Some folks have asked for a pdf version of the Aloha Beach Camp application form. The form is online now, so if you'd rather sign up for camp with a hand-written hard copy, here's a link: http://alohabeachcamp.com/files/Summer_Camp_Enrollment_Form_-_2008.pdf ...<< MORE >>

We're pround to annouce that Aloha Beach Camp has been included in Los Angeles Magazine's June's "Kids Issue" edition, on newsstands now!

They wrote an article about us and named our camp, "one of 27 Great Ways to Keep Your Children Busy this Summer."

The article is on page 116 and entitled, "Let's Go Surfing Now."

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Hope to see you this Sunday, May 18 between 1 and 3 pm for our final Open House of the year. Enjoy the video!

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Join us this Sunday in West Hills for our third and final Open House of the season!

Since we are only a small camp with limited space that's filling up fast, if you are considering Aloha Beach Camp for your kids this year, you CAN'T miss this event!

Please note that Sunday's open house, orignially scheduled to take place in Tarzana, has been moved to Taxco Trails Park in Canoga Park / West Hills. Here's a link to the new location:

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We hope to see you this Sunday between 1 and 3 pm. It's going to be a great time! You can meet our staff, learn about camp and ...<< MORE >>

If you're a mom reading this post, I hope you have the greatest Mother's Day ever! Relax and enjoy yourself!

If you're a son, daughter, husband, or anyone else, please go out of your way to pamper your mom (and the mom of your children and all the other mom's in your life!) so they have the most wonderful day!
 
To all the Moms out there, you deserve the BEST!  Have a very special day!

        

This "June Gloom" we're having in May has prompted a few parents to ask about the weather at the beach, especially in June. No doubt about it, we do experience some cool mornings, especially in June and early July. But it doesn't last long, and it's typically the counselors who get cold, not the kids LOL!

Anyway, by 10:00 or 10:30 the sun comes out and the weather's beautiful! In any case, though, we suggest sending a long sleeve t-shirt or sweatshirt with your camper, just to be on the safe side for those cool summer mornings. ...<< MORE >>

If you have a daughter who plays in the West Valley Girls Softball League at Hughes Middle School in Woodland Hills (as many Aloha Beach Camp kids do), this post is for you.

Aloha Beach Camp and the West Valley Girls Softball League (WVGSL) has initiated a new recycling program at the Hughes Softball Fields. Prior to establishing this program, several people always made a point to clean up as many bottles and cans as possible after each softball game. But the trash cans were always filled with more bottles, cans and other recyclables than just plain trash, so I approached the WVGSL Board of Directors to propose starting an official recycling program. 

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Being in a public place like the beach, we need to cover all our bases especially with respect to safety. In this post I'll review Aloha Beach Camp's bathroom protocol because I know that's a potential concern for you.

1. NO CHILD is permitted to go the bathroom alone. In other words, our counselors must accompany our campers to the bathroom each and every time they go.

2. Before a child enters the bathroom, one staff member will enter the bathroom to make sure it's "safe" and free of anyone who might be considered "undesirable." Simultaneously, another counselor waits with the kids outside the restroom until the counselor inside gives the "all clear."  

3. Inside the restroom, the counselors organize and oversee the kids' safety. When everyone's done, the group walks together from the bathroom back to the beach.

I hope this information helps illustrate the way we handle our bathroom safety protocol at the beach. You can get more info about our camp safety program here. Questions or comments, please post them here. Thanks!

        

On May 18 we're holding our final open house of the season...the third of three this year.

Historically, space at camp can become tough to find after our last open house, so if you're considering Aloha for your kids this summer but you're on the fence in terms of decision, you might use May 18 as a self-imposed deadline to sign up, otherwise your child might not get his or her first choice of days at camp.

Just wanted to pass this along...if you any questions or comments, please post them here...And please feel free to come to the May 18 open house -- it's gonna be a blast for ...<< MORE >>

Someone just asked me if we had any Keiki Camp photos to look at. So I just wanted you to know, you can go to
www.alohabeachcamp.com/keiki_photo_gallery.html to see a handful of Keiki photos for yourself. Just click on the smaller picture and it'll open larger with a caption. Enjoy. ...<< MORE >>