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April 2012
Does anyone have a summer day camp that is outdoor based with hiking that can
be recommended? My almost 10yr old daughter has asked specifically for this
type of day camp but I am having a hard time finding anything. We are in
Oakland. We would also need aftercare. Also, any input on ''Touch the Earth''
an outdoor day camp in Joaquin Miller..Thanks!
a mama
Have you looked at Trackers,
http://trackersbay.com/youth/summer-camps.php?
Some of their programs are going to have a bigger hiking component than
others - I'd bet a Rangers week would be good. They do have extended care
until, I believe, 6:00.
Hiking Mama
This Land is Your Land
fits the bill (the name alone!) This is the summer
camp offered by Sarah's Science. My kids have attended for several
summers and are always itching for more. The camp is outdoors, all summer
long, in local parks in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Ramon. The kids hike,
swim, build forts, create interesting inventions and contraptions, and look
for lizards and banana slugs. Simply put, they have fun and get dirty
every day! I've met THE Sarah of Sarah's Science at camp a few times
and it is clear to me that she is dedicated to the cause. She actually has
written a few very interesting pieces about children and nature. See:
http://www.sarahscience.com/pages/articles.html.
Woody Gutherie Fan
March 2011
Hi - do you have any recommendations for baseball or football camps
in the East Bay? I have a first grader who has fallen in love with
both sports and desperately wants to take camps in these areas. I
see some listed on the Cal Adventures website - do you have any
feedback on that organization? Thanks in advance for any advice.
For a good baseball camp, especially for your son's age, check out
BALL Summer Camp.
It is run by an Oakland couple with three sons, all of
whom play baseball. My high school sons have been CITS/counselors
there. Kids seem to love it, it is well run, and reasonably priced.
The kids are divided up by age group so younger kids aren't having
to compete with much older kids. Check it out =
http://www.summerballcamp.com/
Baseball mom
My son did BALL Summer Camp
for baseball last summer at age 6 and is
already begging to go back for more this summer. It's run by a
long-time North Oakland-South Oakland Little League family (playing
and coaching) and they have a really great and enthusiastic staff of
counselors who not only know baseball but really connect with the
kids. They work on skills and drills and also play organized
baseball games daily. More info at www.summerballcamp.com
Baseball Mom
Cal Athletics (not Cal Adventures or Cal/Golden Bear Recreation)
offers a non-contact football camp in June. Especially if your
first grader is a Cal football fan, this a fun experience. The
drills are run by the Cal football coaching staff, and many of the
players on the roster, including some of the marquee players,
assist, and they are generally all very accessible and encouraging
to the campers. My son attended the camp a few years ago with a
buddy and had a great time.
The camp is suitable to kids of all levels, and the focus is on
skill-building and having fun, so it's not a hard-core development
camp or anything.
That being said, I would recommend that your first grader attends
the camp with a buddy or two. There are a few kids attending the
camp who have ties to the Cal football coaching staff or player
roster, or kids who have played Pop Warner football, so they come
into the camp with a sense of familiarity or perhaps an elevated ego
for whatever reason, so there is a bit of hierarchical posturing
that goes on at the camp.
Mom of camper
March 2010
hi,
i am looking for camp ideas for my 7 year old son who loves
sports. we live in the east bay and would appreciate any
ideas. thanks!
anon
I would recommend the UC Berkeley Rec. department camps:
http://www.recsports.berkeley.edu/youth/index.aspx
satisfied parent
Defintely you should try the camps at UC Berkeley.
My 9-year-old has gone to the Cal Rec camps for three years
now. It's very well-run and
well-organized, and staffed by enthusiastic young counselors.
The great thing about the camp for a sports fan
is that a variety of different sports are
offered, so kids get to try out sports they might not encounter otherwise.
There is swimming every day, and the kids stay busy and active.
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