WEEK 2 - June 24 - 28, 2024
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All camps and After Care will be held at Bay Farm School - 200 Aughinbaugh Way, Alameda
Registration goes live on March 7th at 9:30 AM
- VISIT OUR ENRICHMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES PAGE AND READ IT CAREFULLY.
- After Care is only for students (Grades TK-5) who attend morning camps.
- Grade level indicated refers to the current grade level completed this year (2023-2024).
- We offer Early Bird Pricing until midnight on March 28. Listed camp prices will increase by $20 on March 29.
Check the camps available on different weeks:
Week 2 - June 24 - 28, 2024
CAMP TYPE COLOR CODING:
Visual Art & Creative Writing Camps
Performing Arts Camps
Sports & Fitness Camps
S.T.E.M. Camps
Finance Camps
Language Camps
Week 2 - June 24 - 28, 2024
Morning Camps - 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM (unless otherwise noted)
All Day Spanish Camp "Español Para Crecer"
All Day Camp: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Grades: K - 5
Provider: Lina Rubio
Camp Fee: $415
Materials Fee: $50
Join us for a fun and engaging experience as we travel the Spanish Speaking culture of Spain and Peru (week 1), Mexico and Panama(week 2), Colombia and Ecuador(week 3) through hands-on activities: Music, arts and crafts, science, animals, food and more from two different Spanish speaking countries each week.
The students will start the day with an interactive, comprehensible and engaging Spanish lesson. They will be exposed through play to vocabulary and expressions that are useful and focused on communication.
Arts and Crafts: Each student will be given a t-shirt each week. We will tie dye our camp t-shirts with all sorts of techniques and designs to celebrate summer. We will have an interactive art class with a local artist who will teach us how to draw “capybaras and condors”, “alebrijes” or mystical/magical animals from Mexico out of clay, and more. We are also going to make individual unicorn “piñatas” and “molas” from Panama. Also, face painting will be available.
STEM activities: Did you know that a single potato can power a small light bulb? That’s right, your favorite food is a mini-battery. Campers will be proud to make their own electric circuit and take it home!
Food: Did you know that Peru has more than 4,000 types of potatoes? Come hungry because we will make Papa a la huancaína, a delicious Peruvian dish with them. We will also make tacos and chocolate skulls from México and arepas con queso from Colombia.
Music and Instruments: We are going to create homemade instruments and will explore the science of sound behind them. We’ll have an online interactive salsa and vallenato class with a native professional dancer from Colombia.
All Day Camp - Sing to Read in Chinese
All Day Camp: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Grades: K - 5
Provider: April Lin - Enjoy Chinese
Camp Fee: $415
Materials Fee: $40
All the fun happens while we are immersed in Mandarin! Our Sing to Read in Chinese classes are engaging and educational lessons. We combine Chinese language learning with songs and storybooks, students will learn to read in Chinese through singing songs. We believe in learning language through meaningful content. Our storybooks are not only entertaining, but also serve as an excellent platform to reinforce vocabulary, sentence structure, overall comprehension, and listening skills. The students actively participate in discussions related to the stories and the songs.
In the camps, we read a theme-based storybook, and do worksheets and activities based on them, like singing songs, acting, playing games, doing arts and crafts, cooking, and writing. The activities are not only incredibly fun but also allow the students to apply their language skills in a practical context.
Our students develop lifelong interests in Mandarin Chinese, and continue to show enthusiasm and dedication to learning, which is truly valuable. See April’s programs and testimonials at EnjoyChineseLA.com.
3 O'clock Rock - Start a Band, Make a Record, Play a Show
Grades: 1 - 6
Provider: 3 O'Clock Rock
Camp Fee: $250
Materials Fee: $15
Learn to write your own songs, the basics on instruments like guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and vocals, perform, and create album artwork for a release on 3 O’Clock Rock Records!!! Listen to our new releases at 3oclockrockrecords.bandcamp.com
Animal Cartooning
Grades: TK - 3
Provider: Young Rembrandts
Camp Fee: $255
Materials Fee: $5
Laugh-out-loud-funny! Mind-bendingly-adorable! Awesome-beyond-belief! These are just some of the words that best describe our Cartoon Animals Workshop. If your child is a fan of cuddly animals and funny cartoons, this drawing workshop is especially tailored for his or her needs. Over the course of five days, our students will learn how to draw animals of all shapes, sizes, and colors. They will learn how to personify ordinary animals, transforming them into fully realized cartoon characters. Be a part of something fun and special. Enroll your budding artist today!
Golf Instruction
Grades: TK - 3
Provider: All Square Golf Academy
Camp Fee: $250
Materials Fee: $30
This is a wonderful opportunity for campers to develop a love for the game of golf. In this class, campers learn basic techniques of alignment, swing mechanics, golf history, forces of flight as they relate to a golf ball, stretching techniques, and more in a fun, entertaining environment. We will watch demonstrations from top teaching professionals around the world where campers will learn various practice drills. Golf etiquette and the life lessons that golf can teach are paramount in the All Square Golf Academy curriculum. Campers will be outside most of the class, and golf clubs will be provided but students can bring their own if they so choose.
Poetry in Motion - Canceled
Grades: 2 - 5
Provider: John Sanchez
Camp Fee: $250
Materials Fee: $20
Creativity is unleashed in this video production class. We will use famous poems as the framework for creating accompanying videos that tell the story using the world around us. We will edit all the parts together and kids are encouraged to create poems of their own and make Poem Videos.
Creative Writing
Grades: 4 - 8
Provider: Heather McLeod
Camp Fee: $250
Materials Fee: $15
Writing Interesting Stories: When writers add details to their true stories (non-fiction) they are more interesting. When writers fabricate details, we believe them - and we call it fiction. In this class we will write true and false stories with details, conflict, and lively dialogue that makes it sounds like the characters are really talking. Sometimes we will use pictures or act out stories to make them feel real in our minds before we write them.
Minecraft Engineering LEGO®
Grades: K - 5
Provider: Playwell Technologies
Camp Fee: $255
Materials Fee: None
Venture into the world of Minecraft in our unique LEGO® experience. Get ready to build your base, craft your tools, use your Minecart to harvest raw resources, and battle to stop the Ender Dragon from ending the world. Come explore the endless possibilities of LEGO® with a trained Play-Well instructor.
Slimetopia® 2: Total Slime Takeover
Grades: TK - 3
Provider: Challenge Island
Camp Fee: $255
Materials Fee: $15
In this bestselling Slimetopia sequel, the world is being taken over by slime! You and a crew of STEAM Teammates will ooze with excitement as you design your own Slimeliner Jet and fly to a different slimey continent every day. You'll mix up a amazing array of internationally-inspired slimes from Italian Pizza Slime to Ghana Chocolate Slime to Pacific Ring of Fire Slime to a world of other slimes in between. This squishy, squashy, sensational slime adventure is sure to sell out in a flash, so book your Slimetopia Airlines ticket today!
Flag Football
Grades: TK - 3
Provider: One on One
Camp Fee: $260
Materials Fee: None
Does your child love football? Do they want to learn more about the game in a fun environment? Or are you interested in your child learning and playing football without all the contact? Then join our coaches as they teach the fundamentals of passing, catching, throwing, offensive and defense strategies, teamwork skills, and sportsmanship!
Junior Alchemists
Grades: 1 - 5
Provider: Athena Coding
Camp Fee: $260
Materials Fee: None
Want to master the secrets of the universe? Create a volcanic eruption to rival Pompeii? Pass secret messages to your friends in invisible ink? Learn how to do these and much, much, more! Junior Alchemists is designed to not only pique an interest in scientific inquiry, but to introduce students to a deeper understanding of its development and application. We allow them to see the basic principles of science in the world around them. The course is focused on a number of experiments; they are tons of fun, visually appealing, and can safely be reproduced at home for friends and family. . Activities include creating a lava lamp, turning sugar into a two-foot black snake, levitating a ping pong ball, and synthesizing colorful crystals from salt and sugar. These experiments cover scientific principles such as chemical reactions, capillary action, Bernoulli's Principle, pressure, density, mass, volume, and acids and bases. Join us for an exciting journey into the captivating world of science!
Chess - Beyond the Basics
Grades: 1 - 8
Provider: Alameda Chess Castle
Camp Fee: $260
Materials Fee: None
This post-beginner/intermediate-level summer camp is for those with a solid grasp of chess fundamentals. Potential campers are expected to already know: chessboard terminology and square identification; how the various pieces move and capture, plus their relative values; pawn promotion; the crucial concepts of check, checkmate, and stalemate; the special move of castling; opening goals and principles; basic endgame checkmates using major pieces; and last, but not least, good chess etiquette. Potential campers unfamiliar with more than a couple of these essential topics would be better off enrolling in the AEF/ACC novice/beginner level summer camp, "Learn to Play Chess".
AEF/ACC chess camps are a mix time-wise of instruction and supervised play. Instruction at the post-beginner/intermediate level will focus on learning tactics and strategy through the explanation of games and positions from historical players and events, and/or current/recent top-level competitions. The instructor will organize and run a week-long unofficial tournament, with labeled medals as awards for all participants upon completion.
With its nearly 1500 years of history, chess is arguably the greatest and most popular board game of all time. Numerous studies have suggested that learning and playing chess at an early age can yield various benefits regarding cognitive skills. Confidence, decision-making, and sportsmanship are other areas of potential improvement. The benefits and enjoyment of chess can last a lifetime!
After Care
12:30 - 5:30 PM or 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Sign up for 'Unplugged' with Ms. Frances (below).
On the registration site (Active) camps are listed alphabetically by week. To sign up for AFTER CARE go to the end of that week's list of camps. Look for "WK # - Aftercare 'Unplugged with Ms Frances'".
AEF Lunch Supervision
12:30 - 1:30 PM | $65
Students may not remain on campus unattended. STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LUNCH & DRINK.
Lunchtime supervision is for:
- Students who are taking AEF afternoon camps and need supervision from 12:30 - 1:30pm OR
- Students who attend morning and afternoon camps.
On the registration site (Active) camps are listed alphabetically by week. To sign up for LUNCHTIME SUPERVISION go to the end of that week's list of camps. Look for 'WK # - Lunchtime Supervision'.
Afternoon Camps - 1:30 - 4:30 PM (unless otherwise noted)
Create with Carla: Reuse & Process Art
Grades: 1 - 3
Provider: Carla Martinez
Camp Fee: $205
Materials Fee: $20
Be inspired to create sustainable art projects using your ingenuity and re-use materials.
LEGO® Robotics
Grades: 2 - 5
Provider: Bricks 4 Kidz
Camp Fee: $205
Materials Fee: None
Do you love building and being creative with LEGO? Take your skills up a notch by joining us in a creative engineering journey where we bring our LEGO builds to life using LEGO motors. We have 1000's of different LEGO machines, games, vehicles, characters and animals to build and motorize!
Craftopia Camp
Grades: TK - 1
Provider: Challenge Island
Camp Fee: $205
Materials Fee: $15
Calling all young artists and imaginative minds! Get set for an unforgettable adventure in the art world at our Arts and Crafts Camp. Let your inner Picasso roam free! This summer, explore creative wonders from sand to salt painting, finger to hand painting, and even car, vegetable, and rice painting. Craft mesmerizing masterpieces that'll leave everyone amazed. Are you ready to discover your artistic genius? Don't miss this chance to have fun, learn, and let your creativity shine at our artsy summer camp!
Hip Hop
Grades: TK - 5
Provider: Fitness in Transit
Camp Fee: $210
Materials Fee: None
A high-energy workout promoting leadership through group teamwork with stamina-driven fitness. Basic dance steps are introduced with an educational overview of historical appreciation of Hip-Hop movement from Popping, Locking and Break Dancing to current popular movement. The class starts with a rhythmic warm-up, followed by activities that improve coordination and group formations.
Chess - Learn to Play
Grades: 1 - 8
Provider: Alameda Chess Castle
Camp Fee: $210
Materials Fee: None
This novice/beginner level summer camp is for those completely new to the game of chess, and for those who may have been introduced at home or elsewhere, but don't have a solid grasp of the fundamentals yet. Topics to be covered include: chessboard terminology and square identification; how the various pieces move and capture, plus their relative values; pawn promotion; the crucial concepts of check, checkmate, and stalemate; the special move of castling; opening goals and principles; basic endgame checkmates using major pieces; and last, but not least, good chess etiquette. Potential campers that know/understand most, if not all of, the topics listed above, should enroll in the AEF/ACC post-beginner/intermediate level summer camp, "Chess: Beyond the Basics" instead.
AEF/ACC chess camps are a mix time-wise of instruction and supervised play. The instructor will organize and run an unofficial tournament in the latter half of the week at their discretion (if enough campers have progressed sufficiently to play a full game), with labeled medals as awards for all participants upon completion.
With its nearly 1500 years of history, chess is arguably the greatest and most popular board game of all time. Numerous studies have suggested that learning and playing chess at an early age can yield various benefits regarding cognitive skills. Confidence, decision-making, and sportsmanship are other areas of potential improvement. The benefits and enjoyment of chess can last a lifetime!
Stock Market 101
Grades: 6 - 8
Provider: John Sanchez
Camp Fee: $205
Materials Fee: $20
A basic and historical overview of the financial markets with economist and former stockbroker John Sanchez. Economic examples with role playing such as ‘competing lemonade stand game theory’ and an eye on the possible future outcomes of current trends. Crypto, options, bonds, stocks and taxes will all be presented.
Multi Sports
Grades: 4 - 8
Provider: One on One
Camp Fee: $205
Materials Fee: None
MultiSports is a fun filled sports program. Sports may include, but are not limited to dodgeball, kickball, soccer, basketball, and capture the flag, and camouflage tag. Come join our One on One Sports team for this fun activity for your students.
Zentangle
Grades: 2 - 6
Provider: Linda Nygard
Camp Fee: $205
Materials Fee: $55
Zentangle is a fun, relaxing, easy-to-learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. Your child will explore a process that involves drawing simple strokes, one line at a time while building confidence, improving focus, and inspiring creativity. With the Zentangle method, anyone can draw captivating art, the Zentangle motto is: “Anything is possible, one stroke at a time.
Spanish and Chinese Aftercare
Time: 3:00 - 5:30 PM
Grades: K-5
Provider: AEF
Camp Fee: $100
Materials Fee: None
After care will be provided onsite for the students who attend the Spanish Day Camp.
'Unplugged' with Ms. Frances
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Grades: TK - 5
Provider: AEF
Camp Fee: $45
Materials Fee: None
This one-hour aftercare is for students to be supervised by Miss Frances after their onsite afternoon session.
Frances Johnson is a local Alamedan. She graduated from Lincoln Middle School and Alameda High School. She has worked for the Alameda Rec & Parks Dept., been a Pop Warner Cheer Coach, and has coached Middle School Volleyball for over 15 years. Frances has worked for Alameda Unified School District for over 20 years and is currently the Health Clerk at Encinal High School.
Please note: Parents must be on time to pick up their children, or they will be charged $1/minute late fee by AEF.
'Unplugged' with Ms. Frances
Time: 12:30 - 5:30 PM
Grades: TK - 5
Provider: AEF
Camp Fee: $190
Materials Fee: None
STUDENTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN LUNCH & DRINK
Students will have summer fun and stay “Unplugged” with Miss Frances. No electronics!!! Play traditional board games, card games and jacks to name a few. And how about getting an early start on learning volleyball and track and field activities before going to middle school? This will be good old-fashioned summer fun!
Local Alamedan Frances Johnson graduated from Lincoln Middle School and Alameda High School. She worked for Alameda Rec & Parks Dept., has been a Pop Warner Cheer Coach and coached Middle School Volleyball. Frances has worked for Alameda Unified School District for many years and is currently the Health Clerk at Encinal High School.
Please note: Parents must be on time to pick up their children, or they will be charged $1/minute late fee by AEF.
