrs Come to the land of dragons, knights, princesses, and fairies. Each day learn a new song; bring lunch for a tea party. Campers will craft their own costumes and backdrop as they learn four types of storytelling; have a puppet show; do story dances and a straight play; and learn felt board stories sequencing. Performance: last hour on Friday. Note: Children, 31⁄2 yrs, can register if older sibling is enrolled. Instructor: Andrea Gaspari, Andrea’s Musical Adventures; winner, three-time Bay Area Family Favorite. Gregory Gardens Elementary School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court 4 and 5 days | $175/$160 (Dist. Res.) 6633.601 8/13–8/17 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm 6633.602 8/14–8/17 Tu–Fr 1:30–5:00 pm |
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Mad Science Camp
4–6 yrs
Come have fun in these interactive camps. Take-home projects allow the exploring to continue.
Instructor: Mad Science Staff
Gregory Gardens Elementary School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court
Planet Earth Explorers
Introduce your child to science as they learn about their bodies, creatures of the land and sea, the air, and the skies above us. Campers will get the chance to become zoologists, paleontologists, entomologists, and even astronauts as they investigate new topics each day. The adventures will continue even after class with take home projects like model oceans, bird warblers, and even a live worm!
5 days | $229/$214 (Dist. Res.)
6630.601 7/16–7/20 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pmMad Science Investigators
Join us for an adventure as we learn about the scientific method and put it into action as we explore rocks and minerals, volcanoes, color, light, the human eye and optical illusions. Campers will act as detectives one day and chemists the next! Take home projects will include rainbow glasses, sun catchers, goofy goop, shrinkydinks and more!
5 days | $229/$214 (Dist. Res.)
6630.602 8/6–8/10 M–F 12:30-3:30 pm
Spanish Camp for Preschoolers
3–5 1⁄2 yrs
Hola amigos! Vamos a divertirnos con los animals del oceano. Hello friends, let’s go and have fun with the sea animals. Through this hands-on interactive and stimulating environment, your child will learn the Spanish language in addition to developing social, fine and gross motor skills. Your child will be introduced to Spanish while singing, doing creative art, and enjoying friends. In this camp your child will explore the wonderful outdoor world by going on scavenger hunts, playing outdoor games, all these activities are done in Spanish. Camp theme is “Sea Animals”, “Animales del Oceano.”
Instructor: Miriam Lattanzi, Spanish Immersion preschool teacher for over six years
Gregory Gardens Elementary School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court
3 days | $87/$72 (Dist. Res.)
6631.601 8/6–8/10 M/W/F 9:30–11:30 am
$5 lab fee payable to instructor at first class
Adventure Kids Summer Camp
Entering Grades 1–5
Searching for adventure for your child this summer? Choose your time and sign up for part or all of this action-packed summer program. Trips, swim days, events, arts/ crafts, games, sports, based on exciting weekly themes. Activities included in registration: M/W/F, weekly swim days at PH Aquatics Park; Tuesday is Wheel Day; Thursday, field trips (site is closed during trip hours). Bring lunch/drink daily; two snacks provided. REGISTRATION begins March 1; space is limited.
KIDSTOP Children’s Center: 1 Corritone Ct.
Full Day: 7:00 am–6:30 pm | $48
Rec Day: any six-hour block of time | $38
6/18–8/17 M–F 7:00 am–6:30 pm
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Registration Information Registration is accepted for Full Days, 7:00 am–6:30 pm or Rec Days, any six-hour block of time. You may sign up for one week (three days minimum) or as many weeks as fit your schedule per month. |
| Critters ‘n Clay™ Camp 4 1⁄2–9 yrs Enrich your child’s world with a delightful hour of integrating science, sculpting, and literature! Learn about a different animal each day, sculpt it out of clay, and hear a story about the “critter du jour.” Basic sculpting and glazing techniques are taught to assist in the creation of four family heirlooms. Instructor: Hilary Ford Gregory Gardens Elementary School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court 5 classes | $109/$94 (Dist. Res.) 6059.601 6/25–7/2* M–Th 10:00–11:00 am $25 lab fee payable to instructor *return 7/2 to glaze projects |
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| Incrediflix Film Camps - NEW! 7–13 yrs All flix will be professionally edited and a DVD will be mailed to every student. Instructor: Incrediflix Staff Gregory Gardens School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court |
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Filmmaking Flix
Are you the next star director, actor, writer, or cameraman? Of course you are, and you get to do it all in these live action flix! You’ll work in groups to make your vision come true in these movies where you’ll act, write, direct, and more.
1 week | $220/$205 (Dist. Res.)
6066.601 7/23–7/27 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$30 lab fee payable to instructorCartoon Flix
Your characters can fly over mountaintops, destroy cities, or swim the deepest oceans! In age appropriate groups, you’ll make a paper-animated flick where you get to create your own character, build backgrounds, shoot your movie, and provide the voice for your character.
1 week | $220/$205 (Dist. Res.)
6066.602 7/30–8/3 M–F 1:00–4:00 pm
$30 lab fee payable to instructorAnimation Flix
Join us for the ultimate in animation creation. Each day you’ll make a new movie, with different styles of stop-motion animation. Furniture may run across the floor, clay stars may explode, or your favorite toy may even come to life! This is
the ultimate arts and crafts camp where you will create, direct, and film in age appropriate groups.
1 week | $220/$205 (Dist. Res.)
6066.603 8/20–8/24 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$30 lab fee payable to instructor
| Jewelry-Making Camp 6 yrs & up  |
Our team of highly trained, enthusiastic staff passes on the art of jewelry making, teaching campers how to become their own jewelry designer, boosting self-esteem and creativity. Choose from a selection of hot colors, textures, and unique beads to make one-of-a kind pieces. Our half-day summer camps include fun games and expert jewelry instruction, including resin, stamping, bead stringing, crimping, and so much more. All levels welcome. Instructors: Dragonfly Designs Staff Gregory Gardens Elementary School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court 1 week | $210/$195 (Dist. Res.) 6060.601 7/16–7/20 M–F 1:00 pm–4:00 pm. $50 lab fee payable first day to instructor |
LEGO Camp—Play-Well Teknologies
5–12 yrs
Take a “crash course” in Demolition Derby, enter the Sumo Wrestling Competition, and design a Mighty Metropolis. Instruction is given appropriate to age with LEGO® Technic System components. Camps are suitable for LEGO® novices to “maniacs.” THESE CAMPS ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE LEGO GROUP. For more information, go to www.play-well.org.
Village Music School: 1720 Linda Drive, Pleasant Hill
Pre-Engineering Camp
Have your child become a Play-Well Engineer! Build cities, bridges, motorized cars and planes. With access to over 100,000 pieces of LEGO, students build what they have only dreamed of with the support of an experienced Play-Well Engineering instructor.
1 week | 5–7 yrs | $238/$223 (Dist. Res.)
6054.601 6/18–6/22 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pmEngineering FUNdamentals Camp
Lego students explore concepts in physics, architecture, mechanical and structural engineering, from Gear Cars to Battletracks. The engineer-designed curriculum challenges new and returning students to reach higher levels of engineering comprehension while having fun.
1 week | 8–12 yrs | $238/$223 (Dist. Res.)
6054.602 7/16–7/20 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pmBash Em Bots
Have you ever wanted to learn to build a massive motorized machine? In this advanced engineering camp, students re-engineer standard vehicles into mechanized machines that can traverse challenging obstacles, battle against fellow bots, and take on Play-Well Instructors’ colossal creations.
1 week | 8–10 yrs | $238/$223 (Dist. Res.)
6054.603 8/6–8/10 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
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Chemistry Lab
We’ll explore and create exciting chemical reactions, make colorful concoctions and bubbling brews. Amaze yourself with magical temperature changing baggie science or growing ghost crystals. Study things like chalk and soap, and even experiment with the chemistry used by artists, spies and detectives! Chemists bring home a project each day.
1 week | $229/$214 (Dist. Res.)
6062.601 7/30–8/3 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pmNASA Journey to Space
From our atmosphere to the outer reaches of our solar system, this hands-on program sends campers on a quest for exploration! Comets, planets, stars and more. Learn about the four forces of flight and the challenges of space travel. Camp includes a take-home every day. Join us for Astronaut-in-Training, Solar Launch, and Space Voyage!
1 week | $229/$214 (Dist. Res.)
6062.602 8/6–8/10 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pmSecret Agent Lab
This camp is a fun journey into the world of detection, spy science, and forensics. Campers will examine the science behind the spy tools made famous by the world’s greatest spies! Kids will get a chance to see what can’t be seen by the naked eye and will follow in Sherlock’s steps to learn what tracks can tell us! Join us to help foil a burglary using state-of-the art security techniques!
1 week | $229/$214 (Dist. Res.)
6062.603 8/13–8/17 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
Inventor’s Academy
Each day campers are given a series of challenges they must overcome using basic materials, simple machines, tips from famous inventors and the most important thing of all—their minds. The camp involves a team-based approach to solving problems, but also includes building your own Light Saber, Rocket Launcher and more. Discover and create!
1 week | $229/$214 (Dist. Res.)
6062.604 8/20–8/24 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
PopWay Music Camp
8–12 yrs
Get ready to have the week of your life! Our class provides a stage of fun for everyone to sing, dance and team build while they improve their voice, stage presence and confidence. Students are introduced to basic vocal techniques, harmony, dance steps and choreography that foster success and camaraderie. Our students will premier original “mashups” they help create! This is sure to be the most fun and creative week for you and your new bff’s!
Instructor: Village Music School staff
Village Music School: 1720 Linda Drive, Pleasant Hill
5 classes | $245/$230 (Dist. Res.)
6077.601 7/9–7/13 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
6077.602 7/30–8/3 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$15 lab fee payable to instructor
Project Rock Band Camp
8–12 yrs
Kids join together for fun and music making in a no-experience necessary Rock Band! A great way for kids to learn the fundamentals of Guitar, Piano, Drums, Bass, Keyboard and Vocal. Students will be introduced to and play each instrument in a supportive team environment. Popular songs have been made easy for students to assure success and fun while playing in a real Rock Band. All instruments and equipment are provided on our Village Music School stage.
Instructor: Village Music School staff
Village Music School: 1720 Linda Drive, Pleasant Hill
5 classes | $245/$230 (Dist. Res.)
6076.601 6/25–6/29 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
6076.602 7/23–7/27 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$15 lab fee payable to instructor
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Spanish Immersion Summer Camp - NEW! 5–10 yrs Let your child enjoy this new Spanish Immersion Camp. This is a great opportunity for your child to learn a new language. Campers will learn Spanish while having fun playing board games, creating art, going on scavenger hunts and other fun activities. The theme is “Vamos Acampar” Let’s go camping. Your child will explore the outdoor world, search for wild animals, build a tent, and other amazing activities. If you sign up more than one child in the same family we will waive the lab fee. Vamos a divertimos! Let’s go and have fun! Instructor: Miriam Lattanzi Gregory Gardens Elementary School: Rm 10, 1 Corritone Court 1 week | $200/$185 (Dist. Res.) 6074.601 7/9–7/13 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm $7 lab fee payable to the instructor on the first day |
Spectrum of Science Camps - NEW!
Grades 1–5
Bring a snack (NO nuts), drink and a backpack. These are outside camps. Dress in layers, including a sweatshirt. Extended Care is available, call (925) 820-2415.
Rodgers-Smith Park: 730 Grayson Rd.
Marine Science Mania
Become an aquatic scientist! Research a fish cleaning station. Where are the whales? View hydrothermal vents, bioluminescent lights in the deep and check out jellies, dragons and weeds of the sea! Each scientist will receive a Marine Mania silver kit with project supplies to use each day and a complete list of vocabulary words to bring home!
1 week | $211/$196 (Dist. Res.)
6068.601 6/25–6/28 M–Th 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$45 lab fee payable first day to instructorTwisted Technology
Become an electro-whiz, learn how science and circuitry work, and switch it on! Do the BLT—Build it, Learn it, Take it! Improvise a remote infrared or radio-controlled project! If it moves, you make it. Each scientist will receive a contraption holder for supplies, a complete list of vocabulary words, and a background briefing on each project.
1 week | $211/$196 (Dist. Res.)
6068.602 7/9–7/12 M–Th 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$65 lab fee payable first day to instructorSparkling Science for Girls
Science is glamorous! Experience a beautiful side of biology & chemistry. Learn to create chemical concoctions and how to utilize oils, gels & lotions to make scents you can wear. Call (925) 820-2415 with ingredients/ allergies questions. Each child will make & take home perfumes, bath fizzes, and more!
1 week | $211/$196 (Dist. Res.)
6068.603 7/16–7/19 M–Th 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$45 lab fee payable first day to instructorScience on the Prowl
Check out creature characteristics: wrappers and coverings, habitats and adaptations. Can you tell the difference between frogs and toads? Zoom in on the world of mini beasts and take home your very own microscope! Make an aqua scope and view underwater life. Examine scaly friends and thorny plants! This camp provides splendid, spotted and spectacular science!
1 week | $211/$196 (Dist. Res.)
6068.604 7/23–7/26 M–Th 9:00 am–12:00 pm
$45 lab fee payable first day to instructor
Up to eight weeks of Summer Fun for Grades 1–8! Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:30 am–12:20 pm and 12:30 pm - 5:30 pm each week, plus NEW Xtra Weekdays for Optional Monday and Friday participation. Also NEW Extreme Recess, M-F, Aug. 6-Aug. 17, 9:30 am-5:30 pm
6-week session: June 25–August 3
2-week session: August 6–17
College Park High School, 201 Viking Dr.
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Grades 1–2
Self-contained block program. Including: arts and crafts, music, sports, nature, storytelling, science and special events.Grades 3–8
Grades 3–4 and 5–8 will be separated, and both will choose six 50-minute classes and be assigned three. For exact classes offered, see Recreation Summer School brochure. Click here for more info >
• Kick It! Throw It! Pass It! • Basketball • CPR/First Aid • Culinary Arts • Duct Tape 101 • Ultimate Challenges • Ball Games • Soccer & Flag Football • Karate Afternoon Recreation
Morning students can bring their lunch and continue having fun. We have exciting planned activities that include indoor/ outdoor sports, active/passive games, films; field trips and swimming.Extended Morning Care
Our extended care program helps the working parent. Program consists of passive indoor activities.Extreme Recess
Mondays and Fridays, we will have planned field trips to our community parks as well as local fun spots.Recreation Summer School Brochure with registration forms are now available at 147 Gregory Ln., Pleasant Hill CA 94523. Click here to fill out the registration form and mail it to our office>. Please remember to print and MAIL IN the form and payment to the above address.
Kidz Love Soccer Camps
Boys & Girls Half-Day Camps
4 1⁄2–10 yrs
Where the score is always Fun-to-Fun™. Shin guards are required, soccer shoes and sunscreen are recommended. Spend a week enjoying the world’s most popular sport in a fun, recreational environment. Play fun soccer games to build skills in our fun, age-appropriate camp. Learn and practice soccer skills including: dribbling, passing, receiving, and shooting. Everyone is a winner as the week’s fun culminates in an age-appropriate “World Cup” tournament. All campers will receive a Kidz Love Soccer jersey and soccer ball.
Instructor: Kidz Love Soccer Staff, trained in the Kidz Love Soccer method©
Rodgers-Smith Park: 736 Grayson Rd. (Turf behind Bocce Courts and Blacktop area)
1 wk: M–F, 6/18–6/22 | $125/$115 (Dist. Res.)
5039.602 Level 1, 41⁄2–6 yrs 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5039.603 Level 2, 7–8 yrs 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5039.604 Level 3, 9–10 yrs 9:00 am–12:00 pm
Youth Tennis Camps
6–12 yrs
This tennis camp offers the best in stroke development, team play, and more. Activities and games are age-appropriate and the campers are sure to have fun learning a lifetime sport. Wear “tennis” shoes; bring tennis racquet, water, and a snack. Lunch is NOT provided. Space will be limited to insure optimum instruction, so sign up soon!
Instructor: Deborah Gantt
College Park High School Tennis Courts: 320 Civic Dr. (adjacent to Community Center parking lot)
5 classes | $127/$117 (Dist. Res.)
*4 classes (no class 7/4) | $102/$92 (Dist. Res.)
5589.601 6/18–6/22 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.602 6/25–6/29 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.603 7/2–7/6* M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.604 7/9–7/13 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.605 7/16–7/20 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.606 7/23–7/27 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.607 7/30–8/3 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.608 8/6–8/10 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
5589.609 8/13–8/17 M–F 9:00 am–12:00 pm
Entering Grades 6–9
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Experience an extreme and fun summer with this camp! Mondays include an exciting group project, creative activities, free time and swimming. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays are filled with exciting trips. Fridays include a potluck BBQ and swimming at Pleasant Hill Aquatic Park. Bring a snack, lunch and water unless specified by the Program Leaders. Trips are subject to change. Emergency Waiver required first day.
Faith Lutheran Church: 50 Woodsworth Ln. (drop off/pick up)
5-day week $245 ($49/day) | 4-day week* $196 ($49/day)
Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:30 pm
STAGE Summer Repertory—VOICES
12–18 yrs
Grow as a performer and writer in this unique one-on-one experience with a trained director and playwright. This intensive class is strictly for the serious drama student and potential playwright. We will be honing the actors’ skills through theater games, character analysis, journal writing and extensive exercises as tools to create diverse rich characters, as both actors and writers. We will explore the use of body, voice, story and emotions to tell our own stories, write original material, and practice and perform OUR scripts. Homework writing assignments and acting projects will be given weekly. Students will see their scripts come to life on stage in our performances for friends and family on 8/3 and 8/4 ($5 admission).
Instructor: Doña Foreman
Winslow Center: Rm 1 & 2 2590 Pleasant Hill Rd.
6 weeks | $220/$205 (Dist. Res.)
5111.601 6/20–8/1 M/W 2:00–5:00 pm
6/30, 7/14, 7/28, 8/4 Sa 10:00 am–2:00 pm
$30 lab fee payable to instructor
Junior Lifeguard Camp
11–14 yrs
Build a valuable foundation to becoming a lifeguard and swim instructor! Learn basic water safety skills, how to prevent aquatic accidents, how to recognize hazards. Participants must be able to swim 50 yards crawl stroke with face in the water and rhythmic breathing. After completing the course, you will be eligible to provide volunteer assistance as a swim lesson aide and Junior Lifeguard (details provided during class). You will receive a Junior Lifeguard t-shirt.
Instructor: Aquatics Staff
PH Aquatic Park: 147 Gregory Ln.
5 classes | $155/$140 (Dist. Res.)
8720.601 6/18–6/22 M–F 9:00 am–1:00 pm
8720.602 6/25–6/29 M–F 9:00 am–1:00 pm
Junior Lifeguards: Back to the Pool!
12–14 yrs
For returning junior guards who have taken Junior Lifeguard Camp within the past two years. Review material from your junior lifeguard camp and discuss availability/ commitments for summer 2012 volunteer positions. You will receive a Junior Lifeguard t-shirt. Bring swimsuit.
Instructor: Aquatics Staff
PH Aquatic Park: 147 Gregory Ln.
1 class | $43/$35 (Dist. Res.)
8720.501 6/12 Tu 3:30–6:30 pm
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Summer High School Water Polo Camp Entering Grades 9–12 (Co-ed) New students are introduced to the sport and returning students prepare for the upcoming season. Focus is on physical conditioning and basic skills, including passing, shooting, counter attacks, offense and defense. Open to students entering high school in Fall 2012. Enroll in both 8750.601 & 8750.602 and receive a $19 discount. Coach: Brandon Williams, CORE Water Polo Coach PH Education Ctr.: 1 Santa Barbara Rd. 7 weeks | $165/$150 (Dist. Res.) 8750.601 6/19–8/2 Tu/Th 8:00–9:30 pm 1 week | $61/$49 (Dist. Res.) 8750.602 8/6–8/9 M–Th 5:00–7:00 pm |
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Youth Water Polo Camp Entering Grades 4–8 (Co-ed) Program introduces basic skills to students new to the sport, including passing, shooting, offense, defense, the rules of the game and physical conditioning. Class is held in deep water. Coach: Jessica Cima, CORE Water Polo Coach PH Education Ctr: 1 Santa Barbara Rd. 3 weeks | $80/$65 (Dist. Res.) 8751.601 6/18–7/6* M/W/F 10:30–11:30 am 8751.602 7/9–7/27 M/W/F 10:30–11:30 am 8751.603 7/30–8/17 M/W/F 10:30–11:30 am *no class 7/4 |
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