Un Mar de Colores · Coronado, CA
Bilingual instruction in English and Spanish — 14% households in Coronado fully included.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece cultural arts & storytelling gratuitas para jóvenes de Coronado de All ages años, directamente en la costa de Coronado. Sirviendo a una comunidad del 32% BIPOC (20,192 residentes), nuestra instrucción se lleva a cabo en Coronado Central Beach, con entrenadores bilingües certificados y todo el equipo proporcionado. La inscripción prioritaria es para estudiantes de Coronado Middle School.
Quarterly workshops + summer artist residencies · Completamente gratis
Coronado Central Beach's wide, flat sandbar and year-round lifeguard coverage make it a welcoming teaching location for our South Bay cohorts. We partner with Coronado Unified for middle school recruitment and with the Silver Strand State Beach for overflow locations. The proximity to North Island Naval Air Station also means we serve military-family youth through our Ocean Stewards program.
Publication opportunities — zines, anthologies, community screenings — return Coronado youth art to neighborhoods that made it.
Coastal storytelling workshops for Coronado families integrate oral tradition, Kumeyaay living culture, and barrio poetry — narratives commercial surf media erases for communities where 32% of residents are BIPOC.
Coronado's Spanish-speaking households (14%) get parent communications in both languages, every time. Coastal access fails when language is treated as an afterthought.
Coronado families deserve instructors who look like their kids and speak their language. With 32% BIPOC residents, bilingual coaching isn't a nice-to-have — it's how we earn trust on day one.
Our primary Coronado and South Bay teaching location. Wide flat sandbar, gentle reform.
Coronado Central is consistently ranked among America's best beaches for family swimming and beginner surfing, with exceptionally clean sand that glitters from the high mica content.
En asociación con el Coronado Unified School District y organizaciones comunitarias locales, reclutamos jóvenes de 1+ escuelas Título I.
Cultural Arts & Storytelling at Un Mar de Colores is where the surf, the coast, and community narrative meet. Quarterly workshops and summer artist residencies bring together youth, professional artists, and Kumeyaay elders to create work that reflects the living cultural traditions of the California coast. Programs center Indigenous, Latino, and Chicano voices historically marginalized in coastal culture, and every workshop ends with a public exhibition, publication, or film screening that returns the art to the community that made it.
Un Mar de Colores is recognized by partners including the San Diego Foundation, Surfrider San Diego, WILDCOAST, and school districts across San Diego — not a pop-up program, a sustained movement.
“"He used to approach new activities with extreme anxiety — to the point where sometimes we couldn't even get out of the car. Now he goes much deeper into the water."”
Yes — we partner with Title I schools for culturally grounded arts field experiences. Contact Un Mar to coordinate a Coronado classroom or after-school arts session.
Immersive multi-day residencies with professional BIPOC guest artists — deeper creation than single quarterly workshops. Free for Coronado youth including supplies, mentorship, and exhibition output. Commercial residencies often charge tuition.
Un Mar de Colores Cultural Arts centers Indigenous, Latino, and Chicano voices of the California coast through quarterly workshops and summer artist residencies. Coronado participants create visual art, poetry, film, and oral tradition work with Kumeyaay elders and professional BIPOC guest artists — all free with supplies included.
Sí. Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores en Coronado son 100% gratuitos. Proporcionamos trajes de neopreno 3/2mm, tablas de surf, transporte desde escuelas asociadas como Coronado Middle School, e instrucción bilingüe certificada. El financiamiento proviene de la San Diego Foundation, subvenciones comunitarias y donantes individuales.
Las lecciones principales se realizan en Coronado Central Beach. Todas las sesiones de agua ocurren dentro de las zonas salvavidas de la bandera.
Servimos a jóvenes de All ages años. Nuestra Beca One Ocean cubre las edades 6-12, Ocean Stewards After-School sirve a 13-17, y las Becas Atléticas de Surf están disponibles para jóvenes competitivos a través de nuestras asociaciones con Coronado Unified School District.
Contáctenos a través de nuestra página de contacto. La inscripción prioritaria se otorga a estudiantes de Coronado Middle School y otras escuelas de Título I en Coronado Unified School District. Los grupos de verano suelen llenarse con 3-4 semanas de anticipación.
Free means free. No hidden fees, no gear costs, no transportation charges for Coronado participants.
Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores son gratuitos para jóvenes de Coronado. Contáctanos para inscribirte, hacer voluntariado, o apoyar el movimiento.
Un Mar de Colores es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) liderada por personas BIPOC, basada en Oceanside, California. Ofrecemos programación gratuita de surf, océano y educación ambiental para jóvenes en San Diego y Tijuana — conectando culturas, costas y comunidades desde 2018.
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