Summer 2025
Key Dates
Sat, Feb 1: Registration Opens at 10am
Fri, Feb 28: Aide Applications Due
Fri, May 9: Mandatory Caregiver Orientation, 7pm at BMUC
May 16: Final Day to Order Additional Daruma 2024 Shirts
Sat, May 17: Caregiver Participation Sign-Ups Open at 10am
June 13: Final Day to order Undokai Bentos
Mon, Jun 23: First Day of Daruma no Gakko
Sat, Jun 28: Undokai Community Day, 10am-2pm (location TBD)
Fri, Jul 4: No Daruma - Independence Day
Fri, Jul 11: Last Day of Daruma no Gakko (No Aftercare - 12PM Pick Up)
Sat, Jul 12: Gakugeikai & 6th Grade Graduation, 2-4pm at King Middle School
Daruma no Gakko 2025 SHIRTS
As part of registration, each student will receive one t-shirt.
Additional shirts (adult and child sizes) are available for purchase at $20 each.
We will have a limited supply available during the summer session, but we recommend purchasing in advance!
Look for an announcement in the spring about this year's design!
Mandatory Caregiver Meeting
Friday, May 9, 7PM-8PM
Location: Berkeley Methodist United Church, 1710 Carleton Street, Berkeley CA 94703
We ask that one (1) caregiver per family (no students please) attend this important meeting where we plan to review program details, procedures, volunteer requirements, and answer questions.
Caregiver Volunteer Sign-Up
Opens on May 17 at 10AM
Sign up for your Group 1 or Group 2 volunteer slots. Jobs are mandatory per student. For more information on volunteer requirements, click here.
Classroom and School Wishlists
Please help by providing in-kind donations of basic and enrichment supplies. Keep checking back for new items! Classroom wishlist | School wishlist
Library and Sponsor-a-Book Wishlists
New for this year, the wishlist books are available for purchase at both Mrs. Dalloway's (Berkeley) and Amazon:
Books ordered via Mrs. Dalloway's will automatically be held at the store for our librarian to pick up and are available at a generous 15% discount. After adding your books to your cart, please click "View Cart" and enter the discount code LIBRARY before checking out. To ensure proper delivery, please enter our camp name (Daruma no Gakko), your name, and your camper's name in the "Order Comments" field. This wishlist and the discounted wishlist rate will be available from now through July 25th at 6pm. Mrs. Dalloway's wishlist link: https://www.mrsdalloways.com/wishlist/420
Books ordered via Amazon can shipped to our librarian's home and/or to the sponsor’s home to bring in on their own. The Amazon wishlist will be available all year. Books shipped outisde of the session will be sent to our librarian for safekeeping until next year’s session. Amazon wishlist link: https://a.co/fCL32o5
We updated this year's wishlists with new books mostly published within the last two years (30 featured for this year). If you have any additional suggestions for this summer, email us at: library.dngreg@gmail.com
The Libib online catalog of current library books is available to browse all year. Check it out here: https://www.libib.com/u/dng-library
Undokai/Sports Day Community Gathering
Saturday, June 28, 10am-2pm
Location: TBD
Join us for fun games for kids & adults, delicious food, and community!
Bento orders due by June 13 (order link to come)
Purchase your delicious Musashi Berkeley bento for the Undokai Sports Day gathering. In addition to your choice of Grilled Tofu, Karaage [fried chicken], or Salmon Teriyaki, all bento lunches contain:
White Rice
Tsukemono [pickled cucumber]
Veggie Harumaki [fried egg roll]
Sunomono [cucumber and seaweed vinegar salad]
Nimono [simmered Japanese vegetables]
Ebi Shumai [shrimp dumpling]
Goma Ae [boiled spinach with sesame sauce]
And Sushi: 2 PCS Futomaki, 2 PCS California Roll, 2 PCS Kappa, 2 PCS Inari
*Bento will be distributed at the Daruma no Gakko Community Undokai on June 28. Any orders not picked up by 1 pm will be resold.
Gakaugeikai & Graduation
Saturday, July 12, 2-4pm
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Berkeley
Family & friends are invited to this incredible Daruma no Gakko end-of-program tradition! Hosted at King Middle School, this celebration of community and learning includes choral performances, program highlights, and 6th grade promotion ceremonies.