Staff
Tireless child advocates, who balance structure and guidance with staying out of campers’ ways. All staff members are background checked and trained in CPR & first-aid.
Here, we put kids in charge.
Preposterous? Possibly. Effective? You betcha.
When you trust kids, they trust themselves. For 43 years, we’ve put kids in charge of their own learning experience. As they try, fail, and learn on their own, they learn to trust their own judgment, and tackle the challenges of an ever changing world with creativity and confidence.
Campers choose activities minute to minute–deciding what they want to do, and for how long. Our job is to get out of their way, cheerlead creative risks, and provide just enough guidance to make sure nobody does anything totally* senseless.
*Totally senseless: By our definition, mistakes aren’t senseless. They’re how you learn.
Buy any number of days. Use them any time. Get refunds for unused days.
Buy any number of Day Passes to use any day we’re open this Thanksgiving session. You don’t even need to tell us when you’re coming–just show up! And if for any reason your plans change, we’ll refund your unused Passes automatically in full at spring’s end.
Lunch, snacks, and all hours, 8am–6pm, included.
Camp Details
NOTES
*Information from Thanksgiving 2023 and subject to change for 2024
HOURS
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
AGES
4-12
ADDRESS
Alvarado Elementary
625 Douglass St,
San Francisco, CA 94114
DIRECTOR
Jessica
CALL/TEXT
FOOD
Activities for Every Interest
Campers will design their day in real-time by choosing from a variety of activities offered at once. In the early morning and late afternoon, campers ramp up and wind down with recreational choices. For the bulk of the day, children will choose from the activities listed below. While we can’t say exactly what the day will look like, one thing is for sure: The campers are in control.
Media Lab
Sewing & Stitching
Tinker Lab
The Stage
Sports & Recreation
Arts, Crafts, & Lounging
Fees
Buy any number of Day Passes, and use them any day we’re open this Thanksgiving camp session. There’s no need to reserve your days ahead of time, or even let us know when you plan to join–just show up! If for any reason your plans change, we’ll refund your unused Day Passes automatically in-full after the camp session comes to an end.
Fees include lunch, snacks and all hours 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Food
We provide daily lunch options from a rotating variety of local restaurants and caterers. We’ll also offer an array of snacks for kids to nosh on throughout the day. Check out the daily menu below.
Important Info for Camp in Noe Valley
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.
Weekly Activity Schedule
We have a ton of additional activities planned for this Thanksgiving break. Check them out:
Contact Your Local Director
Our directors work year-round and would love to help you learn more about our program and at the same time learn more about you and your camper.
JESSICA
she/her
This is Jessica’s second year directing with us! When not at camp, you can usually find Jessica singing karaoke with friends, or spending time with her family.
This year Jessica is most excited to see all the returning kiddos & families, as well as the amazing, energetic staff!
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