Afterschool and Summer .

Come Play and Learn!

Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park offers a range of free afterschool programs for middle school students, and a free summer program for ages 3-16!

Earth Skills: Outdoor Arts and Stewardship

Earth Skills meets every Wednesday during the school year, from 2:30-5:30. Students plant and tend their own organic gardens gardens in the park, learn about native plants and ecology, and prepare healthy foods from their harvest.  Students also engage in a range of arts and crafts related to nature and the garden.

Sharing Oakland's Stories: Youth Filmmaking

Sharing Oakland's Stories (SOS) meets every Tuesday from 3-6. Students learn basics of screen writing, digital movie making, and editing, creating movies about their own lives and communities. The semester-long program includes a visit to Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.

Semesters begin in September and February of every year. To enroll please contact Angel:

angel@peraltahacienda.org

(510) 532-9142

All ages, Drop-in Summer Program!

Our hugely successful free summer program at the park is back! 5 days a week, ages 3-16, starting in June!

Activities include sports, games, arts & crafts, hands-on history, gardening, cooking, and much more! Kids tend to our Youth Garden, learn to cook recipes from around the world, paint a mural, and cool off with water balloons.

Our highly trained staff provide children and youth with a wide variety of activities. 

The Athena Project

The California College of the Arts' Center for Art and Public Life brings their exciting mentor-based program to Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in Spring. The program runs from February through April, replacing our regular Earth Skills program on Wednesday afternoons. Please contact Ben with questions, and visit the Athena Project website to learn more.