Athena Camps

Specialties

Athena Camps build the courage and confidence of girls through self-​expression and personal connections. Athena Camps are Summer Camps for girls entering Kinder through 8^th grade, designed to empower girls through sports, creativity and girl power discussions. Expressive art projects and group discussions are partnered with tennis, volleyball, soccer, basketball, yoga and running and are taught by collegiate athletes and coaches.

Athena’s summer camp connects strong female role models with girls through sports and creative art creates a powerful energy — magic happens. Through successful experiences with sports, girls are empowered and gain confidence as their athletic ability grows. Creative art serves as an opportunity for girls to express and share with each other their unique hopes, dreams and fears. Girls receive positive affirmations from coaches and new found friends. The special connections created at Athena Camps, result in happy, confident, courageous girls eager to return to camp.

History

Established in 2011.

Established in 2011 Athena Camps was born on January 1, 2011 out of a deep desire by Aby Ryan (CEO and Founder) to give girls and women a place to find their inner wisdom, experience sisterhood, and shine. As a professional athlete, a seasoned coach, and ultimately a mother of a daughter, Aby realized the need to develop a positive environment for girls led by strong female role models passionate about creating a special place to bring out the best in ourselves and each other.

In it’s first year, Athena Camps quadrupled in attendance, growing from from 72 to almost 300 girls and is continuing the experience phenomenal growth.

Meet the Business Owner

Aby R.

Business Owner

Aby Ryan brings a successful career as a professional tennis player, collegiate coach, camp director and non-​profit executive to Athena Camps. With over 24 years of professional experience coaching, creating and implementing programs for Bay Area organizations such as Santa Clara University, Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative and Generations Community Wellness, Aby specializes in team building, youth program development, curriculum design, and innovative strategies to grow strong, expressive, confident young women.