Go Girls! Camp Oakland

My daughter attended Go Girls! Camp this summer as a rising 1^st grader and had the time of her life. Every day she came home with stories about all of the fun activities that they did and talking about how nice her teachers were. In fact, after the first day, she declared she wanted to be a Go Girls! teacher! I loved that there weren’t any issues with bullying or mean girls because the staff is intentional about teaching the girls to be empathetic and compassionate. The girls are told that they are leaders and have the opportunity to actually practice being leaders and making decisions. It was an amazing program that I’d recommend to anyone. (They are also doing a Winter Break Camp this year, and I know that will be just as good as summer camp!)

Glitter and Razz is just fantastic! My 7YO daughter did their summer camp this year. She can be shy and reluctant to try new things but Lynn and Allison and the staff at Glitter and Razz made her feel so safe and comfortable that she was eager to go every morning. And at the the show at the end of the two weeks, she was one of the most effusive and vocal performers! Their program is well designed and implemented and gives the kids a feeling of empowerment while having respect for everyone else. Just terrific. I didn’t give 5 stars only because they could’ve gone outside a little more and their space is a little dark but I don’t really care about that. It’s just that you should know, if your kid HAS to run outdoors for several hours a day, this program might not be a perfect fit for them. My older daughter watched our younger one have so much fun that she wants to do Glitter and Razz next summer too.

These guys are the best! Allison is one of the most naturally gifted early childhood teachers I’ve ever seen in action, and Lynn is a goddess of creativity and patience. The plays created by the kids are more than cute skits – they really contain the kids’ voices. Camps or workshops in a day, these are a blast for kids and parents alike.

My daughter spent a week at summer camp at Glitter & Razz and talked about it for 6 months. She loved everything — the drama, the art, music. And the staff is incredible. The fact that they can corral 20 4 — 6 year olds and write, create sets and costumes and perform an original play speaks volumes about their talents.
My kid loved it so much she begged for a G&R birthday party. Our first drop-​off party, Lynn and Andrea lead the kids in creating their own play. The kids got to be whatever character they wanted and Lynn made it gel into a story that the kids performed 2 hours later. WOW! Love G&R and can’t wait for next summer.

My 4-​year old son did two weeks of summer camp here and had an amazing time. He is not a mellow child and the staff at G&R worked with him (and me) to ensure both his happiness as well as other children’s for the time he was there. They have a play psychologist on staff and lots of older kids to facilitate fun play with the youngsters. There is art, music, and of course drama. I couldn’t believe how much they were able to do with the 4 – 5 year olds in the group in just one week. The creativity and imagination explored at G&R is fantastic and my son keeps asking to go back. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Glitter and Razz recently hosted my daughter’s 7^th birthday party and it could not have been better. They came to my house with costumes, face paint and a wonderful energy. The kids went off and made up a play and then performed it for all of the parents at the end. My daughter was (of course) the star of the show and absolutely loved it. The added bonus was that I didn’t have to do a thing!
It was refreshing to get away from all of the media-​hyped themes and whatnot. The price was very reasonable so we signed my daughter up for a «Play in a Day» camp this week.