School’s Out.  Fun’s In. Winter Break, Spring Break, & Fall Break Camps and programs serving Encinitas, Solana Beach, Cardiff, Del Mar, and Carlsbad

Please, click here to download the Upcoming Programs Flyer

WINTER BREAK OPTIONS

ECO-ADVENTURES Field Trips

Exploration. Stewardship. Fun.

Live-it-Up with our Eco-Adventures Team. Seek and hide treasures as you experience the amazing outdoor environment that surrounds us. Cut loose with us on geocache adventures, using GPS technology, as we hike & trek through interesting terrain to discover buried treasures. Along the excursion, we will be learning about local plant and wildlife, and explore ways to protect and restore the wild. Positive interaction with the environment can create wonder and awe, inspiring the next generation to be good stewards and help them to see how they can have a positive impact in their world today. “It’s not just the destination, it’s the joy of the journey.”

When: Weeks of December 19th and December 26

Times: 11:00-2:00 pm Inquire about extended hours

Location: Vary each day. Fletcher Cove, San Elijo Lagoon, Glen Park, Torrey Pines, & 15th St. Del Mar (Call for specific drop off locations)

Fee: Daily rate, $40; 3-day rate $110 (If trip is cancelled due inclement weather, full refund or credit will be issued.)

Daily Art & Fun Camp

Come create art with friends and learn skills in drawing, painting, clay & beading, cooking & more. Some outdoor play, treasure & scavenger hunts, and other games & activities. At the same time, we will be reinforcing healthy friendship skills.

When: Week of December 19 and December 26-30

Times: 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, $60

Ages: K-5th grade

Location: The Cove Art & Technology Studio, 257 North El Camino Real, Encinitas 92024

Fees: 2.5 hours for $40, $12 per hour for each additional hour

Instructor: Peg Windisch

BEADING & JEWELRY MAKING WORKSHOPS For all ages

Make gifts that look great! Design and create a new, unique piece of jewelry such as a bracelet, key chain, necklace, or earrings. Using beautiful crystal, stones, glass, metal and wood beads, and variety of wire and the tools used in jewelry making, learn fundamentals of design, basic beading and wiring techniques. Fine tune your creativity, and small motors skills. Feel proud of your pieces which will look store-bought. Your pieces make unique gifts or can be kept for their own collection! All supplies are included.

Ages: 4 years and up

(Ages 4 and 5 year olds must be accompanied by an adult)

Location: The Cottage, Center for Healthy Lifestyle (See above) Must register 8 hours in advance.

Hours: 1 1/2 hour Workshops

Fee: $40

For more info call 760.436.1514

Nine years ago, the Aqua-Adventures team of teachers began running beach camps at 15th Street in Del Mar. Some of us were surfers, some of us were ocean swimmers.

Yet we had a few things in common: the love of the ocean, a background in child development, and the awareness that positive childhood memories can last a lifetime.

Beaded Birthday Package: (10 participants):
We come to your location or we can us the Center for Healthy Lifestyle in Solana Beach ($60 additional fee)

• Ages 5 & up, tweens & teens, and ladies
• guests create 2 pieces of jewelry each

• top quality beads, clasps, accents and charms
boxes to contain their creative, self-made treasures
• A teacher to instruct and assist during the 2-hour party

Fees: $290.00

Additional guests, add $20.00 each.
Parties 20 or more children also require a minimum of one extra teacher at $40.00/hr.

Customized themes such as friendship, animals, fairies, athletics, and more are available upon request (Please allow 2 weeks advance notice).
Other Birthday Party Themes Available (Can combine two activities in one party):

Beach & Surf

Treasure Hunt

Geo-Cache

Cooking

Friendship

Painting

Call for more details. 760.436.1514

We Are Coaches offers the following after school enrichment options:

• Art & Fun, this program is a blend of basic art skills that include drawing and painting in various mediums. We weave in some outdoor play, exercise and character building activities.
• Jewelry Making & Beading
• Sewing
• Eti-kids Etiquette Classes
• Beach Programs
• Team Ball Program

Currently Offered At:

Ada Harris Elementary

Cardiff Elementary

Pacific Rim Elementary

Del Mar Heights Elementary

Ashley Falls Elementary

Sage Canyon Elementary

Torrey Hills Elementary

Download Pacific Rim Creative Art and Play flier for more information.

For more info call 760.436.1514

Through telephone coaching, parents and care-givers receive confidential, personalized, and non-threatening support without ever having to leave their home or office.

Topics include:

Effective, firm & respectful discipline strategies
Effective consequences
Support in understanding child development issues
How to maneuver around behavioral “land-mines”
Understanding your child and his/her personality
Strategies to handle power struggles
Guidance toward more independent and inter-dependent kids

Benefits:

Quickly gain cooperation
Minimize yelling & idle threats
Become calmer, happier, and peaceful with family members
Gain effective communication
How to have more fun in your family

Phone coaching will give you specific and effective strategies that can be introduced and implemented immediately.

We offer a timeframe that is convenient for you and does not require travel. Multiple participants can be involved simultaneously through conferencing. We follow up with an e-mail outlining keypoints with references to additional resources discussed.

No Obligation Consultation

We begin with a ten-minute telephone interview at no cost to you. Getting to know your parenting coach and exchanging information on your issues will familiarize you with our methods.

Fees: $75 (per hour) or $50 (1/2 hour)

Coach Peg Windisch

Peg Windisch is a teacher, author, public speaker, and Family Relationship & Parenting Mentor. With a Bachelors of Science degree from Minnesota and a Parent Education Certification from California, her mission is to teach skills to families and offer loving care that fosters learning and connecting in a fun, enriching environment. Peg, INCAF PE Certified, is the founder of the Raising Respectful Children Program, a program for parents and children. In the past sixteen years she has personally taught over 1500 parents & teachers. For eight years, she facilitated the Redirecting Children’s Behavior program and was one of the most active parent educators is San Diego. Her vision is that all family members learn skills, knowledge, and consciousness regarding family cooperation, respect, and team-building.

In 1996 Peg founded We Are Coaches, Inc., non-profit group. As the Executive Director, Windisch, the Board of Directors, and teacher alliance bring various kids and adult programs to communities of North County of San Diego. Her professiona,l hands-on experience with children includes 12 years of teaching, managing and directing School’s Out-Meaning Fun’s In Programs. She has taught after-school programs, summer camps, preschool programs, Mommy & Me, & swim lessons. Peg’s personal experience includes raising two daughters who are now 24 years and 15 years old, as a single mother. In 2005, Peg began authoring an innovative parenting resource in partnership with KidCite, Inc. This resource covers “Practical Consequences for Kids’ Behavior” will be come to market in 2011.

Downtown Encinitas