Sacramento Summer fun listings
Monday, April 3rd, 2006Summer fun listings
Published 2:15 am PST Thursday, March 9, 2006
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Elk Grove Community Services District
8820 Elk Grove Blvd.,
Elk Grove, CA 95624
www.egcsd.ca.gov
(916) 405-5300
• Summer swim lessons: Group or private lessons for all swimming abilities, ages 6 months and up. Sessions from June 12 through Aug. 17 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex, 9014 Bruceville Road, or the Jerry Fox Swim Center in Elk Grove Regional Park, 9950 Elk Grove Florin Road. $22-$89.
• Junior guard program: For ages 12 to 15. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 12-23 or July 10-21, at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $120.
• Camp Clyde: Residential camp for ages 9 to 12. June 26-30. $375.
• After-school volleyball camp: 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Ages 7 to 9, June 5-28 or Aug. 14 to -Sept. 11. Ages 10 to 12, July 10 to -Aug. 2. $64.
• After-school basketball camp: 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ages 7 to 9, July 11-Aug. 3. Ages 10 to 12, May 30-June 22 or Aug. 15-Sept. 7. Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $64.
• Got Skills? basketball camp: For ages 7 to 15. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 10-13 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex gymnasium. $145.
• Basketball shooting and skills camp: For ages 5 to 10, 9 a.m. to noon, July 5-8. For ages 10 to 17, 1 to 4 p.m. July 5-8. Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex gymnasium. $75.
• Flag football all skills camp: For ages 6 to 14. 10 to 11 a.m. Saturdays, July 15-29 at Betschart Park, 5666 Adobe Springs Way, Elk Grove. $48.
• Elementary summer camp: For ages 7 to 12. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17-21 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex gymnasium and Laguna Community Park. $100.
• Horse camp: For ages 8 to 15. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 10-14 or Aug. 7-11 at Epona Farms Riding Academy in Herald. $250.
• Soccer skills and drills: For ages 7 to 12. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 16-June 15 or July 11-Aug. 10 at Betschart Park. $75.
• Teen open gym: For students in seventh through 12th grades. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays in June and August at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex gymnasium. Participants must have a registration form and school identification. $4 per visit.
• Engineering fundamentals class: For ages 9 to 13. 1 to 4:30 p.m. June 19-23 at Laguna Town Hall, 3020 Renwick Ave., or 1 to 4:30 p.m. July 31-Aug. 4 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $177.
• Adventures in drawing: For ages 8 and up. 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. June 10-July 14 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $36, plus a $4 supply fee payable to the instructor at the first class.
• Introduction to Chinese brush arts: For ages 7 and up. 12:30 to 2 p.m. June 10-July 14 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $36.
• Mad Science Garden Safari: For age 4 to 6. 9 a.m. to noon. Aug. 21-25 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $165.
• Mad Science Mad Lab: For ages 7 to 12. 1 to 4 p.m. July 24-28 at Laguna Town Hall. $165.
• Mad Science Red Hot Robots: For ages 6 to 12. 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21-25 at the Barbara Morse Wackford Community and Aquatic Complex. $165.
• Mad Science Rockin’ Rockets & Aerodynamics: For ages 6 to 9. 9 a.m. to noon. July 24-28 at Laguna Town Hall. $165.
Sacramento County 4-H
(916) 875-6811
• Summer camp: Ages 9 to 19, July 9-14, Las Posadas 4-H Camp near Angwin in the Napa Valley. Open to members and nonmembers. $178 if application received before April 30, $188 if application received before May 31 and $198 if received by June 23.
• Day camp: Ages 5 to 11. June 19-23 at Camp Mokitana in Goethe Park. Campers will participate in games, crafts, nature study and meet guest presenters. Call for more information.
Camp Invention
Cosumnes River Elementary School
13580 Jackson Road, Sloughhouse
(800) 968-4332
• Day camp: This enrichment program for children entering first through sixth grades encourages problem-solving, teamwork, creative thinking and learning about science. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 19-23. $229, includes all snacks and a T-shirt.
Shalom School
2351 Wyda Way, Suite 2
Sacramento
(916) 485-4151
www.shalomschool.org
• Preschool summer program: Themed program provides hands-on activities including creative arts, literature, science, music, dance-movement, physical education, dramatic play and cooking. Daily themes include Mud Day, Water Day, Movement Day, Sharing Day and Shabbat. Two-week sessions June 19-Aug. 11. Half-day and full-day sessions available.
Carmichael Presbyterian Church
5645 Marconi Ave.
Carmichael, CA 95608
(916) 486-9081
• Vacation Bible school: July 17-21.
• Westminster Woods summer camps: Second-to sixth-grade students attend June 25-July 1; seventh-and eighth-graders can choose to attend Junior High Central, June 25-July 1, or Junior High Buccaneer, July 30-Aug. 5; ninth to 12th grades, July 30-Aug. 5.
• Family camp: At Marin Headlands on Sept. 2-4.
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
2391 St. Mark’s Way
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 485-4670
• Vacation Bible school: 9 a.m. to noon. June 19-23. $15 before June 12, $25 after.
• Before-and after-school summertime fun: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 13-Aug. 17. Activities include theme days, swimming, games, music and dance, arts and crafts, sports activities, dramatic play, supervised homework and optional field trips and parties. $521 per month.
USA Chess
(888) 652-4377
www.chesscamp.com
• Summer Chess Camp: For ages 5 to 16, beginner through advanced. 9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 3-7. Morning or afternoon sessions are $204 if paid by May 19, $224 after. The all-day session is $314, if paid by May 19, $334 after. The camp is at Capital Christian School, 9470 Micron Ave., Sacramento. Tuition includes chess board and pieces, camp T-shirt, trophy, scorebook, certificate with group photo and work folder.
Sacramento Horsemen’s Association
3200 Longview Drive,
Sacramento, 95821
(916) 961-7192
www.sachorsemen.com
• Horse shows: Western schooling shows, 6:30 p.m. June 8, June 22, July 6, July 20. English schooling shows 6:30 p.m. June 15, June 29, July 13, July 27. $4.75 per class. Spectators free.
Sacramento Country Day School
2636 Latham Drive
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 481-8811
www.saccds.org