Special Needs Camps in the Bay Area

Educational Dyslexia Instruction by KG uses the Barton Reading and Spelling System and focuses on remediating auditory perception deficits. Instruction takes place in one-on-one sessions using a diagnostic teaching approach and personalized,...

Westwind Riding Institute offers recreational horseback riding classes for children with disabilities. The one-hour riding program includes fun games on horseback, walking next to the horse during class, leading horses, and helping to care for...

Youth Services includes activities such as social groups, art & crafts, dance, swimming, recreational sports, drama, cooking classes, expressive arts, and enrichment classes. Participants also have access to a computer lab and adaptive computer lab,...

Pacific Preparatory offers fully customized, one-on-one virtual learning for K–12 students, including accredited courses and one-on-one courses for credit. The program provides K–12 instruction, personalized tutoring support, expert tutoring,...

Miracle League of San Francisco Peninsula focuses on baseball for children and adults with intellectual, physical, or developmental disabilities. The program brings participants together to play baseball and includes visiting local baseball and...

BORP Adaptive Sports & Recreation offers adaptive cycling, fitness, adult sports, adventures and outings, power soccer, and wheelchair rugby. The program includes community-led adaptive recreation programming and uses an accessible bus as part of...

Classroom Matters offers academic coaching, tutoring, test prep, and study strategies, including SAT Prep, HSPT Prep, and ISEE Prep. The program also offers support with executive functions, high-dosage tutoring, co-working, workshops, High-Impact...

ACEing Autism – Danville San Ramon High School offers weekly tennis clinics for children with autism. The clinics follow a set curriculum, and participants play tennis with support from trained Program Directors and volunteers. • Ages: 5–18 years...

Sunny Days Preschool is a program of the Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE). Sunny Days is enrolling. The mission of the Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) is to enhance the lives of people impacted by autism through innovation,...

Ready Set GO Therapy – Friendship Explorations & Camps offers activities that include Kindergarten Readiness Camps, Confident Readers Camps, obstacle courses, crafts, and games. The program uses a great gym space for these activities. Corry founded...

EmpowerKidz Educational Therapy Programs offers one-on-one personalized educational therapy that includes Comprehensive Cognitive Skills Training, Perceptual Motor Training, and Executive Functioning Skills Training. The program uses specific...

Play Pals Preschool offers sensory play, nature exploration, outdoor exploration, and child-led projects using open-ended materials that invite creativity and wonder. Children spend time building peer relationships in a play-based, Reggio-inspired...

LEAP Camp is part of The Leap Center’s neurodiverse summer day camp offerings and includes engaging enrichment activities and creative projects. Camp days can feature movement, sensory play, outdoor exploration, and pop-up experiences like robotics....

Parents as Teachers (PAT) offers individually tailored home visits that include developmental assessments, developmental intervention, and education. The program also provides individual therapeutic interventions, specialized group services to...

Music Therapy includes activities such as singing, instrument playing, music improvisation, songwriting, music and movement, and musical games. Sessions are led by board-certified music therapists, including the Rohnert Park Music Therapy...

The Creative Arts Program is part of AbilityPath, which offers support services for children, adults, and seniors with developmental disabilities and their families in the greater Bay Area. All programs in the organization’s service portfolio are...

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...

ECMHP Groups & Events offers group-based services and events for infants, young children, and their families who face adversity. The program includes access to the ECMHP Emergency Food Pantry as part of its services for participating families. Its...

Kids & Art Amaeyzing Programs offers creative activities such as glass art, painting, working the clay wheel, and embroidery with professional artists. The program includes both in-person and at-home art experiences for pediatric patients with...

Outdoor Kids OT offers outdoor OT groups, individual occupational therapy sessions, and summer camps. The program also runs week-long small-group therapy day camps that take place in the great outdoors and in parks and woods. • Schedule: Week-long...