Your favorite kids' programs by category

‍🔬 · STEM Programs

San Francisco Math Circle

Bay Area, CA

San Francisco Math Circle offers inclusive, hands-on math enrichment that builds confidence and creativity. Through fun puzzles and games, students explore math in a supportive, collaborative space. Led by passionate instructors with strong STEM backgrounds, the program helps students grow as mathematical thinkers while developing a positive attitude toward learning and problem-solving.

Science Akadémeia, The Atlanta Preschool of Science

Atlanta, GA

STEM-focused Summer Camp with hands-on science, engineering, robotics, and outdoor activities, promoting curiosity, creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and academic enrichment.

EDMO

Bay Area, CA

EDMO is a national education nonprofit that cultivates curious, courageous and kind humans. Our award-winning summer and afterschool programs engage kids’ minds, bodies and hearts. All kids and families are welcome at EDMO. Equity is in our mission.

Aviation Camp & Workshops

Bay Area, CA

Aviation Camp offers a hands-on aerospace adventure for campers entering grades K–7 at the Hiller Aviation Museum. Campers build model aircraft, try flight simulators, explore real aircraft, and meet pilots—bringing aviation to life through exciting, immersive experiences.

Create & Learn

ONLINE

Top rated Computer Science education program for grades k-12. Online classes and camps, only 3-5 students/group. 40+ fun topics including Scratch coding, Minecraft coding, Python, Robotics, AI, Roblox Coding, Arduino, and many more.

💻 · Coding Programs

Code For Fun

Bay Area, CA

Code for fun, a non-profit founded in 2014, exposes young students to computer science. It offers nationwide virtual and in-person programs, camps, and teacher services. As a leader in CS education, it bridges gender/racial gaps, inspiring all students to explore engineering and tech careers.

Futurebytes LLC

Bay Area, CA

Futurebytes empowers 5-12 year olds to explore robotics and coding. They foster creativity, problem-solving, and computational thinking through hands-on camps and programs, inspiring future innovators in a safe, inclusive environment.

· Creative Arts

CD's Art Studio

Bay Area, CA

San Jose’s CD’s Art Studio, founded in 1990, is led by CD Hullinger, a children’s book illustrator with 27+ years’ experience. Kids explore papermache, fused glass, mosaics, painting, and drawing. CD and staff help children find their unique creativity and build artistic confidence.

ANFS Studio

Bay Area, CA

ANFS Studio offers kids joyful art camps, acrylic painting, DIY crafts, and story-driven workshops. We focus on process over perfection, inclusive creativity, and emotional wellness—helping every child explore, connect, and celebrate creativity together.

Nimmy's Art

ONLINE

Nimmy’s Art provides online art classes for your kids. Discover and enhance your kid’s drawing, painting, and mixed-media art skills from the comfort of your home. Art Classes led by an International Art Tutor, Nimmy Melvin.

· Language Arts

Kallpachay Spanish Immersion

Los Angeles, CA & Online

Kallpachay Spanish Immersion offers a welcoming and safe environment for students to learn Spanish at their own pace. Playful mascots Lulu and Loreto encourage interaction and practice, making language learning an engaging adventure filled with fun activities.

Palo Alto Speech and Debate Camp

Bay Area, CA

Palo Alto Speech and Debate Camp (PASDC) improves elementary, middle school and high school students’ critical thinking ability, public speaking, research skills, and self-confidence year after year. The camp is taught by a nationally-ranked, national championship winning high school debate team, with a 5-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio.

· Outdoor & Nature

Camp Gold Hollow

Nevada City, CA

Camp Gold Hollow offers a summer experience where kids connect with nature, others, and themselves. Set on a scenic lake in the Sierra pines, camp fosters self-discovery, community, confidence, and lasting memories.

AllTogetherNow!

Vermont

AllTogetherNow! Community Arts Center is a place of people living and working together in celebration of life through art, music, dance, puppet theatre, gardens, respect for all living beings, and FUN! We host summer camps, art classes, seasonal celebrations with parades, puppets, and pageantry, and teach sustainability workshops.

BEan IN NATURE

Bay Area, CA

At BEan In Nature, mentors guide kids to connect with nature through curiosity, creativity, and hands-on exploration. Using questioning and child-led experiences, they foster a love for science, self, and the Earth—building confidence, imagination, and a deep sense of stewardship through nature awareness, ancestral skills, and joyful discovery in the outdoors.

Bay Area Kids Camp

Bay Area, CA

Bay Area Kids Camp is a 100% mobile outdoor adventure camp that takes kids to different nature preserves to hike and explore. Each day we explore a different nature preserve and spend time hiking in the woods, climbing trees, and exploring tide pools, ponds, and creeks. On all of our adventures, we have seen everything from the smallest insects, banana slugs and deer to watching whales spouting and birds of prey flying.

Forest Bloom Outdoor School

Bay Area, CA

Forest Bloom is a Reggio Emilia-inspired outdoor program for children ages 2.5 to 6 for daily school and up to 8 years for our camps. We believe children are inherently capable, resilient, and curious “heroes” of their own education. Rather than a traditional classroom, we curate a living environment in the wild where children build their own understanding of the world—one discovery at a time.

· Performing Arts

Fantasy Dance School

Central Valley, CA

Fantasy Dance School inspires grace and confidence through diverse styles, small classes, and multilingual staff. Its premier facility hosts year-round shows and camps, fostering artistic joy in a supportive, family-oriented environment.

Infinity Ballet Conservatory and Theatre

North Carolina

Infinity Ballet Conservatory empowers students through dance education. Our family atmosphere fosters technical excellence, confidence, and perseverance. Students learn life skills and authentic expression that translate far beyond the studio.

· Recreation & Gaming

Danger Wizard

Massachusetts

Danger Wizard LLC is Boston’s premier D&D and RPG professional service, offering private events, one-shots, youth programs, classes, DM coaching and more. Based in Somerville MA, we are available for in-person games in the Greater Boston area or virtual anywhere in the world.

Open Mind School

Bay Area, CA

Open Mind School redefines education by combining brain-based learning with innovative, project-based experiences. Through personalized, meaningful instruction, students connect classroom learning to the real world.

Tunkhannock Area Recreation Association (TARA)

Pennsylvania

Get Out! Tunkhannock programs offer community events, sports, lessons, and educational activities for children and families in Pennsylvania. Get Out! Tunkhannock is organized and operated by Tunkhannock Area Recreation Association.

· Sports

Spartan Allstars

Los Angeles, CA

Spartan Allstars at La Cañada High School introduces campers to 20+ sports and fitness activities, promoting teamwork, sportsmanship, and individual growth. Founded in 2011, the camp supports all skill levels with expert staff and fun special events that create lasting summer memories.

Challenger Sports Soccer Camps

Los Angeles, CA

Challenger Sports uses 30+ years of experience to teach soccer skills and core values. Programs for ages 3-16, including TinyTykes and player development, offer global coaching techniques in half and full-day sessions for all skill levels.

My City Allstars

Florida

My City Allstars introduces campers to a broad range of sports and activities, teaches children the value of cooperative team sports and sportsmanship, and encourages individual excellence in an atmosphere of healthy competition. Expert staff lead and modify activities to enhance the individual skill level of both the novice and experienced campers. Special activities are speckled throughout camp to add variety and lasting memories.

National Academy of Athletics

Bay Area, CA

NAofA offers youth programs for kids of all abilities to have fun, learn sports skills, and build confidence on and off the field. We teach about success, failure, and the value of being part of a team.

· Specialty Sports

Titan Youth Summer Programs

Los Angeles, CA

Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Youth Summer Programs offer active fun. Camps for ages 5–12 include sports, climbing, and crafts with flexible hours. Learn to Swim classes build safety and skills in a small, certified environment.

Upstander Kids Anti-Bullying

Los Angeles, CA

Upstander Kids Anti-Bullying Camp equips 6-12 year olds with social and emotional skills. Through daily activities like martial arts, improv, and arts & crafts, kids build confidence and develop strategies to handle bullying. A former Power Ranger even leads the martial arts program!

Timber Ranch Horse & Farm Camp

Winter Garden, FL

Farm Camp, also called Ag Camp, is a week of hands-on, fun-filled activities all about agriculture! From horseback riding to working with animals to learning about plants and farming, your child will experience it all while making lasting memories.

👶‍ · Childcare Centers & After-School Programs

Little Champs Learning Center

Bay Area, CA

Little Champs offers STEAM-focused after-school programs and summer camps that help kids ages 5–13 learn, grow, and thrive in a safe, fun, and supportive environment.

Just4Kids ChildCare

Bay Area, CA

Just4Kids Child Care offers a safe, caring home where each child can play, grow, and learn through fun, engaging activities that support their development, curiosity, and sense of belonging.

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Your favorite kids' programs by category

‍🔬 · STEM Programs

💻 · Coding Programs

· Creative Arts

· Language Arts

· Outdoor & Nature

· Performing Arts

· Recreation & Gaming

· Sports

· Specialty Sports

👶‍ · Childcare Centers & After-School Programs

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