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Camp Jones Gulch Summer Day Camp
What our campers’ parents are saying about us: “My child wakes up every summer day and asks, “Is there Y Camp today”! “My child is having a wonderful time meeting new friends and she has great counselors who are fun and watch out for her safety.” “Extended hours (7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.) are much appreciated for working parents.” “Everyday I pick up my sons they are singing new songs and playing new games.” “Thanks so much for taking such good care of our children this summer. They really had a good time and talked about camp non-stop.” “Great reputation, very active, safe, great counselors and really fun!”
What Campers are saying about us!
“The Counselors are nice, I made friends and we cooked good food!” “I love the trips and the counselors.” “I never want to go home.”
Register Today! Day Camp Weeks 1.......June 16 - 20 6..... July 21 - 25 2......June 23 - 27 7...... July 28 - Aug 1 3......June 30 - July 3* 8..... Aug 4 - 8 4......July 7 - 11 9..... Aug 11 - 15 5......July 14 - 18 10.... Aug 18 - 22 *no camp July 4th in observance of the holiday All Day Camps are five days a week from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All Camps Located at Sunnybrae Elementary School in San Mateo. Download our Camp Registration Forms Come join our experienced staff for some fun this summer. Campers will take part in the specialized activity for a portion of the day and also participate in traditional camp activities, such as swimming, group games, and arts and crafts. We also incorporate health and wellness components into our YMCA curriculum. Minimum # of 16 participants needed to operate these camps. Summer Safari
Grades 3 - 6 June 16 - 20 Live life on the wild side by learning about wildlife from worms to sea lions. Trips to the Oakland Zoo, class with live animals, and a trip to the local pet store complete this all animals week. Facility Member: $227 Program Member: $236 Community Member: $245 Under the Sea Grades K - 2 June 23 - 27 Grades 3 - 6 June 23 - 27 Dive into a week of fun and learn what lives under the sea and on the ocean floor. The week will include trips to an aquarium and wildlife center, and a show by the Marine Mammal Center Bus. Facility Member: $230 Program Member: $240 Community Member: $249 Glitter & Razz Summer Theater Camp Grades K - 2 June 23 - 27 Grades 3 - 6 July 7 - 11 Glitter & Razz Summer Theater Camps are highly hands-on, seriously social, and fabulously fun theater workshops for K-6th graders. During the week, Glitter & Razz Productions will use a variety of art forms to lead campers in the adventure of creating their own original plays. The week will culminate in a celebration that brings kids together with family and friends in an interactive performance. Facility Member $314 Program Member $323 Community Member $332 Active Adventures Grades K - 2 June 30 - July 3 Like running around, playing games, being silly? Then join us and enjoy a week of sports and games including Camp Olympics, bowling, recreational swimming and more. (No camp July 4th in observance of the holiday.) Facility Member: $176 Program Member: $183 Community Member: $194 Thrill Seeker Grades 3 - 6 June 30 - July 3 Grades 7 - 8 June 30 - July 3 Camper heaven…A trip to a different Bay Area amusement Park! Santa Cruz and Six Flags Marine World here we come! Get ready to have your world turned upside down. Campers will arrive back as late as 5:30 p.m. (No camp July 4th in observance of the holiday.) Facility Member: $286 Program Member: $297 Community Member: $313 Icky-Sticky Gooey Grades K - 2 July 7 - 11 Grades 3 - 6 July 7 - 11 For those not afraid to get dirty: Home made ice cream, Adventure Playground, Jelly Belly Factory, and other things sweet and sticky. The most fun you’ve ever had making a mess! Facility Member: $214 Program Member: $223 Community Member: $236 Carnival Grades K - 2 July 14 - 18 Join us for a week of creativity, and fun! During this week campers will use their creativity at the Museum of Children’s Art, enjoy recreational swimming and enjoy fun carnival activities including bouncy houses, face painting, tye dye, and carnival games at our YMCA Camp Jamboree in San Francisco. Plus each day of camp is a different dress up and costume day! Facility Member: $224 Program Member: $233 Community Member: $242 Move and Groove Grades 3 - 6 July 14 - 18 Get ready for a week of thrills and excitement. Spend the week visiting places like Sky High, Golfland, Malibu Golf, and so much more. Facility Member: $273 Program Member: $287 Community Member: $299 Lego Engineering Camp Grades K - 6 July 14 - 18 Create, Play, and Learn. Build a town, city, or star base with houses, buildings, pyramids, bridges, tunnels, towers, and more. Build motorized cars, trains, buses, and trucks; race them; crash them; repair them. Explore the many possibilities of LEGO® building systems while learning useful construction techniques. Facility Member $273 Program Member $287 Community Member $299 Space Cadets Grades K - 2 July 21 - 25 Grades 3 - 6 July 21 - 25 To the moon and back this week, you’ll have fun exploring other planets and learning what it takes to become an astronaut. Field trips include the Lawrence Hall of Science, Chabot Space andScience, and recreational swimming. Facility Member: $234 Program Member: $243 Community Member: $253 Magic & Mystery Camp Grades 1 - 4 July 21 - 25 Get ready for a week of magic! Through daily instruction, campers will discover how to make an object appear or disappear, “how to read a mind” and much more by a qualified magician. Campers will receive their very own tricks, wand and Wizard’s Hat. At the end of the week, magicians will WOW family and friends in a magical performance.
Facility Member $273 Program Member $287 Community Member $299 Animal Farm Grades K - 2 July 28 - August 1 Ever wanted to hold a chicken or feed a goat? How about grow and pick your own food? Then come spend a week learning all about Farm and Ranch Life as we travel to Elkus Ranch, Ardenwood Farm and Phipps Ranch. Facility Member: $227 Program Member: $236 Community Member: $245 Cheer Camp Grades K - 6 July 28 - August 1 Give me a Y, give me an M, give me a C and give me an A!!! What’s that spell Y-M-C-A. In this high energy camp, campers will learn cheers, chants, dances and squad teamwork. Show your spirit as you cheer your way into a week of fun and excitement, while meeting new friends along the way. At the end of the week, campers will wow family and friends with a performance. Facility Member $253 Program Member $257 Community Member $264 Summer Splash
Grades 7 - 8 July 28 - August 1 Splish, Splash! Participate in a different water activity each day like visits to Rinconda and Santa Clara pools, plus Golfland and Raging Waters. It’s guaranteed to make a splash in your summer! Facility Member: $273 Program Member: $287 Community Member: $299 A Bug’s Life Grades K - 2 August 4 - 8 If you like creepy crawlers, this is the camp for you! This is a weeklong camp devoted to exploring the world of insects with a visit from the Insect Discovery Lab and visits to Happy Hollow and much more! Facility Member: $230 Program Member: $240 Community Member: $249 Cooking Camp
Grades 3 - 8 June 23 - 27 Send your kids to this yummy camp. Chef EJ will teach our Junior Chef’s (2 hours of instruction per day) about kitchen and cooking safety, and nutrition while preparing culturally diverse menus using all fresh ingredients making everything from scratch. No need to pack your Junior Chef a lunch because they will enjoy the meal they prepared for lunch. This camp will also include arts and crafts, group games, swimming and fieldtrips. Facility Member $286 Program Member $297 Community Member $313 Tech Week Grades 3 - 6 August 4 - 8 Feel up to the challenge? Build your projects and see if they withstand the forces of nature! Field trips include the Nasa Ames Research Center, the Tech Museum, and much more! Facility Member: $234 Program Member: $243 Community Member: $253 The Party Never Stops Grades K - 2 August 11 - 15 Grades 3 - 6 August 11 - 15 Not ready for school yet? That’s ok because we will have so much fun this week, it will last you all summer long. This week will feature (K - 2nd Grade) a trip to Children’s Discovery Museum, and recreational swimming. This week will feature (3 - 6th Grade) at trip to the USS Hornet, Zeum, A’s Game, and recreational swimming. Facility Member: $227 Program Member: $236 Community Member: $245 Last Blast Grades K - 5 August 18 - 22 Last Blast Week is the ONLY way to end your summer! This popular week is action packed with swimming, arts & crafts, games, team sports and more! Last Blast is located at the YMCA. Facility Member $214 Program Member $223 Community Member $236
Come join our experienced sports staff for some fun this summer. Each week campers will work on sport fundamentals, skill building, team building and gamesmanship. In addition, camps will include swimming and crafts projects around the week’s theme. Multi Sports Camp Grades K - 2 June 16 - 20 Come learn the basics of traditional sports with fun and enthusiastic YMCA sports camp leaders. Campers will learn how to play basketball, soccer, t-ball and much more. This camp will also include arts and crafts, group games, swimming and field trips. Facility Member $230 Program Member $242 Community Member $254 Basketball Camp Grades 3 - 8 June 16 - 20 Did you know the YMCA invented Basketball? Basketball Camp is designed to build the skill level of all players through drills and scrimmages. This week will also include a variety of camp activities and recreational swimming. Facility Member $253 Program Member $257 Community Member $264 Basketball Shooting Camp Grades 3-8 July 14 - 18 Our camp teaches the camper to perfect their shot through repetitive drills and games that lock the necessary shooting technique into the camper’s muscle memory. This is accomplished by breaking the shot down into several stages, and then making sure the shooter fully understands and learns each step. This week will also include a variety of camp activities and recreational swimming. Facility Member: $253 Program Member: $257 Community Member: $264 Baseball Camp Grades 3-6 July 7-11 Take me out to the ball game! Come play America’s past time at this new YMCA Camp. Campers will learn proper techniques of hitting, fielding, throwing and catching. We will also attend an A’s game. Let’s play ball! Facility Member: $253 Program Member: $257 Community Member: $264 Tennis Camp Grades 3 - 8 July 21 - 25 Tennis camp focuses on the FUNdamentals of tennis: volleying, serving, keeping score, rules and tennis etiquette. On Monday, campers will attend the Bank of the West Tennis Classic at Taube Family Tennis Stadium, Stanford University. Tuesday – Friday campers will take field trips to Millbrae where they will receive 2 hours of tennis instruction per day. This camp will also include arts and crafts, group games, swimming and fieldtrips. Campers will need to wear appropriate shoes and provide their own tennis racquet and 3 balls. Facility Member $314 Program Member $323 Community Member $332 Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp Grades 3-8 August 4 - 8 Challenger Sports’ British Soccer Camp is the most popular soccer camp in the country. Sign your child up for age specific camp programs, each taught by one of Challenger’s elite British coaches. Skill levels and confidence will blossom following a week of Individual footwork drills, fundamental technical practices and coached competitive play — all woven around a central theme of respect, responsibility, Integrity, sportsmanship and leadership and delivered with a captivating British twist. Facility Member: $286 Program Member: $297 Community Member: $313
How do we sign up for camp? • By fax to (650)286-0128 • By mail • In person at the Peninsula Family YMCA, 1877 S. Grant St., San Mateo, CA 94402 Application and health forms are included in this mailer. We will begin accepting applications on Monday, March 3rd. Where are the camps located? Our camps are located at Sunnybrae Elementary School. The address is: 1031 S Delaware St. San Mateo, CA 94402 Who are our Camp Staff? Many of our staff are young adults on summer break who are hired based on experience working with children and commitment to working with campers from varied backgrounds. Your child’s safety is our first priority. Staff are fingerprinted and screened according to YMCA policy. In addition, they meet ACA requirements, attend 40 hours of training with certification in first aid, CPR and water safety to ensure your child has a quality experience. Staff to Youth Ratios The YMCA maintains the following staff to youth ratios: For Youth in Grades Staff to Youth K-1 1:6 2-3 1:8 4-6 1:10 7- 8 1:12 When do we pay for camp? A non-refundable deposit of $50 per week is required at the time of registration. The remaining balance will be billed to you, and will be due two weeks prior to the week start date. If payment is not made in full 2-weeks prior to each session, your child will be automatically dropped from that session without a refund. Accepted forms of payment are cash, check, MasterCard or Visa. Do you give refunds? Deposits are non-transferrable and non-refundable. A doctor’s note is necessary for withdrawal from a camp week. A 100% refund (minus deposit) will be given if a withdrawal occurs a minimum of 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the camp week. What do I bring to camp? Campers must bring a healthy bag lunch (they have an action-packed day, so please pack plenty!), water to drink, sunscreen, swimsuit, towel (on swim days) and a backpack to put it all in. Come dressed for fun!!! Note: Closed toe shoes only. Snacks are provided by each camp. How do I apply for Financial Assistance? Applications can be obtained from the registration desk at the YMCA. Through the generosity of our many supporters, the YMCA of San Francisco offers affordable programs and services designed to benefit people of all income levels. Is the Peninsula Family YMCA Day Camp Accredited? The Peninsula Family YMCA’s Summer Day Camp is proud to be accredited by the American Camping Association. Developed exclusively for the camp industry, this nationally-recognized accreditation focuses on program quality, health and safety issues, and requires us to review every facet of our operations. Parents Nights New Camper’s Info Night Get answers to all of your basic camp questions at “New Camper’s Info Night”. Thursday, June 12, 6:00 p.m. Location: Peninsula Family YMCA Parent’s Night Gain insight to our 2008 summer day camp program at “Parent’s Night”. Tuesday, June 17, 6:00 p.m. Location: Our Summer Camp Site, Sunnybrae Elementary School |
Grades 1 - 2 August 4 - 8