BLUE OAK SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

During the summer months, Blue Oak School offers fun and enriching summer camp experiences open to all Bay Area kids! Blue Oak’s summer camp programs are an extension of the school’s progressive educational philosophies that allow students to “learn by doing” in child-centered, developmentally appropriate ways. Summer camps offer an opportunity for kids to enjoy the slower pace of summer while exploring different areas of interest, or diving deeper on specific themes. Themed camps allow for multi-age cooperative experiences with projects and activities that are modified depending on skill, interest and ability.

This summer we will get to take advantage of our outdoor spaces and the lessons we’ve cultivated while providing in-person education since August 2020 to ensure that your child will have a fun, hands-on, meaningful, and safe summer camp experience. Our Covid protocols, outdoor focused activities and vaccinated staff add an extra layer of protection and peace of mind.

This year we are offering discounts for signing up for 3 or more camps, and a sibling discount!

Register here to sign up!

Blue Oak Summer Camps 2021

JUNE 14 – AUGUST 13, 2021
$385 per week
Ages 5-11
9 am – 3 pm, with aftercare available until 5 pm
*Additional camps for pre-K and Middle School

Builders & Makers
At Blue Oak School, we provide opportunities for students to sharpen their building and making skills as they also learn to cultivate science and math skills including patterns, counting, balance, classification of materials, and of course, gravity. These also promote physical development, eye-hand coordination, spatial intelligence, and problem-solving. Through building and making, children are challenged intellectually and emotionally…it takes courage to explore an idea, problem-solving skills to create, and resilience to learn through failure and success. Structured activities will focus on creating connections with other campers and exploring interests such as building games, obstacle courses, and forts. Available project stations will include finger knitting, embroidery, quilting, and simple woodworking projects.

June 14 – 18
July 5 – 9
Aug 2 – 6

Nature Imagineers
We will provide our Nature Imagineers with all the tools, materials and conditions to apply their creative energy to the limitless potential that our outdoor space provides. During unstructured free time, campers will explore, play, build, and create with the help of new friends, and our skilled educators. Example activities may include: building fairy houses, mud kitchens, garden digging, making a nature museum, elaborate boat channels through our sandbox area, and imagining they are a pack of animals. Structured activities will focus on creating connections with other campers and exploring interests such as gardening, water play, science experiments, nature art, making music and instruments with natural materials, and collaborative games.

June 21 – 25
July 12 – 16
July 26 – 31

Creative Explorers
Expressing yourself in different ways builds confidence and creates new outlets for sharing ideas and emotions with the world. Over our weeks of Creative Explorer Camp, we will use mediums such as music, theater, drama, art, dance, singing, writing, and even cooking to create an awareness of different ways of walking through the world and sharing life experiences. All of these ideas are valuable parts of a Blue Oak School education! Structured activities will focus on creating connections with other campers and exploring interests such as cooking, mural art, tie dying, string art, making musical instruments, puppet making, dancing, and theatrical games/performances designed to build confidence in our campers.

June 28 – July 2
July 19 – 23

Sports Discovery Camps:
Week 5: July 12-16
Week 6: July 19-23
Week 7: July 26-31

Coach Sergio Ortego, Blue Oak’s K-8 PE teacher, will inspire our campers to discover new athletic adventures while also providing opportunities to dive deeper into their favorite sports activities. Below, is a sample of how each day will focus on different sports, techniques and more. Balancing structure with choice and the requirements of the group with the gifts of the individual, our campers will play an important role in how we work together and build upon new skills throughout the week.

Sample Week

• Day 1: Frisbee day! Practice the fundamentals and the rules on how to play the game of ultimate Frisbee and Frisbee golf. 
• Day 2: Baseball/ Kickball day: Play kickball and baseball with camp friends and practice the fundamentals of both sports and how they are similar.  
• Day 3: Racket Sports Day: Gain the foundational skills in racket sports and learn how to play tennis, badminton and pickleball.
• Day 4: Basketball, soccer and football skills and drills!
• Day 5: Gymnastics, Yoga, mindfulness and further exploration of activities and skills covered this week.

COMING SOON…
Week 9: August 9-13
Kinder Camp