summer camp

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Imagine you're ten years old and have just been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. No other students in your school have this disease, nor do any of your friends or family members. Insulin, glucose, pumps, blood testing, counting carbs are new words you now need to grasp and understand.

Facing life with this chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin is daunting, confusing, overwhelming.

Tahoe Summer Camps is offering a wide variety of unique adventures for youth. Their out-of-the-box camps are all based at the north end of Lake Tahoe and reach the adventurous, artistic and maker-spirit of children. Some camps are all day long while others are overnight adventures around the lake.

Tahoe Summer Camps is proud to offer wide a range of camps to satisfy any child’s adventurous spirit. Broken down into art camps, high-tech camps, wilderness camps and lacrosse camps, below are just a few of the options available to children:

Mountain Resort Television reporter Laura Mate checks in with Lauren Thomaselli, Recreation Manager for the City of South Lake Tahoe. Find out how kids are having fun in South Lake Tahoe with STAR Camp...an unplugged summer!

Laura also gives us the "Weekly Wag."

A summer food program will be held at the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe Mondays through Fridays, as is open to all kids 18 and under, even if not enrolled in their summer camp activities.

About 55 percent of the students in South Lake Tahoe receive free or reduced breakfasts and lunches during the school year, but when summer roles around, the school programs are not available.

This year, the Boys and Girls Club will once again offer breakfasts to all kids from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m., both free of charge until August 26.

Now that school is out, the City of South Lake Tahoe Recreation Department is offering their summer program, South Tahoe Adventure Camp (STAR).

STAR Youth Camp is designed for children ages 6-12 years (entering grades 1st-6th), Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 20 – August 19. The camps’ slogan is..."NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE!” Their mission is to provide an active, healthy, and safe environment for youth to learn and play. We focus on inspiring a love for the outdoors through exposure to the natural playground in and around the Tahoe region.

Session 2: August 10-14, 2015 - 9am-4pm
Course Tuition: $225 – Sibling and multi-camp discounts available

Lake Tahoe Community College and Tahoe Center for Orthopedics offer week-long summer sports camps focusing on improving kids’ overall health, wellness, and athletic performance!

Location

As part of a year long 50th anniversary celebration, the City of South Lake Tahoe is holding a joint open house celebration at the Recreation Center, Lake Tahoe Historical Museum and Lake Tahoe Visitor's Center on Saturday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This free event is open to everyone at the three adjacent properties.

There is one more chance this summer for kids to attend South Lake Tahoe's FitKid Summer Sports Camp put on by Lake Tahoe Community College and Tahoe Center for Orthopedics.

The final camp will be held July 28 through August 1.

Campers, ages 7 to 13, enjoy a week-long summer sports camps that focuses on improving health, wellness, and athletic performance. Campers learn: proper exercise techniques, team-building, sports-specific techniques, and how to make healthy nutritional choices.

The cost is $185 (includes snacks, camp t-shirt, and water bottle.

Nine-piece Brooklyn, New York-based rock, soul, rhythm and blues powerhouse Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds will play in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday, September 13, 10 p.m. at Whiskey Dicks. The band's current tour follows blistering sets at Bonnaroo, Telluride Jazz Celebration, CBGB Festival, and Summer Camp music festival with an upcoming performance at Voodoo Music Experience. In late September, the band will join Allen Stone for a supporting extensive U.S.

River Rafting and overnight camping is the thing to do for 12-16 year olds this week at the South Lake Tahoe Rec Center. It's not too late to register for this fun camp that kicks off on Wednesday with a float down the Truckee, then two rip roaring days on the S. Fork of the American with an overnight on Thursday along the river. Stop by the Rec Center at 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. today to register or call (530) 542-6056. Remember to pack camping gear and swim stuff.