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City of Albany Camp Friendship

Jan 2012

Does anyone have any experience with the City of Albany's Camp Friendship summer day camp? The price is right, and it's very convenient, but will it keep my son interested all summer? Jean

We are regulars in the afterschool program ''Friendship Club'' and we have enrolled in the week-at-a-time camps run through the same (''Camp Friendship''). I can say, wholeheartedly, that we love the camp and program. The staff are fantastic: they genuinely care about the kids and do a great job of creating a fun and friendly atmosphere. They do great field trips during the weeklong camps and really make sure all kids are having a good time and are feeling safe and cared for.

We have never done a full summer of only one camp, so I can't speak to your child's interest level after many weeks (I work 'flexibly' so take them to the pool and other things too). But camp friendship would seem to me a great option for multiple week enrollment - as much as any other camp. big fan

March 2004

Re: Day camp for extremely shy 9 year old
I read in the announcements that the City of Albany is hosting a wide variety of summer camps. The Camp Friendship or any of the camps they offer would be great! Send Chelle an email for camp info: cputzer[at]albanyca.org Chelle

Albany Afterschool activities

Although our girls aren't that old yet (4.5 and 8 months), and we aren't tuned into activities for older girls yet, I know there are classes offered daily at the Community Center (same building as the Library, Marin & Masonic). I believe the fall schedule of classes is out, and that various types of arts and crafts are offered. You may want to check with the Community Center or the Albany Recreation Dept. for details. At the middle school (where I assume your older girl will be going) is, or used to be, a teen center? that has activities for that age group; there may also be something similar at UC Village, which is the student housing complex right next to the middle school.

Also Albany has a swim team called the Blue Dolphins, which I believe is for kids your daughters' age. You can inquire at the Albany Pool, which is on Portland Ave. next to Memorial Park.

Greg

From: Greg (7/98)

we will be switching our daughter to the Friendship (run by the Recreation Dept.), for the simple reason that it's so much more convenient: we live across the street from Memorial Park, where the Friendship Club is located. The same will be true for you, of course, with the Kids Corner.

We never considered Kids Corner, since it's so far out of our way (although we certainly would have when we lived in the Village a few years ago!); so I really don't have an impression of that program. My sense is that it is similar in quality to Friendship Club; that is, pretty good.

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