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We’re THRILLED to be BACK for 2022 AT SOLANA RANCH ELEMENTARY!!

MEET THE TEAM KEYSTONE SOUTH SUMMER CAMP Not JUST a camp…YOUR CAMP!! Enroll Now! Call (858)207-6161 The Choice is Here! Camp Keystone South

Keystone prides itself on our exceptional ability to personally connect with each and every camper, much due to our highly trained and qualified staff. Our leadership team maintains a “hands-on” approach, and is part of daily activities and development of staff members. Three credentialed teachers head this on-site team to ensure a positive camp experience for every child. Meet our Keystone Leadership Team:

Mike Bentz and Larry Klein – Founders/Camp Directors

After 16 years of teaming at Camp Keystone Agoura, Mike Bentz and Larry Klein decided to pack up their camp expertise and paddle it down south to Mike’s beloved Solana Beach community. Mike, with summer camp running through his blood since his days as a Counselor In-Training at the age of 14, earned his Master’s Degree in Literacy from USD and has taught in the Solana Beach School District for 24 years. Keystone South has been a dream of his after directing camp programs in the Los Angeles area, and MB is our daily inspirational leader, hands-on with staff and campers from our morning camp openings all the way to afternoon popsicles and parking lot duties. MB heads our Leadership team and leads our staff Spring Training and Orientation, and is on-site all hours of the day!

Larry, in a quest to return to creativity and his own youthful curiosity, hung up his corporate hat to open the now thriving and reputable Camp Keystone Agoura in 1996. His years of expertise working with children and the camp industry has made this a perfect partnership. Keystone South Summer Camp embodies Mike’s educative and admired flair, and Larry’s progressive industry innovations, making KS North County’s choice summer camp!

Camp Leadership

Meg Holdsworth
Camp Director & Administrator

Meg is thrilled to be joining the Keystone South team for her fifth summer. Whether helping with your registration needs on the phone, supporting our program on-site, or having a great time splashing with campers in the pool, Meg does it all! Meg has thirty-one years experience in business management and has twenty-five years being a proud mom of two boys! She knows our camp structure inside and out and can help you with any and all questions you may have.

Estela Leidy
Junior Camp Director

Estela Leidy is a San Diego County native where she and her husband are raising their two teenagers. She grew up in San Marcos and attended the University of San Diego where she received her B.A. in Diversified Liberal Arts (Bilingual Emphasis), as well as a Master’s of Education in Literacy Development. Estela has been applying her teaching philosophy with kindergartners in the Solana Beach School District for the past 32 years. She thoroughly enjoys the curiosity, honesty, dreams and optimism that her students share with her every day. There’s never a dull moment! Estela is excited to be at Keystone South with your little ones this summer!

Neil Slavick
Assistant Camp Director

Neil is ecstatic to return to Keystone South for his third summer! He has previously served as a camp counselor for four years and is excited to make his directorial debut! Neil currently studies Elementary Education at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and plans on becoming an elementary school teacher in the near future. He also volunteers with the TOPSoccer program, helping children with physical and mental disabilities participate in soccer. Neil energizes camp staff and promotes the happy and safe community at camp each summer!

Allie Gregoire
Art Director

Allie is the newest member of the Keystone South leadership team! She received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Art from Lewis & Clark College in 2019. Allie has several years of camp counselor experience and has interned for the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry and Portland Children’s Museum in the areas of museum education and art programming. Originally from Boston MA, Allie recently relocated to San Diego to be closer to her partner’s family. Allie is beyond excited to be part of the Keystone South team this summer before pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University in the Fall!

Tali Newman
Dedicated First Aide Specialist

Tali is a biopsychology student at UCSD and where she is pursuing medicine. Tali is certified as a National Emergency Medicine Technician (E.M.T.). Aside from working as our First Aide Technician, she serves as a research assistant for the Murrieta stroke center. Tali was our on-site First Aide Technician for Summer 2020, and we are thrilled to have her back for her second summer at Keystone! In her free time she enjoys listening to music and playing bass.

Our Staff

A mentor is a compass that points your child’s curiosity in the right direction!

Camp Keystone South employs a top to bottom local staff! Because North County bonds are so mighty, we don’t hire outside the community. Our mentors and counselors are your neighbors, your friend’s daughter home from college for the summer, your son’s favorite school teacher; a homespun staff dedicated to your children, handpicked by those you know and trust. Keystone South provides an intimate and secure stomping ground for emotional, social, physical and cognitive growth, where big hearts shape budding, adventurous, and curious minds!

With years of experience in day camping and childcare, our dedicated staff oversee and mentor your child in every aspect and activity in their day. Lasting positive relationships are built with the communal feel of Keystone South – through encouraging your child to take risks, helping them through physical challenges, and developing new and diverse recreational interests.

Our staff is thoroughly pre-trained through on-site extensive instruction as well as ongoing staff development throughout the summer.  Your child’s needs are at the forefront of all trainings, as our staff is capable of making even the most reluctant camper’s day positive. Our key goals are to impart life skills, build confidence and connections, and to understand each child as an individual.

  • Activities
    Activities
    From sports, to arts, to specialty programming, Keystone South has it all! Campers have their daily “choice” of over thirty activities, giving them the power to diversify their experience on a daily basis.
  • Camp Program
    Camp Program
    Keystone South offers program for campers aged 4-14! Take a look at our three distinct camp programs to fit the needs of each Keystone camper.
  • summer camp special events
    Special Events
    Special Events
    Each day is unique at Keystone South! Check out our theme weeks and special events for Summer 2022.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU FOR OUR 5th ANNIVERSARY IN 2021!! 2020 Update

Keystone South Summer Camp

Keystone South Summer Camp is located at:

Solana Ranch Elementary
13605 Pacific Highlands Ranch Parkway
San Diego, CA 92130

Off-Season Address/Mailing Address:
Keystone South Summer Camp
4142 Adams Avenue Suite 103 #433
San Diego, CA 92116

Specific Questions OR Wanting to know more??
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(858) 207-6161

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