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Emeryville Thanksgiving Camp

East Bay German International School 1070 41st St Emeryville, CA 94606

EMERYVILLE, CA

Emeryville Thanksgiving Camp

We are currently at capacity for our Thanksgiving Camp in Emeryville, and have closed enrollment to unregistered campers. Join our waitlist to be notified as space opens up!

All year long, kids find themselves encased in rigid structure.

When school’s out, we give them what they desperately need — freedom to expand and evolve. At Steve & Kate’s, campers choose which activities they do, whom they do it with and for how long. For kids, this experience is pure joy. It’s also a kind of training ground for life, where they’ll need to be empowered and independent and resilient and responsible for their own decisions. Happy human-ing starts here.

Grown-ups adore freedom, too.

We’ve described the magical gift you give your kids when you empower them to make their own decisions. Now let’s talk hardcore convenience for you:

  • Buy Day Passes and send your kid to camp any day you want? Check.
  • Drop them off and pick them up whenever you want? Yup.
  • Long camp hours, all included in your camp fee? Totally.
  • Tasty meals and snacks, also included? You bet.
  • Get an automatic refund for unused days at the break’s end? For sure.
  • Do you desire this kind of freedom? Yes, you do.
Activities

The camper’s dilemma.

Coding. Sewing. Making. Sporting. Lounging. Every day, campers face the excruciating task of choosing from these and many more engrossing activities. Some select a mix of many. Others burrow deep into one or two. Every morning, they face a brand new day bristling with terrible trade-offs and tantalizing possibilities.

Animation

Stop-Motion Animation

Kids will create, direct, and produce stop-motion animation movies & shorts with our custom animation stations.
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Sewing & Stitching

Hand & machine sewing are available for campers of all ages as well as options for embroidery & creating accessories or other artistic flare.
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Tinker Lab

Explore creativity through crafts & inventor kits to construct take-home projects or collaborate on large-scale builds. Our leveled-up arts & crafts materials are designed to foster curiosity & exploration.
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The Stage

Enjoy motion-based games like Switch & Just Dance, plus a new puppet theater & party props.
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Arts, Crafts, & Lounging

A communal place to socialize & play with table games, cards, & puzzles, or create and experiment with art & crafts.
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Sports & Recreation

Campers & staff join together to play indoor playground games, sports, or whatever kids are interested in that day. And to spice things up we'll have a surprise activity or performance this camp session!

Extra action.

At Steve & Kate’s, enough is never enough. So every week we supplement our main offering of awesome activities with thrill-inducing weekly specials. Here’s what’s coming this Thanksgiving to your location:

NOV 25 – NOV 27

MON

Perry Yan Magic

Perry Yan has been delighting campers for years and brings lively storytelling and clean humor to his shows.

TUES

Art Extravaganza

Join us as we explore art in drawing contests, clay creation, watercolor, and more

WED

Fun with the Party Artists

Get a facepainted masterpiece or a balloon-shaped animal to brighten your day.

Food

Eat your heart out.

Life without delicious food sucks. That’s why our cuisine de camp features a mouth-watering array of tasty, nourishing grub. In partnership with fan favorite restaurants, we keep kids fired up with food they love — from piping hot pizza to salubrious Caesar salads to tangy tomato soup, and much more. Our menus include rotating specials as well as healthy snacks and sides kids can grab whenever their fuel gauge dips into the red. Chomp, chomp. Munch, munch.

What’s on the menu.

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WEDNESDAY
Snacks
Fees

What camp costs.

Perhaps you are a grown-up who loves to plan. Or maybe you’re an expert of the fine art of logistical improvisation. Miraculously, our camp fees are designed to scratch both of your respective itches. Buy any number of Day Passes, and use them whenever you want during the Thanksgiving break camp. Don’t even bother to let us know when you’re coming — just roll up. If your plans change, don’t sweat it. We’ll automatically refund your unused Passes in full at Thanksgiving break’s end. How many other camps can offer you that level of flexibility?*

*Not one that we know of.

PLEASE NOTE: We are currently at capacity for our Thanksgiving Break Camp in Emeryville, and have closed enrollment to unregistered campers. Please join our waitlist to be notified as space opens up. 

Day Pass fees cover the entire Steve & Kate’s experience, including lunch, snacks, activities and the entire day from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Fee includes lunch, snacks, activities, and all hours 8:00am to 6:00pm.

  • Buy any number of Day Passes and use them any day we’re open this camp session
  • Unused Day Passes are automatically refunded at the end of the camp session
Camp details

Camp Details

DATES

Nov 25 - Nov 27

HOURS

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

AGES

4-12

ADDRESS

*Location currently at capacity. Join our waitlist!
East Bay German International School
1070 41st St
Emeryville, CA 94606

DIRECTOR

Courtney

CALL/TEXT

(650) 264-7831

Additional info for denizens of Emeryville

Virtual Camp Orientation

Virtual camp orientation coming soon!! Check back here closer to the start of camp for everything you need to know before your first day. Once we get closer to camp, we’ll email you a link to our virtual, camp orientation. This will provide important information such as camp drop-off & pick-up procedures, how to check-in and check-out of camp each day, what to bring (and not bring), and a few more camp details.

Testimonials

These people are very smart. You should listen to them.

(My daughter's) first day was a blast. She was very happy about it when she came home and had only good things to share. Keep up the good work !!!
Sim

(Our daughter) had a nice first day and my husband was very impressed with the level of organization, care and activities. I really appreciate you sunscreening her as my husband forgot!
Lisa

It was like a supervised free form play date with only good and shareable toys!
Andrea F.

I really like that you've carved out something truly unique - a completely low-stress experience for parents. No pre-planning, no need to make lunch, no need to decide which days to attend, automatic refunds. It took some stress out of planning our summer.
Dan C.

(S&K parent)

Staff

So much more than
a job.

For our team members, giving kids the space to liberate their true potential becomes a kind of calling. Think of them as a high-energy, warm-hearted crew of child advocates who deftly balance two invaluable skills — that of providing structure and guidance, and that of staying the heck out of campers’ ways. If that’s not enough, they’re all background-checked and trained in CPR and first-aid. Say “hi” to them at camp — they’d love to meet you.

Your camp director

Meet your illustrious camp director.

Our camp directors are year-round employees. That means you are free to contact them anytime with your questions about life at Steve & Kate’s, or questions about life in general.

Courtney

COURTNEY

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Courtney joined Steve & Kate’s Camp in 2022! Courtney is a self-taught piano player who also enjoys acting in local theater!

When not at camp you can usually find Courtney walking around her neighborhood befriending local cats.

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AND DOZENS MORE!

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