Upcoming Events
Info Sessions
Get ready for summer 2026! This webinar is for anyone who has questions or wants to learn more about summer camp programs.
Community Events
East Bay Family Hike
Saturday, April 25 • 10am – 1pm
This 2.5-mile hike, designed for families with kids ages 6 and up, is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other East Bay families, and enjoy the beautiful redwoods. Activities will include classic Camp trail activities, nature learnings, and a picnic lunch (bring your own). Our trail will start in the Oakland Hills and the exact location will be shared upon registration.
RSVP coming soon
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
JFCS YouthFirst Teen Beach Cleanup
Sunday, April 19 • Noon – 2pm
🌏 Sign UpPlease contact [email protected] for questions.
Babka Making Workshop with Wise Sons
Sunday, May 17 • 3 – 4:45pm
The Take and Bake workshop, designed for families with kids ages 6 and up, is a wonderful opportunity to learn the history of babka and how to make one to enjoy at home, while building community and having fun. You’ll leave with the highly coveted Wise Sons babka recipe, a loaf (you’ll have just rolled) to bake at home, and a new friend or two.
See more details below and hope to see you there! Space is limited and registration is required; if we meet capacity for this event, we will form a waitlist for participation.
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
In partnership with Wise Sons
2026 New Family Orientations
| Program | Duration | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taste of Camp 1 & Taste of Camp 2 | 1 week sessions | Wednesday, April 22 | 7pm |
| Sessions 2, 2a, 3, 3, & 4 | 2+ week sessions | Thursday, April 30 | 7pm |
| Adventure Quest | 1+ week sessions | Tuesday, May 5 | 7pm |
| Teen Leadership Institute | 3 week session | Thursday, May 7 | 7pm |
More Ways to Engage
Tap into the Camp spirit and take a break from screens through Tawonga Radio – the pandemic-era project that keeps on giving!
Tawonga Radio Stories
📻 From Monotone to the Moon: How One Song Leader Found His Voice: Elan Lavie was a camp song leader who didn’t quite know how to sing. Through sheer determination, he found a way and brought a bunk of 12-year-old boys closer in the process.
📻 Emmett Cooks: From Tawonga Kitchen Staff to Culinary Entrepreneur: When Tawonga’s 2020 summer season was canceled, Tawonga Lead Cook, Emmett Verba, took a leap of faith. He started “Emmett Cooks,” delivering inventive meals all around the Bay Area. Hear how he got his business off the ground.
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Ken Kramarz: Former Tawonga Executive Director Ken Kramarz shares how his entire life changed after the summer of 1981 when he worked as a Tawonga Unit Head. “It was a total antidote to everything I had experienced.”
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Becca Meyer: What made Camp Director Becca Meyer shift from pursuing a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and studying the brains of mice, to working at Tawonga? Listen to find out!
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Rabbi Laura Rumpf: What do marshmallows have to do with Jewish teaching? At Tawonga, it turns out, a lot! Listen to this “Journey to Tawonga” with Rabbi Laura Rumpf to hear more.
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Brenton “Big Fiji” Seeto:How does someone working at a resort halfway around the world in Fiji come to find a home on Tawonga’s summer staff? Listen to find out.
📻 Journeys to Tawonga: Liz Chenok: Liz Chenok survived the embarrassment of showing up at Camp to work her first summer with her entire family in a minivan; now she’s a member of Tawonga’s year-round staff!
Questions
Feel free to email [email protected] or call 415.543.2267 with any questions.