The Parent Page includes information about local education and teaching/tutoring services, childcare and daycare, selected holiday and summer vacation camp options, and local blogs and parent groups.
It’s summer! Keep the learning going strong:
Put on your scientist hat and try some of these experiments and games at home with your kid!
Local Tutoring and Adjunct Education Services
826LA is a non-profit organization targeting students ages 6-18 years of age and offers drop-in tutoring, after-school workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English language learners and assistance with student publications. Tutoring is free!
Local Summer Day Camps
Local community centers such as Silverlake Rec Center and Bellevue Rec Center offer day camps during the summer at a low cost.
Summer Camp at the Hollywood-Wilshire YMCA
Summer English Language Learner Camp at 826LA West East, located at 1714 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park. Camp is open to all students from 7 to 12 years old. Classes are free!
The Klub Gymnastics Camp, housed in the Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center space.
Science camp at the California Science Center
Zoo Camp at the Los Angeles Zoo
Summer Camp at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park (across the way from the LA Zoo)
Tom Sawyer Camp in Pasadena. This camp also offers camp during the Winter holiday vacation.
Sports camp at the Hollywood Soccer Academy 3401 Riverside Drive (location of the Griffith Park Pool), Los Angeles, CA 90027 (310) 926-7668
Click here for more local summer day camp options.
Local Summer Sleepover Camps
CAMP HOLLYWOODLAND 3200 Canyon Dr., Hollywood, CA 90068 Phone: (323) 467-7193 Camp Hollywoodland is located in Griffith Park nestled between the Hollywood Sign and the Griffith Park Observatory. The camp is designed to provide girls in the Los Angeles area with camping and recreational programs close to the City in a mountain atmosphere.
GRIFFITH PARK BOYS CAMP 4730 Crystal Springs Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone: (323) 664-0571 Griffith Park Boys Camp was started 87 years ago, and like Camp Hollywoodland for girls, offers boys ages 7-14 a sleepover camp experience with camping and recreational programs close to the City in a mountain atmosphere.
Scholarships for Griffith Park camps: http://www.laparks.org/dos/camps/pdf/gettingKidsCamp.pdf
Camping with the family
There are many options for camping in the county of Los Angeles. Reserve America offers reservations for sites all over the United States. Local camping favorites include Malibu and Angeles National Forest!
Go camping with LA Parks and Rec! The department hosts a number of campgrounds in Angeles National Forest and San Bernardino Mountains. Check it out here.
Year-round Youth Development Programs
Girl Scouts, Greater Los Angeles
Boy Scouts, Los Angeles Area Council
Local Weblogs
www.lulubel.com Los Angeles area resource for ec0-friendly parents.
Local Parent Groups