SLOCA Summer Camps 2026
Open to the Entire Community!
REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 30TH!
Join us for 6 weeks of fun for preschool–8th grade
week 1: june 15-19
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 more!
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 22-26
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–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 6-10
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 13-17
Preschool–Kinder
The World of Dr. Seuss
9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)
*NEEDS DESCRIPTION
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 20-24
Preschool–Kinder
Spectacular Superheroes
9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)
*NEEDS DESCRIPTION
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–4th Grade
Around the U.S. Camp
9am-3pm
Join us for our NEW camp, where students will wander the United States, exploring other places with wonder, interactive play, crafts, recipes, literature, and more! Students will learn more about our country through fun projects such as an exploding volcano in Hawaii, constructing an Erie Canal, or cooking grits in the South.
3rd–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 27-31
Preschool–Kinder
Hungry, Hungry Caterpillars
9am-1pm (Extended Care 1-3pm)
*NEEDS DESCRIPTION
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–4th Grade
Around the U.S. Camp
9am-3pm
Join us for our NEW camp, where students will wander the United States, exploring other places with wonder, interactive play, crafts, recipes, literature, and more! Students will learn more about our country through fun projects such as an exploding volcano in Hawaii, constructing an Erie Canal, or cooking grits in the South.
3rd–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!
Questions?
Email our camp coordinator, Jenny Carey
[email protected]
