Looking to have your little ones keep up with their learning through the summer? Look no further. Among the Bay Area’s many great camps, here are some choices for the academic camps in Marin that are still fun.
AndrewsCamps & Clark Creek Lodge
Corte Madera & Burney Falls
With a range of creative activities like painting and knitting to sports, field trips and more, AndrewsCamps for 5+ and Clark Creek Lodge for 10+ offer an all-encompassing fun summer experience.
Ages 5+ and 10+, 415.891.3185
Sports, Art, General, Technology, Dance, Theater, Creative, Environmental Education, Humanities, Foreign Language, General, Nature, Outdoor, Specialty, Travel, Traditional, Adventure, Gymnastics, Swimming, Basketball
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Sausalito
At the various Bay Area Discovery Museum day camps, kids get to make friends, explore new horizons and adventure in Fort Baker National Park.
Ages 3–8, 415.339.3900
Academic, Art, Science, Adventure, STEAM
Branson Summer Session
Ross
Branson Summer Session offers 40+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. New this year, they have adult offerings as well. You will work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area and practice academic, artistic, STEM or athletic skills. On Branson’s 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.
Ages 11–18, plus adults, 415.455.7117
Sports, Art, Academic, Science, Technology, Dance, Creative, Makers, Digital Media, Environmental Education, Coding, Inclusive, STEM, STEAM, Humanities, Writing, Outdoor, Popular Media, Tennis, Basketball, Field Trips
CA SUMMERFILM
San Rafael
CAFILM SUMMERFILM at the Smith Rafael Film Center offers creative youth the chance to explore the art of filmmaking while gaining pre-professional experience in the film industry. Campers engage with every stage of the process — writing, storyboarding, production and editing — or dive into film curation by learning how festivals are programmed alongside real festival organizers.
Ages 11–18, 415.383.5256
Arts, Film
Camp Galileo
Kentfield, San Francisco
Galileo summer programs offer a diverse range of activities from STEAM projects to outdoor adventures, empowering its campers to be innovators.
Ages 5–16, 800.854.3684
STEAM, Outdoor
Camp Integem
Larkspur, 10+ other Bay Area locations
Camp Integem empowers children and teens to turn big dreams into fun, hands-on creations in AI, robotics, drones, AR, coding, 3D design, animation, game design, space & nature exploration, tech leadership and more. Beginner to advanced levels, small classes, and high-quality instruction in established school facilities with outdoor play areas. Offered at 15 locations across California and online. ACS/WASC-accredited and NVIDIA AI-partnered. Thousands of students join Camp Integem every year. Use MMAG to save.
Ages 5–18, 408.459.0657
Art, Academic, Digital Media, Science, Specialty, Technology
Chronos Academy Maker Camp
Larkspur
In Chronos Academy’s Maker Camp, kids make history-inspired projects every day in all four components: engineering, tech lab, art exploration and recreation. For math-lovers, there’s the option to stay for an extra hour to hone these skills.
Ages 4–12, 415.383.2283
Makers, Academic, Art, Technology, Science, STEM, STEAM
Coastal Camp at NatureBridge
Sausalito
At Coastal Camp kids explore topics like marine biology, coastal ecology, conservation and cultural history while enjoying the beautiful Marin Headlands.
Ages 5–18, 415.331.1548
Nature, Outdoor, Science
Creative Cave
Mill Valley
Digital art, video game design, toy design and graffiti art are just a few of the classes that your creative kid can take at Mill Valley’s Creative Camp. Any campers interested in new media and animation will love these offerings.
Ages 5–12 + teen, 628.252.9173
Art, Science, STEM, STEAM, Coding, Creative, Tinkering
Enriching U
Novato/Online
Enriching U Camp teaches kids valuable skills like animating, code, photography, creating VR worlds and building video games with instruction from professionabls who worked at Lucasfilm and Disney.
Ages 10–15, 415.475.7567
Art, Technology, Science, STEM, STEAM, Coding
Esporterz Marin Gaming and Coding Center
Novato/Online
Esporterz has what every kid and teen loves, from high-tech “toys” like pro-gaming PCs, Nintendo Switches coding and robotics, to good old-fashioned outdoor fun like carnival games, capture the flag and team-building STEM challenges.
Ages 7–17, 415.570.9991
Esports, Coding, Robotics, STEM
Funtastic Preschool Adventure Camp
San Anselmo
Keep your child’s mind sharp with this summer camp offered by San Anselmo Preschool in up to nine one-week sessions.
Ages 2–5, 415.453.3181
Popular Media
Girls Rock Math
San Anselmo
Girls Rock Math is an empowering, arts-based math camp where “Girl Power” rules. Unique themes that integrate art, games, songs, problem-solving and hands-on investigations capture a girls’ interest and imagination while building skills, confidence and a joy for math.
Ages 6–12, 206.408.8078
Academic, Creative
Marin Christian Academy Summer Day Camp
Novato
The Marin Christian Academy Summer Day camp has a blend of academic and creative activities to keep young minds sharp over the summer.
Ages 5–12, 415.892.5713
Art, General, Music, Religious, STEM
Marin Horizon Summer Camp
Mill Valley
Marin Horizon’s Summer Camp offers a summer of friends, fun and academics, where kids can explore the outdoors and build skills from experiential education.
Ages 3–5, 415.388.8408
Nature, Science
Marin Primary and Middle School Summer Day Camp
Larkspur
Marin Primary & Middle School’s day camp offers activities like art, singing, games, science, nature walks and more.
Ages 2–7, 415.413.9052
Young Child, General
Mark Day School
San Rafael
The Mark Day School offers two summer camps: Summer Tinkering, which gives kids hands-on design and building experience, and Mountain Camp Marin, for outdoor and creative fun.
Ages 5–13, 415.472.8000
Art, Science, Tinkering, Sports
Mathnasium Tam Junction Camp
Mill Valley
This summer camp is a collaboration among several well-known, youth-focused Marin businesses — Wee Yogis, PoekieNook, Mojo Dojo Karate, Mathnasium and RoCo Dance. Together, they offer a rich mix of movement, creativity and learning, with daily activities spanning sports, arts and academics.
Ages 6–12, 415.306.4956
Academic, Art, Creative, Dance
Mill Valley Recreation Summer Camps
Mill Valley
The Mill Valley Recreation Summer Camp program has a slew of activities that’ll give your child options including art, theater, wellness, adaptive needs and more.
Ages 3–14, 415.383.1370
Art, General, Specialty, Swimming
Play-Well TEKnologies
Throughout Marin
With a range of programming, Play-Well TEKnologies gives kids the opportunity to create, build and explore STEM concepts through play. Their LEGO camps span different ages and interests for participants.
Ages 5–12, 415.460.5210
Science, Technology
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
San Francisco
The summer program at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory follows a range of hands-on learning and the chance to even go on field trips.
Ages 8–14, 415.775.6626
Sports, Academic, Field Trips
Sage Educators
Larkspur, Mill Valley
To combat summer “brain drain,” and to give kids a bit of fun in their vacation months, Sage Educators conducts several summer programs. Classes, workshops, test prep and even outdoor summer day camp are all part of their offerings.
Ages 5–18, 415.388.7243
Academic
San Domenico School
San Anselmo
The San Domenico summer camp has an assortment of sports, academic, and enrichment programs including art, music, digital art, film, and STEM-oriented classes.
Ages 4+, 415.258.1900
Art, General, Sports, Theater
Spanish Immersion Camps with ¡Viva el Español!
Lafayette
¡Viva el Español! summer camps give children an opportunity to learn, practice and improve their Spanish language skills using a combination of interactive games, music, arts, science and cooking projects.
Ages 5–11, 925.962.9177
Foreign Language
Steve and Kate’s Camp
Corte Madera, Santa Rosa, Petaluma
At Steve and Kate’s Camp kids choose from a variety of activities including sewing, stop-motion animation, music, sports and recreation, makers crafts, bread making, and more.
Ages 4–12, 415.604.0078
General
Summer at Sonoma Academy
Santa Rosa
From robotics, baking, storytelling and basketball, the Sonoma Academy summer camp has activities for every kid.
Ages 10–14, 707.545.1770
Cooking, Media Arts, STEM, Sports, Theater
Terra Camps
Marin, San Francisco
Terra Camps offers immersive summer programs in Marin and San Francisco for children ages 2–8. Campers explore Mandarin and Spanish immersion, hands-on Earth Discovery and outdoor learning experiences that spark curiosity, confidence and connection.
Ages 3–8, 415.906.2220
Garden, Nature, Outdoor, Language
TinkerTech Camps
Marin County
Kids can get started with or develop their skills in coding, AI, robotics and engineering at TinkerTech. With a range of classes at locations across Marin, this camp is accessible and edifying for campers interested in tech, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Ages 5–12, 415.290.9964
STEM, Technology, Tinkering, Coding, Robotics, AI
UC Berkeley embARC Summer Design Academy
Berkeley
The UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design’s embARC summer program offers high school students the opportunity to explore architecture, urban design and sustainable city planning through integrated components, sustainable city planning workshop, a digital design workshop, environmental design conversations series and material exploration workshop.
Ages 16–18, 510.643.1188
Art, Creative, Digital Media, STEAM, STEM, Technology
Vision Tech Camps
Multiple Locations
Vision Tech has a range of programs including a Minecraft camp, programming camp, video game design camp and a robotics and engineering camp where children learn new STEM skills that they can use as they grow up.
Ages 7–17, 925.699.9602
Academic, Digital Media, Science, Specialty, Technology
Winston Preparatory School Summer Program
Online
Winston Preparatory School Online offers one-to-one individualized instruction designed to help neurodivergent students close gaps, reinforce strengths and build confidence ahead of the upcoming school year.
Ages 9–18, 646.970.3338
Academic, Specialty
Y Camp
Novato (Lu Sutton Elementary), San Anselmo (Wade Thomas Elementary)
Y summer camps offer full day programs that include STEAM, outdoor education, art, swimming, field trips and recreation activities led by the youth and staff.
Ages 3.75–13, 415.492.9622
General, Sports, Recreation, Art, Nature, STEM
Your Language and Cultural Center
San Rafael
The Language and Cultural center offers programs that help children fulfill their potential in the Spanish language with a fun way of instruction and working hand in hand with students for the most efficient learning.
Ages 5–18, 415.225.8929
Academic, Language
