Updated 8/1/2023

Teens Camp is sold out. See you next year!

Teens Camp (entering grades 7-12, also including transition age)

Monday to Friday, July 31-August 4, 2023, 9am-2pm

$600, includes admission fees for field trips

(Special note for siblings! If you are a teen sibling of a teen with DS, you are also welcome to VOLUNTEER with Teens Camp! See the volunteer tab above to sign up. You will help campers make friends and participate in activities, but you will not be responsible for the safety and personal care of campers.)

Teens Camp activities:

We'll be going on field trips every day! 9am-2pm SAMPLE schedule below (we are likely to do some DIFFERENT activities, and may substitute activities or change days based on director input and availability closer to the date):

  • Monday: Shoreline Lake in Mountain View, pedal boats, picnic and maybe bikes/walk

  • Tuesday: Basketball and swimming at YMCA in East Palo Alto

  • Wednesday: Parkside Aquatic Park in San Mateo for BBQ and swimming, maybe making toy boats

  • Thursday: San Francisco Zoo to see the animals (don't worry--drop-off in Palo Alto!)

  • Friday: Cinemark 20 in Redwood City to see an early movie (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem at 9:30, maybe?) and pizza

 
 

An inclusive day camp for teens with Down syndrome and similar conditions and their siblings*

A summer day camp for teens with Down syndrome entering grades 7-12, including transition-age, and their siblings. We plan a fun one-week program weekdays from July 31 to August 4, with drop-off each day between Mountain View and Redwood City (field trips every day!), running from 9am-2pm.

We focus on building long-term friendships.

Staff lead teens in an approximate ratio of 1:2 for safety in the community. *Siblings within the age range here, who have a sibling with DS or a similar condition, can register either as campers or as volunteers. Teen volunteers will help facilitate friendships among the campers and ease transitions.

Sun Camp Teens is partially subsidized by fundraising through tax-deductible donations to our project through our fiscal sponsor, Social Good Fund, to keep camp affordable and safe for our teens, as camp fees only represent a portion of actual costs.

Please contact Rachel Matta, Founder, at rachel@suncampfriends.org or 650-787-4463 if you have questions. (Se habla español.)

We'll have fun at camp!