Jefunira Camp

This a a great camp for elementary age children. There are locations in Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale. Jefunira Camp creates a safe, nuturing environment where children can come and have a blast doing a wide variety of activities. The web site is www.jefuniracamp.com and the contact number is 650 291 2888.

Horseback Riding Camps at Chaparral Ranch in Milpitas

This horseback riding facility in Milpitas offers Thanksgiving, winter, spring, and summer break Bay Area day camps for ages 6 and up. Learn horse grooming, horse care, history of the horse, evolution of the horse, horse anatomy, how to saddle a horse and more. Plus games and crafts. Bring your own lunch. For riding instruction campers will be grouped based on experience and skill level. Level 1: Basic seat, walk, and horse handling. Level 2: Walking and posting the trot while staying centered and balanced. Level 3: Balanced canter, leg yields, head set and collection. Chaparral also offers lessons, trail rides, off-site scenic rides, and more. For more information: http://chaparralcorporation.com/chaparraldaycamps.html

Imagineers

This is a camp for kids who just finished K-2.  The main idea is teaching kids what to do when they get stuck, either academically (I can't figure out this math problem), physically (I'll never be able to dribble a ball), or in a relationship (any typical fight between kids).   They teach a variety of skills from calming down strategies to ideas on how to work on the problem a new way.  This camp was very helpful for my son and he seemed to take the lessons to heart.  They also employ the best adult and teen counselors I've seen so far! They are excellent at handling the energetic outgoing kids and the quiet, shy ones and manage to get them all working well together.  Here's the website:www.imagineerz-learning.com).