2024 Program Info

Daruma Ticket Offer From The Oakland Ballers:

This summer, Don Wakamatsu, EVP of the new Oakland Ballers,  will come to speak at Daruma-no-Gakko this summer.  The team is offering Daruma families a 10% discount on Oakland Ballers 12-Ticket Flex Packs.  Come support Oakland’s new independent baseball team in the Pioneer League!  

More information & ticket purchase links here.

Mandatory Caregiver Meeting - May 10 at 7PM

Location:  Berkeley Methodist United Church, 1710 Carleton Street, Berkeley CA 94703

• We ask that one (1) caregiver per family (no students please) attend this important meeting where we plan to review program details, procedures, volunteer requirements, and answer questions.  

• Meeting will last approx. 1 hour.

Caregiver Volunteer Sign-Up & School Wish Lists - Opens on May 18 at 10AM

Sign up for your Group 1 or Group 2 volunteer slots.  

Jobs are mandatory per student.  

For more information on volunteer requirements, click here.

Library and Sponsor-a-Book Wishlists

New for this year, the wishlist books are available for purchase at both Mrs. Dalloway's (Berkeley) and Amazon:

• Books ordered via Mrs. Dalloway's will be held at the store for our librarian to pick up and are available at a generous 15% discount. Please enter the discount code LIBRARY at checkout. To ensure proper delivery, please choose "pick up at the store" and enter our camp name (Daruma no Gakko), your name, and your camper's name in the Order Comments field. Our Daruma librarian will pick up all books from the bookstore and bring them to BMUC. This wishlist and the discounted wishlist rate will be available from now through July 25th at 6pm. Mrs. Dalloway's wishlist link: https://www.mrsdalloways.com/wishlist/420

• Books ordered via Amazon can shipped to our librarian's home and/or to the sponsor’s home to bring in on their own. The Amazon wishlist will be available all year. Books shipped outisde of the session will be sent to our librarian for safekeeping until next year’s session. Amazon wishlist link: https://a.co/fCL32o5

We updated this year's wishlists with new books mostly published within the last two years (30 featured for this year). If you have any additional suggestions for this summer, email us at: library.dngreg@gmail.com 

The Libib online catalog of current library books is available to browse all year. Check it out here: https://www.libib.com/u/dng-library 

Undokai/Sports Day Community Gathering - June 29, 10am-2pm

(Coming Soon) Order your Bento by June 14

Purchase your delicious Musahi Berkeley bento for the upcoming 2024 Undokai Sports Day gathering on June 29 at Canyon Trail Park (6757 Gatto Ave., El Cerrito CA) from 10AM-2PM.  Join us for fun games for kids & adults, delicious food, and community!

In addition to your choice of Grilled Tofu, Karaage [fried chicken], or Salmon Teriyaki, all bento lunches contain: 

• White Rice

• Tsukemono [pickled cucumber]

• Veggie Harumaki [fried egg roll]

• Sunomono [cucumber and seaweed vinegar salad]

• Nimono [simmered Japanese vegetables]

• Ebi Shumai [shrimp dumpling]

• Goma Ae [boiled spinach with sesame sauce] 

And Sushi: 2 PCS Futomaki, 2 PCS California Roll, 2 PCS Kappa, 2 PCS Inari  

*Bento will be distributed at the Daruma no Gakko Community Undokai on June 29th. Any orders not picked up by 1 pm will be resold.

Gakaugeikai & Graduation - July 13, 2-4pm

Family & friends are invited to this incredible Daruma no Gakko end-of-program tradition!  Hosted at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, this celebration of community and learning includes choral performances, program highlights, and 6th grade promotion ceremonies.