The Ultimate, Transformative Summer Experience
Rising 6th-8th graders thrive at Camp Keff, where summer means epic adventures, creative challenges, and nonstop fun! Campers build strong friendships and team skills while exploring exciting destinations, diving into creative projects, and taking on action-packed activities. With a 1:10 staff-to-camper ratio, our experienced and supportive staff create a safe environment that encourages self-expression and independence. It’s the ultimate summer experience where middle schoolers grow, laugh, and make memories they’ll never forget!
Session Details*
Week 1 | June 16 – 20 (no camp 6/19)
Metal, Mystery, and Splash
Start your summer with a week of unforgettable adventures! Design edgy sheet metal art, solve mysteries in an immersive escape room, and cool off with thrilling water slides at CaliBunga Water Park. Top it all off with a behind-the-scenes tour and chocolate tasting at Dandelion Chocolate. The perfect start to your summer!
Week 2 | June 23 – 27
Fired Up and Ready to Roll
Get fired up for a week full of energy and action! Learn the art of glassblowing to create your own masterpiece, choose between a sweet Jelly Belly Factory tour or a cutting-edge Tesla experience, and have a blast at Round1 with bowling and arcade games. End the week outdoors with biking and paddleboarding adventures and an epic Giants baseball game!
Week 3 | June 30 – July 3 (no camp 7/4)
Bake, Splash, and Score
Bake delicious treats in a professional pastry-making class, challenge your friends in archery tag and bubble soccer, and unleash your creativity in a graffiti art workshop. Finish the week with an Aqua Fun Day full of water-based adventures. A short week doesn’t mean short on excitement!
Week 4 | July 7 – 11
This week is all about adventure and discovery! Paddle through scenic waterways on a kayaking trip, create vibrant stained-glass suncatchers, and bake delicate French macarons. Ride a historic steam train through the redwoods and enjoy classic amusement park fun at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Cap it all off with an exciting overnight trip!
Offsite Overnight 7/10
Week 5 | July 14 – 18
Surf, Sky, and Sweet Treats
Dive into a week of surf and creativity! Learn to ride the waves with professional surfing lessons, explore your artistic side with acrylic pour-over painting, and create your own ice cream at Fenton’s Creamery. Soar indoors with thrilling skydiving simulations and end the week with a quirky scavenger hunt at the wharf!
Week 6 | July 21 – 25
Chill, Thrill, and Skill
Glide into the week with ice skating at Sharks Ice, then test your skills with creative mini golf at Subpar. Learn how to make your own sushi in a hands-on class and splash into water fun at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. Wrap up the week by designing and building your own LED neon sign to take home!
Week 7 | July 28 – August 1
Boards, Whales, and Wild Rides
This week has it all! Build your own woodworking project, learn skateboarding skills at Rob Skate Academy, and create sweet mochi desserts. Spend a day full of thrills at California’s Great America and then head out on a whale-watching expedition to see majestic creatures up close. End your summer with a week to remember!
Week 8 | August 4 – 8
Adventure Encore
Close out the summer with an encore of adventure! Make delicious steamed buns from scratch, take on thrilling rides and animal exhibits at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and craft a cozy chunky knit blanket. Explore the fascinating world of bees in a hands-on beekeeping experience and enjoy arcade games, mini golf, and go-karts at Boomers for one final hurrah!
*This is a tentative schedule and activities are subject to change
Keff Adventure Hours and Fees
| Session Dates | Hours | Member Rate | Public Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | June 16 – 20* | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $620 | $670 |
| Week 2 | June 23 – 27 | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $775 | $835 |
| Week 3 | June 30 – July 3** | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $620 | $670 |
Week 4 | July 7 – 11  |
9:00am – 3:00pm | $775 | $835 |
| Week 5 | July 14 – 18 | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $775 | $835 |
| Week 6 | July 21 – 25 | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $775 | $835 |
| Week 7 | July 28 – August 1 | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $775 | $835 |
| Week 8 | August 4 – 8 | 9:00am – 3:00pm | $775 | $835 |
*No camp 6/19 (Juneteenth)
**No camp 7/4 (Independence Day)
Includes an overnight (off campus)
JCC Maccabi Games®
July 17 – August 1 | Ages 13 – 17
A SUPER SPORTY SUMMER OPPORTUNITY
Have an amazing time in sunny Tucson at the annual JCC Maccabi Games®! Be a part of the unparalleled Peninsula-Palo Alto delegation and compete in sporting events such as basketball, baseball, tennis, and swimming. You’ll also have opportunities to socialize and build positive bonds with thousands of other Jewish teens from around the country.
Great sports, great friends, gorgeous location—what a way to spend your summer!