Type: Academic, Day Camp, Sports, Surfing

Description:

AQUA SURF School provides safe, fun and educational surf camps for kids and teens ages 5 to 17. Our students develop lifelong skills, lasting memories and treasured friendships.

Our instructors tailor the experience based on the needs of each individual, while maintaining a group/family-style atmosphere.  We accommodate complete beginners to kids and teens learning at a pro-level.

We encourage everyone to have fun, let loose and be themselves.  It’s especially important for young people to learn surfing and water safety skills in a protected environment.  With this combination, our camps are an experience they will cherish forever.

2018 Spring Break Dates: 
March 26 – March 30
April 2 – April 6

2018 Summer Break Dates: 
June 11 – June 15
June 18 – June 22
June 25 – June 29
July 2 – July 6
July 9 – July 13
July 16 – July 20
July 23 – July 27
July 30 – August 3
August 6 – August 10
August 13 – August 17
August 20 – August 24
August 27 – August 31

Type: Day Camp, Sports

Description:

Is your daughter or son interested in sword fighting like a Musketeer, Jedi, Gladiator, Knight, Robin Hood or Joan of Arc? Then FENCING is the answer! During this week-long program, students will learn the basics of the sport through games and fun activities in Southern California’s premier fencing location. While learning this Olympic, NCAA and Ivy League sport campers will discover a strong sense of empowerment, self confidence and leadership. Your child will discover a sport that is both centuries old and completely contemporary because it uses high-tech equipment. Be ready for a fantastic experience.

Type: Academic, Acting, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Coding, Cooking, Creative Writing, Dance, Day Camp, Enrichment, Film, Kindergarten Readiness, Music, Performing Arts, Photography, Sports, Surfing, Tech, Theater, Visual Arts, Voice

Description:

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a leader in innovative academic, arts, and enrichment curricula for students in Kindergarten through 12th grades. Summer at Crossroads offers you the opportunity to experience a full variety of courses as unique as the school’s regular year programs. Students are challenged to develop skills, to enjoy learning, and to grow in areas of special interest while experiencing their “Summer at Crossroads.”

Summer programs at Crossroads are open to the public and provide progressive and fun K-12 summer camps, classes and programs.  No formal admissions process is required.  Need based tuition reduction is available.

Two locations:

Middle and Upper School: 21st Street Campus | 1714 21st St., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Elementary School: Norton Campus | 1715 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Type: Day Camp, Sports

Description:

Summer Day Camp begins July 9th and runs through August 24th. Times are 9am – 3pm daily, ages 3 – 10 years old. Must be fully potty trained. Campers have a great day filled with rotating activities that include: Gymnastics, gym play, sports, games, arts and crafts and water play.  Children are grouped into appropriate age groups for activities and are all together fro snack and lunch time. Parents can sign up for individual days or for a full week. Sibling discounts are given.

Type: Arts & Crafts, Beach, Dance, Day Camp, Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Sports, Surfing

Description:

Fitness by the Sea Kid’s Camp (‘FBS’) is more than just a beach camp. With four beachside locations in Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades, an experienced and spirited staff (average age 28), and low camper to staff ratios (6:1), FBS offers a full range of dynamic and creative activities in an encouraging and nurturing environment for children ages 4-14.

Founded in 2000, we are the oldest and largest beach day camp in Southern California and have been called the ‘safest beach camp’ by the Chief of the Los Angeles County Lifeguards.

We offer over 80 different activities all rotating on a daily basis to create a fun outdoor adventure each and every day. We are truly 4 camps in 1 with tons of activities in Team Sports, Individual Sports, Water Activities, and Creative Activities.

We offer the ease of on-line enrollment along with extremely flexible scheduling options. Register your child for any days you wish, with no minimum days or weeks. Change your dates for no additional charge.

OFFERING TRANSPORTATION – Bus stops serving the communities in Beverly Hills, Cheviot Hills, Westwood, and Hancock Park areas. Please go to our website for more details.(fitnessbythesea.com)

Discount: 10% off to MomsLA readers + first-time customers – if you book by May 1st. Must call 310-459-2425 to purchase and may not be combined with other offers.

Two locations: Santa Monica State Beach, Tower 11 Santa Monica, CA 90403 and Will Rogers State Beach, Towers 14 and 5, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Type: Academic, Arts Education, Day Camp, Sports

Description:

Harvard-Westlake Summer invites you to join us. Whatever your interest is, chances are we have something to offer you! Award winning Harvard-Westlake faculty instruct courses in Film, Visual and Performing Arts, Academic Enrichment, and Wolverine Sports Camps. Our programs range from grades 3 – 12. Visit www.hw.com/summerprograms for descriptions of the different programs and our summer schedule.

Camp Locations:
Harvard-Westlake Upper School
3700 Coldwater Canyon
Studio City, CA 91604

Harvard-Westlake Middle School
700 N. Faring Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90077

Type: Sports

Description:

Escape from every day routine and spend your day in chill and fun atmosphere at Iceland Skating Center. Ice skating is wonderful experience and a great workout. Iceland’s Fun Ice Skating Camp is a great way to spend your Summer. What can be better than having fun while learning the sport of ice skating while escaping the summer heat. The camp covers all the basics of figure skating such as moves in the field, power skating and music interpretation. Children will concentrate their attention on proper foot work and creative moves. Camp is designed for different levels of skaters. Various fun games and competitions on the ice are sure to provide a day full of fun, healthy and entertaining activities in a fun supervised professional atmosphere with world class coaches. Arts and Crafts, Games and Movies will be a part of the daily routine during breaks between ice skating activities. Full Day and Half Day activities are available. Iceland Offers Frozen Fun for Everyone!!!

Type: Dance, Day Camp, Sports

Description:

Iverbe Day and Sports Camp is dedicated to creating a fun, positive summer experience in a safe environment at the Willows Community School, Palisades High School and at St. Anastasia School in Westchester.

We are committed to providing your child with a uniquely personal camp experience. Our counselors understand the importance of developing relationships with their campers and will help them build meaningful relationships with each other.

Our goal is to provide a safe, supportive environment where campers are free to explore their capabilities and focus on having fun.

Camp Locations in Pacific Palisades, Culver City and Westchester.

Type: Beach, Day Camp, Sports, Surfing

Description:

Come surf with Learn to Surf LA, the longest running and best surf school in Santa Monica! We have been providing surf lessons since 2002 and summer youth surf camp since 2004, and we hold the first permit ever issued in Santa Monica for surf camps. Put our extensive experience to your advantage and come surf with us!

We have been honing our services for over 15 years – our camp is safe, fun and effective. Our maximum student to instructor ratio of 5:1 maximizes instruction without compromising safety while at the same time providing unmatched value. Our camp prides itself in providing the best surf instruction in Los Angeles County, and we have been praised by lifeguards and parents alike for being more than just a day camp: we actually teach our kids how to surf! By the end of a week with us, they will not only have made new friends and had the experience of a lifetime, they’ll be able to handle themselves competently and safely in the water while having a great time!

• Spring Break Surf Camp: March 26th to April 6th
• Summer Surf Camp: June 11th to August 24th

Locations:

• Santa Monica/Venice Beach
• Manhattan Beach/El Porto

Our camp is:

• Monday-Friday,
• Full days are 9:30-3:30
• Half days are 9:30-12:30 and 12:30 to 3:30.
• 8am Early dropoff
• Flexible scheduling
• Ages 5-17

Get a $50 off any full week booked online using promo code MOMSLA18

Type: Day Camp, Sports

Description:

If you’ve got an active 4-14 year-old who likes to play, then Prime Time’s for you.  Each day offers an array of sports, camp classics, sports training and special events presented by a dynamic staff at top-flight locations throughout Los Angeles. We also offer Art/Sports and Tech/Sports Combo Camps for those looking to do a bit of everything during the summer. Whether your child’s just starting out or looking to take their game to the next level, our low staffing ratio (as low as 6:1) ensures that everyone thrives.  That’s the Prime Time Way.

Locations include:

West Los Angeles – Emerson Middle School
1650 Selby Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024

Santa Monica – Crossroads School
1714 21st St, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Silver Lake – Ivanhoe Elementary School
2828 Herkimer St. Los Angeles, CA 90039

Woodland Hills – Taft High School
5461 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Hancock Park – John Burroughs Middle School
600 S Mc Cadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90005

Type: Camps for Girls, Dance, Day Camp, Martial Arts, Sports, Teen

Description:

Parents just like you LOVE our FUN Summer Camp

TEEN GIRLS Empowerment Summer Camp (Girls ages 12-19)

Empowerment Summer Camp That Your TEEN Girl Will LOVE!

The camp includes daily women’s self defense training, water sports lessons by UCLA (kayaking, sailing, stand up paddle boarding), dance classes, meditation classes, nutrient classes, safe dating workshops, kickboxing classes, core strengthening workouts, stretching classes, and other fun activities geared to increase: agility, balance, coordination, speed, focus, strength, and confidence. It a high energy, fun, safe, and empowering program that your daughter will LOVE! All included at an affordable price of $45/day! (This price offer ends April 30!)

All water sports activities are conducted safely in Marina del Rey channel hosted by UCLA. All instructors and coaches for the water sports are UCLA employees who go through extensive training in both water activities and in working with youth. They hold current Red Cross CPR and First Aid certifications.

Hosted by SHIELD Women’s Self Defense System®. SHIELD has been featured across the world on BBC World News, E! Entertainment, Hallmark, BuzzFeed, France24, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, Telemundo, Univision, and more.

Type: Sports

Description:

Summer of Surf is a surf and beach camp that provides daily transportation to the beach and has been serving Pasadena and neighboring cities for 6 years.  We run from the Beginning of June to the end of August for ages 7 and up. We offer an array of beach activities including boogie-boarding, surfing, swimming and games. Our focus is on providing a safe and supportive atmosphere for your child to grow and develop their skills in the ocean, whether they are brand new to the ocean or they are an experienced surfer. For 2018 we have partnered with Perfect Day Surf Camp, a Santa Monica based surf camp that has been in business for 16 years. With Summer of Surf and Perfect day, you get a dedicated team, a stellar uncrowded location, and the highest quality personalized experience possible.

Pick up via bus at three locations:

1. Altadena golf course
1456 E Mendocino St, Altadena, CA  91001

2. Jefferson Park
1525 Monte Vista St, Pasadena, CA  91106

3. Garfield Park
630 Stratford Ave., South Pasadena, CA  91030

Type: Sports

Description:

Come play with TGA for our 15th year of Premier Sports Camps! An exciting mix of instruction, drills, and games maximizes the fun while campers develop their skills and build friendships. Each action-packed day combines athletics, academics, and life lessons into activities that create a safe, fun, and educational environment for your young athlete.

Offering: Tennis, Golf, Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee, Flag Football, Cheerleading, and Volleyball.

Multiple locations:

Airport Park, Santa Monica
Culver West/Alexander Park
Randy Johnson/Bluff Creek Park
Holmby Park
Travel Golf Camp

Type: Day Camp, Sports

Description:

UCLA Recreation offers a wide variety of programs for ages 5-17 including swim lessons, general day camps, travel camps, waterfront activities, musical theater, junior life guarding, skateboarding camp.

Type: Day Camp, Sports

Description:

An Upstander stands up for others whenever bullying occurs. We empower kids 6-12 years old from a Child Development perspective with group activities centered around martial arts, movement, mindfulness & meditation. Camp is designed to help kids build self-esteem, to find an activity for them to be passionate about, and empower them with tools to keep them safe:

Boundary Setting & Self-Defense
Fun Martial Arts training
Yoga & Mindful Meditation
Team Sports, Chess & indoor/outdoor games
Performing/Creative Arts

Benefits:
Confidence & Self-esteem
Grit & a Growth Mindset
Empathy & Kindness
Mindfulness & SEL