CIT Programs: Berkeley & Oakland Summer Camps

Early June camps cancelled. Each day at Sarah's Science Camp, kids make and take home a fun science project while exploring important science topics ranging from physics to chemistry and beyond. Camp also includes swimming, hiking, music, art, and active games. For children 4 and up. CIT program begins at age 11.

Beginning at age 11, the CIT Program is available for single or multiple weeks and has the same fees and discounts as the regular camp program.

Campers, age 3-12, will receive gymnastics instruction from the highly-skilled coaches through all the Olympic events: uneven bars, parallel bars, balance beam, floor & vault. Afternoons are spent fine tuning skills, participating in activity stations, and enjoying in ample free time.

CIT program offers teens , age 13-14, the opportunity to experience what it takes to be a coach at Head Over Heels.

Camp Gan Israel ("Gan Izzy") provides children from diverse Jewish backgrounds with joy and love for the outdoors with field trips, fishing, swimming, gardening, arts and crafts, sports, science, challah baking, and overnights. Shuttle available from N. Berkeley BART.

All of the fun of Gan Izzy along with age-appropriate responsibilities helping little kids and coordinating activities. They receive perks such as late nights and BBQs with the counselors.

Trackers award-winning summer camps offer authentic wilderness skills woven into real adventures. Learn fishing, farming, or homesteading; practice stealth, archery, and woodcarving; or join an epic story of secret agents, ninjas, or wizards. Grades PreK-12. After camp available.

Teens spend one week learning outdoor leadership skills, then serve as assistant educators for day camp programs, ranging from kayaking, hiking, paddling, climbing, and fishing.

June camps will be online. Decision for July/August to come at later date. Come sing, dance, and play at Berkeley Playhouse’s award-winning summer program. Choose from camp themes inspired by popular titles, plus skill-building classes. Before and after care available.

Berkeley Playhouse CITs shadow and assist professional Teaching Artists, demonstrate choreography, and lead activities with campers putting on a short musical. For 8th graders and above.

Modified group sizes and hygiene standards this summer. The purr-fect fit for campers who are passionate about pets and want to make a difference for shelter animals -- with safety standards in mind. Animal camp is both educational and fun! Hands-on activities, animal interactions, pet-themed games, and take-home crafts. Oakland & Dublin.

Participants, age 12-17, assist camp staff in leading week-long sessions of Animal Camp, help facilitate crafts, games, lessons, and animal meet-and-greets.

June camps cancelled. July/August are in the plans. One-stop camp for non-stop fun. LEGO, Ninja Warrior, parkour, gymnastics, sports, science, art, scavenger hunts, and two-week sports and theater camp that ends with a mini-performance by the campers.

JCITs collaborate with coaching staff to create, lead and learn how to effectively communicate with younger campers to build strong and healthy relationships. Ages 10 to 15.

Discover the outdoors at Lafayette Reservoir. Campers, ages 4 -16, enjoy the wonders of swimming, fishing, hiking, boating, horseback riding, sports, crafts, and lots more. Free extended care and transportation to Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, East Bay Neighborhoods.

CILT Program (9th & 10th) provides training and leadership opportunities in different camp activities and age groups. Junior Counselors (11th & 12th) have already completed CILT training.

Sees the Day is committed to instilling in children a respect and appreciation for each other and the natural world. Activities include: Ecological educators and performers, storytelling, beading, fairy houses, gratitude circles, cooperative games, imaginative play, and classic summertime fun!

CIT's can acquire valuable leadership skills by assisting with general supervision, snack service and daily operations for ages 12-16.

June camps cancelled. Coach Ben and his staff are offering a variety of baseball camps for fun and skill building. Players are rewarded for giving positive reinforcement to each other in both competitive and non-competitive games and drills. A team atmosphere is maintained at all times.

FSB volunteer CIT's lead games and drills as well as help with set up and clean up. For ages 14+ Contact Coach Ben.

Additional health and safety measures to be expected. One Generation Camp is an outdoor music and dance camp in Tilden park featuring West African hand drumming and dance, Brazilian Capoeira, Storytelling, Yoga and other forms of movement. One Generation focuses on teaching kindness through the arts and building community.

CITs learn how to manage small groups, navigate conflict resolution and lead team building exercises.

Doodle is a project-based, hands-on maker camp that emphasizes creativity with plenty of outdoor time. There is something to inspire every child. Doodle Spark Program for 1st - 5th graders and Primo Program for Kindergarten and under.

Leaders in Training for 6th to 10th graders. LITs are given responsibility to assist with general camp operations, guide younger campers through projects, and work on their own projects.

Four-week session of in-person camp starts July 6. At JCC camp, children get messy, act silly, sing, dance, and explore with a focus on building friendships and expanding interests. Camp celebrates community-based Jewish values, and welcomes campers of all backgrounds.

9th & 10th graders develop leadership and professional skills while building friendships and having a blast. CITs help develop programming and act as near-peer mentors for younger campers.