Surf Therapy Camp by Dukes La Jolla – Mental Health Awareness

August 15, 2021
Surf Therapy Camp at La Jolla Shores

Please check the email you provide for additional details and forms to sign for each volunteer/participant if you have not attended a surf camp this season.

Set Up Volunteers arrive at 8 AM

AM Session Volunteers arrive at 8:30 AM to sign in
PM Session Volunteers arrive at 12:30 PM to sign in

AM Session Participants arrive at 9:30 AM to sign in
PM Session Participants arrive at 1:00 PM to sign in

Schedule for the day:

Session 1
Set-up 8 AM
Volunteers arrive 8:30 AM
9 AM Volunteer orientation
9:30 AM kids arrive and suit up
10:00 AM announcements and warm-up
10:30 AM – 12 PM surf or beach activities
12 PM lunch and lesson/demo
12:30/1 PM Session 1 END

Session 2
12:30 PM afternoon volunteers arrive
1 PM Afternoon Volunteer orientation
1 PM afternoon kids arrive and suit up
1:15 PM announcements and warm-up
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM surf or beach activities
3:30 PM Session 2 END

3:30 PM – 4 PM Load Truck

Every US4K surf therapy camp is themed and we pride ourselves on collaboration with the community including: nonprofit organizations, businesses, volunteer groups, clubs, and foundations. We strive to create safe spaces for children overcoming trauma between the ages of 3-18 so that they may have equal access to the transformative power of the ocean.

Additionally, we practice "Leave no Trace" policies, ensuring we leave our beaches cleaner after every event. We teach sustainability, encouraging our volunteers and young athletes to bring reusable water bottles and eliminate the use of single-use plastic at each event. With our partnership with Board & Brew, we promote healthy lifestyles by offering every child, chaperone and volunteer a healthy, gourmet sandwich, fresh fruit and nutritious snacks at every surf therapy camp.

US4K's surf therapy camps pair an adult volunteer with a youth athlete for 1:1 in-water instruction. Our staff are CPR / First Aid certified and lifeguards are skilled, certified and trained water experts. The safety of our attendees is our utmost priority.

We provide an Ohana (the Hawaiian word for family) to our youth through our strong volunteer base. We have been offering surf therapy for 15 years in San Diego County and we look forward to creating more young stewards of the outdoors, young advocates for our oceans and beaches, and empowered youth through healthy relationships on and off the beach.

If you are interested in volunteering your group, sponsoring an event, hosting a donation drive, and partnering with us, please contact us here.