Is your kid a tech wiz or science enthusiast? There is so much more to STEM education than just writing fractions and memorizing formulas, and these camps are poised to help kids explore their passions. With coding, esports, hands-on projects and more, these Marin science and tech summer camps are just some of the many great camps in the Bay Area.
Coding | Digital Media | Science | STEAM | Technology
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Branson Summer Session
Ross
Branson Summer Session offers 20+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. Whatever your passions or interests — from academic preparation to sports to arts to STEM — you will find a program here at Branson. Students work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area, and practice academic, artistic and athletic skills. On a beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn, grow and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.
Ages 11–18, 415.454.3612
Camp Integem
Larkspur, 10 Bay Area Locations
Camp Integem is a top AR Educational camp and empowers children to explore, design, and innovate with future tech.
Ages 5–18, 408.459.0657
Esporterz Marin Gaming and STEM Center
Larkspur
Esporterz has what every kid and teen loves, from high-tech “toys” like pro-gaming PCs, Nintendo Switches 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
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 8–11 and 11–18, 415.290.9964
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Branson Summer Session
Ross
Branson Summer Session offers 20+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. Whatever your passions or interests — from academic preparation to sports to arts to STEM — you will find a program here at Branson. Students work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area, and practice academic, artistic and athletic skills. On a beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn, grow and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.
Ages 11–18, 415.454.3612
Camp Integem
Larkspur, 10 Bay Area locations
Camp Integem is a top AR Educational camp and empowers children to explore, design, and innovate with future tech.
Ages 5–18, 408.459.0657
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
Vision Tech Camps
Danville, El Cerrito
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 6–17, 925.699.9602 (Danville), 925.699.7036 (El Cerrito)
— Science —
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, 415.339.3907
Branson Summer Session
Ross
Branson Summer Session offers 20+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. Whatever your passions or interests — from academic preparation to sports to arts to STEM — you will find a program here at Branson. Students work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area, and practice academic, artistic and athletic skills. On a beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn, grow and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.
Ages 11–18, 415.454.3612
Call of the Sea-Voyage Seaward
Sausalito
Call of the Sea-Voyage Seaward summer programs include sailing camps, science camps, aloft programs and voyages.
Ages 8–13, 415.331.3214
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 5–14, K-12 415.331.1548
Dance Palace Camp
Point Reyes Station
Dance Palace Camp offers a diverse cultural education and helps kids develop positive relationships through hands-on activities in the natural world with this 3-week camp.
Ages 6–12, 415.663.1075
Marin Horizon Summer Camp
Mill Valley
Join us at Marin Horizon’s Summer Camp for a summer of friends, fun, and academics. We have a new and engaging theme each week including: Mighty Explorers (June 20-23), Rainbow Bonanza (June 26-30), Mad Scientists (July 5-7), Dots and Circles (July 10-14), Little Chefs (July 17-21), and Imagination Station (July 24-28). Regular hours are 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Extended care hours are 8:30-9:00 a.m. and 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Ages 3–7, 415.388.8408
Marin Treks Science Camp
Novato
Marin Treks brings kids together in Novato’s Miwok Park for a half-day of outdoor education in nature, including lessons about and handling of reptiles, amphibians and critters.
Ages 6–11, 415.250.0988
Mark Day School
San Rafael
The Mark Day School summer camp offers academics, recreation, fun and exploring a kid’s creative side through science, performing arts, tinkering, volleyball and sports.
Ages 5–13, 415.472.8000
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 5–14, 415.460.5210
Spaulding Marine Center
Sausalito
Campers will learn how to sail, practice seamanship and stewardship within Richardson Bay, and spend time learning to work with tools in the wood shop. Activities include kayaking, sailing, local field trips, knot tying, woodworking, and group games.
Ages 10–16, 415.332.3179
The Spring Hill School
Petaluma
The Spring Hill School summer camps are available for ages as young as preschool and as old as eighth grade, but both camps encourage education, creativity, innovation and beyond.
Ages 2–14, 707.763.9222
— STEAM —
Branson Summer Session
Ross
Branson Summer Session offers 20+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. Whatever your passions or interests — from academic preparation to sports to arts to STEM — you will find a program here at Branson. Students work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area, and practice academic, artistic and athletic skills. On a beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn, grow and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.
Ages 11–18, 415.454.3612
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 5–12, 415.383.2283
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 professionals who worked at Lucasfilm and Disney.
Ages 10–15, 415.475.7567
Galileo Learning
Kentfield, San Francisco, Northern California
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
Legarza Sports Camp
Various Locations in Marin
Legarza offers both a basketball camp and a few under the STEAM umbrella — like carpentry or physics — for kids looking to expand their skills and learn new ones.
Ages 5–14, 415.334.3333
Sacred Heart Preparatory School
San Francisco
The summer program at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory includes a range of curricula for kids interested in arts, academics and/or sports over the summer. Science courses include topics like engineering, coding, robotics, drone making, physics, math, pathology and crime scene investigation.
Ages 8–14, 415.775.6626
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 8–11 and 11–18, 415.290.9964
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
Winston Preparatory School Summer Program
San Rafael/Online
With a specialized one-to-one Focus program, Winston Preparatory School is offering a summer program that will keep students learning and engaged over summer. Hands-on science labs and math classes, as well as courses in digital literacy, are tailored to empower students to become independent learners.
Ages 9–18, 415.993.5533
— Technology —
Branson Summer Session
Ross
Branson Summer Session offers 20+ programs for middle and high school students, ranging from one to five weeks in length. Whatever your passions or interests — from academic preparation to sports to arts to STEM — you will find a program here at Branson. Students work closely with Branson teachers and coaches, meet new students from around the Bay Area, and practice academic, artistic and athletic skills. On a beautiful 17-acre campus surrounded by nature, you will experiment, explore, learn, grow and have fun. All are welcome. Financial aid is available.
Ages 11–18, 415.454.3612
Camp Integem
Larkspur, San Francisco
Camp Integem is a top AR Educational camp and empowers children to explore, design, and innovate with future tech.
Ages 5–18, 408.459.0657
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.
Enriching U
Novato
Enriching U Camp teaches kids valuable skills like animating, code, photography, creating VR worlds and building video games with instruction from professionals who worked at Lucasfilm and Disney.
Ages 10–15, 415.475.7567
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.
Sacred Heart Preparatory School
San Francisco
The summer program at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory includes a range of curricula for kids interested in arts, academics and/or sports over the summer. Science courses include topics like engineering, coding, robotics, drone making, physics, math, pathology and crime scene investigation.
Ages 8–14, 415.775.6626
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
Tahoe Summer Camps
Truckee, Lake Tahoe
Tahoe Summer Camps has it all, from various art or STEM camps to wilderness or sports ones.
Ages 4–14, 530.414.9316
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 8–11 and 11–18, 415.290.9964
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
Vision Tech Camps
Danville, El Cerrito
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