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2005 UC summer Programs for Children
Lawrence Hall of Science
Phone: (510) 642-5134
Web: lawrencehallofscience.org
Half- and Full-Day Camps
A wide variety of hands-on science-exploration camps on themes including animals, dinosaurs, math, wizards, digital art, and more. Youth may also attend full-day Science & Sports Camps (S2), offered by LHS in collaboration with Cal Youth and Outdoor Programs. (Register for the S2 Camps at www.oski.org/ html/scra_scisports2.htm.) LHS also offers residential, backpacking, and research camps at outdoor sites in Northern California. Overnight camps are for youth ages 8-18.
Level: Ages 4-5 through entering 9th grade for day camps; age 8 through entering 12th grade for overnight camps
Enrollment: 8 to 16 participants for day camps, depending on the camp
Dates: 1 or 2 weeks, June 20-Aug. 26
Fees: $145-$370 per camp; discounts for LHS members
UC Botanical Garden
Phone: (510) 643-2755
Web: botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ down/UCBG_GreenStuff_2005.pdf
Green Stuff Day Camp
Explore, taste, learn, discover, experiment, and enjoy the world of plants.
Level: Ages 5-7
Dates: June 13-17, June 20-24, July 5-8, July 11-15, July 18-22
Times: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fees: $175 (except July 5-8: $130) (with a $25 cancellation fee)
Level: Ages 8-11
Dates: July 25-29, Aug. 1-5, Aug. 8-12
Times: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fees: $175 (with a $25 cancellation fee)
Summer Camps at University Village
Office location: 1125 Jackson St., Albany, CA 94706
Phone: (510) 624-4926
Fax: (510) 627-9934
E-mail: uvrec@berkeley.edu
Web: villagerecreation.housing.berkeley. edu
Half- and Full-Day Camps
Half-day co-ed sports camps in baseball, basketball, gymnastics, soccer, and volleyball. Two-week-long, full-day camps in skateboarding, music and dance, outdoor adventures, sports, and more. Extended care is available for all sports-camp participants ages 7-12. Camp directors include many current and former Cal sports coaches.
Level: 5-15 years
Dates: June 20-Aug. 26, one- or two-week camps
TImes: Full Day: 8 a.m.-6 p.m./Half Day: 9 a.m.- noon (extended-care available 8 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Fees: $85-175 for one-week camps, $300 for two-week camps
Science Exploration Camp at Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Phone: (510) 486-6566
E-mail: ScienceCamp@lbl.gov
Web: sciencecamp.lbl.gov
Recreational and science-oriented activities
Dates: 6 weeks, July 11-Aug. 19 (enrollment on a weekly basis)
Level: Children entering grades 2-6 next fall
Fees and registration: $220/week after April 1
Cal Athletic Sports Camps
Web: calbears.collegesports.com/
camps/cal-sports-camps.html
Baseball, basketball (boys), basketball (girls), crew (girls), field hockey, football, lacrosse, rugby (boys), soccer (boys), soccer (girls), softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball (girls).
Cal Youth and Outdoor Programs
Phone: (510) 643-CAMP (643-2267) or (510) 642-4000
Web: www.oski.org
Registration: Online, mail, fax, or in person until filled
Cal Adventures Youth Programs
Afternoon Adventures, custom programs, Discovery Camp, rock climbing, sailing, sea kayaking, windsurfing
Level: Ages 8-16
Specialized Summer and Year-Round Programs
Aquatics (ages 6 mos.-17+ yrs.), Golden Bear Gymnastics (ages 18 mos.-18 yrs.), skateboard, martial arts, ceramics, black & white photography, track, Academic Talent Development Program sports, video production, knitting, and writing and illustrating
Level: Ages 5-16
Strawberry Canyon Programs
Explorer, Blue Cubs, Blue Bears, Blue Grizzlies, Gold Adventures, skateboard, social skills track, CILT (grades 7-9)
Level: Ages 5-16
Bay Area Writing Project
Phone: (510) 642-6210
Web: www.bayareawritingproject.org
E-mail: calcamps@berkeley.edu
Young Writers’ Camp
Dates: June 27-July 15
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon
A unique opportunity for students to develop their writing skills. Through the camp, students grow in confidence and skill and discover the conditions and habits needed to do their best writing.
Ages: Students entering grades 4-8 in the fall, held in Albany, Oakland, San Ramon, Fremont.
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