Recreational Activities & Home School Resources for Student Families
Last Updated: May 2, 2023 10:01:15 PM PDT
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Learn about recreational activities available to students and their families at UC San Diego. In addition, we understand that you may be home-schooling your dependents or want to assist in their learning at home, so we have also provide section with some home-school resources.
Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to use all UC San Diego sports facilities including RIMAC, the Main Gym, and the Canyonview Aquatic Complex. Just present your campus card (or UC San Diego Recreation Card during summer only).
- Find sports facility locations and hours.
- Children ages 9 and under may enter free with an adult card-holder. Children and dependents age 10 and older may apply for a Recreation Card to use campus facilities.
- Check out the wide range of recreation classes and workshops offered for students each quarter — as well as their youth programs.
UC San Diego Recreation
- Adult Classes & Programs: Aquatics, dance, yoga, and much more
- Youth Classes & Programs: Swimming, dance, martial arts, and more
- Open Lap Swim Times: Can be found under Pool Hours (Open Lap Swim) drop down tab.
UC San Diego Athletics
- Junior Triton Club: The Junior Triton Club is an exclusive membership for children in eighth grade or younger designed to provide an engaging experience for young Tritons. As a member, you will encounter the excitement of UC San Diego Athletics, have unique opportunities to interact with scholar-athletes, meet other young fans, and of course HAVE FUN!!!
More youth camps & family activities
- Birch Aquarium: Discounted student admission prices, plus:
- Family Activities & Programs
- Summer Learning Adventure Camps (some financial aid may be available, and children with special needs are supported)
- Check out the virtual events and resources offered by the Birch Aquarium while they're temporarily closed to the public.
- Box Office: Student discounts are available for concerts, movie theaters, Southern California theme parks, harbor cruises, and San Diego Padres games.
- Youth Camps and Enrichment Programs: Visit this Blink page for links to more summer and year-round programs for children and teens.
- PBS Kids Daily Newsletter: Subscribe to this newsletter from PBS that offers activities and tips for helping kids play and learn at home.
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ArtsEducation@Home from The Kennedy Center: Online arts education resources for students of all ages.
Home School Resources & other academic resources
- California State PTA: Curated list of resources from the California State PTA.
- Your Home School Coach, Springboard Collaborative
- How to Home-School During the Coronavirus (Free Resources), The Today Show
- Get Your Family into the Reading Habit, Our Children Magazine
- Make Learning Fun and Easy (Home Activity Guide), National Inventors Hall of Fame
- “Quarantined” Mom: Day 4, Learning Heroes
- Math Enrichment: Math Enrichment is an independent summer program for students entering Kindergarten through Grade 11. Math Enrichment was created in the summer of 2002 as a summer school with the goal of setting a model for teaching practices in mathematics that would allow students to excel at their own level while addressing individual learning styles.