COURTESY OF SCHOOLS PICTURED Christina’s Art Adventure Camp. 1835 Belburn Drive, Belmont. 650/787-6942. www.christinasadventurecamp. com. Camps include sports, water activities, cooking, theater and fashion. Grades: 1-6. Community School of Music and Arts. 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. 650/917-6800. www.arts4all.org. Explore visual and digital arts and music. Ages: 5 and up. DezignKidz. Various locations. 650/346-5896. www. dezignkidz.com. Kids learn to take an idea from concept to completion in fashion and accessory design, interior design, sewing and textile arts. Grades: 2-8. Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra, 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose. 408/253-5998. www.fyco.org. Lessons in Erhu, Pipa, Ruan, Liuqin, Yangqin, Dizi, Sheng, Suona and Guzheng. Ages: 7 and up. Imagineerz. Various locations. 650/318-5002. www. imagineerz-learning.com/camp. Children learn problem-solving techniques through stories and their own creativity. Grades: 1-3. KMVT 15 Silicon Valley Community Media. 1400 Terra Bella Ave., Mountain View. 650/968-1540. www. kmvt15.org/learn/youthactivities. Camps in video production and claymation. Ages: 7-14. KidsArt and Drawn2Art Studios. Los Gatos, 408/355-5850. Los Altos 650/948-4719. www.kidsartclasses. com. Realistic drawing and painting, animation, clay sculpture and more. Ages: 4 and up. Marina’s Sewing School. 116 La Mesa Drive, Burlingame. 650/685-9744. www.marinassewingschool.com. Camps focus on sewing, crafts and jewelry projects. Ages: 6-18. Menlo School. 50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton. 650/330-2000. www.menloschool.org. Summer- Arts@Menlo offers sculpture, photography, dance and digital art. Musical offerings in brass, percussion and chamber music. Grades: 6-12. Montalvo Arts Center. 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. 408/961-5800. www.montalvoarts.org. Multidisciplinary camps include music, painting, dance as well as theater. All ages. The Music Place. Various locations. 408/445-2787. www.musicplace.com. Theater, music, dance and Christian emphasis camps. Ages: PreK-10. Ohlone Art Camp. 245 Wilton Ave., Palo Alto. 650/493-4383. www.ohloneartcamp.com. Silk painting, embroidery, masks, mosaics and more created in a garden full of flowers. Ages: 5 and up. Peninsula Youth Orchestra. Various locations. 650/325-7967. www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org. Classes designed for discovery, learning and challenges. Music camp accepts instrumentalists with one-plus years of study. Ages: 6-18. San Jose Jazz Summer Jazz Camp at Valley Christian. 100 Skyway Drive, San Jose. 408/288-7557. www.sanjosejazz.org. Students create their own ensembles, learn theory, arranging and composition. Grades: 6-12. San Jose Museum of Art. 110 S. Market St., San Jose. 408/271-6840. www.sjmusart.org. Hands-on projects offer in-depth art experiences and technical instruction. Ages: 6-14. School of Rock. Various locations. 650/347-3474. www.schoolofrock.com. Camps for musicians who 40 South Bay Accent play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals; plus songwriting and recording. Ages: 8-18. Seven Directions Institute of Art & Science. 303 Potrero St., Santa Cruz. 831/334-6482. www.sevendirections. org. Painting on canvas, oil pastel, water color, clay sculpture and more. Ages: 4 and up. Stage Kids California Summer Theater Camp. 1625 Park Ave., San Jose. 408/244-KIDS. www.stage kidsca.com. Children perform in a special showcase or musical. Ages: 8-14. Stanford Jazz Camps. 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. 650/736-0324. www.stanfordjazz.org. Jazz immersion program culminates in the Jazz Camp Showcase. Ages: 12-17. Starting Arts. 3340 Montgomery Drive, Santa Clara. 408/492-9022. www.startingarts.com. Performing and visual arts including Musical Theater. Grades: K-12. Summer Rock Camp. 441 Olive Ave., Palo Alto. 650/ 856-3757. www.summerrockcamp.com. Jam with other musicians, have a recording session and put on a rock concert. Ages: 7-18. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. 350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City. 650/463-7146. www.theatreworks. org. From writing, acting and staging productions, campers build performance skills. Grades: K-12. US Performing Arts Camps. Stanford University, Stanford. 415/924-6442. www.usperformingarts. com. Program trains young people in the arts including acting for the camera and screenwriting. Grades: 9 and up. Valley Christian. 100 Skyway Drive, San Jose. 408/ 513-2438. www.vcs.net. VC Summer Theatre Program offers intensive training in acting, singing and dancing. Ages: 8-17. Veksler Academy of Music and Dance. Various locations. 408/ 616-7777. www.veksleracademy. com. Music, dance and art camps, as well as private instrument and voice lessons. Ages: 3-12. The Walt Disney Family Museum. 104 Montgomery St., San Francisco. 415/345-6814. www.waltdisney. com. Storytelling, storyboarding, character creation and stop motion animation. Ages: 8-18. Willow Glen Children’s Theatre. 1320 Willow St., San Jose. 408/448-6400. www.wgct.org. Children explore their creative sides with improvisation activities and theater games. Ages: 7 and up. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Centro Armonia. 531 W. Rincon Ave., Campbell. 408/866-2585. www.armoniapreschool.com. Spanish immersion themed camp includes art, the ocean, cooking, camping and pirates. Ages: 2.5-10. Chinese American International School. 150 Oak St., San Francisco. 415/865-6000. www.cais.org. Students acquire Mandarin language skills and Chinese cultural knowledge through immersion-based activities. Grades: K-8. German American School of Palo Alto. 475 Pope St., Menlo Park. 650/520-3646. www.gaspa-ca.org. Summer school is run by German American School of Palo Alto. Grades: PreK-12. Kwan Academy. 10680 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino. 408/973-8088. www.kwanacademy.com. Academic as well as musical learning. Academic camps. Grades: 3-12. Chinese language camp. Grades: K-6. Lango. Various locations. 888/445-2646. www. langokids.com. Students learn Spanish while participating in summertime games, activities and story time. Ages: 4-11. Let’s Play in Spanish. Various locations. 408/370- 3399. www.letsplayinspanish.com. Themed camps with the goal of teaching Spanish. Ages: 3-9. Sora Preschool, 356 El Camino Real, San Carlos. 650/593-7672. www.sorapreschool.com. Children learn Japanese through classes in art, music and culture. Ages: 2-3. EMERSON SCHOOL CHILDREN’S MUSICAL THEATER SAN JOSE DELPHI ACADEMY
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