All Things German In California
It’s time to get serious about thinking and planning for a summer camp. We had posted some of the camps in February, so this is a re-post with a few new updates. Look through our list and find your favourite pick!
[Read more…] about German Summer Camps 2018 – Deutsche Sommerferien in California (Updated)
Summer is approaching faster than we all would like to acknowledge it. And here we are, once again, trying to find the perfect camp and other summer activities that will save our kids from ‘extensive boredom syndrome’ during these hot summer days…
If you were planning on having your son or daughter attend a camp that will provide not only fun but will also stimulate their intellect – A foreign language immersion camp might just be the perfect pick!
In the following find a compilation of some German Language Camps up and down the coast of California. They all offer a great variety of fun activities along with German language immersion.
Back by popular request is the STEM science camp in Newport Beach at the beautiful location at the Newport Seabase right along the waters of the Newport Bay. Children will enjoy a whole week of fun learning about “Feuer-Wasser-Erde-Luft” (Fire-Water-Earth-Air) while taking full advantage of the beautiful location and undertaking an excursion on a pontoon boat and trying out little motorboats. Fun is the top priority at the GermanSchoolCampus summer camp at the sea!
Classes are open to all children 6-17 years of age. Children can be pure beginners of the German language since all parts of the camp will be conducted bilingually and the German language is introduced throughout in a playful way.
Camp Dates : One week ONLY – Monday July 3 – Saturday July 8, 2017 from 8:30-4:30 (with no class on 4th of July)
No prior knowledge of the German language is necessary!
Contact: 949-285-0829 – Frau Schoeneich- School Director
GPSSD San Diego offers four fun weeks of German language summer camps with themes like Zeitreisen (Time Travel), Camera, Lights, Action…, Trolls and Tournaments. The camps are open to all children 4-14 years of age.
Camp Dates: June 26 -July 21, 2017 from 9am-3pm (extended care possible)
Contact: (858) 461-9118 or germanpacificschool@gmail.com
German language classes + art, music, science, sports, cooking and more!
The GISSV Saturday School is excited to once again offer a German Immersion Summer Camp. Our combination of morning language classes and engaging afternoon activities offers a unique opportunity for kids to learn and play in German!
The German Immersion Summer Camp is for children ages 6-16. Prior knowledge of German is not required. Langauge classes are offered each day of camp from 9am-noon. Afternoons are packed with interesting, fun and physical activities ranging from art to soccer to science, cooking, yoga and music. Responding to popular request, we will also offer a KinderCamp for ages 4-5. KinderCamp will follow its own curriculum in our Kindergarten classrooms. Prior knowledge of German is not required.
Camp Dates: June 19 – July 14, 2017 , from 9am-4pm (Extended care is available for a maximum day from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm)
Contact: office@gissv.org or (650) 254-0748
Bay Area Kinderstube offers four weeks of a full-immersion German summer camp at Berkwood Hedge campus, 1809 Bancroft Way, Berkeley (one block west of Berkeley High). Beautiful Berkwood Hedge campus in Berkeley has spacious classrooms and a great outdoor space. The camp is for children ages 3-13.
The curriculum is hands-on and includes singing, playing, acting, history, music, cooking, arts and crafts, field trips and many outdoor activities. Each age group is led by a native German teacher with experience in instructing various levels. The teachers will be supported by assistants, many of whom are former campers themselves. Because our camp is full immersion, it is best-suited for children with at least basic understanding skills in German. Counselor-in-Training program for 8th grade and up.
Camp Dates: July 17–August 11, Mon-Fri 9am-3pm (Extended care available form 3pm-6pm)
Contact: Heike Feltes at sommerschule@kinderstube.org or at (510)525-1310
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Two amazing summer camps are scheduled for this summer. In June we will do two weeks of FORREST SCHOOL CAMP packed with outdoor fun and adventure. In July you can sign up for GERMAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION CAMP to playfully learn and improve a second language. Preschoolers join us in the mornings and Elementary Student (up to age 9) come in the afternoon.
Camp Dates: June 19-23 & 26-30 “Forrest School Camp”, and July 10-14 & July 17-21 “German Langauge Immersion Camp” (extended care is available upon request) Different Times for Preschoolers & elementary students.
Contact: wanderkindschool@gmail.com or 415-812-6675
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GASA will host their yearly overnight camp at the
beautiful Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center.
Swimming, hiking, zip-lining. A 136 ft. water slide, ‘smores by
the campfire, singing and dancing as well as fishing, baking, sports,
games and crafts, plus a special visit to a nearby zoo will be part of the fun! All activities will be conducted in German.
Camp Dates: June 25 – June 30, 2017
Contact: 562-693-0223 or office@gasaschool.org
GASPA will offer a 4-week German summer camp for children at the location of Alto International School Campus (formerly GAIS) at 475 Pope Street, Menlo Park 94025. The camp is open to all children from ages 3-12 & 12-14. There is no prior German language knowledge required.
Camp Dates: June 19th – July14th 2017 from 9am-2pm (extended care is available) No Camp on Tuesday, July 4th
Contact: 650.520.3646 or contact@gaspa-ca.org
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Image: Courtesy of GermanSchoolCampus.com
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It’s only just springtime but summer will be here quicker than we think. And we know that summer vacation for kids here in the USA is by far longer than in Germany. Having grown up in Germany I remember my 6-week summer vacation seemed endless (until I was a teenager of course) and I would have loved to go to a cool summer camp. The choices here in the U.S. are amazing, from adventure and sports camps to academic camps and more. All is covered!
So here we go: For all our German families staying in California for the summer, why not immerse your kids into the German language while also having fun at a German Summer Camp?
Science & German Go Hand in Hand
This year’s camp by German Pacific School SD is all about flying, flying machines, rockets, space travel, planets and stars!
One highlight: We will explore the Air and Space Center and the Science Center in Balboa Park. We will: spend a lot of time outside, play board games, read books, continue to fill up our writer’s journals from last year, build rockets and, as always, have a big construction project in the yard.
There will be only two weeks of camp this year (June & July), so better sign up quickly!
Check out the flyer below for Info & Dates:
German & Environmental Science Camp
Day camp 8:30 am to 4:30 pm – Space is limited!
Camp location is at our GermanSchool campus:
1931 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach CA 92663
Inquiries: Please email the school’s director, Frau Schoeneich at principal@GERMANSCHOOLcampus.com or call 949-285-0829
Check out our STEM Summer Camp 2016 – Flyer – here
SUMMER IMMERSION CAMP 2016 – language classes, art, music, science, sports, cooking and more! For Grades 1-8.
Various Dates : June 20 – July 15, 2016
The GISSV Saturday School is excited to once again offer a German Immersion Summer Camp. We offer children a unique opportunity to spend their summer having fun learning/improving their German language skills in a stimulating, creative atmosphere!
Check out their flyer:
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In a previous post we had listed several German immersion Summer Camps available in SoCal and NoCal during summer 2013. If you are still looking to find the right one for your child, please check out our previous article: German Immersion Summer Camps for Children in California
San Diego’s Enrichment for Kids has added some additional camp dates to the ones listed in the article. Please find more information on them below:
Enrichment for Kids – San Diego Summer 2013 Camps at a Glance:
AEA campus – July 22-26 and August 12-16. These camps will include German (PreK – 6th grade only), reading, math, art, athletics and features Acting with a professional acting coach (July only) and leadership with Michael Clark for Teens & Tweens, and Art with Mrs. Heinzelmann (August only).
Kroc Center– Aug 19-23. These camps will include German, reading, math, ceramics, swimming, skateboarding, piano, kickball, basketball, volleyball and leadership for K-6th grade.
For more information on these camps please contact: Kimberly Wise ReCenter (858) 736-7435 or email : Kimberly@recenter.org