Brains & Motion Summer Camp at St. Philip Neri School
St. Philip Neri School, 1335 High St, Alameda, CA 94501
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Brains & Motion Summer Camp at St. Philip Neri School includes activities such as coding, game design, creative writing, animation, and a variety of sports like soccer, tennis, and basketball. Campers take part in themed experiences that can include building rockets, coding moonwalks, jungle explorations, animal-inspired coding, STEM projects, dino digs, prehistoric robotics, dino-tastic games, submarine robots, coral reef builds, and other ocean-themed activities. The program also features building castles, coding royal adventures, building pyramids, building futuristic gadgets, LEGO Robotics, Micro:bits, coding skills in Scratch, game design and coding with Minecraft and Scratch, MakerSpace challenges, hands-on construction with Strawbees, organized games, high-energy activities, guided recess, hands-on experimentation, and joyful outdoor movement.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Price: $495.00
Brains & Motion Summer Camp at St. Philip Neri School offers whole-child enrichment for grades K–8 through Discovery Camp for grades K–2, Adventure Camp for grades 3–5, and Explorer Camp for grades 6–8. Programs held at St. Philip Neri School are described as completely unique, with exciting themed-weeks that blend STEAM adventures such as coding, AI, machine learning, creative writing, animation, and game design with sports and joyful outdoor movement. The program includes project-based explorations, social-emotional learning built into every lesson, and activities that emphasize teamwork and inclusivity. Brains & Motion also offers summer camps, before and after-school programs, and guided recess year-round, and notes a limited time offer to buy 3 weeks of camp and get 1 free.
The mission of Brains & Motion is to spark kids’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning by blending exciting STEAM adventures with sports and joyful outdoor movement, with a focus on holistic development in a fun, inclusive environment. Instructors receive extensive training in their subject areas and in child development, including continuous professional development, and every candidate undergoes rigorous vetting processes. The organization lists a leadership team that includes Bart Epstein (CEO), Frank Bonanno (CFO), Kristopher Kasper (COO), Rob Magliano (CRO), Sean Zinsley (CTO), Jody Nova (VP of Curriculum), Charissa Murphy (VP of Finance), Kirsten Tamura (Director of Talent Acquisition & Customer Service), Sarah Esquivel (Director of Sales Operations), Amanda Wright (Operations Director), Jessica De Arcos (Operations Director), Casie DiCenso (Director of Summer Camps), Mallory Davis (Director of Training & Development), and Trey Thompson (Director of Sales, West). Brains & Motion reports 1,100 school partnerships and highlights heavily-vetted instructors, coaches, and an expertly-crafted curriculum. One parent testimonial from Kristen on Trustpilot states that the program is well rounded across the STEAM range, that her son enjoys his time each day, that she views it as more enriched than an average after care program, and that she finds the instructors great and Ms. Sierra helpful, kind, very bright, and clearly enthusiastic about her work.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Price: $495.00
Brains & Motion Summer Camp at St. Philip Neri School offers whole-child enrichment for grades K–8 through Discovery Camp for grades K–2, Adventure Camp for grades 3–5, and Explorer Camp for grades 6–8. Programs held at St. Philip Neri School are described as completely unique, with exciting themed-weeks that blend STEAM adventures such as coding, AI, machine learning, creative writing, animation, and game design with sports and joyful outdoor movement. The program includes project-based explorations, social-emotional learning built into every lesson, and activities that emphasize teamwork and inclusivity. Brains & Motion also offers summer camps, before and after-school programs, and guided recess year-round, and notes a limited time offer to buy 3 weeks of camp and get 1 free.
The mission of Brains & Motion is to spark kids’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning by blending exciting STEAM adventures with sports and joyful outdoor movement, with a focus on holistic development in a fun, inclusive environment. Instructors receive extensive training in their subject areas and in child development, including continuous professional development, and every candidate undergoes rigorous vetting processes. The organization lists a leadership team that includes Bart Epstein (CEO), Frank Bonanno (CFO), Kristopher Kasper (COO), Rob Magliano (CRO), Sean Zinsley (CTO), Jody Nova (VP of Curriculum), Charissa Murphy (VP of Finance), Kirsten Tamura (Director of Talent Acquisition & Customer Service), Sarah Esquivel (Director of Sales Operations), Amanda Wright (Operations Director), Jessica De Arcos (Operations Director), Casie DiCenso (Director of Summer Camps), Mallory Davis (Director of Training & Development), and Trey Thompson (Director of Sales, West). Brains & Motion reports 1,100 school partnerships and highlights heavily-vetted instructors, coaches, and an expertly-crafted curriculum. One parent testimonial from Kristen on Trustpilot states that the program is well rounded across the STEAM range, that her son enjoys his time each day, that she views it as more enriched than an average after care program, and that she finds the instructors great and Ms. Sierra helpful, kind, very bright, and clearly enthusiastic about her work.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
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