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Un Mar de Colores · Solana Beach, CA
Family-friendly participation — kids, grandparents, and neighbors from Solana Beach welcome on the sand.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece ocean stewardship gratuitas para jóvenes de Solana Beach de All ages años, directamente en la costa de Solana Beach. Sirviendo a una comunidad del 24% BIPOC (13,296 residentes), nuestra instrucción se lleva a cabo en Fletcher Cove, con entrenadores bilingües certificados y todo el equipo proporcionado. La inscripción prioritaria es para estudiantes de Solana Vista Elementary, Skyline School.
Monthly cleanups, quarterly workshops · Completamente gratis
Solana Beach's Fletcher Cove is one of North County's safest lifeguarded swim-and-surf beaches, making it ideal for our One Ocean Scholarship cohorts. We partner with Solana Beach School District and the San Dieguito Union High School District for youth recruitment, with a focus on inland neighborhoods east of I-5 where coastal access is geographically close but economically out of reach.
Quarterly ocean stewardship workshops in San Diego deepen advocacy and organizing skills for Solana Beach participants ready to move beyond monthly cleanups.
Ocean stewardship program in Solana Beach should connect litter on Fletcher Cove to watershed pipelines and policy — not just bag counts. Our post-cleanup debriefs teach plastic pollution science, California coastal commission basics, and advocacy skills.
Solana Beach sits inside San Diego County's coastal equity gap — 24% of residents identify as BIPOC, yet beach access has historically been gated by cost, transportation, and culture. Un Mar de Colores closes that gap with free programming and school-based recruitment.
Recruitment in Solana Beach runs through counselors, teachers, and community partners who know which students need this most. We don't run open enrollment chaos — we build intentional cohorts.
Primary Solana Beach teaching location. One of North County's safest lifeguarded swim-and-surf beaches.
Fletcher Cove was opened in 1946 after dynamite was used to blast through the sandstone bluffs — creating the only public beach access in Solana Beach.
En asociación con el Solana Beach School District y organizaciones comunitarias locales, reclutamos jóvenes de 2+ 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.
Program safety is documented: lifeguard coordination, 4:1 ratios on youth water days, trauma-informed staff training, and parent communication protocols in English and Spanish.
“"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."”
Quarterly workshops deepen advocacy and community organizing beyond debris removal — recommended for Solana Beach participants who want to move from volunteer to organizer. Cleanups remain monthly entry points.
We connect cleanup action to who bears pollution burden — especially cross-border Tijuana River watershed impacts that close beaches near Solana Beach. Stewardship isn't just litter; it's justice framing for BIPOC communities gated from coastal spaces.
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 Solana Beach families.
Sí. Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores en Solana Beach son 100% gratuitos. Proporcionamos trajes de neopreno 3/2mm, tablas de surf, transporte desde escuelas asociadas como Solana Vista Elementary, Skyline School, e instrucción bilingüe certificada. El financiamiento proviene de la San Diego Foundation, subvenciones comunitarias y donantes individuales.
Las lecciones principales se realizan en Fletcher Cove. 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 Solana Beach School District.
Contáctenos a través de nuestra página de contacto. La inscripción prioritaria se otorga a estudiantes de Solana Vista Elementary, Skyline School y otras escuelas de Título I en Solana Beach School District. Los grupos de verano suelen llenarse con 3-4 semanas de anticipación.
Ready to get your child in the water? Contact Un Mar de Colores — priority enrollment for Solana Beach Title I school students.
Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores son gratuitos para jóvenes de Solana Beach. 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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