2022 Long Beach Moms Summer Camp Guide
April is almost here and summer camp sign-ups are already happening! Take a look at the at the Long Beach Moms’ recommendations to a fun and educational summer camp season.
Unleash your child’s inner ninja! Transform your child’s love for technology into an exciting learning adventure. Guided by our team of Code Senseis, Code Ninjas’ Camps empower kids to gain valuable tech skills and make new friends. It’s an unforgettably fun learning experience!
Westerly School: Age TK – 8th Grade
Summer with Westerly gives campers a well-rounded summer experience, encouraging them to embrace thier passions and pursue new experiences. We provide a space that fosters intellectual curiosity through hands-on classes in the sciences, engineering, and arts, while promoting healthy movement and play with sports, team building games, water days, and more! Our full day camp is geared towards children going into grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Programs will vary by grade level. Half Day programs are available for Pre-Kindergarten!
Adventures to Dreams Enrichment: Age: 4-14
Adventures to Dreams is a youth enrichment program, designed to inspire and empower young minds, ages 4 – 14, who live in at-risk communities, by exposing them to education, cultural activities and mentorship. Our focus is teaching Culinary, Gardening/Sustainability, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), and Art. We integrate educational tools, hands-on learning, self – esteem activities, guest speakers, industry professionals, mentorship and field trips to inspire and empower every child. We believe every youth who attends our program leaves with the inspiration to Dream big and Believe they can achieve anything in life.
Ever wanted to learn the ins and outs of golf? Consider joining the TGA Golf Academy Summer Camp this year! TGA Golf Camps feature swing instruction from putting to full-swing, golf fitness training, rules and etiquette lessons, STEAM labs to explore academic concepts through golf, sportsmanship, perseverance, and leadership.
Friendship Island Social Skills Summer Camp: Ages 5-15 (older children on a case-by-case basis)
Friendship Island Social Skills Summer Camp is a perfect camp for learning and developing social skills. Campers will join groups of children at play or in conversation and learn to deal with teasing, social communication skills, emotion regulation, and mindfulness. Campers will learn these skills through arts and crafts, meditation/yoga, large scale building projects, playing games, and role-playing.
The program for our youngest campers is geared for children starting at age 5 through the end of middle school. Campers will be grouped by age and work with experienced therapists at a 3:1, camper: counselor ratio. Each week is a different set of activities! This will be a social skills “boot camp” that is more intensive than our weekly groups.
Our teen camp is designed for ages 12 (or entering 6th grade) -15. Older teens are accepted on a case-by-case basis so please contact us to discuss. We call them Counselors-In-Training (CIT) because in addition to their own program, they are each assigned a “Little Buddy” to mentor during certain camp activities. This allows each CIT the opportunity to reflect on their own social experiences through the lens of helping a younger version of themselves.
Ever wondered what is like to dive like an Olympian? Look no further than McCormick Divers! McCormick Divers has been training athletes since 1968. With competitive and non-competitive training options available for both children and adults, this is the perfect family activity this summer.
Valter Paiva Tennis Academy: Age 5-18
The Valter Paiva Tennis Academy Summer Tennis Camp is open to players aged 5-18. Everyone from the beginner to the advanced player is encouraged to attend. All camps are taught by USPTA-certified coaches and Valter Paiva personally oversees the Camp Program.
The most important highlight of Valter Paiva Summer Tennis Camp is that the kids HAVE LOTS OF FUN while DISCOVERING AND ENJOYING THE GAME OF TENNIS. THE SPORT OF A LIFE TIME! Beginners will be taught the fundamentals of tennis. The intermediate players will work on developing solid ground strokes, serves and volleys. The advanced players will focus on fine-tuning their overall game by simulating pressure situations during game-like settings. Good sportsmanship and a positive attitude are strongly encouraged. Participants will have daily refreshment breaks consisting of Gatorade, water and NRG food bars, and prizes will be awarded on Friday including one Wilson Jr. tennis racket to a lucky camper.
Fresh Education STEM Summer Camp: Ages 4-13 (TK–8th Grade)
Fresh Education STEAM Summer Camp includes structured activities based around each weekly theme. We will enjoy cooperative games, crafts, scavenger hunts, songs, stories, and scientific investigations. Campers, during lunch and throughout the afternoon, are encouraged to explore their surroundings, stop down to play creative games, sing, dance, or simply rest to take it all in.
At Fresh Education, we wholeheartedly believe that both structured activities and unstructured play are key to helping children connect to the world and their friends around them.
Los Altos Family YMCA: Ages K-8th
Welcome to the Los Altos Family YMCA’s Summer of Adventure! With Traditional, Specialty, and All In Adventure Camps, Los Altos Family YMCA has it all. Campers will enjoy field trips, arts and crafts, sports, and leadership opportunities. Hot lunches and snacks are provided as well as Financial Assistance. Adventures await!
Traditional Camp is for campers navigating through a wide variety of planned activities that include cooperative games, arts and crafts, sports, self expression, and STEM. Specialty Camp is based solely on a particular theme/activity for the week that campers will get a specialized focus on. ALL IN Camp involves various activities from our Traditional Camps, but also includes one field trip and or campus event per week, as well as leadership opportunities.
Scholars Collective: Camp Reboot: Ages 4-14
Check out this High-Tech Camp Reboot from Scholars Collective. With daily and weekly camp options and extended hours with lunch availability, Scholars Collective as a wide variety of fun and educational activities including computer building, coding, game and content creation, 3D printing, digital art, design, gaming, eSports, and tournaments.
Camps will focus on computers & technology, and by the end of the sessions, participants will have had some part in creating an original video game, building a computer, or designing their own online content.
Sinjin Smith’s Beach Volleyball: Ages 5+
Beach volleyball camp lead by the King of the Beach, SINJIN SMITH!! All coaching staff are trained by Sinjin and most campers get to meet and learn from the King in person!! Join us this summer for a chance to enhance your beach volleyball skills and potentially meet the King of the Beach.
Galileo: Ages Incoming TK- 6th Grade / CIT Program 7th – 10th Grade
Camp Galileo engages kids in hands-on, STEAM-based learning that captures their imaginations and builds lasting skills. Supported by an inclusive environment and the boundless talent of the best staff around, kids get inspired to turn their big ideas into reality to have the best, fun-filled summer of their lives.
Every week brings a new adventure, with activities tailored by age and wrapped up in a whimsical theme: Amusement Park Adventure: Step right up to a playful park of your own design; Castles and Quests: Embark on an epic journey to medieval times; Dinosaur Dig: Unearth an adventure of prehistoric proportions.
Southern California Tennis Academy: Age 5-14
Who doesn’t enjoy tennis in in the Summer? Learn how to play tennis this year with Southern California Tennis Academy’s FUNdamentals Tennis Camp. Perfect for all levels, campers will learn the FUNdamentals and strategies of tennis in FUN environment!
Young Environmental Leaders: Age: Rising 7th 8th and 9th graders.
This workshop series will provide students with a jumpstart in environmental education concepts including environmental sustainability, green jobs, urban agriculture, plastics and pollution, leadership strengths, finding your Growth Zone, and nature in Long Beach.
Students will participate in hands-on learning with one meal provided each day of the workshop. Students will interact with science professionals and will make sustainable crafts to take home. Most importantly, students will have lots of fun! Save the date: Applications will open May 1st.
