CAMP 510

I cannot say enough wonderful things about this camp. My kid has attended as a Junior Counselor the last few years and we are so grateful we found such a unique and vibrant camp experience for him. It has truly been a transformative experience for him in many ways. Corey and Charity are brilliant and compassionate and create an exciting environment for the campers. My kid is a young man of color and we were worried about there not being enough kids that looked like him. But with the culturally competencies of the staff being at a high level, he has felt comfortable and welcome since day one and topics that have come up have been handled with sensitivity. He has in turn expanded his knowledge of what diversity means and has grown tremendously with the mentoring support at Camp 510. Do not hesitate to send your children here! Top-​notch teachers, good ratios, safety is paramount, I could go on and on!
Happy Camping!

This is our second year — the previous two years, my child attended multiple camps, Next year, Camp 510 will be the only one — the setting is beautiful, quiet, safe. She can’t wait to go – her comfort and confidence levels here have never been higher — She is learning great hands-​on skills that inspire her to create more art and building projects at home — The counselors are incredibly kind — they get the quiet kid. All around, Camp 510 is fantastic, and I can’t imagine how hard the staff and counselors must work to teach young kids cooking, leather making, print making, architecture, and more. .. plus the henna, healthy snacks made by the cooking class, and «gaga ball» are wonderful. Thank you!

Camp 510 is *the best* camp I can imagine. My 6 year old had an amazing summer full of rich adventures and is still talking about it almost daily. She actually cried when I came to pick her up some days because she didn’t want to leave. The counsellors and counsellor-​in-​training staff were amazing. And the guest teachers contributed an incredibly diverse set of activities each week.
It wasn’t just a fun summer — she learned so many things and made significant leaps in terms of her social confidence. She learned how to try new things & interact with kids in a lot of new ways. A few examples of the amazing activities include:
— making an outdoor oven & baking in it
— writing songs
— making instruments (including a tune-​able tin-​can banjo that we play at home)
— creating a field guide for birds (and we are *still* adding new bird drawings & facts to it)
— learning to sew (again, sewing continues to be an activity she does at home now)
The number of activities that she tried & learned at Camp 510 that we are still actively engaged with at home is really astounding. My daughter now wants to help out more in the kitchen and create new recipes, we do a lot of different art projects at home that are fun for both of us, she likes to research things in a different way, etc.
I really can’t say enough good things about Camp 510. My daughter grew significantly over the summer. She attended every single week and loved every minute of it. She is already talking about how she can’t wait to go next summer.

Camp510 has been a godsend for my two boys, ages 8 and 10. It’s near impossible to find a camp that appeals to both my kids before I finally found camp510. We’ve tried them all, Sports and Science at Laurence Hall of Science (pool was too cold) to Head Royce (it was like «school» except subjects were taught in a boring fashion) to Galileo Camp (just didn’t like it).
One of the directors (Corey or Charity) is involved with the Mini-Maker’s Faire, so they’ve hired very eclectic and talented teachers from throughout the bay area to come and teach the kids diverse skills from creating a lamp from recycled materials to creating musical instruments.
Everyone involved with the camp is genuinely friendly and helpful. Each Friday, the camp has a get together where you can meet the other campers and see the final product that your kid has worked on for the week. We’ve made several friends through the camp and each of my boys have had play dates stemming from camp 51O.
I wholly recommend the camp, and we’ll definitely be back next summer.

This camp is truly wonderful and what camp is about for kids — getting dirty, making things, creating, being outdoors and learning new things. My kids did not want to leave when I picked them up and it’s the only camp they want to do next year. They built an outdoor oven, learned to use sewing machines, did print art, danced and got came home each day excited and engaged. I applaud the team in creating an environment that was not overly structured, but engaged kids in multiple ways. I highly recommend.