Special Needs Camps in the Bay Area

Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center offers Adaptive Riding lessons that teach mounted horseback riding, equitation, and horsemanship skills for participants with a range of physical, developmental, cognitive, and behavioral challenges. The...

Project Awareness And Special Sports (PAASS) offers basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis clinics, lacrosse clinics, after school classes, and summer camps for children and young adults with developmental delays and learning differences. Participants...

NCEFT Youth Equine-Assisted Programs include physical and occupational therapy, mental health and resilience programs, adaptive riding and horsemanship, and equine-assisted retreats. The program also offers group retreats, Happy Trails Camp, a...

Play Pals Preschool offers sensory play, nature exploration, outdoor exploration, and child-led projects using open-ended materials. Children spend time building peer relationships in a play-based, Reggio-inspired environment with co-learning...

Music for Everyone is a sensory-friendly music program that focuses on giving children and teenagers a creative outlet through music. The program involves music activities and does not require any musical experience or instruments. Space is limited,...

The Leap Center (TLC) offers activities such as gardening, sports, arts and crafts, STEM projects, dramatic arts, yoga, cooking classes, dance and movement, music exploration, mindfulness, robotics, art, cultural activities, movement, sensory play,...

Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area Programs offers activities that include a Whole Child Reading Program Presentation, music therapy sessions, conferences, and information sessions. The program also includes the Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk...

AbilityPath Children's Services offers caregiver-child classes, children’s classes, and social learning groups, along with motor developmental classes and handwriting readiness groups. The program also provides speech and language therapy,...

REACH Before and After-School Childcare & Summer Day Camp offers activities such as computer lab, science projects, cooking, music, arts and crafts, games, sports, multicultural activities, and homework assistance. The program also includes daily...

SonRise Equestrian Foundation offers therapeutic riding, personalized riding, horsemanship, grooming, bonding, ranch chores, horseback riding, therapeutic horseback riding, horse science, and arts & crafts. Each “In the Saddle” session pairs one...

One on One Tutoring offers individual tutoring in reading, writing, math, science, Spanish, history, AP classes, SAT preparation, ACT preparation, and other formal testing preparation. Each student works with a qualified tutor on a one-on-one basis....

Outdoor Kids OT offers outdoor occupational therapy groups, individual OT sessions, weekly after-school and weekend therapy groups, and summer camps. The program also runs week-long small-group therapy day camps led by occupational therapists who...

Special Olympics Northern California Programs offers training and competitions in 11 sports, inclusive schools programs, health and wellness activities, and leadership training. The programs use sports to jumpstart change and spark joy, and unite...

Spectrum Surf Camps offers one-week surf camps that focus on surfing. Participants spend their time in the water learning and practicing surfing during these one-week surf camps. Camp sessions take place on both Bolinas Beach and Stinson Beach. •...

Weingarten Children’s Center Preschool includes specific activities such as Morning Music as part of its program. The preschool is part of a Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) school and clinic that offers four programs that teach children who are...

Learning: Empowered! Private Tutoring & College Advising offers tutoring and college advising for students. The program provides an in-home tutoring experience for local youth and specializes in working with students in grades 6–12. • Ages: 11–18...

Timpany Center Adaptive and General Swim Lessons offers adaptive swim lessons, general swim lessons, private swimming lessons for kids and adults with special needs, and semi-private swim lessons. The adaptive swim lesson program is designed for...

Lyon Learning Center offers educational therapy, multi-subject tutoring, and brain coaching. The program provides science based and customized tutoring that focuses on strengthening brain processing and academic skills and supports people of any age...

Axiom Learning offers 1-on-1 tutoring with executive functioning support, test preparation for the SAT, ACT, ISEE, and SSAT, and diagnostics to understand each student’s level in a target subject. The program includes the LEAP 3.0 program for kids...

Eckstein Learning Solutions offers one-on-one processing and cognitive skills educational training. The program uses structured, brain-based learning methods and includes a Comprehensive Learning Evaluation. • Ages: 6–18 years old • Schedule:...