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Un Mar de Colores · Encinitas, CA
Data contributes to our citizen science database tracking pollution patterns across San Diego.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece ocean stewardship gratuitas para jóvenes de Encinitas de All ages años, directamente en la costa de Encinitas. Sirviendo a una comunidad del 28% BIPOC (62,007 residentes), nuestra instrucción se lleva a cabo en Moonlight Beach, Swami's, con entrenadores bilingües certificados y todo el equipo proporcionado. La inscripción prioritaria es para estudiantes de Park Dale Lane Elementary, Capri Elementary, El Camino Creek Elementary.
Monthly cleanups, quarterly workshops · Completamente gratis
Encinitas holds five distinct breaks — Moonlight Beach, Swami's, Beacon's, D Street, and Stone Steps — across Encinitas Union and San Dieguito Union High School District. Our lessons run at Moonlight Beach (with its sheltered lifeguard cove) and Swami's on calmer mornings, with Park Dale Lane and Capri Elementary as our primary Title I partnerships for inland-neighborhood recruitment.
With 12% Spanish-speaking households in Encinitas, bilingual cleanup briefings and materials are standard — not English-only safety instructions on the sand.
Environmental justice beach cleanups in Encinitas address who bears pollution burden when Tijuana River flows close beaches — cross-border watershed reality integrated into every Un Mar event in San Diego.
Whether Encinitas is on the coast or on the coast inland, we treat transportation as part of the program — not an extra parents must figure out. That's how you build real access, not marketing copy.
When we say free for Encinitas youth, we mean wetsuits, soft-tops, rashguards, sunscreen, transportation, and instruction — the full stack commercial programs charge $50–$150 per session for.
Un Mar's primary Encinitas beginner location. Sheltered cove, year-round lifeguards, and direct access from Encinitas Library classroom programming.
Moonlight Beach is named for its former all-night beach parties in the late 1800s. Today it's Encinitas's primary family beach with a large sand area and protected swim zone.
Used only for intermediate/advanced Surf Athletic Scholarship students. Never a beginner break due to reef bottom.
Swami's is named for the Self-Realization Fellowship gardens on the cliff above. One of the most photographed surf spots in California, featured in the Beach Boys' 'Surfin' USA.'
En asociación con el Encinitas Union School District y organizaciones comunitarias locales, reclutamos jóvenes de 3+ escuelas Título I.
Ocean Stewardship at Un Mar de Colores connects coastal cleanup action with deeper environmental justice education. Monthly cleanups run across Oceanside, Imperial Beach, Cardiff, and partner sites, with each event combining hands-on debris removal with short teaching moments about the watershed-to-ocean pipeline, the plastic pollution crisis, and California coastal policy. Our Ocean Stewardship program is free and family-friendly, and we specifically prioritize recruitment from BIPOC communities whose relationships with the coast have historically been gated by cost or culture. Every participant contributes to our citizen science database tracking pollution patterns across San Diego County.
Board and staff leadership is BIPOC-majority. Decisions about Encinitas programming are made with community partners, not corporate sponsors.
“"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."”
Un Mar de Colores runs monthly beach cleanups across San Diego County — Oceanside, Imperial Beach, Cardiff, and partner sites accessible from Encinitas. Quarterly workshops add deeper advocacy training. Check our calendar for the next event near Moonlight Beach, Swami's.
Yes — 100% free. We provide cleanup supplies (buckets, grabbers, gloves), bilingual safety briefings, citizen science training, and community service documentation. No registration fees or gear purchases for Encinitas families.
Yes — the Un Mar volunteer program welcomes adults 18+ from Encinitas for ongoing cleanup leadership, event support, and mentorship. Cleanups are the entry point to deeper movement participation.
Sí. Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores en Encinitas son 100% gratuitos. Proporcionamos trajes de neopreno 3/2mm, tablas de surf, transporte desde escuelas asociadas como Park Dale Lane Elementary, Capri Elementary, El Camino Creek Elementary, e instrucción bilingüe certificada. El financiamiento proviene de la San Diego Foundation, subvenciones comunitarias y donantes individuales.
Las lecciones principales se realizan en Moonlight Beach. También usamos Swami's según el nivel del grupo. 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 Encinitas Union School District.
Contáctenos a través de nuestra página de contacto. La inscripción prioritaria se otorga a estudiantes de Park Dale Lane Elementary, Capri Elementary, El Camino Creek Elementary y otras escuelas de Título I en Encinitas Union School District. Los grupos de verano suelen llenarse con 3-4 semanas de anticipación.
Don't wait for summer — year-round Encinitas cohorts fill fast. Reach out now for free enrollment.
Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores son gratuitos para jóvenes de Encinitas. 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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