Aggie C is a camp created for youth ages 11-13 with engaging outdoor and indoor activities that will promote friendship and teamwork. Each week will have a designated theme emphasized with themed activities. This camp will also go on exciting on-campus field trips, designed to give campers a fun and educational look at all that the UC Davis campus has to offer. Counselors will work to inspire campers to diversify their fields of interest, build their self-confidence and develop their creativity in a safe and dynamic camp environment. From traditional camp games like capture the flag to fun crafts such as tie dye, Aggie C will be sure to create memories that neither your camper nor you will forget.
This camp will be scheduled to swim throughout the week. The swim schedule will be included in the Parent Handbook, which will be available in the spring. Campers that choose not to swim will have the option to participate in non-aquatic activities.
Offering both experienced and beginner ceramists the opportunity to grow their skills, Ceramics C has something for every camper! In addition to learning basic hand-building through projects focusing on pinch pots, slabs, and coils; campers in Ceramics C have the opportunity to use pottery wheels to throw simple bowls, mugs, and plates! Campers will learn about the different tools used in ceramics as well as how to roll out clay and the method of firing clay in the kiln. Art projects may include bowls, mugs, slab boxes, and piggy banks. They will also learn decoration, clay carving, and glazing techniques. Towards the end of the week, campers may have more freedom to create individual projects with the guidance of our counselors!
An introduction to the art of screen printing, this camp is great for learning a new useful and fun skill. Campers will learn how to make and use screens to print fun designs on a variety of objects and surfaces. Counselors will walk them through new techniques and help prepare them to take their projects home at the end of the week. Screen printing C is great if your camper is interested in learning something that could become an inexpensive new hobby, or wants to get into design. Example projects include building a silkscreen, designing a graphic, and printing on t-shirts!
Designed for our older campers, Drawing and Painting C focuses on art niches. Throughout the course of the week, campers will learn to use new mediums and even create their own art supplies. Counselors will guide campers through these new techniques and styles of art, while giving them the opportunity to express their own artistic visions, making this camp great for campers with a previously established interest in art or beginners. Example projects include DIY Sketchbooks, tote bag painting, and canvas painting.
STEAM is a unique camp that combines arts and crafts with S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) concepts. Fun and engaging activities will infuse scientific concepts into innovative art projects. Campers can use their inventing skills to build structures, design projects, and complete experiments that will inspire their creativity and unleash their inner scientist! Camp projects may include baking soda painting, Fibonacci sequence posters, salt crystal rainbow sculptures, paper polyhedra sculptures, and 3D printing. STEAM is the perfect camp for the inquisitive and creative camper!
The Junior Lifeguarding program is open to preteens and teens ages 12-14 with high-level swimming ability. A swim test will be given the first day. The focus of the program is to give participants an introduction to the basic skills of lifeguarding, including hands-only CPR, first aid, rescue techniques, recognizing and responding to emergency situations, and the responsibilities of lifeguarding. This class will prepare the participant for American Red Cross Lifeguard Training (but it is not the certification course). Class is one week long, Monday through Friday. Participants will receive a whistle and a Junior Lifeguard T-shirt.
Animal's of Campus is one of our newest and most exciting camps offered this summer! This program gives campers the opportunity to learn more about the unique animals on and off campus and the facilities they are located in. On campus facilities that we plan on visiting over the summer include the Equestrian Center, Dairy Farm, and the Bohart Museum of Entomology, but these could be subject to change. This program invites all animal loving campers on an educational journey that provides hands-on experience for the first half of the day, and then fun, camp favorite activities for the second half of the day. Make this summer one to remember by joining us on this adventure! Fun recreational activities that this camp offers include rock climbing, bowling, and swimming to provide an exciting and well rounded camp experience. The swim schedule will be included in the Parent Handbook. Campers who choose not to swim will have the option to participate in non-aquatic activities.
Based on the recently revamped Rec Sports program at UC Davis, Rec Sports Frenzy provides participants from all skill levels with the opportunity to experience and compete in a variety of sports both in teams and individually. Sports include floorball, basketball, bowling, tennis, and other camp favorites. Each day will focus on one to two sports, and campers will have the opportunity to improve their athletic skills. Rec Sports Frenzy is the perfect program for campers that want to refine their physical and mental skills in competition while practicing teamwork and exhibiting sportsmanship in a safe, respectful, and exciting environment.
This camp also takes advantage of the many fun camp activities Youth Programs has to offer, such as rock climbing and swimming to provide an exciting and well rounded camp experience. The swim schedule will be included in the Parent Handbook, which will be available in the spring. Campers who choose not to swim will have the option to participate in non-aquatic activities.
Theater camp is one of our newest two week programs this summer that is designed to encourage campers to step out of their comfort zone and try new things in a secure and respectful setting. This program gives campers the opportunity to get a taste of the theater world by participating in introductory activities such as, but not limited to, improv games and monologue activities for the first half of the day. For the second half of the day, campers will participate in fun, camp favorite activities! Throughout the two weeks, campers will be working on a performance that would bring together what they have learned throughout the camp. At the end of the second week, a special performance will be held on Friday, where campers will put on a show to perform to their fellow campers. This camp also offers other fun recreational activities such as rock climbing, bowling, and swimming to provide an exciting and well rounded camp experience. The swim schedule will be included in the Parent Handbook. Campers who choose not to swim will have the option to participate in non-aquatic activities.
SPLASHBALL/INNERTUBE WATER POLO Camp C
Stay cool, stay fit, and stay active over the summer in one of Youth Program’s most eye-catching camps. Splashball is designed to introduce the sport of water polo to campers in an inclusive and engaging manner, in order to establish a fun environment. This camp provides teamwork skills, instruction, and game play experiences in a recreational format that is suitable for younger players. Although water polo is known for its toughness and endurance, our Splashball camp is designed to provide a safe space where campers can push themselves out of their comfort zone, while staying safe in a non-contact, easy to learn aquatic game. Since safety is the main priority in Splashball camp, campers will be expected to take a swim test before participating, take breaks, and wear life-jackets during long sessions of game play to ensure the safety of the campers. This camp also offers other fun recreational activities such as rock climbing, and bowling to provide an exciting and well rounded camp experience.
BIG BOOT CAMP - COASTAL (one night overnight)
Together with the UCD Museum of Wildlife & Fish Biology and Campus Recreation we launched Bio Boot Camp in 2011, a camp for junior high aged students who are interested in the natural sciences. There is limited enrollment and so we ask that the students themselves be part of the enrollment process. This is a full day camp from 8:30 am-5:30 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday based at UC Davis. Then on Thursday morning we travel to UC Davis Bodega Bay Field Station on the coast. We return to Davis on Friday afternoon. (Monday, June 19th is the federal holiday Juneteenth and so camp this year will start the following day.)
Bio Boot Camp overview
We get to know each other, play games, explore the UC Davis campus, and go behind the scenes at the two host museums: the Bohart Museum of Entomology and the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. We go deep into standard museum practices from collecting data to preparing specimens including invertebrates and vertebrates. This can be hands-on or observational based on individual student's preferences. We also spend time outside mucking around in local streams, catching insects, observing birds and exploring nature with guest scientists. Bring a change of clothes and a sense of adventure! Thursday morning the vans get loaded with campers and gear and we visit the Bodega Bay UC Reserve and Field Station to compare the nature and biodiversity of the Central Valley to the California coast. We stay at the field station and eat in the dining hall. We put into practice everything we learned at camp and we have a lot of fun while doing it.
Transportation (vans), 3 dining hall meals (Thursday night dinner, Friday morning breakfast and lunch), and housing (a large communal bunk house with bunk beds) are provided. This camp has an enrollment of 12 students and 2 instructors.
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