Enrollment for Summer Camp 2025 is open!

Our summer day camp is a dual language English and Persian program* that includes a mix of challenging physical and creative, hands-on activities for children and youth aged 6-18 in a beautiful and nurturing environment.

The children spend time exclusively outdoors at our beautiful campus. From time to time, they do fieldwork at Tilden Park.  Over the course of each session of camp, the kids engage in various hands-on activities including cooking, exploring tiles and mosaics, science, garden, music, woodwork and carpentry, textiles and felting and so much more!

Each day follows a routine with time allocated for outdoor play and physical activities, various stations for hands-on projects, quiet reflective time, and free play. Our campers eat at least two delicious snacks and a wholesome lunch, all organic and locally sourced foods prepared in house by our chef every day!

Learn more about our food philosophy here.

Summer camp is for children and youth from six to eighteen years of age. All campers must have completed Kindergarten to participate.  Sorry, we do not have a summer camp for preschool aged children at this time.

Our first 2025 session will start on Monday, June 16th and will run through August 14th.

    • Session #1: June 16 – 20
    • Session #2: June 23 – 27
    • Session #3***: June 30 – July 3 (no camp on Friday)
    • Session #4: July 7 – 11
    • Session #5: July 14 – 18
    • Session #6: July 21 – 25
    • Session #7: July 28 – Aug 1
    • Session #8: Aug 4 – Aug 8
    • Session #9***: Aug 11 – 14(no camp on Friday)
    • Teen Camp: TBD

*Campers do not need any prior Persian language exposure to participate.

**Activities are subject to change to accommodate the children’s interests and/or skill level.

***Weeks with fewer than 5 days will be prorated accordingly.

Language

Prior Persian language experience is not required. Bilingual English and Persian instruction will both challenge Persian speakers and introduce new speakers to the language.

Schedule

Each session will include:
  • Activities such as cooking, gardening, carpentry, yoga, and outdoor play / games.
  • Centers such as building, knitting, sewing, jewelry making, Makers’ Space with recycled materials, and felt art.
  • Projects such as paper mache, pottery, string art, and individual & collective mosaics.

Camp will operate Monday – Friday, from 9am – 3pm, with the option to register for after care (3:00-5:30pm).

Your child’s schedule will be (roughly) as follows:

8:50-9:00 Drop off
9:00-9:30 Welcome/Circle time
9:30-11:30 Project
11:30-12:30 Outdoor play
12:30-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Backyard Sports and Stations
2:30-3:00 Snack/Pickup

Drop off and pickup location
Golestan’s Campus: 320 San Carlos Avenue, El Cerrito CA 94530

Guiding Principles

Just like our year-round students, campers are immersed in our guiding values: Kindness, Thoughtfulness and Courage. As always, these values are threaded into all of our students’ experiences and activities.

Registration

Please note that this is a bilingual Persian and English language program. All participants should be open to the exposure of the Persian language.

New & existing families can submit their registration using this link. Please note we are now using at platform called Playground, and are no longer using Curacubby.

Refund policy: 50% refund if canceled 30 days or more before first day of camp; no refund with less than 30 days notice.

Fees

  • 9am – 3pm  $595/week (includes lunch and 2 snacks) 
  • Extended aftercare 3:00pm – 5:30pm  $125/week (includes 1 snack) 

Golestan Kids admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.