summer camps for the end of August

The weekly camp Monkey Business up in Tilden Park in Berkeley is the perfect camp to drop into for a couple of weeks--the counselors & kids are wholly welcoming.  The day/week has a less rigid structure than other routine camps, so every morning feels more open & spontaneous:  the "We're all in the fun together!" spirit makes cliques & kid-hierarchies impossible.  And because campers spend the entire day outside (crafts etc are done at picnic tables in the shade of big old trees, games etc are in open meadows) everyone feels free & non-territorial.  My 10yr-old is in his fifth year of all-summer Monkey Business & he finds it fresh day after day.  Highest recommendation!