Borchard Skate Park in Newbury Park

Borchard Skate Park is located at 190 North Reino Road (corner of Reino and Borchard) in Newbury Park at the southwest corner of the parking lot at Borchard Community Park. This outdoor facility opened in 2002 and is free of charge.  It opens at 8 a.m. until dusk.  The Conejo Recreation & Park District offers classes and there are designated times for 12 and under, scooters and bikes.  Call the Borchard Community Center at 805.381.2791 for more information. More info at www.crpd.org/park/borchard-community-park.

Discovery Center Teens - Service Club (Grades 8 to 12)

Discovery Center Teens is a club that meets monthly to explore science/technology career options. In addition, DC Teens help to staff programs for younger kids and the broader community that explore science and technology in fun and interesting ways.

DC Teens learn leadership skills through organizational work and event planning, and earn community service credit for volunteer hours.

The DC Teens are part of The Discovery Center for Science and Technology, an educational non-profit organization with a mission to make science and related subjects understandable and fun. The goal of the Discovery Center is to build a hands-on science museum in the Thousand Oaks community for people of all ages.

Meetings are held at The Goebel Senior Center, located at 1385 East Janss Road in Thousand Oaks.

For more information visit: discoverycntr.org/dc-teens or call 818.879.2021.

More Horsie Activities

Click the horse for a link to more horse activities in the Fitness & Sports section of Conejo Valley Guide. To be honest we screwed up and couldn't decide which section of the site it best for horseplay.  Now stop horsin' around and start horsing around!!

Agoura Youth Basketball Association

The Agoura Youth Basketball Association (AYBA) is a non-profit organization that hosts fall and summer leagues with over 1,300 boys and girls ranging from kindergarten to high school.

More information at www.agourayouthbasketball.org.

Dance Alliance of Camarillo

Dance Alliance of Camarillo is located at 1270 Avenida Acaso, Unit H in Camarillo. Classes include Mommy & Me, ballet, tap, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, pointe and more.

Visit www.dancealliance805.com or call 805.910.5873 for more information.

Duck Pond at Conejo Creek Park North in Thousand Oaks

This is the largest duck pond that I'm aware of certainly in the Conejo Valley if not all of Ventura County. Conejo Creek Park North is a great park in Thousand Oaks with a creek running through it down to a pond full of duckies quacking around. There's also a pond at the top of the creek as the water recirculates. There must be a couple hundred ducks on hand at this park and they're pretty friendly.

You're really not supposed to be feeding the ducks but it is hard to resist. The problem though is that feeding bread to ducks is really bad for them because of all the refined sugar. They need cracked corn, oats and other grains. So while I do mention "feeding the ducks" in the video, if you're really interested in feeding them, stop by a feed store for some duck food if you want to do the right thing.  In any case, these ducks are cute and entertaining so go pay them as visit!

Rising Stars Tennis Academy in Thousand Oaks

Rising Stars Tennis Academy specializes in teaching tennis to children at locations in the Conejo Valley.

Visit risingstarsmtm.wordpress.com for more information.

AYSO Region 148 - Oxnard and Port Hueneme

American Youth Soccer Organization Region 148 serves South Oxnard and Port Hueneme and is for children ages 4 to 18 as of 7/31 each year. Pre-Registration for the summer starts in April to June. For more information, visit www.ayso148.org.

Simi Valley Little League

Simi Valley Little League for the 2022 season is offering Challenger and Sr. Challenger divisions only. The Challenger division was established in 1989 for players with disabilities.

For the 2022 season, SVLL is not offering T-Ball, Minor, Major, Intermediate, Junior and Senior divisions.

For more information, visit www.svlittleleague.com.

Foxfield Riding School - Lake Sherwood

A riding school, training barn and summer horseback riding camp for girls at 1250 East Potrero Road  in Westlake Village, Foxfield focuses on English hunter-jumper riding, and is home to the world-famous Foxfield Equestrian Drill Team. Learn all about Foxfield at www.foxfield.com or call (805) 495-5515.