For the camper who may feel he has outgrown other camps! Adventures about town on foot, train, bus, and ferry. Being part of a positive, cooperative, welcoming community. Games, food treats, kayaking, ice-skating, art workshops, movie going, trampolining, and more. See schedule for each week below.
Our program is designed to inspire boys’ innate curiosity about what’s going on for themselves and in the world around them. We are dedicated to empowering these soon to be young men to be curious, competent and compassionate people.
“Every day started with a gratitude circle and every day ended with appreciations for everyone in the group. In between there was…fun, fun, fun. This is such a cool camp, not really a camp. I don’t know what it is but it’s cool getting to hang with other boys like this.” -11 year old
2020 Dates and hours
One week sessions: July 13-17, July 20-24 and July 27-31
3 Day Week Option- Limited spaces available each week, and must include Monday, when group meets one another.
Youth Leader Session runs for the full three weeks.
Basic Hours: 8:30-3:30
Drop off flexible until 9:00 except for Wednesdays, when 8:30am sharp.
PM Extended Care Fun at Tilden Park Monkey Business Camp Program (3 spaces/week and must sign up in advance)-no drop-in:
3:30-6pm
All weeks are still on the 1st Early Bird Tier (Buckeye)
Location
Base Camp:
Cedar-Rose Park, 1300 Rose Street, North Berkeley
Basic Day drop-off and pick up there (except Wednesday morning drop-off, which is at North Berkeley BART). Afternoon camper pick-up is different-see below. A large climbing structure, field, and picnic tables await us! The site is an easy stop on way or from our Girls on the Go, Tilden, and Pre-K camps if your child has siblings.
Afternoon Extended Care campers are transported via RideZum to join the incredible Monkey Business Camp Tilden Park program, led by Dara Ackerman. Parents pick up there by 6pm.
Ages and weekly schedule
Campers are ages 9-13 and Junior Counselors 14-17.
Schedule includes trips to local destinations by foot and public transit, including doing things like kayaking, art, playing lots of games-running around kind and board games too, rock climbing, getting snacks about town, ice-skating, bowling, trampolining. Lunch provided on Tuesdays.
Special Needs
1 staff to 9 campers, if they need an aid at school they should provide an aid at camp