WEEK 3 - July 1 - 5, 2024
(No camps on July 4)
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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 3 - July 1 - 5, 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 3 - July 1 - 5, 2024
(No camps on July 4)
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: $350
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.
Character Creation: Anime & Manga
Grades: 2 - 5
Provider: Young Rembrandts
Camp Fee: $215
Materials Fee: $5
If you have Manga Mania, sign up for this class. Join Young Rembrandts for a 5-day drawing workshop; we’ll be drawing and coloring all things ANIME! Artists will learn to draw their own anime style characters ranging from easy to challenging – this is a great way to perfect those skills and learn new manga tricks. Each day students will complete multiple pieces of artwork like customized faces, animals, sugoi action and more ARTastic drawings. Sign up today!
LEGO® Robotics
Grades: 1 - 3
Provider: Bricks 4 Kidz
Camp Fee: $215
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!
Transportation Engineering LEGO®
Grades: K - 5
Provider: Playwell Technologies
Camp Fee: $215
Materials Fee: None
Break the sound barrier on a supersonic jet, deliver cargo by train, and explore a swamp in your airboat. Build and create different modes of transportation with tens of thousands of LEGO® pieces, all while learning about the engineering concepts that make vehicles and vessels work.
Creative Writing - Narrative and Folklore - Canceled
Grades: 2 - 6
Provider: Talentnook
Camp Fee: $225
Materials Fee: $20
Students will read and write narratives that captivate and ignite imaginations. Narrative writing encourages students to express real or imagined stories creatively in an organized, chronological fashion by helping them visualize experiences. Students will also learn more about folklore, which includes traditional beliefs and customs, the forms and rituals of celebrations, folk dances, and initiation rites. Folklore is an expression of cultural beliefs that aids to our understanding of humanity.
Soccer
Grades: TK - 5
Provider: One on One
Camp Fee: $225
Materials Fee: None
Players will learn the basics of soccer with skills to dribble, pass and shoot on goal. Sportsmanship will be emphasized along with team play.
Fun with Math
Grades: 3 - 5
Provider: Firecracker Math
Camp Fee: $230
Materials Fee: $25
The Firecracker Math program offers students a broad variety of age-appropriate yet challenging math topics from number theory, geometry, combinatorics, probability, and more to enhance their natural curiosity and aptitude for math.
We employ games, hands-on activities, and magic tricks to demonstrate and explore math concepts. Students are encouraged to ask questions, present arguments, and reason.
Students acquire problem-solving and logical thinking skills while building a solid foundation and understanding of mathematics. We show your student that math can be incredibly creative, exciting, and fun.
Chess - Learn to Play - Canceled
Grades: 1 - 8
Provider: Alameda Chess Castle
Camp Fee: $225
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!
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 | $50
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: Fiber Arts
Grades: 2 - 5
Provider: Carla Martinez
Camp Fee: $175
Materials Fee: $20
Learn to thread a needle, tie a knot, weave, and stitch projects using burlap, felt, fabric, yarn, and paper. Make pouches, purses, potholders, and more!
Marvel vs DC LEGO®
Grades: 1 - 5
Provider: Brick Tech
Camp Fee: $180
Materials Fee: None
It’s a race to save the world as the Avengers take on the Justice League. Which team of superheroes will prevail? Participants will build LEGO® projects that introduce and reinforce STEM concepts as they explore the multiverse of Earth’s mightiest superheroes. From Avengers Tower and the Quinjet, to the Bat Cave and Fortress of Solitude, build your favorite superhero adventures in this Summer Camp!
Island Doll Camp
Grades: K - 3
Provider: Challenge Island
Camp Fee: $175
Materials Fee: $15
Rollerblade on down to the dreamiest, STEAMiest camp in town. You and a STEAM Team of friends will help design and deck out our Island Doll Land complete with cool convertibles, pink waterslides and seriously stylin’ Island Doll STEAM houses! You’ll bring Downtown to life with your own doll-inspired businesses, spend a day in the sun at the Island Doll Beach and Boardwalk, camp out under the stars in your own Island Doll Treehouse, and take to slopes at Island Doll Ski Resort. Bring an eye for design, a taste for adventure, and your favorite 11.5-inch fashionable friend to this blockbuster Challenge Island camp!
Acronastics - Canceled
Grades: TK - 5
Provider: Fitness in Transit
Camp Fee: $180
Materials Fee: None
Develop skills that go beyond cartwheels and backbends. Come join the fun of combining gymnastics with acro-balancing in this class. Gymnastics will build strength, tumbling skills, and a healthy sense of self-awareness. Acro-balancing will open a world of creative interaction between students. Seasoned instructors will also focus on improving flexibility, coordination, and general fitness in a non-competitive environment.
WordSMASH - Canceled
Grades: 1 - 5
Provider: Talentnook
Camp Fee: $180
Materials Fee: $20
WordSMASH! provides the ideal environment for students to develop their love of language and all its funny, figurative, ironic, and exceptional quirks in a fun and encouraging environment. Each day brings exciting activities with different themes, such as Foods, Animals, Superheroes and The Wonders of the World. Students will craft jokes, puzzles, and whimsical stories, while fostering creativity and laughter. Join us for a journey filled with fun and giggles!
Da Vinci's Workshop
Grades: K - 3
Provider: Athena Coding
Camp Fee: $180
Materials Fee: None
-Acrylic painting
-Watercolors
-Clay sculptures
-Cartoons, anime, manga
-Sketching and drawing
Experimental Art
Grades: K - 5
Provider: Linda Nygard
Camp Fee: $175
Materials Fee: $55
Pour your paints with Acrylic Pour! Splatter paint like Jackson Pollock! Create like Pablo Picasso! In this workshop, your child will explore abstract art and alternative methods to create art. It’s fun! It’s messy! It’s Experimental Art!
Spanish After Care
Time: 3:00 - 5:30 PM
Grades: K - 5
Provider: AEF
Camp Fee: $80
Materials Fee: None
'Unplugged' with Ms. Frances
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Grades: TK - 5
Provider: AEF
Camp Fee: $40
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: $155
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.
