SUMMER
PROGRAMS
Calendar
Recreation and Entertainment
Schools and
Special Needs
Resources

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These programs are at least 3 hours a day. For other classes and summer activities, go to Classes

Programs below are colored by activity: varied activities religious outdoor education water sports
and aquatics
sports camps
arts, theater performance
and productions
Organization Ages Dates Hours Cost Program Phone/contact
Location
APTOS
Aptos Summer
Arts Program
call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info Aptos High School
688-6565, X 246
Dale Knight
dale_knight@pv.usd.net
Aptos Summer Adventure Day Camp 2010
has school-year
program
June 28-August 20, 2010
for kids 3-12 yrs old, full ($300 per week) or half days
Full day 9 - 5
Half day 9-1
Early drop off
at 8 am
full day, $119 and up, see web site
Daily fun for kids 5 -12 years old featuring Adventure, Creativity, and Optional Morning Academics and Field Trips. Crafts, Nature Study, Art, Drama, Swimming, Games. Located on 5 acres just off Hwy 1 at San Andreas exit. Camp Director,
831-688-1080
5-acre campus at 1940 Bonita Drive, Aptos, just off Hwy 1 near La Selva Beach
The Art Factory Summer Camp 2010 ages 6 - 12 yrs June 14-August 27, 2010 see web site $175-395 per week art, science, paper mache, yoga, carpentry, ceramics, Peter Weiss the singing scientist
www.artfactorystudios.com
831-688-8862
at the Historic Redwood Village
in 9099 Soquel Drive, Aptos

Basketball Jones
Hoop Camps

call for info call for info call for info 800.348.3803
call for info
Cabrillo
Youth Chorus
2010
8-18 yrs June 14-June 18, 2010 9 am to 3 pm $200 singing, musicianship, crazy games, and fun 831-479-5021 Cabrillo College Visual and Performing Arts Complex,
Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College Kids on Campus ages 6-9 variable hours call for info call for info call for info 479-6331 Cabrillo College
Camp Seascape
2010

3-13 yrs
9 am to 4 pm, with extended hours available
June 7- August 27, 2010 Six two-week sessions, fees start at $95 Tennis, swimming, arts & crafts, volleyball, ping pong, kids' dance, Olympics Day, magic, soccer, beach games, basketball, martial arts, volleyball, camp T-shirts, daily lunch, pictures, a new climbing wall and lots of fun.
Transportation available for an additional fee, space is limited, and advanced reservations required.
831-688-1993
Seascape Sports Club, 1505 Seascape Blvd., Aptos
registration form online seascapesportsclub.com
Camp
St. Francis Residential or Day Camp 2010
for boys,
ages 7 -13 yrs
July 5-31, 2010
One-week sessions
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:

For more information, check the website
www.salesianym.org/campstfrancis
or contact Vic or Gloria Suarez, 831.722.3608
campstfrancis@gmail.com

2320 Sumner Avenue, Aptos

Camp WonderWorks 2010 for kids 5 - 11 yrs
June 21 - July 1
July 6-July 16
July 19-July 30, 2010
full day 8:45 am - 4:00 pm
$550 for 2 weeks
Where Does Your Imagination Go On Vacation?
This year keep your kids thinking, creating and imagining. WonderWorks is an innovative educational summer day camp blending creativity with learning in a natural outdoor environment. Campers bring their imaginations to life immersed in a 2-week creative adventure where they collaborate with peers and express themselves through playful learning. Led by enthusiastic and experienced staff, kids enjoy art, science and outdoor adventures every day. 2010 summer themes include: Wonka Camp, Medieval Times, Enchanted Forest, Pirate Camp and Roxenboxen. 
Patty Freedman M.A. Camp Director (831) 254-3242 patty@campwonderworks.com
6901 Freedom Blvd. Aptos

Catalyst Soccer Summer Camp
2010

Registration form Online!

6-14 yrs, Super FUNdamentals
9:00 am - 12 noon
$125

4-6 yrs
Little Skill Builders
9:30 - 11 am
$75

Week 1: June 14 -18, Skypark, Scotts Valley
Week 2: June 21-25, Anna Jean Cummings, Soquel
Week 3: June 28-July 2, Mission Hill MS, SC
Week 4A: July 5-July 9:, Highlands Park, Ben Lomond
Week 4B: July 5-July 9: Aptos Polo Fields, Aptos
Week 5: July 26-30, Skypark, Scotts Valley
Week 6: August 2-6, Anna Jean Cummings, Soquel
Week 7: August 9-13, Aptos Polo Fields, Aptos
Week 8: July 19-23, Adv Scoring-attacking-goalkeeping at Anna Jean, Soquel
831-423-3556

featuring all types of soccer techniques for budding young soccer fans

Aptos Polo Fields and other locations thruout the county
Coastlands Vacation Bible School Day Camp 2010 entering
grades 1-5
June 21-25, 2010 one full week
9 am til 5 pm
$135 postmarked on or before April 30 / $155 postmarked on or after May 1postmarked on or before May 3 / $150 postmarked on or after May 4 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

Aptos Foursquare Church
13-acre campus at 280 State Park Drive in Aptos (just off State Park Drive exit from Hwy 1, beachside)
Earth Art Studio 2010
for ages 5 and up June 7-July 30, 2010, 2 week sessions, 3 days per week 1/2 day or full day, snack and materials included $200 half day
$375 full day
clay, wires, plaster art sculptures Jenni Ward
831-818-9569
www.jenniward.com
767 Cathedral in Aptos
Annual Spring Open House and Studio Sale is May 1 and 2, 11 am til 5 pm. Great Mother's Day Gifts!
Hall Elementary Summer Camp rades 1-6 call for info call for info call for info for emotional and behavior issues 831-728-6371 Watsonville
Kennolyn Resident Camp
2010
Registration form online!
grades 1 - 8 June 13-
August 14, 2010
one or two weeks
Day Camp Open House
Thursday, May 20, 2010
10am-3 pm
Summer Kick-off Parties
Wed. June 2 and Fri. June 11, 2010
$1375 and up per week climbing, swimming, archery, trapeze, surfing, fencing, soccer, adventure, horseback riding, beautiful acreage in the Soquel foothills FREE daily transportation or for 5 campers at one bus stop and bus service from Rio Del Mar Redwood Village
Camp Kennolyn
8205 Glen Haven Road
Soquel

831-479-6714

Kennolyn Day Camp 2010
Registration form online!
grades K - 8

8:45 am-4:30 pm

June 17-August 20, 2010
one or two weeks
$475 and up per week

Kruz Kids 2010

Registration
form online

entering 1st-7th grade

$125-245 per week

June 14- August 13, 2010
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)
Discovery, Nature and Adventure Camps

Register before April 16, 2010 and receive $40 discount

Registration and payment
melinda@kruzkidz.com

465-3386

Twin Lakes Church,
2701 Cabrillo College Drive, Aptos
Kuumbwa Jazz Camp 2010 entering grades 8 - 12

Registration form online

June 25-July 1, 2010 see web site
noon jazz vocal ensemble grades 10-12 only Performing, basic improvisation and theory, concepts and phrasing, history and appreciation
www.kuumbwajazz.org/education
Camp Concert performance Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in SC
427-2227
camp held at Cabrillo College
La Selva Beach
Day Camp
ages 6-12 check web site 7:30 am til 6 pm
10 am til 3:30 pm
check web site arts, carfts, games, sports, fieldtrips 454-7901 La Selva Beach Clubhouse
Montessori Summer Program
Santa Cruz 2010
8:00 am--5:30 pm,
cost varies depending on activities
primary
ages 18 mos-6
elementary, ages 6-12 yrs
1 or 4 week sessions, from June 21 to August 27, 2010 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
Orchard School Performing Arts Summer Day Camp 2010 boys and girls, ages 6-12 yrs young
July 5-July 30, 2010

$800 for 4 weeks
10% sibling discount

M-F
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

to request flyer and registration information
call the school at 831-688-1074
sandi@clownclubhouse.com
2288 Trout Gulch Road
Carpool Opportunities available
Outdoor Science Exploration Backpacking call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info 423-5925
various
Outdoor Science Exploration call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info
Pleasant Valley Horse Club 2010 8:30-4:30 pm June 7-August 20, 2010 8:30-4:30 pm $75 per day
MWF-$200
M-F $300
English, western and natural horsemanship 831-763-2733 Aptos
Renaissance Camp ages 6-10 yrs check web site check web site 10 am til 3:30 pm, extended care available games, sports, crafts, cooking, etc 454-7901 Aptos Village Park
Richard Schmidt Residential Surf Camp 2010 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.
Santa Cruz State Junior Lifeguards
2010
6-16 years old
10 am til 3 pm, Monday-Friday
check web site for price, with discount for second child in family and specific age limits
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
Mandatory tryout dates, check web site
new participants required to attend May tryouts
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

Santa Cruz County Parks and Recreation

various ages
various dates various times various prices various locations 454-7900
979 17th Avenue in Live Oak, register online, by phone or in person

Science Camps with Singing Scientist 2010

ages 7-11 yrs 9:30-12:00 noon $175 per week August 2 - August 6, 2010 silly slime, ice cream, sparklers, magnets, solar cooked sourdough bread Dr.Peter Weiss
831-295-2606
The Art Factory in Redwood Village in Aptos
Simcha Preschool Summer Program call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info 479-3449
call for info
St. Andrew Music Camp 2010 grades 1-6 9:30-12:30 pm $45 per student or $55 per family July 19-23, 2010
Concert is on Sunday, July 25, 2010
singing, music games, music fundamentals 831-688-4211
Kathy
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
9850 Monroe
Aptos
Swim Lessons and Swim Clubs
CORRALITOS, WATSONVILLE, AND MOUNT MADONNA

Basketball Jones Hoop Camps

call for info call for info call for info 800.348.3803 call for info
Camp
Auxilium Residential and Day Camp 2010
for girls,
ages 6 -14 yrs
June 20-July 17, 2010 vary by camp $115 to $300 per week with a $35 reg fee Christian day or residential camps with campfires, swimming, art, crafts, talent shows 831.728.4700
in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Corralitos
Camp Koinonia call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info 722-1472
call for info
Get Out, Get Fit
Youth Camp
call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info Watsonville City Parks and Rec Dept call for info
Junior Shark Camp
St. Francis CCC HS 2010
5-12 yrs
July 12-July 30 2010
8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday,
extended care available
$185 per week A multi-sport day camp that offers campers a chance to try more than 10 different sports each week and includes swimming each day Jennifer Watson at 831-724-5933 x207 watson@stfrancishigh.net www.juniorsharkcamp.com Saint Francis High School
2400 East Lake Avenue
Watsonville
Kennolyn Resident Camp 2010
Registration form online!
grades 1 - 8

leadership training for grades 10 and up

June 13-
August 14, 2010
one or two weeks

Day Camp Open House
Thursday, May 20, 2010
10am-3 pm
Summer Kick-off Parties
Wed. June 2 and Fri. June 11, 2010

$1375 and up per week climbing, swimming, archery, trapeze, surfing, fencing, soccer, adventure, horseback riding, beautiful acreage in the Soquel foothills bus service from Corralitos Alladin Nursery and from Watsonville Square (Green Valley Road and Main Street)
479-6714
Camp Kennolyn
8205 Glen Haven Road
Soquel
Kennolyn Day Camp 2010
Registration form online!
grades K - 10

8:45 am-4:30 pm

June 17-August 20, 2010
one or two weeks
$475 and up per week
Club Ed Surf Camp call for info call for info call for info call for info call for info 459-9283
call for info
Head Start Preschool for preschoolers year-round must be eligible for program provides morning classes 5 days a week serves nutritious meals 724-3885
688-3802
call for info
Horse-n-Around Summer Horse Camp/Lesson Program see web site see web site see web site
see web site see web site
Mitchell Ranch
980 Travers Lane
Watsonville
Monte Vista Equestrian Camp
boys and girls,
ages 10 - 16 yrs
call for info call for info 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
Monte Vista Christian School,
2 School Way
Watsonville
Monte Vista Sports Camp call for info call for info call for info baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball 831-722-8178
Monte Vista Christian School,
2 School Way
Watsonville

Monte Vista ESL Summer Program

boys and girls,
ages 13 - 18 yrs
call for info call for info various activities to complement the English language program, including field trips throughout the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas 831-722-8178
Monte Vista Christian School,
2 School Way
Watsonville
Watsonville YMCA Day Camp
grades 1-8
see web site see web site see web site see web site 728-9622
27 Sudden Street
Watsonville
Watsonville Parks and Community Services many ages various check web site Camp W.O.W.
Get Out and Get Fit
Successful Snacking
Summer Cooking
831-768-3240 Ramsey Park in
partnership with
Skyhawk
Click on the locations below to see other summer programs
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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