Sandy Days Kids Camp offers beach and water activities for children ages 5 through 12 at Will Rogers State Beach, just south of the parking lot entrance at Temescal Canyon Road and PCH. The camp starts its third season on June 20 and runs through September 2. Camp owner and director Sina Monjazeb asks parents to sign up for a minimum of five days, but they do not need to be consecutive, which allows maximum flexibility for summer travel plans. ‘Among my favorite memories of growing up in Pacific Palisades are the many hours I spent playing at the beach,’ says Monjazeb, who attended Marquez Elementary, Paul Revere and Palisades High, where he played varsity volleyball. Monjazeb dreamed of one day establishing a summer beach camp after working in a variety of sports camps and developing his own ideas of what works best for kids. ’The core of a camp must be fun and must promote growth in skills and confidence,’ Monjazeb says. ‘I have created the ideal spot for my two children (Anna, 6, and Noah, 7), and am delighted to provide it to others.’ Campers are dropped off at 9 a.m. and participate in a variety of sports and educational, water and craft activities. There are also nature walks to learn about conservation and the ocean. Campers are encouraged to work on the arts and crafts, in addition to enjoying face painting, building sand castles, creating fashion shows and skits, and story telling. The camper to counselor ratio is 6:1 and the counselors supervise and encourage the campers to try new things, as well as improving existing skills. Sunscreen is re-applied throughout the day and large cabanas provide shade. Monjazeb graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 1999 with a major in physical education and kinesiology. Since 2002, he has been athletic director of the New Community Jewish High School (in West Hills), where he founded and developed an interscholastic athletic program and the physical education department. Before that, he taught P.E. in Los Angeles public schools, gaining experience that has helped him assemble a variety of age-appropriate sports for campers that include hula-hooping, potato sack races, tug-of-war, volleyball, flag football, lacrosse, T-ball/softball, Capture the Flag, dodge ball, dance, yoga and stretching. Ocean activities include swimming, skim-boarding and boogie-boarding. Monjazeb and his wife Jessica Stern, who grew up in Brentwood and also treasures her childhood beach memories, have created a camp that can best be described as a fun day at the beach. There is a 10 percent early discount if campers are signed up before the end of April. Visit: www.sandydayskidscamp.com or call (310) 569-1274.
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