STEM activities for children in San Mateo, CA

CodeHS Computer Science Curriculum and Programs focuses on coding and computer science, where students write, run, and debug code using an online IDE that works in any web browser with no downloads needed. The program includes a comprehensive...

Steve & Kate's Camp – San Mateo Summer Camp offers activities such as coding, sewing, baking, making, sports, filming, lounging, and stop-motion animation. Campers can spend time in a Media Lab that includes film, coding, robotics, virtual reality...

Brains & Motion Education offers programs that blend STEAM projects with sports and guided outdoor movement. The program uses an expertly crafted curriculum that combines hands-on experimentation with activities that build communication and...

RootsForKids offers a mix of STEAM activities, art and craft projects, LEGO building, creative arts, and hands-on projects. The program includes everyday outside play in the park, outdoor play, team games, free play, and Bollywood dancing. Children...

Stratford School Preschool/Pre-K is part of Stratford School’s preschool program, where students explore, create, and kindle a love of learning. The program is included in a private school that offers an education infusing a strong liberal arts...

KROK Daycare & Preschool includes activities such as mental math, art, reading, music, movement, sensory play, language starters, social-emotional learning, motor skill development, guided discovery, pre-literacy, early math, and creative STEAM...

Kids Konnect San Mateo offers sensory play, light and sound exploration, water exploration and water play, and activities focused on motion and early problem-solving. Children take part in language-rich experiences, building and experimenting,...

KidSmart Academy offers after school care, enrichment classes, and camps that include activities such as art, Lego Robotics, Mad Science, Spanish, Hindi, Canvas Art, Scratch Coding, chess, abacus, and science. Camp days can also include a field trip...

Challenge School offers AM Chinese Immersion Lessons and PM STEAM Enrichment Classes. The program includes hands-on activities where students design, build, cook, and exchange as part of its summer camp structure. • Ages: 2–13 years old • Price:...

Homework Central After-School Tutoring and Literacy Program offers after-school tutoring and homework assistance, with both individualized and group tutoring in English, reading, and mathematics. Students take part in enrichment activities that...

Alexander Math and Physics Tutoring offers math tutoring and physics tutoring that includes subjects such as Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, College Algebra, College Geometry, College Trigonometry, Finite...

L’Academy San Mateo offers Mandarin immersion, Spanish enrichment, and bilingual daycare and preschool programs from infancy through Pre-K. Children take part in activities such as STEM and the arts with play-based learning, art, music, painting,...

TechKnowHow LEGO, Minecraft and Coding Camps offers hands-on projects in LEGO Design & Robotics, Minecraft adventures, Scratch Coding, and Roblox Coding. The program uses custom-designed curriculum that is updated every year, with new projects that...

Kamparama offers a mix of creative, STEM, and movement activities, with time for kids to explore these options at their own pace. The program also includes a reading sofa and an indoor fort in air conditioned rooms, along with visits from the Ice...

Peninsula Family YMCA Summer Camps offers Traditional Camps and Specialty Camps during the summer. The YMCA of Greater San Francisco provides full day and overnight camps that include Traditional and Specialty camps focused on sports, arts, STEM,...

Play-Well TEKnologies LEGO-Inspired Engineering Programs offers project-based activities that use LEGO materials to explore engineering and architecture. Participants build projects inspired by cool machines, take part in STEM + Minecraft using LEGO...

Treehouse @ the J offers afterschool activities that include STEM projects, art, physical fitness, social-emotional learning, basketball, pickleball, swimming, time in an outdoor Gaga Pit, and time in a garden. The program also includes homework or...

Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County offers summer programs that include weekly field trips, FUN activities, homework help, STEM and arts activities, and sports camps. The program also provides healthy snacks and healthy meals. Participants...

Gigamind Explorer Education offers Abacus Training, Mental Training, Speed Training, Listen-and-Calculate Training, Read-and-Calculate Training, and Montessori Early Mathematics. The program also includes creative-thinking workshop activities...

ACE Adventures Summer Camp offers a mix of athletic outdoor games, hands-on S.T.E.A.M. experiences, and project-based learning activities. Campers take part in art projects such as creating prints inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night using shaving...