Footsteps Child Care Summer Camp Programs

Footsteps Child Care “Endless Summer” Programs offered in Belmont and Redwood Shores

Footsteps Child Care, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization serving children infant through middle school, with programs in Belmont, Redwood Shores, and Redwood City.  Footsteps, founded in 1994, is governed by a parent/guardian board of directors.  Health and physical activity is very important to our organization and our programs have received Get Healthy San Mateo’s Gold Healthy Apple Award. 

This summer, Footsteps is offering a variety of interesting and exciting summer camp programs for children entering kindergarten through middle school from June 17 through September 6, 2013.  Our camps are located at Redwood Shores Elementary School – Footsteps@Shores (License # 414002640) and Nesbit Elementary School – Footsteps@Nesbit (License # 414001160).  Optional AM and PM transportation will be provided from Cipriani School to both locations. 

Language Immersion Summer Camps and Academic Programs

Footsteps is pleased to partner with Multilingual Kids for a fourth summer to offer academic summer school programs in Spanish and Mandarin.  The Summer School programs serve children entering K-Fifth grades and children are grouped by age and language ability.  The four-week morning programs are taught by a credentialed Immersion Teacher.  Footsteps offers language immersion camps to compliment the academic program and the camp includes culture, arts and crafts, healthy snacks, field trips, special events, sports, and Spanish or Mandarin lessons to support language development.  The Language Immersion Programs are located at Redwood Shores Elementary School. 

Swim Camp - Another fun and active camp is Swim Camp.  Children have daily swim lessons and recreational swim time during the two-week session and enjoy cool activities outside the pool.  Swim Camp is offered for four two-week sessions for children entering Kindergarten to Fifth grades.  The first three sessions, Swim Camp is housed at Redwood Shore Elementary School and the last session at Nesbit School.  

Sports Camp with Adrian is led by Footsteps’ PE Specialist who also teaches weekly physical education classes at all Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary Schools during the school year.  Sports Camp was a big hit last summer, allowing children to move, play, and exercise.  Campers entering third to fifth grades will learn a variety of sports promoting cooperation, teamwork, and everyone participating, along with weekly sports related field trips and recreational swim once per week!  This camp is housed at Redwood Shores Elementary School.

Step Back to Nature Camp will give children opportunities to spend time outdoors, experience nature first-hand, and learn about the environment and our fragile ecosystems.  This camp for children entering Kindergarten through Fifth grade is offered for eight two-week sessions with four different nature related themes.  Educational field trips, special events, sports and games, arts & crafts, nature and science, cooking, and healthy snacks are all included.  The camp is located at Nesbit Elementary School. 

Middleschoolers@Camp: Footsteps, through the City of Belmont, is offering Middleschoolers@Camp at Barrett Community Center.  This camp is designed especially to meet the needs of middle school youth, includes sports and outdoor recreational activities, arts & crafts, healthy snacks, computers, community service opportunities, and includes weekly field trips to amusement parks, water parks and two camping trips!  Enrollment is through the City of Belmont, www.belmont.gov. 

Travel Camp is three one-week sessions for children entering third through middle school with a new field trip adventure every day!

Overnight Travel Camp is an exciting new camp offered August 19-23 and August 26-30, for youth entering fifth grade through middle school.  Each week includes camping at a State Park and daily field trip adventuress.  Week 1 finds the campers heading south to Big Sur and Aptos and Week 2 campers head north to Bodega Bay and Keenwood, again camping at state parks.

Footsteps is currently enrolling for all of their camps.  Please visit the website, www.footstepschildcare.org, or call, 650-610-0715, for more information.