(updated
23 April 2006)| Summer Camps |
City of San Leandro |
| Recreation
and Human Services 510-577-3462 www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slrecactivguidea.html |
Year-round classes, Kids Club after school programs, sports, crafts, camps & extended care activities. |
| San Leandro
Main Library 300 Estudillo Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 510-577-3970 www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/sllibrarybranches.html |
Reading programs and clubs, activities and events, and computers/Internet access for youth and teens. Current
Programs: |
| Youth Advisory
Commission (YAC) 510-577-3360 www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slboardsandcomms.html#youth |
YAC serves as a bridge between youth and the San Leandro City Council, advising and providing input on issues that affect the youth community. The YAC Commissioners, San Leandro teens in 9th - 12th grade, also plan and coordinate events and activities for San Leandro teens. For more information, contact lquinata@ci.san-leandro.ca.us. |
Youth Groups |
| Boy
Scouts of America, San Francisco Bay Area Council 510-577-9000 www.sfbac.org |
Local council of Boy Scouts of America. Provides support for Boy Scouting and Boy Scout Troops in the Bay Area. |
| California
YMCA Youth & Government www.calymca.org |
Program for high school teens to learn about legislative process and leadership skills, sponsored by the Eden Area YMCA, in partnership with City’s Recreation Department. |
| Camp Fire USA Oakland/East Bay Council 510-444-6375 campkid@pacbell.net www.campfire.org |
Co-educational programs, including youth leadership, self-reliance, after school groups, child care, camping, and environmental education. |
| Girls
Inc. 510-357-5515 www.girlsinc-alameda.org |
Programs for girls, including: science and math enrichment, career development, preventing adolescent pregnancy, child abuse counseling, health & fitness training, and teen leadership development. |
| Girl
Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area 510-562-8470 800-447-4475 TDD www.girlscoutsbayarea.org |
Local council of Girl Scouts of the USA. Provides support for Girl Scouting and Girl Scout Troops in the Bay Area. |
| San Leandro Boys & Girls
Club 510-483-5581 Business information 510-483-1858 Program information www.bgcsl.org |
Educational activities, arts and crafts, technology center, sports, fitness & recreation, backyard garden, health & life skills, leadership and character development. |
| YMCA
of the East Bay 510-451-8039 www.ymcaeastbay.org |
Camping services, child care, and community programs. There are 9 different branches around the East Bay, with 65 child care sites. Activities and after school programs include mural arts, homework help, roller hockey and karate, hip-hop dance, and computer job training. |
| YWCA of Oakland 1515 Webster Street Oakland, CA 94612 510-451-7901 www.ywcaoakland.org |
Dedicated to empowering women and girls and ending racism. Programs include job training, teen pregnancy prevention, and domestic violence shelters. |
School Site Programs |
For information and resources about before/after school care programs at school sites, see the CHILDCARE section of this web site.
For information about school-based activities or programs at school sites, please contact the individual schools. Phone numbers and other contact information for public schools are available at these sites:
Summer Camps |
| Bay-O-Vista
Family Fitness Swim & Tennis Club www.bovswim.com/tcamp.html |
Summer tennis camps for and girls and boys. |
| Chabot Space & Science
Center 510-336-7300 www.cosc.org/visit/programs/summercamps.asp |
Hands-on student-centered activities that focus on astronomy and the space sciences. |
| City of San Leandro – Recreation 510-577-3462 www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slrecactivguidea.html |
Various camps for youth of all ages. |
| Girl Scouts 800-447-4475 www.girlscoutsbayarea.org/pages/outdoor_prg_property/index.html |
Resident, family, or day camps offer girls nature exploration, archery, crafts, swimming, hiking, cave exploration, snorkeling, mountain biking, and more. |
| Golden Bears
Youth and Outdoor Programs UC Berkeley 510-642-9821 http://www.oski.org/ |
Various youth camps, including: drama, gymnastics, tennis, dance, rock climbing, skateboarding, baseball, sea kayaking, windsurfing, lacrosse, and more. |
| Kids Take the Stage www.kidstakethestage.com |
Drama camps and theater classes for youth ages 3-18. |
| Lawrence Hall
of Science 510-642-5132 www.lhs.berkeley.edu/classes/camps.html |
Science and sport summer camps for students in grades 1-6. |
| Mills College
Summer Arts Program 510-430-3222 www.mills.edu/campus_life/athletics_and_recreation/summer_arts_index.php |
Swim lessons and classes in art, music and dance for ages 6-9 and swim lessons and classes in computers and video production for ages 10-12. Also includes indoor and outdoor sports, arts and crafts, nature hikes, indoor and outdoor games, recreational swimming and more. |
| Museum of Children’s
Art Summer Art Camps 510-465-8770 www.mocha.org/camps/summer/index.html |
Week-long art workshops for students in grades K-6. |
| Oakland
ZooCamp 2005 510-632-9524 Ext. 142 www.oaklandzoo.org/ZooCamp/index.htm |
Week-long nature and wildlife camp for students in grades PreK-12. |
| Space Camp www.spacecamp.com |
Five-day program of astronaut training for ages 9 to adult. Activities include simulated Space Shuttle missions, IMAX® movies, training simulators, rocket building and launches, and scientific experiments. |
| YMCA
of the East Bay 510-451-8039 www.ymcaeastbay.org |
Resident and day camps for youth of all ages. |
Other Activities |
Dance
| Ballet Folklorico
Mexicano 57 Marlow Drive Oakland, CA 94605 510-562-6046 www.bfmexicano.com |
Oakland dance studio offers lessons in traditional Mexican dance for ages 4 to adult. Also operates retail store of Mexican dance costumes and other specialty items. |
| B*Dazzled Dancers 1715 - 150th Avenue San Leandro, CA 94578 510-278-9035 home.comcast.net/~bdazzleddancers/index.html |
Jazz, tap, hip hop, and creative dance classes. |
| Conservatory
of Classical Ballet 1035 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro, CA 94577 510-568-7728 www.conservatoryofballet.com |
Ballet instruction for ages 3 to adult. |
| Dance Classe 1793 Washington Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 510-483-6838 |
Jazz, tap, ballet classes. |
| DC Dance Center 1555 Washington Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 510-352-2800 dcdancecenter.com |
Jazz, hip-hop, tap, ballet classes for young children through teens. |
| Dina Star Dancers 979 Manor Blvd. San Leandro, CA 94579 510-483-9450 |
Tap, jazz, tumbling, Hawaiian, and Tahitian dance classes for ages 3 to adult. |
| Halau O Ka Ua
Lilihua Classes held at DC Dance Center 510-357-9637 |
Traditional Hawaiian dance. |
| Kalanjali Dances
of India 510-526-2183 |
Traditional Indian dance. |
| Los Ayres Dance
Studio 1991 Bancroft Avenue San Leandro, CA 94577 510-483-2566 www.losayresdance.com |
Pre-ballet, classical ballet, and jazz dance classes. |
| San Leandro Recreation
Programs 510-577-3462 www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slrecactivguidea.html |
Ballet, belly dance, flamenco and Spanish dance, Polynesian dance, line dance, and ballroom dance. |
Gymnastics
| Dean’s Gymnastics 14088 Washington Avenue San Leandro, CA 94578 510-352-4199 |
Youth gymnastics classes. |
| Golden Bears
Gymnastics UC Berkeley www.oski.org/html/gbgym2.htm |
Year-round gymnastics classes for ages 1 to adult. |
Martial Arts & Self Defense
| Aikido of San
Leandro 1033 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro, CA 94577 510-430-2518 www.aikido-sanleandro.com |
Aikido and yoga classes. |
| East-West Martial
Arts Academy 462 East 14th Street San Leandro, CA 94577 510-569-9117 |
Self-defense classes. |
| Esteller Martial Arts Academy 977 Manor Blvd. San Leandro, CA 94579 510-346-5425 |
Karate, jujitsu, kenpo, and boxing classes for kids and adults. |
Impact
Bay Area |
Self defense for women and teen girls. Students practice physical techniques on a padded attacker, and learn verbal and boundary setting techniques to de-escalate or avoid an assault. |
| Korean Martial
Arts Center 15008 Farnsworth San Leandro, CA 94579 510-667-9423 www.koreanmartialarts.com |
Self-defense classes. |
| Laurel Jujitsu Women’s Self-Defense 4148 MacArthur Blvd. Oakland, CA 94579 510-530-5043 www.ajjf.org/dojos/laurel/ |
Laurel Jujitsu is a school of self-protection and Dan Zan Ryu Jujitsu for women and girls. |
| North America Martial Arts Academy 14799 Washington Avenue San Leandro, CA 94578 510-895-8393 |
Self-defense classes. |
| Pallen’s
Martial Arts 13730 Doolittle Drive San Leandro, CA 94577 510-483-6560 |
Self-defense classes. |
Sports
Programs
(use above link)
Student Exchange Programs
| Rotary Youth
Exchange Program www.rotary.org/programs/youth_ex/ |
Long-term and short-term exchanges for high school students. |
| World Heritage
Student Exchange Program www.world-heritage.org |
Exchange programs for high school students. |
Just for Fun |
Community Resources
| Bay Area Open
Space Council - Park Finder www.OpenSpaceCouncil.org |
A collaboration of public and non-profit land management agencies and organizations, providing leadership and expertise for the preservation and management of open spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
| Chabot Space & Science
Center 510-336-7300 www.cosc.org |
An innovative teaching and learning center focusing on astronomy and the space sciences and the interrelationships of all sciences. |
| Children’s
Fairyland 510-452-2259 www.fairyland.org |
A magical 10 acre park, located in downtown Oakland, where children under the age of 8 can create, imagine, play and learn. Exhibits and rides are designed around stories, fables or nursery rhymes. $6 park admission includes unlimited rides. |
| City of San Leandro Parks, Pools & Recreation Programs 510-577-3462 www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/slrecactivguidea.html |
Online guide to parks, pools, and recreation programs. |
| East Bay Regional
Parks 510-562-PARK www.ebparks.org |
The East Bay Regional Park District preserves and protects cultural resources, open space, and parks and trails in the East Bay. |
| Hayward Area
Recreation District (HARD) 510-881-6700 hard.dst.ca.us |
Maintains over 100 facilities and parks in the Hayward Area. |
| Kids Take the Stage www.kidstakethestage.com |
Theater program for youth ages 3-18. Offers drama camps and a variety of after school classes, including stage directing, script writing, and costuming. |
| Lawrence Hall
of Science 510-642-5132 www.lhs.berkeley.edu |
Resource center for preschool through high school science and mathematics education, and a public science center with hands-on experiences for all ages. |
| Museum of Children’s
Art (MOCHA) 510-465-8770 www.mocha.org |
Art classes, workshops, and camps for kids. Located in Downtown Oakland. |
| My Castro Valley www.mycastrovalley.com/MyCVspeed.html |
A comprehensive source for information on and regarding the community of Castro Valley. |
| Oakland Zoo 510-632-9525 www.oaklandzoo.org |
Over 400 native and exotic animals from around the world, rides, lectures, picnics, and birthday parties. Open daily. |
| San Leandro Library www.ci.san-leandro.ca.us/sllibrary.html |
Programs for all ages. |
| San Leandro Skate Park www.skatenorcal.com/sanleandro.shtml |
Photos and directions to the skate park. |
| San Lorenzo Library 510-670-6283 510-317-9782 TDD www.aclibrary.com/branches/slz/sanlorenzohome.asp |
Book sales and programs for all ages. |
Online Fun Sites
| Alameda County
Library “Kids Place” aclibrary.org/kidsplace/index.asp |
Homework help, Children’s Library Catalog, web search tools for young people. |
| Chabot Space & Science
Center 510-336-7300 www.cosc.org |
An innovative teaching and learning center focusing on astronomy and the space sciences and the interrelationships of all sciences. |
| Exploratorium 415-EXP-LORE www.exploratorium.edu |
Over 600 interactive exhibits in the areas of science, art, and human perception. Located in San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. |
| Exploratorium – 10
Cool Sites www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/sciencesites.html |
Changes monthly. |
| GoGirlGo www.gogirlgo.com |
Information about girl sports. |
| Info Please Almanac – Learning
Network www.infoplease.com |
Atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, almanacs. |
| KiddoNet.com kiddonet.com |
Web site for children aged 3 – 13 offers opportunities to make home pages, create comics, get Email, send funny greetings, solve ancient mysteries, and much more. |
| Mamamedia www.mamamedia.com |
Engaging and playful learning opportunities, including character design and animation, digital card creation, inventing games, and more. |
| Museum Link www.museumlink.com |
Links to every museum on the planet! |
| Nickelodeon www.nick.com |
Games, music, and activities for kids. |
| Neopets www.neopets.com |
A worldwide “virtual pet” site for over 30 million virtual pet owners, offering over 90 free games, trading, auctions, greetings, messaging, and much more. |
| Oakland Zoo 510-632-9525 www.oaklandzoo.org |
Over 400 native and exotic animals from around the world, rides, lectures, picnics, and birthday parties. Open daily. |
| Scholastic www.scholastic.com |
Publisher and distributor of children’s books, software, videos and toys. |
| Tonight’s
Sky from Chabot Planetarium (Oakland) www.cosc.org/vsc/planetarium/thesky/stardome/default.asp |
StarDome shows the positions of the stars, sun, moon, and planets, starting with the view from Chabot Space & Science Center. |
| Zeeks www.zeeks.com |
More than 250 games, activities, crafts and lessons make it easy for kids to have fun, explore the Internet, and work on school reports and projects. |
Online Resources
| Alameda County
Library aclibrary.org |
Online research center with links to all local libraries. |
| Ask Jeeves – Kids ajkids.com |
Directory and search engine for kids. |
| BayInsider.com www.bayinsider.com |
News and information for the San Francisco Bay Area. |
| Congress for Kids www.congressforkids.net |
An interactive way for students in grades 4-12 to learn about the federal government. |
| Discovery.com
Homework Helper school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/index.html |
Homework and research help. |
| Fact Monster – Learning
Network www.factmonster.com |
Homework and research help. |
| KQED www.kqed.org |
Public radio and television. |
| MapQuest www.mapquest.com |
Maps, driving directions, and road trip planners. |
| Math.com www.math.com |
Homework help in basic math, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and calculus. |
| National Weather
Service – Bay Area www.wrh.noaa.gov/Monterey/ |
Local weather forecasts. |
| Yahooligans!
Web Guide for Kids www.yahooligans.com |
Search engine for kids. |
Online Youth Development & Advocacy
| Action Alliance
for Children www.4children.org |
Information on current issues, trends, and public policies that affect children and families. |
| Building Blocks
for Youth www.buildingblocksforyouth.org |
Organization working to protect minority youth in the justice system. |
| Child Welfare
League of America www.cwla.org |
An association of public and private nonprofit agencies that assist abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services. |
| Children Now www.childrennow.org |
A research and action organization dedicated to improving children’s lives. |
| Children’s
Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org |
Child advocacy organization. |
| Connect for Kids www.connectforkids.org |
News and information relating to children and families. |
| Family and Youth
Services Bureau www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/fysb |
A federal agency dedicated to supporting young people and strengthening families. |
| Forum for Youth
Investment www.forumforyouthinvestment.org |
Youth advocacy organization. |
| Idealist.org www.idealist.org |
Non-profit career center, volunteer opportunities and organizations from around the world. |
| National Center for Youth Law www.youthlaw.org |
Works to protect abused and neglected children, expand access to health care for children and youth, and improve child support collection. |
| National Youth
Development Information Center www.nydic.org/nydic/ |
Provides information about youth development to national and local youth-serving organizations at low cost or no cost. |
| Parents Press
Online www.parentspress.com |
Bay Area newspaper for parents. |
| Search Institute www.search-institute.org |
Youth advocacy organization. |
| Youth Alive! www.youthalive.org |
Dedicated to preventing youth violence and generating youth leadership in California communities. |
| Youth in Action www.youthlink.org/us/index.php |
Youth advocacy organization. |
| Youth Leadership
Institute www.yli.org |
YLI implements Community-Based Programs that provide youth with opportunities for developing leadership skills in the areas of prevention, youth philanthropy, and youth governance and policy. |
(updated
23 April 2006)