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Summer Camps for Science and Technology

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

Coding 

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

Digital Media

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.

Ages 5–12, 415.383.2283

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

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