SPORTS

Adventure Sports Unlimited strategies for building successful peer relationships & self esteem. Led by a speech-pathologist, build skills in effective listening, problem solving for social scenarios, perspective taking, and conversational skills.

WEST Performing Arts

831.425.9378

Santa Cruz westperformingarts.com

Summer 2023...create….innovate! Get ready for imagination and fun with our award-winning youth theatre company for ages 5 - 18. Our unique, process-based theatre and art classes, camps, and conservatory-style studies encourage young performers to embark on a creative journey and craft their own performance experience full of innovative collaboration, From immersive theatre-based day camps to original plays and classic productions or improvisation to hone your funny bone. We have it all. Come play! Our classes, training programs, and presentations are process-driven, believing that the creative journey is what matters. We build confidence, communication, and community.

Schools With Summer Programs

Freedom Schoolhouse and Farm freedomschoolhouseandfarm.com

Freedom Schoolhouse and Farm offers a unique program in a beautiful setting. Our curriculum is emergent with a strong emphasis on creating a connection to the natural world. We seek to promote and maintain basic principles of Freedom, with the goal of educating our children to be critical thinkers. Our open classroom creates a warm environment, and we encourage freedom of choice and relationship building. Set on several acres, every day is filled with the beauty of nature, joys of friendship, and fun activities geared toward artistic expression, physical movement, and the development of a lifelong love of learning

Rocking Horse Ranch Preschool

Lic #444400117

4134 Fairway Dr, Soquel 831.462.2702

We offer morning, afternoon, and full day sessions. Our three beautiful acres offer room to explore, including swings, slides, trees to climb, a ninja course, zipline, bike track and a giant sandbox! Kids also enjoy our farm animals and grazing on food from our organic garden and orchards.

What happens on stage at WEST Performing Arts is amazing. What happens inside the kids, from blossoming confidence to reignited enthusiasm, is miraculous.

303 Potrero Street, #15, Santa Cruz 831.458.3648 asudoit.com

Adventure Sports Unlimited (ASU) is Santa Cruz’s premier swim school. We teach infants through adults the joys of water and adventure. Our Ocean programs introduce families to our magnificent marine environments through the Santa Cruz Island Camping Trip. We explore the world-renowned underwater landscape of Monterey Bay through our Open Water Scuba courses. It all starts in our custom-built aquatics facility with our tropically heated pool. We want to make your entry into the water world truly enjoyable. ASU – Come Play With Us!

Community Boating Center, UCSC 790 Mariner Park Way, Santa Cruz 831.425.1164

Recreation.ucsc.edu/youth/juniorsailing/index.html

The UCSC Community Boating Center has been teaching local juniors how to sail for over 30 years. All classes are hands-on, co-ed classes, ages 8-16 and are taught in RS Quests, RS Visions, and Lasers. Students learn the basics in the protected Santa Cruz Yacht Harbor and progress to the beautiful Monterey Bay. Enjoy sailing in a safe, fun, and supportive environment with knowledgeable, experienced staff. Sign up today! (Adult classes are also available!)

Cougar Swim School

7105 Hwy 9, Felton www.cougarswimschool.com kurt@cougarswimschool.com

Cougar Swim School offers quality swimming lessons where children enjoy learning the FUNdamentals of swimming. Learning how to swim is not only beneficial for fitness and relaxation, it also increases confidence and assures safety for youth and adults in and near the water. All of our instructors are American Red Cross Lifeguard trained and certified. They work to ensure each of their swimmers learn how to be safe, increase their swimming skills, endurance, and enjoyment in the water. Cougar Swim School is located at the San Lorenzo Valley High School Community Pool at 7105 Highway 9 in Felton.

Jim Booth Swim School

Watsonville indoor pool and coming soon to Toadal fitness 831.722.3500

JimBoothSwimSchool.com

Be a water wonder! From our Little Otters swim class for parents and their babies to Aquaphobics, our adult beginner class, the whole family splashes together at Jim Booth Swim School. Little Otters is a gentle introduction to our 94-degree pools that will make you confident that you are guiding your infant to a happy water experience. Our group lessons emphasize quality swimming in an exciting class taught by our caring, well-qualified teachers. Soon offering a non-competitive swim team to help develop strength, endurance & technique. The whole family can swim at Jim Booth Swim School!

Junebug’s Gym

3910 Portola Drive, Suite 2, Santa Cruz

831.464.BUGS (2847)

JuneBugsGym.com/

June Bug’s Gym is a place where your child can experience a fun-filled adventure in movement. We have a caring, respectful, and supportive staff that encourages every child in their growth of large motor skills and gymnastics along with social, emotional, and cognitive development. Our goals for our students are to help them feel control and empowerment in their bodies, to build self-esteem through success, to open up their imaginations, and to feel confidence and joy in their exploration of movement.

Kinnect Volleyball

831.888.0740 kinnectvolleyball.com

Camp Kinnect’s Summer program is a thrilling sports experience offering both indoor and beach volleyball. The week-long sessions cater to boys and girls in grades 3-8 with less than two years of volleyball

Our youth are the future of transit. The Youth Cruz Free program is a big step toward giving all kids the access to METRO they deserve

- METRO CEO/General Manager Michael Tree

Our whole family loves to spend time at the museum. It is a gathering place to build community and a place for both kids and adults to play and learn.

- Testimonial from a mom experience. On the first day, players are sorted based on their skill level to ensure suitable court placements. Whether new or with P.E. and middle school experience, players receive fundamental skill training, player feedback, and specific skill development during the 3-hour sessions. Structured drills and unstructured free playtime offer unique experiences to build new skills or refine existing ones. Join us for a fun-filled week of volleyball!

Santa Cruz Gymnastics

831.462.0655 info@scgym.com

Beginning May 30th, we will be offering Gymnastics

Camps for ages 5–12! Come FLIP WITH US at our weekly themed camps. Camps include gymnastics lessons on all Olympic events, supervised open gym time, group games, crafts and time in our foam pit! Full and half day options are available for each weekly camp. Check scgym.com for more information and to register.

SLV Swim Center

9050 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond 831.278.0139 www.slvswimcenter.com

Make a splash this summer with Swim Lessons, Swim Team, and Water Aerobics! New this year,

Services

Child Development Resource Center

Santa Cruz County Office of Education, 400 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz 831.466.5820

Childcare.santacruzcoe.org

Birthday Party Packages, Aquatic camps, Family Swims and Outdoor Movie Nights! We have also partnered with TFCS Productions who will be bringing in the fun with their Film, Harry Potter and DND camps!