Camps

Golden Eagle Camp

Golden Eagle Summer Sports Camp is serving the Los Altos, Cupertino, and San Jose communities giving children a chance to explore all kinds of activities and games they may have never thought to participate in. It is not a specialty camp where they will spend several hours at a time mastering a single sport but rather an opportunity for exploration and fun with friends. The camp day is organized into 6-7 periods and lunch. Campers are divided into grade-based groups K–2nd, 3rd–4th, 5th–8th with approximately a 10:1 camper/counselor ratio. Each age group is offered 2–3 activities to choose from for each period, so throughout the day, they will have a lot of choice and variety.

Adventures in Writing Camp

Adventures In Writing has a camp environment designed to help children fall in love with writing. The camp is taught by credentialed teachers and supported by creative college students. Every camper becomes a published author. Writing enrichment that feels like summer “camp” not summer “school.”

Bay Area Chess Camp

Bay Area Chess operates summer camps for kids who love or have an interest in learning to play chess. They will also have a board game camp in addition to chess camps. Their camps are in Palo Alto and in San Jose. Their activities are good for kids from kindergarten through high school.

Camp Captivate

Camp Captivate is a summer S.T.E.A.M. camp program serving campers ages 5 to 13. Hands-on labs are integrated with fine-art projects for a truly exceptional camp. They are located in Santa Clara and San Jose. They provided STEAM camps: Lil Engineer, Lil Botanist, Lil Doctor, Lil Zoologist, Jr Rockhound – Crystals, Gems, and Jewelry, Jr Biologist, Jr Physicist -Optical Science Meets Art, Jr. Polymer Chemist -It’s Slime Time, Pro Criminologist, Pro Geneticist, Pro Marine Biologist, Pro Structural Engineer. They also offer School Break Camps in addition to summer camps.

Club SciKidz

Club SciKidz of Silicon Valley offers premier STEM education programs and specializes in quality science, technology, and enrichment activities for children ages 4 to 13. They have multiple camp locations in Cupertino, Mountain View, and Santa Clara. Club SciKidz also offers min-STEM camps, Robust After-School programs, In-School Field Trips, and Science Assemblies. In 2024 the featured camps are Advanced Robotics, Beginning Minecraft, Emergency Vet, Pokémon Professor, Medical School, Junior Robot Engineer, Marvel Movie Maker, Little and Junior Scientist, and more.

Code For Fun

Code For Fun offers a variety of robotics and technology camps for ages 5 to 15 with fun hardware like Bee-bots, Dash, Sphero, and Micro-Bit. Students will learn game making, app development, web development as well as coding in most popular languages such as Scratch and Python. They welcome beginners and advanced students alike. Location: Sunnyvale.

Euroskill Water Polo and Swimming

Euroskill Water Polo and Swimming introduces kids to sport aquatics such as non-competitive and competitive swimming and water polo (including preparing teams for Junior Olympics). They are offering summer camps. They are training in Sunnyvale (Fremont High School and Columbia Middle School) and in Cupertino (Homestead High School). They teach kids from the age of 6 to 19.

Call of the Wild Camps By Inspire Behavioral Learning, LLC

Wild Camps are outdoor nature camps for kids ages 5-10, where kids connect with nature, hike, read, write, create art, explore, and play. Wild Camp gives a discount when siblings are registered.

Rancho Rinconada Summer Camp

Rancho Rinconada Summer Camp accepts kids as young as 4 1/2 years of age up to 10 years of age. They provide the opportunity for campers to explore a variety of educational and creative activities. Summer Camp provides a main multi-purpose room, picnic area, playground, activity field, and a heated swimming pool all in one location. Summer Camp incorporates free swim time for two hours, five days a week, a trip to Sterling Barnhart Park every Friday for two hours along with activities such as (1) indoor and outdoor play, (2) arts and crafts, (3) science, and more. They are located in Cupertino.

Run For Fun Camp

Run for Fun provides day and overnight camps. Overnight Camps encourage a love for sports, nature, and creativity. Run For Fun Camp fosters great friendships built on play, imagination, and collaboration. Day and Overnight Camps offer children activities and an opportunity to challenge themselves! Run for Fun camps are offering 4 weeks of Day Camp in June in Palo Alto and 4 weeks of overnight camp in July on Pinecrest Lake.

Snapology

Snapology offers S.T.E.A.M. camps. Children will have a blast exploring themes like Minecraft, Star Wars®, and Superheroes while learning all about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. They use LEGO® bricks, technology, and other familiar toys to make STEAM concepts accessible to all learners. Snapology offers half-day and full-day camps at multiple locations.

Steve and Kate Camp

Steve and Kate Camp provides a variety of activities including water play, sewing, coding, maker crafts, baking, sports, robotics, tinker lab, stage, stop motion, and more! Families can buy any number of days, to use at any time–no weekly reservations required. Or, buy a Summer Pass, which covers the whole season. Ages: 4 to 12 | Lunch, snacks & all hours (8am–6pm) included.

Tiny Treks Summer Camp

Tiny Treks Summer Camps are a wonderful way to explore with your child and an amazing naturalist educator. Their camps have themes each day and they offer music, movement, hiking and exploration, storytime, games, and arts and crafts in each camp session. Summer camps are also a great way to have a trial of what Tiny Trek school year classes will offer your family. These summer camps are for kids 12 months and up to 6 years old.

Tutu School Camp

During the day campers will explore the enchanted and enriching world of ballet at Tutu School. Each camp session focuses on a different ballet story from the classical repertoire, and favorites include Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Firebird, and Cinderella. Campers do not need to have prior ballet experience to participate, but they should be prepared for a lot of leaping, twirling, and imaginative adventures!

Khan Lab School Camps

Khan Lab School offers two summer programs for Rising Kindergarten through 6th grade and for Rising 7th grade through 12th grade. The Lower School (Rising Kindergarten-6th grade) summer program offers morning and afternoon blocks, with the option to sign up for either or both. Through their summer enrichment classes kids can explore their interests and passions. The Upper School (Rising 7th-12th grade) summer program offers students cutting-edge technology in their innovation hub. Students can apply geometry to fields like architecture and coding, learn traditional and digital animation techniques, and more.

Tessellations Camps

Tessellations summer camps are for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Their summer program offers day camp, day trip, and workshop opportunities for students to explore areas of interest, build friendships, develop 21st-century skills, and have fun! Their camps include Sports Galore, Dungeons and Dragons, Game Fest, Museum Explorers, San Francisco Adventures, Budding Entrepreneurs and more. For rising 8th through 10th grade students, their CIT (Counselor in Training) program is geared toward developing counseling, instructional, and leadership skills.