Freedom Surf Camps are all about introducing your kid/s to the truly amazing feeling of surfing, developing a healthy life style, and becoming primed on ocean safety. We have a variety of options and locations around Los Angeles, teaching on famous beaches, like Venice/Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, and Malibu.
Freedom Surf Camps takes place all summer and on school holidays, and works with everyone from first-timers and beginners to next-level competitive surfers, and even offers a junior instructor program for the next generation surf leaders.
Freedom After School Program is a commitment to kids who would like to explore their new passion as surfers.
Surfing is more than an activity, it’s a way of life, which is why many kids who finish surf camp want to explore the Freedom Surf Team option. Freedom is fully committed to fulfilling your child’s dream of becoming a surfer. As a leading surf school, Freedom developed this comprehensive program to build a new generation of surfers who are self-empowered, connected to the environment, and challenging next-level surfing.
Venice Beach/Santa Monica
Our flagship camp and most experienced with all ages. The first thing you will see when you arrive at the Venice/Santa Monica camp is Owner/Director Gilad Lewandovski, AKA the Man with the Red Hat. After a short introduction to the crew, your child will start the day with a fun kid-orientated yoga session, followed by a safety talk and information about the camp day and daily schedule. The Venice/Santa Monica location is all sand bottom beach break, which is perfect for learning or training in surfing, boogie boarding, body surfing, and ocean safety for swimming and diving. The camp offers shade with canopies and usually Hawaiian Aloha music on the breaks.
Manhattan Beach
Freedom at Manhattan Beach could not be more local! Learning with our born and raised South Bay crew, your children will find themselves right at home with homies who probably went to the same school and know their teachers. Surfers gather in the morning to meet the weekly instructors for a safety talk. Manhattan Beach quality waves are our go-to Freedom Surf Squad summer spot, where a variety of young surfers—from first-timers to advanced surfers—gather to enjoy the conditions. You will find more teen surfers here compared to our Venice/Santa Monica location, though young kids at this location can enjoy a more advanced and smaller camp as well as a tight connection with Freedom instructors.