Join us for a fun-filled, jam-packed, 45 minute class of music and movement with Jennifer Meltzer. We will explore and play with various instruments, sing, move our bodies, and even enjoy some special stories. Fridays (Shabbat Themed).

We will gather in our classroom for a quick morning circle, then off to play, explore and get messy! Enjoy gym with our PE Specialist Coach Dru, and finish off our day outside in the smaller preschool playground. Every class will incorporate music and movement, the Jewish holidays will be celebrated, and each day ends with bubbles and stamps.

Join us for a fun and educational Shavuot experience for preschoolers! Our holiday camp introduces children to the traditions of Shavuot through hands-on activities, crafts, and games. Highlights include:

• Storytime: Engaging stories about the giving of the Torah.
• Dairy Fun: Delicious dairy snacks and fun cooking activities like making cheese blintzes.
• Flower Crafts: Creative projects, including making paper flowers and flower crowns.
• Interactive Games: Torah parades, scavenger hunts, and singing Shavuot songs.
• Outdoor Fun: Nature walks and a Shavuot-themed picnic.

A perfect way for young children to explore Shavuot through play, creativity, and tradition!

Only for children enrolled in the Nierman Preschool

After 8 years of the successful and community-driven 5-Minute Play Festival, we bring you the inaugural Jewish Short Play Festival! In this event directed by Debra Wanger, a slate of incredible local San Diego actors will perform a series of plays submitted by playwrights near and far. Enjoy an evening of laughter, drama, and fun, all exploring significant Jewish themes.

Perform the highlights of shows! It's all your favorite moments condensed into 30 minutes! In this 2-month workshop, you and Erin Peterson will choose a show, design it, and then perform it for your friends and family! Think summer intensive but once a week and more epic. Come, everybody! We have a show to do!

Price: $280 | JCC Member $224

Join us for a fun filled a weeks of Passover Camp! There will be Dance and Movement everyday, frog and pillow case art, matzah and pizza baking to add to the fun.

Only for children enrolled in the Nierman Preschool

Following the delicious Our Shabbat Table program with cookbook author and chef Kitty Morse, we're excited to bring you a cooking class with recipes straight out of Kitty's cookbook, Bittersweet. Led by esteemed San Diego chef and educator Debbie Kornberg, this is a fun afternoon where you get to learn a new Jewish recipe and meet some new friends.

Young performers will sing, dance, and act the summer away! Campers will play theatre games, learn theatre terms, and focus on facial expression, body language, and projection. They will also participate in swim lessons, arts & crafts, sports, and field trips. The fourth week of each session campers will culminate and present a showcase for family and friends.

Experience the Jewish Community Symphony in Cinematic & Classical, a thrilling journey from Vaughan Williams’ lively Overture to The Wasps to Tchaikovsky’s enchanting Sleeping Beauty Suite. Clarinetist Robert Zelickman dazzles in Weber’s Concertino, followed by John Williams’ heartfelt Viktor’s Tale and Khachaturian’s exhilarating Gayane Dances.

In Camp Gesher, your child will enjoy a variety of summer activities as they develop existing skills and acquire new ones. On the first day, Gesher campers choose their own chugim (electives) based on their personal interests and grades. Weekly themes and field trips provide a framework for this spirited camp. On Fridays, campers enjoy story time in the Astor Judaic Library. Each session, campers participate in a late-night activity that includes sports, games, dinner, and a movie.

Session 1 Chugim

Grades K–1: Kickball, Soccer, Art
Grades 2–3: Volleyball, Art

Session 2 Chugim

Grades K–1: T-Ball, Crafts, Music & Movement
Grades 2–3: Soccer, Art