Un Mar de Colores · Encinitas, CA
Scholars often graduate from free surf lessons and camp — Encinitas Union School District referrals welcome from Encinitas.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece surf athletic scholarship gratuitas para jóvenes de Encinitas de Youth & teens 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.
Ongoing · 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.
Judging literacy coaching teaches Encinitas athletes how heats are scored — compete strategically, not just athletically.
Surf Athletic Scholarship in Encinitas is part of Un Mar's BIPOC-led Cali-Baja movement — competitive surfing as access right, not pay-to-play country club.
Parents in Encinitas often ask how a nonprofit can offer everything free. Answer: San Diego Foundation grants, community donors, and partners who believe Encinitas youth belong in the lineup — same as any other kid in San Diego.
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.
The Surf Athletic Scholarship program supports BIPOC youth and teens pursuing competitive surfing at the scholarship or professional level. The program provides high-performance wetsuits and boards, pays all competition entry fees, covers contest travel costs across the California circuit, and provides one-on-one coaching from certified trainers. Scholarship recipients are mentored by alumni and partner professional BIPOC surfers, and the program specifically addresses the financial barriers that have historically excluded Latino, Indigenous, and Black youth from the competitive surf pipeline.
Our coaches include graduates of the Surf Athletic Scholarship program and bilingual educators who reflect the BIPOC communities we serve. We partner with 15+ Title I schools across North County and San Diego.
“"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."”
Latino, Indigenous, and Black youth have been historically excluded from competitive surf pipelines by cost and culture. With 28% of Encinitas residents BIPOC, scholarship rewrites who gets fees, travel, and mentorship — access as corrective justice.
Professional BIPOC surfers and Un Mar alumni who navigated contest barriers — representation matters for Encinitas athletes who rarely see mentors who share their background in competitive lineups.
BIPOC youth and teens pursuing competitive surfing at scholarship or professional levels. Priority for athletes demonstrating contest-ready skill and financial need — often referred from Encinitas Union School District counselors or Un Mar surf lessons and camp in Encinitas. Competitive enrollment, not open beginner access.
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 Youth & teens 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.
Free means free. No hidden fees, no gear costs, no transportation charges for Encinitas participants.
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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