Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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The Arterie Art Studio at 2219 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 105, Thousand Oaks is an art studio for both kids and adults that offers art classes, camps, birthday parties and more.
Visit www.thearterie.org or call 805.379.1426 for more information.
Art Trek, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization designed to bring visual, performing and literary arts to people of all ages. Art Trek provides art training to parents and teachers, after school programs, teen programs, summer camps, studio workshops and more. It has been active since 1992 and was established as a not-for-profit in 2006.
Birthday parties, corporate events and more. arttrek.org/schedule-event
Art Trek is located at 703 Rancho Conejo Blvd., Newbury Park. Visit www.arttrek.org for more information.
Breaking thru Barriers is a mentor program for teens and adults to learn to become social models for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Breaking thru Barriers is a structured social environment for teens and young adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to develop friendships and social networks. Our goal is to provide structured social opportunities with peer mediated groups. Teens from local high schools and colleges interested in being peer mentors are able to develop relationships with local persons with ASD. It is our hope that these friendships will support young adults in the community and open additional social opportunities with new friends.
Visit www.breakingthrubarriers.org to learn more. Located in Newbury Park.
The Thousand Oaks Teen Center is located at 1375 East Janss Road adjacent to Conejo Creek Park North and the Thousand Oaks Library (near the intersection of Janss and the 23 freeway).
The teen center is funded by the City of Thousand Oaks and is managed by the Conejo Recreation and Park District. It is a nice sized facility with a gymnasium, classrooms, a 1,700 sq ft game room and computer lab.
Programs includes classes, concerts, dances, camps, leagues, trips and other great activities for kids in 7th through 12th grades.
The facility is open seven days a week. Visit www.thousandoaksteencenter.com or call 805.494.5156 for more information.
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Discovery Center Teens is a club that meets monthly to explore science/technology career options. In addition, DC Teens help to staff programs for younger kids and the broader community that explore science and technology in fun and interesting ways.
DC Teens learn leadership skills through organizational work and event planning, and earn community service credit for volunteer hours.
The DC Teens are part of The Discovery Center for Science and Technology, an educational non-profit organization with a mission to make science and related subjects understandable and fun. The goal of the Discovery Center is to build a hands-on science museum in the Thousand Oaks community for people of all ages.
Meetings are held at The Goebel Senior Center, located at 1385 East Janss Road in Thousand Oaks.
For more information visit: discoverycntr.org/dc-teens or call 818.879.2021.
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Ventura serves more than 3,000 children ages 6 to 18 each year, many of them from disadvantaged circumstances. The numbers keep growing, but with the ongoing community support, Ventura's children will continue to have a safe, friendly and educational place where they can have fun, learn, play and grow. The Club's mission is to provide a positive place for all youth, and quality programs to help them become healthy, responsible, confident and productive members of our community.
Locations at:
Bill LeFevre Center (1929 Johnson Dr., Ventura) 641-5599
Oak View Center (555 Mahoney Ave., Oak View) 649-9000
E.J. Harrison Center (11321 Violeta St., Ventura) 641-5599
Learn more by visiting www.bgclubventura.org or call 805.641.5585.
Oxnard Police Activities League (PAL) is a citywide, after-school crime prevention program that provides outreach to local youth, ages 4 to 18, to build positive relationships between youth, police officers and the community. PAL's mission is to divert youth away from gangs and other criminal activity by providing a wide variety of positive alternatives under the care and supervision of trained police officers, recreation staff and community volunteers. Membership at PAL is FREE and of all of PAL's programs are offered at low or no cost to participants.
A wide variety of programs are offered year-round, including athletics, enrichment (e.g. music, education), leadership, mentoring, community events and more. Visit www.oxnardpal.org for more information.
The Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark & Simi Valley offers after school programs, summer and vacation programs, kindergarten and preschool, teen programs, athletics and more to youth in Moorpark and Simi Valley.
Club locations include the Moorpark Clubhouse, Simi Valley Clubhouse (over 25,000 sq ft facility at 2850 Lemon Drive) and the following school locations: Arroyo West Elementary School, Campus Canyon Elementary School, Chaparral Middle School, Mesa Verde Middle School, Berylwoodl Elementary School, Santa Susana Elementary School and Park View Elementary School.
The mission of the Boys and Girls Club of Simi Valley is to provide a positive, safe, healthy and fun environment that empowers youth to become responsible individuals and citizens of tomorrow. Learn more at bgcmoorparksimi.org or call 805.527.4437 (Simi Valley main office).
The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley was originally founded as a Boys Club by the Santa Paula Police Department in 1949, it was not until 1968 that girls also became members providing daily access to safe, supervised activities that foster children to become productive, responsible and caring citizens. There are ten sites serving the cities of Santa Paula, Fillmore and the unincorporated area of Piru.
The Club concentrates on five areas of youth development: character & leadership development; educational & career development; health & life skills; the arts; and sports, fitness, and recreation. The Club’s activities primarily take place after school, during school recesses, in the evening and on weekends. Over 1,650 youth and community members utilize the Club. To learn more, visit www.bgclubscv.org.
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