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SLOCA Summer Camps 2025

Open to Sloca + non-Sloca families!

Join us for 6 weeks of fun for preschool–8th grade

week 1: june 16-20

Preschool–Kinder 

Underwater Animal Adventure

9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)

A week full of animal fun—get to know certain underwater animals through books, creative games, and outdoor fun.

Our highly qualified teachers, teaching these small classes with a ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students, will weave the love of literature with art, science, and the outdoors. Each week, your child will explore a theme by reading literature, making crafts, learning games, and singing songs. A large portion of your child’s day will be spent enjoying our beautiful outdoor space. Send your child ready to get messy and wet with some good outdoor and indoor play.

1st–6th Grade

Lego + Makerspace Camp

9am-3pm

As we go back in time to an era with knights and princesses, your students will be using Legos and Makerspace Materials to build castles, create shields, personalize crowns, and explore medieval simple machines. From pool noodle jousting to medieval feasting to making a coded Lego dragon, this is a week you will not want to miss. We will also be reading some age-appropriate and classical medieval tales to immerse ourselves in the theme and provide us some time to relax and get inspired for our next adventure.

Disclaimer: Expect students to watch some educational and inspirational videos during our time together.

week 2: june 23-27

Preschool–Kinder 

Splatter Art

9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)

A week of fun splatter art—get ready to get messy, and creative, and create some paint magic.

Our highly qualified teachers, teaching these small classes with a ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students, will weave the love of literature with art, science, and the outdoors. Each week, your child will explore a theme by reading literature, making crafts, learning games, and singing songs. A large portion of your child’s day will be spent enjoying our beautiful outdoor space. Send your child ready to get messy and wet with some good outdoor and indoor play.

1st–6th Grade

Lego + Makerspace Camp

9am-3pm

Around the World we go! During this Lego and Makerspace camp, we will be learning about both natural and manmade wonders of the world as we give our best shot to both recreating these wonders and building new wonders of our own. As we consider traditions and architecture from around the globe, we will be inspired to create, build, and code for various modes of transportation, and receive ideas from some local speakers representing various cultures across our county.

Disclaimer: Expect students to watch some educational and inspirational videos during our time together.

week 3: july 7-11

Preschool–Kinder 

Marvelous Makers

9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)

A week of crafts that will get the kids’ creativity flowing indoors and outdoors.

Our highly qualified teachers, teaching these small classes with a ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students, will weave the love of literature with art, science, and the outdoors. Each week, your child will explore a theme by reading literature, making crafts, learning games, and singing songs. A large portion of your child’s day will be spent enjoying our beautiful outdoor space. Send your child ready to get messy and wet with some good outdoor and indoor play.

1st–6th Grade

Adventure Camp/Fun in the Sun

9am-3pm

This week is full of fun adventures! Students will participate in age-appropriate hikes where we will learn about the biodiversity of the Central Coast. We are also excited to welcome Zoo-To-You this week! Their animal encounters never fail to inspire our campers (and staff). Additionally off-campus, we will be headed to Hop’s play center where we will frolic about and be filled with merriment. While on campus, we will be engaging in a variety of activities which range from guided crafts to some very messy games. At the end of the week, we will have snow cones, a bounce house, and water games on campus!

Disclaimer: Expect students to watch some educational and inspirational videos during our time together. We usually have one movie per week to give our students time to relax.

week 4: july 14-18

Preschool–Kinder 

Outdoor Adventures

9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)

A special outdoor adventures week where kids will explore the fun of camping outdoors along with some indoor activities.

Our highly qualified teachers, teaching these small classes with a ratio of  1 teacher to 8 students, will weave the love of literature with art, science, and the outdoors. Each week, your child will explore a theme by reading literature, making crafts, learning games, and singing songs. A large portion of your child’s day will be spent enjoying our beautiful outdoor space. Send your child ready to get messy and wet with some good outdoor and indoor play.

1st–6th Grade

Adventure Camp/Fun in the Sun

9am-3pm

This week we continue the fun! Some example activities we will be doing this week are hiking in San Simeon, visiting the elephant seals, heading to the Charles Paddock Zoo, and playing both collaborative and competitive games on campus (prepare for an epic water balloon fight). During this week, we will also be making our yearly pilgrimage to the Turtle Reserve in Arroyo Grande. We will end with a bounce house, snacks, and games in the sun!

Disclaimer: Expect students to watch some educational and inspirational videos during our time together. We usually have one movie per week to give our students time to relax.

week 5: july 21-25

Preschool–Kinder 

Fairies + Gnomes

9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)

Explore magical gnomes and fairies where kids will rely on their imaginations and magical books, crafts, games, and more—both indoors and outdoors!

Our highly qualified teachers, teaching these small classes with a ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students, will weave the love of literature with art, science, and the outdoors. Each week, your child will explore a theme by reading literature, making crafts, learning games, and singing songs. A large portion of your child’s day will be spent enjoying our beautiful outdoor space. Send your child ready to get messy and wet with some good outdoor and indoor play.

1st–8th Grade

Musical Theater Camp

9am-3pm

*Musical Theater Camp is a two week commitment*

Join us for musical theater camp! This 2-week course introduces students to various elements and principles used in the process of theater production and appreciation of theater arts. This course will help students stimulate creativity, enhance empathy, increase teamwork ability, and develop self-confidence as they learn to act, sing and dance in preparing a show to be performed on the last day of camp!

week 6: july 28-august 1

Preschool–Kinder 

Spectacular Science

9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)

A focus on science fun where kids will explore why things happen and do fun experiments that will get their imaginations wondering.

Our highly qualified teachers, teaching these small classes with a ratio of 1 teacher to 8 students, will weave the love of literature with art, science, and the outdoors. Each week, your child will explore a theme by reading literature, making crafts, learning games, and singing songs. A large portion of your child’s day will be spent enjoying our beautiful outdoor space. Send your child ready to get messy and wet with some good outdoor and indoor play.

1st–8th Grade

Musical Theater Camp

9am-3pm

*Musical Theater Camp is a two week commitment*

Join us for musical theater camp! This 2-week course introduces students to various elements and principles used in the process of theater production and appreciation of theater arts. This course will help students stimulate creativity, enhance empathy, increase teamwork ability, and develop self-confidence as they learn to act, sing and dance in preparing a show to be performed on the last day of camp!

Middle School Sports Camps

5th–8th Grade

July 7-11

Volleyball

10am-12pm
SLO Naz Church

Our volleyball camp focuses on all the fundamentals you need to take your game to the next level! Get a chance to work with our experienced high school coach, Ali Bateman, on passing, setting, hitting, blocking, and footwork. Don’t miss your chance to improve your skills in a competitive and fun environment!

July 14-18

Basketball

10am-12pm
SLO Naz Church

Our basketball camp focuses on all the fundamentals you need to take your game to the next level! Get a chance to work with our experienced high school coach, Robert Koon on footwork, agility, dribbling, shooting, and more. Don’t miss your chance to improve your skills in a competitive and fun environment!

July 14-18

Spirit Team Camp

10am-12pm
SLOCA MPR

Our Spirit Team camp focuses on all of the skills and techniques needed for sideline and half-time cheer. Get a chance to work with our coaches on your footwork, agility, rhythm, and choreographed routines.

July 28-August 1

Flag Football

10am-12pm
SLOCA Campus

Our flag football camp focuses on all the fundamentals you need to take your game to the next level! Get a chance to work with our experienced high school coaches on route running, throwing, receiving, footwork, blocking, and more. Players will develop the correct technique to help them be competitive, whether they are competing in tackle or flag football in the fall.

Questions?
Email our camp coordinator, Jenny Carey
[email protected]