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Aptos, Corralitos and Watsonville Summer Camps 2008
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These programs are at least 3 hours a day. For other classes and summer activities, go to Classes
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APTOS
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Aptos Summer Adventure 2008
has school-year
program |
June 23-August 15, 2008
for kids 5-12 yrs old |
Full day 9 - 5
Half day 1 - 5
Early drop off
at 8 am |
8 weeks of daily fun for kids 5 -12 years old featuring Adventure, Creativity, and Morning Academics (optional) & Field Trips. Optional morning academics. Crafts, Nature Study, Horses, Art, Drama, Swimming, Games, and Sports! We are located on a beautiful, 5-acre campus just off Hwy 1 at La Selva Beach exit. Weekly themes: Wacky Animals, All American, Theatre, Motion, Wild West, Science Week, Top Chef, and Water Worlds. |
Gina Camarillo
Camp Director,
831-688-1080 |
5-acre campus at 1940 Bonita Drive, Aptos, just off Hwy 1 near La Selva Beach
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Basketball Jones Hoop Camps
register online! |
ages 7 - 15 yrs
check-in at 7:30 Monday morning |
June 16-20, 2008
M-F, 8 am-4:15 pm
$215 per week
register before May 16 and save $20 |
5 on 5 games, demonstrations, team practice, Basketball Jones shirt and ball, enthusiastic coaches, safe and supervised instruction with proven techniques for better shooting, 1 coach to every 6-8 campers |
800.348.3803
831.634.0878
"skills through drills" after camp on Wednesdays |
Aptos Jr. High School
1001 Huntington Rd
Aptos
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Ben Jammin's Academy of Performing Arts
2008 |
"Let the Sun Shine"
1960's Musical Review
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June 16-29, 2008
for children ages
7- 15 yrs |
M-F
10 am - 2 pm
$200 (Sibling Discount)
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Focusing on the anti-war and civil-rights movements, this course focuses on musical-theatre performance, drawing songs from period pop-icons as well as excerpts from the musical Hair! Class ends with a recital performance for friends and family. musical review featuring artists of the 1960's, chronicaling the anti-war and civil-rights movements |
Aptos Academy
benjamminholck
@yahoo.com
Ben Jammin
831.334.2121
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| Advanced Actor's Showcase |
Ages 12-18 yrs
July 14-August 23, 2008
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Tuesday and Thursday
2 - 4 pm
$200 (Sibling Discount)
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Course Includes Scenes from:
Search for Signs of Intelligent Life
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Students learn basic acting techniques and characterization through memorizing and performing scenes from various pertinent plays. Session ends with a recital performance for friends and family. |
| Drama Discoveries |
For Tykes
ages 4-7 yrs
July 21-August 20, 2008
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Monday and Wednesday
3:00 to 4:00 pm
$200 with
a sibling discount |
Get your young star started early. Kids will learn the fundamentals of drama
and musical theatre through movement, dance, voice and characterization.
Course ends with a recital performance for friends and family.. |
Cabrillo
Soccer Camps
2008 |
boys and girls,
ages 7 - 15 yrs
wee-hawks is ages 4-5-6 yrs
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Week 1: July 14-17, 2008
Week 2: July 21-24, 2008
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9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th
OR 9:00 am - 12 noon
wee-hawks 9 am -10:30 am |
$185 full day
$120 partial day
$75 wee hawks |
Program: Teaching all soccer skills in a fun way! |
Mike Arzabal
831.325.6644 |
Cabrillo College Athletic Complex Soccer Stadium |
| Camp Kayetz |
call for info |
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831-476-8428 |
call for info
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Camp Seascape
2008
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3-13 yrs
9 am to 4 pm, with extended hours available |
Six 2-week sessions:
June 9- August 29, 2008 |
2 wks-$585,
1 wk- $345,
daily- $95
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Tennis, swimming, arts & crafts, volleyball, ping pong, kids' dance, Olympics Day, gymnastics, soccer, beach games, basketball, martial arts, volleyball, camp T-shirts, daily lunch, pictures and lots of fun!
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Camp
St. Francis Residential or Day Camp 2008 |
for boys,
ages 7 -13 yrs
June 29-July 26, 2008 |
Sun. through Sat.
$280/wk, plus registration fee |
day camp is $150 for 5 days plus registration fee
day camp is M-F, 8 am til 5 pm |
Camp St. Francis offers fun at a private beach, with vacilities for sports, archery, arts and crafts, skateboarding, surfing, boogie boarding, campfires, night activities and more! 15 private acre site at the coast:
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For more information, check the website
www.salesianym.org/campstfrancis
or contact Vic or Gloria Suarez, 831.722.3608
campstfrancis@gmail.com |
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Auxilium Residential and Day Camp 2008 |
for girls,
ages 6 -13 yrs
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call for fees |
June 22-July 19, 2008 |
2320 Sumner Avenue, Aptos |
831.728.4700
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| Camp WonderWorks 2008 |
for kids 6 - 11 yrs
June 23 - August 1, 2008 |
full day 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
$550 for 2 weeks |
For 6 weeks kids bring imagination to life immersed in worlds of fairies, buccaneers, crime fighters, performers, and mad scientists as they delve into learning adventures: Enchanted Forest, Roxaboxen, Buccaneers Cove, MythBusters, Drama Bugs, Hogwarts School of Magic, Super Sleuths CSI. WonderWorks -- the innovative educational summer day camp. Ecology • Community • Discovery • Yoga • Learning • Imagination • Fun |
Patty Freedman M.A. Camp Director (831) 254-3242 patty@campwonderworks.com
6901 Freedom Blvd. Aptos |
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Catalyst Soccer Summer Camp
2008
Registration form Online!
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6-14 yrs, Super FUNdamentals
9:00 am - 12 noon
$135
4-6 yrs
Little Skill Builders
9:30 - 11 am
$75
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Week 1: June 9-13, Aptos Polo Grounds, Aptos
Week 2: June 16-20, Anna Jean Cummings, Soquel
Week 3: June 23-26, Skypark, Scotts Valley
(sponsored by SV/SLV Soccer)
Week 4: June 30-July 4, Highlands Park, Ben Lomond
Week 5: July 7-11, Mission Hill Middle School, SC
Week 6: July 21-25, Aptos Polo Grounds, Aptos
Week 7: July 28 - Aug 1, Skypark, Scotts Valley
(sponsored by SV/SLV Soccer)
Week 8: Aug 4-8, Anna Jean Cummings, Soquel |
featuring all types of soccer techniques for budding young soccer fans |
831-423-3556 |
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| Coastlands Vacation Bible School Day Camp 2008 |
entering
grades 1-5 |
June 16-20, 2008 one full week
9 am til 5 pm |
$125 when postmarked by May 5, 2008
$145 postmarked on or after after May 6, 2008 |
In teams of 6-10 boys or girls led by the same adult all week, the kids will daily enjoy sports, crafts, large assemblies with singing, dancing and skits, am and pm snack breaks, themed events, and team lessons on valuable life principles. |
For more information or to receive a registration brochure contact Anne Piros (831) 688-5775 x224
FAX (831) 685-3501
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Aptos Foursquare Church
13-acre campus at 280 State Park Drive in Aptos (just off State Park Drive exit from Hwy 1, beachside) |
Girl's Adventure Week 2008
has school-year
program |
June 23-27, 2008
for girls 8-12 yrs
$300
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9 - 5 pm
Early drop off
available
space limited |
This camp offer good old-fashioned summer fun! We'll explore local mountains, forests, rivers and beaches. We'll spend days in Fall Creek, on the San Lorenzo River, at Greyhound Rock, and UCSC/Pogonip hiking, swimming, painting, storytelling, campfire-building and more, with a focus on team work and building self-confidence. Optional 1-night camp-out. |
Mirka Marquez, 5th grade teacher at Aptos Academy
831-336-9461 |
5-acre campus at 1940 Bonita Drive, Aptos, just off Hwy 1 near La Selva Beach
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| Kamp Kota |
2 yrs - adult |
call for info |
call for hours |
call for prices |
beach rides, trail rides, vaulting |
Ann Phipps
831-479-0680 |
Whisper Equestrian,
120 Pine Forest Rd in Aptos
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Kennolyn Resident Camp
2008
Registration form online! |
grades 1 - 9 |
June 19-August 22, 2008
one or two weeks |
Picnic Weekend Open House, April 26 and 27, 2008 Resident camp open 10am-3 pm, Day camp open 10am-1pm
Day Camp Open House, May 10, 2008, 10am-1pm |
$1325 and up per week |
climbing, swimming, archery, horseback riding on a beautiful camp in the Soquel foothills |
Jesse West
479-6714
FREE daily transportation or for 5 campers at one bus stop and bus service from Rio Del Mar Redwood Village
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Camp Kennolyn
8205 Glen Haven Road
Soquel
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Kennolyn Day Camp 2008
Registration form online! |
grades K - 10
8:45 am-4:30 pm
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June 15-August 23, 2008
one or two weeks |
$445 and up per week |
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Kruz Kids
Registration
form online
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entering 1st-6th grade
check web site for price
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June 16- August 15, 2008
M - F, for a week |
9:00 am -4:30 pm with before and aftercare, 7 am til 9 am and 4:30 pm til 6:60 pm
($5 /hr or $75/wk) |
Get ready to blast off on the adventure of a lifetime! With a new theme each week, you'll experience games, music, crafts, games, crazy characters, games and more fun then ever! Experience exciting stories, zany skits and the wild Kruz Kidz Game Show! This is a summer of fun, packed into one exciting week! |
Registration, payment, and refunds:
Heidi Koronkowski 465-3386 |
Twin Lakes Church,
2701 Cabrillo College Drive, Aptos
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| Kuumbwa Jazz Camp 2008 |
grades 8 - 12
Registration form online!
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June 16-26, 2008 |
9 am - 12 noon (grades 8-9)
11 am - 2 pm (grades 10-12) |
$220 with
scholarships available |
Performing, basic improvisation and theory, concepts and phrasing, history and appreciation
www.kuumbwajazz.org/education |
427-2227
camp held at Cabrillo College |
Montessori Summer Program
Santa Cruz 2008 |
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8:00 am--5:30 pm, 3 yr - 12 yrs
cost varies depending on activities
primary:
ages 2-6
elementary, ages 6-12 yrs
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Session I: 1 week, 6/16-6/20, 2008
Session II: 4 wks, 6/23-7/18, 2008 Session III: 4 wks, 7/21-8/15, 2008
Session IV: 1 wk, 8/18-8/22/08 |
boogie boarding, arts, clay camp, woodcrafts, guitar, puppets, web page creation, Lego engineering, rocketry, young children's community, coming to primary, CARE camp, primary camp, salsa fun, tutoring, study skills, young author's club |
Luis Medina
476-1646
6230 Soquel Drive, Aptos
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| Orchard School Performing Arts Summer Day Camp 2008 |
boys and girls, ages 6-12 yrs young
July 7-August 1, 2008 |
$700 for 4-week program
10% sibling discount
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9 am til 3 pm, aftercare available until
5 pm |
Circus Arts, drama, dance, music,
gymnastics, archery, swimming, arts &
crafts, nutrition, gardening, farm animals,
hiking and... FUN
held on an awesome 14-acre orchard-
farm campus in the Aptos foothills
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to request flyer and registration information
call the school at 831-688-1074
Sandi Rechenmacher, Camp Director
sandi@clownclubhouse.com
2288 Trout Gulch Road
Carpool Opportunities available |
| Outdoor Science Exploration Backpacking |
call for info |
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423-5925 |
various
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| Outdoor Science Exploration |
call for info |
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| Richard Schmidt Residential Surf Camp 2008 |
10-70 yrs |
one-week camps, most of the summer |
Sun. at 5:00 pm thru Friday at 6:00 pm |
$1000 per week |
guaranteed to stand up as long as you can swim! |
831-423-0928
Surf spots during the day include Steamer's Lane, Pleasure Point, Capitola, and Manresa Beach |
Surf camp nights are spent at the KOA in Aptos.
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Santa Cruz State Junior Lifeguards
2008 |
6-16 years old
10 am til 3 pm, Monday-Friday
check web site for price, with discount for second child in family |
Manresa State Beach:
see web site for dates
Twin Lakes State Beach:
see web site for dates
Seacliff State Beach:
see web site for dates |
water safety and environmental awareness are the primary goals |
Bethany Cleland, Junior Lifeguard Coordinator
476-4992 |
Held at several California State
Beaches: Manresa,
Twin Lakes, and
Seacliff
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| Santa Cruz County Parks and Recreation |
various ages
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various dates |
various times |
various prices |
various locations |
454-7900 |
979 17th Avenue in Live Oak, register online, by phone or in person
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Santa Cruz Soccer, Inc.
Super Advanced Workout Camps
2008 |
10:00 am- 12:00 noon, boys and girls ages 7-9 yrs |
July 21-25 and
July 28-August 1, 2008 |

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$95 a week |
soccer fun with stories and snacks Coaches Bill Trimpi and Mike Herzog |
831-246-1517
other locations
Highlands Park in Ben Lomond and DeLaVeaga Park
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Aptos Polo Fields, Mail Application to: 210 Woodland Dr.
Ben Lomond, CA 95005
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| Simcha Preschool Summer Program |
call for info |
call for info |
call for info |
call for info |
call for info |
479-3449 |
call for info
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| Swim Lessons and Swim Clubs |
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CORRALITOS and WATSONVILLE
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Basketball Jones Hoop Camps 2008
register online! |
ages 7 - 15 yrs
check-in at 7:30 Monday morning
M-F, 8 am til 4 pm |
July 7-11, 2008
Pajaro HS |
5 on 5 games, demonstrations, team practice, Basketball Jones shirt and ball, enthusiastic coaches, safe and supervised instruction with proven techniques for better shooting, 1 coach to every 6-8 campers |
800.348.3803
New this year: "skills through drills"
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Pajaro High School, 500 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville |
| Camp Callaghan |
call for info |
call for info |
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728-6084 |
call for info
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| Camp Koinonia |
call for info |
call for info |
call for info |
call for info |
call for info |
722-1472 |
call for info
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Kennolyn Resident Camp 2008
Registration form online!
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grades 1 - 9 |
June 19-August 22, 2008
one or two weeks |
Picnic Weekend Open House, April 26 and 27, 2008 Resident camp open 10am-3 pm, Day camp open 10am-1pm
Day Camp Open House, May 10, 2008, 10am-1pm
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$1325 and up per week |
climbing, swimming, archery, horseback riding on a beautiful camp in the Soquel foothills |
bus service from Corralitos Alladin Nursery and from Watsonville Square (Green Valley Road and Main Street) |
Jesse West
479-6714
Camp Kennolyn
8205 Glen Haven Road
Soquel
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Kennolyn Day Camp 2008
Registration form online!
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grades K - 10
8:45 am-4:30 pm
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June 15-August 23, 2008
one or two weeks |
$445 and up per week |
| Club Ed Surf Camp |
call for info |
call for info |
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459-9283 |
call for info
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| Head Start Preschool |
for preschoolers |
year-round |
must be eligible for program |
provides morning classes 5 days a week |
serves nutritious meals |
724-3885 |
Vista Verde Center in Watsonville |
| Horse-n-Around Summer Horse Camp/Lesson Program 2008 |
boys and girls
limited to 3 students per session |
June 25-27, 2008
July 23-25, 2008
August 20-22, 2008
10:00 am - 2:00 pm, M-F |
$250 for 3 days
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Students will explore a variety of subjects from horse anatomy to riding. Mornings will be mostly grooming and riding. Students will ride both bareback and in the saddle to develop balance and security. Afternoons will be filled with more riding, bathing, feeding and cleaning. |
408-694-7034
Horse-n-Around@pacbell.net |
Mitchell Ranch
980 Travers Lane
Watsonville
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Monte Vista Equestrian Camp
2008 |
boys and girls,
ages 10 - 16 yrs |
6 one-week sessions, between Week 2: June 15-21
Week 3: June 22-June 28
Week 4: July 6-12
Week 5: July 13-19
Week 6: July 20-26
Week 7: July 27-August 2 |
$799/week for 6 nights lodging
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Western and English riding lessons, swimming and recreation, horse show, campfire songs, arts and crafts, horse science, trail rides, archery and sports |
831-722-8178,
ext 148
airport pick-up and drop-off available, $50 each way |
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Monte Vista Sports Camp
2008 |
8:30 to 4:00 pm
boys and girls,
Monday-Friday
grade varies with camp, grade 3-12 |
one-week sessions, between June 9, 2008 until July 25, 2008 |
$175/week includes daily hot lunch |
baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball |
831-722-8178,
ext 148 or 141
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info@mvcs.org
Monte Vista Christian School,
2 School Way
Watsonville
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Monte Vista ESL Summer Program 2008
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boys and girls,
ages 13 - 18 yrs |
5 week English Language Program
July 7-Agust 8, 2008 |
six hours a day instuction on weekdays,
$5,100 for 5 weeks |
various activities to complement the English language program, including field trips throughout the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas |
831-722-8178,
ext 148
info@mvcs.org
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Monte Vista Christian School,
2 School Way
Watsonville
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Mount Madonna Summer Program
2008
E2=A3
(Educational Enrichment = Academics, Arts, Athletics) |
students entering 1st - 12th grades
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July 21 - August 1, 2008
9 am - 4 pm
transportation available
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Full day, 2 weeks: $600
2 classes, $450
1 class, $225
discount if registered by May 23, 2008
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E2 Educational Enrichment. Includes: Digital Storytelling, Songwriting Workshop, Mixed-media Self-Portraits, Future Chefs, Discover the Wild, Haiku Hiking, Dance Studio, Drawing for “Real”, Fiber Arts & Crafts, Language Arts & Math Enrichment, Volleyball: Pass, Hit, Spike!, Puppet and Mask Making, Dynamic Geometry, Things that Fly, Strategy & Logic through Board Games, Vegetarian International Cuisine, Mixed-up Sculpting |
408-847-2717
http://mountmadonnaschool.org/
about/summer.php
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491 Summit Road
Watsonville
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Monterey
County |
Aptos, Corralitos, Watsonville |
Capitola-Soquel |
Santa Cruz City and County (Live Oak) |
SLV, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz Mts |
Los Gatos- Saratoga |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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