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Lafayette

Location:
Bentley Upper School
1000 Upper Happy Valley Rd
Lafayette, CA 94549
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For directions to camp, or to contact your camp director, please reference the Camp Galileo Welcome Packet.

Schedule: Camp hours are 9:00am – 3:00pm, Monday - Friday. Extended Care 8:00 – 9am and 3:00 – 5:30pm.
Sessions 6/16 - 6/20 6/23 - 6/27 6/30 - 7/3* 7/7 - 7/11 7/14 - 7/18 7/21 - 7/25 7/28 - 8/1 8/4 - 8/8
Science
&
Art
Topics
N/A Crime Solver Scientists
&
Ancient Egypt
Amusement Park Science
&
Shape It, Sculpt It!
Space Explorers
&
Psychedelic ‘60s
Crime Solver Scientists
&
Ancient Egypt
Amusement Park Science
&
Shape It, Sculpt It!
Space Explorers
&
Psychedelic ‘60s
N/A
Availability
Entering Kinder (part & full day) N/A OPEN OPEN
No Camp July 4th
OPEN OPEN
OPEN
OPEN
N/A
Entering
Gr. 1-2
N/A Waitlist Waitlist
No Camp July 4th
Waitlist Waitlist Waitlist Waitlist N/A
Entering
Gr. 3-5
N/A OPEN OPEN
No Camp July 4th
OPEN OPEN Waitlist OPEN N/A
AM Extended Care N/A OPEN OPEN
No Camp July 4th
Waitlist Waitlist OPEN OPEN N/A
PM Extended Care N/A OPEN Waitlist
No Camp July 4th
Waitlist Waitlist OPEN OPEN N/A
Last Updated 7.29.08

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Fees: Nebula Part Day
  Camp Fee Extended Care AM Extended Care PM Total w/ Ext. Care Fee Total w/ AM Ext. Care
3 weeks
Fees include $50
savings on 3rd week.
$997 FREE FREE $997 $787 $787
2 weeks $698 $60 $120 $878 $558 $618
1 week $349 $30 $60 $439 $279 $309
Camp will not operate on July 4th. If you enroll for the week of 6/30 - 7/5, fees will be discounted $35, plus $5 for AM Extended Care and $10 for PM Extended Care.
Free Extended Care is only available on a first-come, first-served basis. When Extended Care sessions reach capacity, the offer will no longer be available for those sessions.
Registration for single days of extended care at camp is subject to availability.

 

Extended care is not automatically included with three-week registration. All campers needing extended care must reserve a spot.

Refund Policy

Scholarship information

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Camp Director
photoPatrick Costelo
Patrick returns for his third summer in Lafayette, and is thrilled to step into the role of Camp Director after previous roles as Senior Outdoor Lead Instructor and Lead Science Instructor. He received his B.S. in Environmental Science from McGill University in Montreal, and is currently working as Lead Naturalist at Camp Arroyo in Livermore.


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Local Advisory Board

Debi Adams
Lafayette Elementary School Parent

Courtney Corda
Vice President, Science Buddies; Parent & PTA Technology Liaison, Tassajara Hills Elementary School; Contra Costa County Science & Engineering Fair Committee Member

Richard P.Fitzgerald
Headmaster, Bentley School

Eileen Fitz-Faulkner
Wagner-Ranch Elementary School Parent

Shannon Fuller
Del Rey Parent; President, Orinda Community Center Auxiliary

Nina Hersch Gabelko
Director, U.C. Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program

Lesley Johnson
Parent Coordinator, Old Fire House School; Parent Association Member/1st Grade Room Mom at St. Perpetua School

Esther Kim
PTA Board Member, Pleasant Hill Elementary School

Victoria Manassero Maat
Seven Hills School Parent

Kate Malson
Art Specialist, Rancho Romero Elementary School

Shannon Maurer
Former Happy Valley Elementary Teacher, Parent of Children's Academy and Diablo Hills Country School

Karen Pollack
Alamo School Parent; Founder, DoubleTalk for Twins and Babies2Sleep

Leigh Shughrou
PTA Board Member Pleasant Hill Elementary School & Peter Pan Pre-School

Mary Lee Sharp
PTA Vice President, Walt Disney Elementary

Beau Walter
Bentley School Parent


Refund Policy
Our refund policy allows you to enroll early without risk:

  • Fees are fully refundable if cancellation is requested on or before April 1, 2008. ($10 processing fee per week cancelled)
  • Fees for camp and Extended Care are 75% refundable if cancellation is requested between April 2 - May 31, 2008.
  • Fees for camp and Extended Care are not refundable beginning June 1, 2008.
  • Session date changes are possible, space permitting, for a $10 fee per session changed.