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Get ready for 2026! This webinar is for anyone who has questions or wants to learn more about summer camp programs.
Community Events
Passover with Camp Tawonga
Saturday, April 4 • 3:15 – 5:30pm
This outdoor Passover experience is not like a regular seder – it’s more Purim meets Pesach, with games, singing, dancing, and an interactive Exodus story like you’ve never experienced it before.
👪 Who
Families with kids ages 4-10 (Siblings welcome)
⛺ What to Bring
A picnic blanket and/or outdoor chairs
Where
Outdoor location in Berkeley (to be shared upon registration)
⏰ Schedule
3:15-3:30 Arrival & Check in
3:30-4:15 Passover Activity Stations
4:30-5:15 Interactive Exodus Spiel
5:15-5:30 Closing
💸 Cost
$36, $54 or $108 per family – sliding scale, please pay what feels comfortable for your family; fees go toward programmatic space, supplies and staffing.
This event is in partnership with:
East Bay Family Hike
Sunday, April 12 • 10am – 1pm
Join the Tawonga community for a fun, family hike on Sunday, April 12th, from 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).
Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
👪 Who
Families with kids ages 6+
⏰ When
Sunday April 12th, 10am-1:00pm (Plan to arrive by 9:45 am, so you have time to find parking)
🌲Where
We’ll meet at the trailhead parking lot of our fabulous East Bay Regional Parks in the Oakland Hills (exact location will be shared upon registration).
🎒What to Bring
Water, sunscreen, snacks, and a lunch to eat along the trail. Wear closed toed shoes. Journal, paper, and pen optional.
This hike takes place during the special time in the Jewish calendar between Passover and Shavuot, when it is a tradition to count the Omer (49 days between Pesach and Shavuot). This season invites reflection, intention-setting, and personal growth. During the hike, those who wish will be invited to journal, quietly reflect, or set intentions, inspired by the Omer period.
Please note: The hike is 2.5 miles and includes 446 feet of elevation gain and is considered moderate, with some steeper hills both up and down. We’ll move at a relaxed pace and take plenty of breaks.
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.