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lessons and birthday parties; see Parties and Skateboarding under Sports. See ad on page 55. • Southern California Tennis Academy 2800 Studebaker Road, Long Beach (562) 704-2241 www.sctennisacademy.com Weekly tennis camps (ages 5-16) are offered during winter, spring and summer vacation. Instruction is provided by USPTA-certified teaching professionals with college-playing experience. All kids are taught competitive technical and mental skills while training in a fun and challenging environment. For their year-round program, see Tennis under Sports. See ad on page 57. • Sylvan Learning Centers Downey  (562) 622-9210 Huntington Beach  (714) 848-6072 Laguna Niguel  (949) 349-1835 Long Beach  (562) 429-8320 www.sylvanlearning.com At Sylvan Camps kids have fun! Campers learn robotics and game design while strengthening their math, reading and writing skills. Call today for details! See ads on page 5 and 17. • Tom Hicks Baseball Camps, LLC (562) 425-2446 www.tomhicksbaseballcamps.com The 27th annual THBC prides itself on being the area’s best fundamental baseball camp. Camps, offered during Christmas and summer vacations, focus on individual instruction and improvement. Camps Camps are available in Long Beach and the surrounding areas. For more information, see their listing in Baseball and Softball under Sports, or visit their website. • Valter Paiva Junior Tennis Camps 2016/17 Billie Jean King Tennis Center 1040 Park Ave., Long Beach (562) 266-8882 www.valtertennis.com The Junior Tennis Camp program offers training sessions for beginners to college-level players (ages 5-18). All coaches are USPTA-certified! This is the opportunity for kids to have loads of fun while discovering and enjoying the game of tennis and learning valuable skills. Full-day and half-day camps! Early drop-off and late-pick available upon request. Call for upcoming sessions: Thanksgiving Camp, November 21-25; Winter Camp, two sessions, December 26-30 and January 2-6; and Spring Camp, April 17-21. Sign-up now; weekly and daily drop-ins available! See ad on page 57. • Vans Skatepark Clinics 20 City Blvd. West, Orange (714) 769-3800 www.vans.com Vans Skatepark in Orange offers skate camps and clinics yearly. Instruction is offered for beginner to advanced street skateboarders, ages 6-16. Space is limited and preregistration is required. All participants must have a waiver signed on-site by a parent or legal guardian. A Holiday Skate Clinic is offered December 10 and 17; see Calendar for details. Also see Skateboarding under Sports, and ad on page 33. YMCAs www.ymcaoc.org,www.lbymca.org, www.campoakes.org, www.camp.ymca.org Individual branches offer day camp (5-15) during traditional and year-round school vacations. Overnight camp (7-18) may be offered throughout the school year. Family Camp is held Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Fi- kidsguidemagazine.com • fall/winter 2016/17 • 13