Hip Wah Summer Program
Beach Elementary School, 100 Lake Avenue, Piedmont, CA 94611
About
Hip Wah Summer Program offers choral music, instrumental music, dance, martial arts, arts and crafts, music, and language activities. The program includes a music festival where all participants take part in choral and instrumental music, dance, and martial arts.
• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Four-week summer session with orientation on June 13th, camp dates from June 15th to July 10th, no camp on July 3rd, and a music festival on July 11th
Hip Wah was founded in 1984 by parents. For four weeks each summer, children of diverse ethnicities come together and are immersed in a full Chinese experience that culminates in a music festival with choral and instrumental music, dance, and martial arts. While Hip Wah’s focus is on Chinese and Chinese-American culture, campers do not have to be Chinese to attend. Hip Wah serves entering 1st through 7th graders. The program’s mission is to provide Bay Area children the opportunity to experience and appreciate the rich heritage of the Chinese and Chinese-American people, and to maintain an accessible summer program by keeping it affordable and leveraging community support through parent participation and a volunteer parent board. They are supported by dedicated teachers and camp aides who help build a sense of community. Hip Wah is described as one of the most successful and longest-running Chinese-American summer programs in the country. In 2026, the summer program will return to the campus of Beach Elementary School in Piedmont.
Last updated May 4, 2026.
• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Four-week summer session with orientation on June 13th, camp dates from June 15th to July 10th, no camp on July 3rd, and a music festival on July 11th
Hip Wah was founded in 1984 by parents. For four weeks each summer, children of diverse ethnicities come together and are immersed in a full Chinese experience that culminates in a music festival with choral and instrumental music, dance, and martial arts. While Hip Wah’s focus is on Chinese and Chinese-American culture, campers do not have to be Chinese to attend. Hip Wah serves entering 1st through 7th graders. The program’s mission is to provide Bay Area children the opportunity to experience and appreciate the rich heritage of the Chinese and Chinese-American people, and to maintain an accessible summer program by keeping it affordable and leveraging community support through parent participation and a volunteer parent board. They are supported by dedicated teachers and camp aides who help build a sense of community. Hip Wah is described as one of the most successful and longest-running Chinese-American summer programs in the country. In 2026, the summer program will return to the campus of Beach Elementary School in Piedmont.
Last updated May 4, 2026.
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