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Art, Music, Dance & Theatre Camps are a fun and creative summer activity. Most camps are held at art schools, studios, or museums.
Art GrandEyes ~ San Carlos
Award-winning year-round Children and Adults Art Class, Moms & Me Art, Summer Camp, Bilingual Enrichment program (better than pre-school!) at a cozy, spacious environment! High-quality art suppiles! All styles, paintings, drawings - oil paintings, acrylics, watercolor, watercolor pencils, pastels, professional markers, ceramics, clay, print making and more!
Camp Edventure More ~ San Francisco, Marin & East Bay Locations
The only camp where you can find fun, hands-on activities designed by the Exploratorium, CA Academy of Sciences, Museum of Children's Art, and the YMCA all in one place! Also check out Edventure Tech, featuring digital music, movie-making and clay animation sessions for 4th-8th graders!
Camp Galileo ~ 19 locations in San Jose, San Francisco, Marin and East Bay
Camp Galileo combines top quality art, science and outdoor activities with fun camp traditions and dynamic staff to create an experience pre-kinder through entering 5th graders love. Curriculum is developed in partnership with The Tech Museum of Innovation, de Young Museum and Klutz. Voted "Best of the Bay" in Bay Area Parent and San Francisco magazines.
Galileo Summer Quest ~ Atherton
A fun new program from the creators of Camp Galileo and The Tech Museum Summer Camps, featuring in-depth courses and leadership development for entering 5th-8th graders. Offered this summer at Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton.
iD Tech Camps: Hands-On Technology Fun! ~ Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Moraga, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis
Weeklong day and overnight summer technology programs for ages 7-17 at 50 prestigious universities in 23 states. Create 2D and 3D video games, digital movies, websites, robots, and more. Sports & Tech at Stanford and Surf & Tech at UC Santa Cruz. Save with code WD33.
iD Gaming Academy ~ Stanford/Palo Alto
For 2 weeks, teens are immersed in the dynamic world of game development and professional gaming. Courses include: Game Modeling with Maya®, Game Programming and Camp Fatality™. Students leave with a gaming portfolio, cutting-edge software and tools to excel in the fields of game development and professional video gaming. At night enjoy gaming tournaments and LAN parties. Save with code WD33.
iD Film Academy ~ Berkeley/San Francisco
Lights, camera, Action! Filming on location in the SF Bay Area, teens will produce a movie with Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects. Students also experience UC Berkeley during this 2 week course. Save with code WD33.
Academy of Art University - San Francisco
allARTstudio - Redwood City
Alligator Art Studio - Burlingame
Art Gecko - Pleasant Hill
Art GrandEyes - San Carlos
Art in Action - Atherton, Burlingame, Campbell, Foster City, Los Altos, Millbrae, Redwood City, San Mateo, and San Carlos
Art-n-Fun - Los Altos
Art Summer - San Francisco
ARt YoWZa - Alameda
ASUC Art Studio - Berkeley
Aurora School - Oakland
Bay Area Discovery Museum - Sausalito
Cabrillo College Summer Academy - Aptos
California College of the Arts Young Artist Studio - Oakland, San Francisco
Camp Brushstrokes - Berkeley
Camp CMC - San Francisco
Camp Edventure More - San Francisco, Marin, East Bay
Camp Galileo - 19 Bay Area Locations
Camp Habitot - Berkeley
Camp Scrap & Camp Crop - San Carlos
Cantor Arts Center Summer Art Studio - Stanford
Children's Fairyland - Oakland
Chris Babcock Summer Art Camp - San Francisco
Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View
Creative Learning through the Arts Program (CLAP) - San Jose
The Crucible - Oakland
Destiny Arts - Oakland
Doodlebug Camp Creative - San Anselmo
Edventure More - Marin, San Francisco
Everyday Magic - San Francisco
Fine Arts Camp at Villa Montalvo - Saratoga
Galileo Summer Quest - Atherton
Habitot Children's Museum - Berkeley
Happy Hollow Zoo Camp - San Jose
iD Tech Camps - Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Morago, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis
iD Gaming Academy - Stanford/Palo Alto
iD Film Academy - San Francisco/Berekely
KidsArt - Los Altos, San Francisco, Santa Cruz
Kids' Carpentry - Berkeley
Kids N Clay - Berkeley
Kimberly Hardin Art Foundation - Aptos
Laurel Street Arts - San Carlos
Marvegos Fine Art School - Fremont, Saratoga
Mills College Summar Arts Program - Oakland
Mosaic Summer Camp for Kids - Oakland
Museum of Children's Art - Oakland
Ohlone Art Camp - Palo Alto
Out of Site - San Francisco
Pacific Art League - Palo Alto
Park Day Summer Arts Camp - Oakland
Purple Crayon - San Francisco
Precita Eyes - San Francisco
Rainbow Art Studio - Cupertino
Renaissance School - Oakland
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory - San Francisco
San Francisco Art Institute - San Francisco
San Francisco's Children's Art Center - San Francisco
Sewnow! Fashion Studio - Lafayette
Sewing Summer Camp - San Mateo
Sharon Art Studio - San Francisco
Sora Classic Arts - Los Altos
Soul Expression Art Camp - Mountain View
Stretch the Imagination - San Francisco
Studio 4 Art on Wheels - Marin
Summer Arts Studio at San Jose Museum of Art - San Jose
Summer Fiber Craft Day Camps - San Jose
Summer Studio at Cantor Arts Center - Stanford
Summer Youth Studio at Root Division - San Francisco
Teach Me Art School Summer Art Camp - Fremont
Windrush School Summer Adventures Program - El Cerrito
Young at Art - Cupertino
Young Artist Program - San Francisco
Zeum - San Francisco
Cooking
Cuisine and Art Camp - Berkeley, Oakland
Junior Chef Cooking Camp - Menlo Park
EJ's Cookin' with Class - San Francisco
Junior Chef's in Training - Menlo Park, San Mateo
Kids Culinary Adventures - Belmont
Operation C.H.E.F - San Rafael
Young Chef's Academy - Sunnyvale
Circus Camps
888 Monkeys Summer Arts Program - San Jose
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center - Los Gatos
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco
Trapeze Arts - Oakland
Dance Camps
ABADA Capoeira - San Francisco
American Dance Training Camp (overnight) - Squaw Valley
Broadway Summer Dance Camp - Sausalito
Dance Academy USA - Cupertino
Dance Connection - Palo Alto
Dance Zone - San Jose
Danceversity World Dance Camp - Berkeley
Jambooda's Music and Dance Camp - San Francisco
Jam Camp West - La Honda
Kids 'N Dance - Lafayette, Oakland
Levydance Kids - San Francisco
Los Gatos Ballet - Los Gatos
Luna Kids Dance - Berkeley
Mitty Camps - San Jose
Naach Dance Camp - Dublin, Fremont, Mountain View, San Jose
ODC School - San Francisco
Presidio Dance Theatre - San Francisco
San Francisco Ballet - San Francisco
Show Biz Dance - Menlo Park
Soaring Spirit Dance Studio - Campbell
Star Dance Studio - San Francisco
U.S. Performing Arts Camp - Stanford
Valley Dance Theatre - Livermore
Etiquette
Summer Etiquette Camps - Tracy
Movie Making
Digiquest TV & Video Summer Camps - Palo Alto
Future Filmaker Workshops - Mill Valley
iD Tech Camps: Digital Video Production - Stanford/Palo Alto, Berkeley, Moraga, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Davis
Music Camps
Groove School of Percussion ~ Santa Clara
Groove School of Percussion is a drum school for children of all ages, giving students a foundation of drumming from fundamentals to live performances. Staffed only by trained professionals with over 30 years of teaching experience.
Bandworks - Dublin, Oakland
Blue Bear School of Music - San Francisco
Cazadero Performing Arts - Cazadero
Celtic Music Camps for Kids and Teens - Santa Cruz Mountains
Community School of Music and Arts - Mountain View
Creative Strings Camp - Berkeley
Day Jams - Belmont
Fiddle Kids - San Francisco
Groove School of Percussion - Santa Clara
Hayward/LaHonda Music Camp - La Honda
Jambooda's Music and Dance Camp - San Francisco
Jam Camp West - La Honda
Jazz Camp - San Jose
Kodaly Chorus Camp at Holy Names University - Oakland
Mitty Camps - San Jose
The Music Place - Campbell, Cupertino, San Jose
New Mozart School - Palo Alto
Pacific Boychoir Summer Day Camp - Oakland
The Paul Green School of Rock Summer Boot-Camp - San Francisco
Peninsula Youth Orchestra Music Camp - Redwood City
Piedmont Choirs - Occidental
Pyramind Summer Music Production & Recording Workshop For Teens - San Francisco
Santa Rosa Conservatory of Music - Santa Rosa
Sierra Mountain Music Camp - Nevada City
Sora Classic Arts - Los Altos
St. Paul's Music School - Burlingame
Stanford Jazz Camp - Stanford
Summer Rock Camp 2006 - Palo Alto
Summer Taiko at Stanford - Stanford
VIBO Music - San Francisco
Theatre & Performing Arts Camps
888 Monkeys Summer Arts Program - San Jose
ActSmart Children's Theater - Livermore
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center - Los Gatos
Advanced Acting Academy - Palo Alto
Alameda Civic Light Opera - Alameda
Archbishop Mitty High School - San Jose
Aurora School - Oakland
Bay Area Shakespeare Camps - several Bay Area locations
Berkeley Repertory Theatre - Berkeley
Broadway by the Bay - San Mateo
California Theatre Center - South Bay
California Shakespeare Theater - El Cerrito, Oakland, Lafayette, Orinda
Camp Shakespear (ages 8-12) - Los Gatos
Camp Shakespear Conservatory Workshops (ages 13-18) - Los Gatos
Camp Winnarainbow - Laytonville
Children's Fairyland - Oakland
Children's Musical Theater of San Jose - San Jose
City Lights Theater Company - San Jose
Contra Costa Civic Theater Drama Camp - El Cerrito
Conservatory of Arts at Presenation - San Jose
Damas Performing Arts Camp for Girls - Mountain View
Firehouse Rocks at DLOC - Pleasant Hill
Gavilan STAR Program - Gilroy
Glitter & Razz - San Francisco
Grand Lake Montessori Performing Arts Camp - Oakland
Ha Ha This A Way - Berkeley
Hillbarn Theatre Conservatory - Foster City
Hope Musical Theatre - Palo Alto
India Community Center - Milpitas, Sunnyvale
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts - Berkeley
Kids on Camera - San Francisco
Kids Take the Stage - Alameda, Corde Madera, Fremont, San Leandro, San Ramon
Livermore Shakespeare Festival Acting Camp - Livermore
Marin Shakespeare Company - San Rafael
Marin Theatre Company - Mill Valley
The Marsh - San Francisco
Mitty Camps - San Jose
Neighborhood Youth Theater - Castro Valley
Oakwood Summer Performing Arts Camp - Morgan Hill
OnStage Theater Camp - Berkeley
Peninsula Youth Theatre - Mountain View
Pied Piper Players - San Mateo
Piedmont Performing Arts Summer Camp - Oakland
Ray of Light Theatre - San Francisco
Roy's Magic Camp - Lafayette, Livermore
San Francisco Opera Guild - San Francisco
Stage Door Conservatory - Berkeley
Standing Ovations Summer Theater Arts Camp - Walnut Creek
Summer Circus Camp - San Francisco
Sunset Learning Center - San Francisco
Theatre in the Mountains - Los Gatos
Theater in the Summer - Campbell
TheatreWorks Playing with Poetry - Palo Alto, Redwood City
U.S. Performing Arts Camp - Stanford
Valley Dance Theatre - Livermore
Willow Glen Children's Theatre - San Jose
Young Actors Theatre Camp - Santa Cruz
Writing Camps
Lekha Creative Writing Camps- San Jose
Take My Word for It - El Cerrito
Young Writers' Camp - Berkeley
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