Kids' Activities, Sports and Fun Things to Do in Ventura County!
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Victory Gymnastics Academy at 2330 Teller Road in Newbury Park is a 14,000 sq ft facility with state-of-the-art equipment, classes and training for all ages (including toddlers), gymnastics, cheerleading and tumbling, wireless internet, a cafe and many other nice features.
Also for birthday parties of up to 20 kids ages 5 and up. Summer camp too.
For more info, visit www.victory-gymnastics.com or call 805.376.9059.
Art Trek, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization designed to bring visual, performing and literary arts to people of all ages. Art Trek provides art training to parents and teachers, after school programs, teen programs, summer camps, studio workshops and more. It has been active since 1992 and was established as a not-for-profit in 2006.
Birthday parties, corporate events and more. arttrek.org/schedule-event
Art Trek is located at 703 Rancho Conejo Blvd., Newbury Park. Visit www.arttrek.org for more information.
NP Elite FC is a community-based, family-centered, soccer club that focuses on training individual players to be the best soccer players, teammates, and people they can be. Our experienced and dedicated coaching staff seeks to instill a passion for the game in our players and focuses on long-term player development, positive sportsmanship, communication, and teamwork. Off the field, we try to improve our community, offer opportunities for all, foster friendships, and focus on teaching core values of commitment, resilience, positivity, and respect. Open to boys and girls.
More information at www.npelitefc.com.
The Newbury Park Track Club (NPTC) is a youth recreational sports program in track and field. Founded in 1968, the NPTC is the oldest continuously running youth sports organization in the Conejo Valley.
Registration takes place in December/January (for spring track season) and early summer (for fall cross country season) each year. Age groups range from 7 to 16 years. Teams are as follows:
Gremlins: Ages 7-8
Bantams: Ages 9-10
Midgets: Ages 11-12
Youth: Ages 13-14
Intermediate: Ages 15-16
Each team is coached by at least one coach, with additional support from parents and specialty coaches as needed. Athletes compete fairly and equally. All athletes are eligible to compete an equal amount, and all have an equal chance to earn first place awards.
For more information, visit www.nptrackclub.org.
NPTC is a member of the Ventura County Youth Track Conference, a non-profit, tax-exempt California corporation.
Other clubs currently in the conference include: Camarillo Cosmos, Heritage Valley Blazers, Moorpark Striders, Ojai Roadrunners, Oxnard Stars, Thousand Oaks Flyers , Gold Coast Spartans and Ventura Tigres.
Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks
There are two great local Conejo Valley libraries for kids and adults alike. The Grant R. Brimhall Library is at 1401 E. Janss Road in Thousand Oaks (805.449.2660) and the local Newbury Park Branch is at 2331 Borchard Road (805.498.2139). The main library has a huge children's section with a great 3,600 gallon aquarium in the hallway leading into the main library. Visit www.tolibrary.org to learn more.
As of January 2023, library hours are as follows (subject to change):
Grant R. Brimhall Library:
Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun: Noon to 5 p.m.
Newbury Park Branch Library (new hours starting January 3, 2023):
Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun: Closed
Both libraries are closed on major holidays
If you're looking for a place to cool off and relax during the summer months, you can't beat the Thousand Oaks Library. Nice and cool in there and plenty of spaces to grab a book and relax. Take advantage of it!
There’s also a virtual library available 24/7 at www.tolibrary.org/research. Free services are numerous:
eBooks and more: Flipster (magazines), Freegal Music, Kanopy (free films, documentaries and TV shows), OverDrive/Libby (eBooks, Audiobooks), PressReader and more.
Mobile apps: Lynda.com, NYTimes.com, Rosetta Stone, TumbleBooks (animated picture books) and BrainFuse (academic tools). BookFliz (video storybooks)
Free Learning Apps: Codecademy, DigitalLearn.org, edX, Khan Academy, etc.
Other items of note:
The Thousand Oaks Library is not part of the Ventura County Library System (it was part of the system prior to November 1982) and thus your library card can only be used for books at these two libraries.
The Grant Brimhall Library is 84,000 sq ft and the Newbury Park Branch is 17,000 sq ft.
The 3,600 gallon saltwater aquarium.
Hockey Alley is a unique, patented ice hockey training facility designed and built specifically for individual instruction. Located at 2697 Lavery Court in Newbury Park, the alley ice surface measures 20 feet by 60 feet and is perfect for team practice or practice games. The primary alley can be rented and pucks are supplied by Hockey Alley. For more information, visit www.hockeyalley.com or call 805.375.6092.
Hands On Teaching at Waterworks Swim School located inside the LA Fitness on Grande Vista Drive in Newbury Park. Swim lessons are available to children ages 2.5 and older as well as adults. Waterworks’ professional team of swim instructors teach students how to swim in an indoor, heated pool. They teach students of all skill levels, from first time swimming to higher level swimmers looking to improve their swimming technique.
Learn more and sign up at www.waterworksswim.com/locations/newbury-park
The Kids' Activities section of Conejo Valley Guide has primarily been focused on activities at venues throughout the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County over the last 10 years. We are going to take that step further here by compiling a list of local area music, art and acting teachers in the area.
This list will take some time to populate and you can help by submitting to us the following information: Name, what you teach, where you teach, perhaps a brief sentence or two about your background, contact information and website (if applicable).
Dave Janssen's School of Music in Simi Valley www.davejanssen.com
GoDpsMusic in Newbury Park www.godpsmusic.com
Guitar Center Westlake Village stores.guitarcenter.com/westlake-village-lessons
Guitar Planet in Ventura www.guitarplanet.us
Harmony Music Center in Ventura harmonymusiccenter.com
Henson's Music Center in Camarillo and Oxnard www.hensonsmusic.net
Instrumental Music in Thousand Oaks, Ventura instrumentalmusic.com
Lewis Music Academy in Moorpark lewismusicacademy.com
Music Reqs in Camarillo www.musicfreqs.com
Nick Rail Music in Agoura Hills www.nickrailmusic.com
Stage 1 Music in Simi Valley stage1music.com
Wally World Music in Thousand Oaks www.musicstorethousandoaks.com
123 Rock School of Music in Westlake Village www.123rock.net
Alisha Marks - Private acting lessons to youth. Specializing in acting for TV, film and commercials. www.facebook.com/pg/themarksmethod 310-663-0725
Kids Acting Out West - Alina Cenal has provided performance art programs for Ventura County youth since 1996. alinacenal.com/kids-acting-out-west-kids-acting-classes-ventura-county-california
Breaking thru Barriers is a mentor program for teens and adults to learn to become social models for persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Breaking thru Barriers is a structured social environment for teens and young adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to develop friendships and social networks. Our goal is to provide structured social opportunities with peer mediated groups. Teens from local high schools and colleges interested in being peer mentors are able to develop relationships with local persons with ASD. It is our hope that these friendships will support young adults in the community and open additional social opportunities with new friends.
Visit www.breakingthrubarriers.org to learn more. Located in Newbury Park.
Conejo Valley Little League (CVLL) is a chartered member of Little League Baseball. Since 1963, CVLL has been a youth sports resource for boys and girls ages 4 to 18. The league has eight age-grouped divisions plus a Challenger Division for mentally and physically handicapped players. In all, a typical Spring season will include about 450 players and 100 volunteers. Practices begin in February and the playing season runs from early March to mid June. A Fall Ball season runs from September through November.
CVLL produced the United States Champions in the 2004 Little League World Series. A few of those same players were part of the CVLL team that won the 2010 United States Big League Championship for players aged 18 and under!
The playing divisions and age groups of CVLL are:
Challenger Division - The Challenger Division is a unique program for mentally and/or physically challenged youth aged 5 to 18 which allows the enjoyment of little league participation in an athletic environment structured to their abilities.
Peanut Division (Ages 4-6) – Little League rules require that all 4, 5 & 6 year olds play in the Peanut Division, which does not allow pitching. The Peanut Division is strictly instructional and non-competitive, providing a fun environment that introduces players to the fundamentals of the game. There are no tryouts and players are assigned to teams by the CVLL Player Agent.
Minor International Division (Ages 6-8) – All 7 year old players and some 8 year olds will be assigned to this division, in which pitching is introduced. 6 year olds with at least 1 year of tee ball experience may petition to play in this division. This division is also non-competitive in that no standings are kept. Players are assigned to teams by the Player Agent.
Minor National Division (Ages 7-9) – This is a developmental division which introduces players to more advanced techniques involving base running, fielding and pitching. Players are drafted onto teams after participating in tryouts. 7 year olds may petition to play in this division. This is a player’s first exposure to a competitive division.
Minor American Division (Ages 9–12) – This division includes players aged 10 to 12 not drafted into the Majors, and enough 9 year olds to fill out the league. This division provides these players an opportunity to expand their skills by incorporating more advanced parts of the game such as base stealing and bunting. Players are drafted onto teams after participating in tryouts. Players aged 12 are not allowed to pitch. Players in this division may be drafted up to the Major Division during the regular season to fill a vacancy.
Major Division (Ages 10–12) – The Majors consists of experienced 10, 11 and 12 year old players participating in a highly skilled division. Managers stress sound fundamentals in all aspects of the game. Players are drafted onto teams after participating in tryouts.
Junior Division (Ages 13 & 14) – All 13 and 14 year olds participate in this division, which features lead offs, pick offs and a larger field. The division consists of CVLL teams and teams from other nearby leagues. Players are drafted onto teams after participating in tryouts.
ABDG Division (Ages 15-19) - Amateur Baseball Development Group
More information at www.conejovalleylittleleague.org.
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