Brains & Motion Summer Camp at University of California at Berkeley
UC Berkeley, 2465 Bancroft Way, Bay View Room - Eshleman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Brains & Motion Summer Camps at University of California, Berkeley includes activities such as coding, game design, creative writing, animation, soccer, AI, machine learning, guided movement, outdoor exploration, and low-key group activities. Campers take part in specific sessions like Jr. Coding with Splats + Scratch, MakerSpace Creations with LEGO, Robotics with Dash Robots, Creative Game Design with Minecraft, MakerSpace & Rube Goldberg Engineering, LEGO Robotics & Strawbees Micro:bit, and Game Design Lab with Minecraft & CodeCombat. Additional hands-on options include MakerLab & Rube Goldberg Engineering, Robotics & Engineering Lab with LEGO & Micro:bit, Physically Active Coding with Unruly Splats, Interactive Game Design in Scratch, Engineering Concepts with LEGO, and Hands-On Design Thinking Challenges such as building stability and testing structures.
• Ages: 7–13 years old
• Price: $595.00
The program’s mission is to spark kids’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning by blending STEAM adventures with sports and joyful outdoor movement, with a focus on holistic development that includes intellectual and physical growth in a fun, inclusive environment. Activities also include exploring algorithms and coding in the Path App, practicing design thinking and building environments for Dash to navigate, discovering engineering principles and outfitting Dash to solve challenges, and building narrative adventures for Dash to complete.
Instructors receive extensive training in their subject areas and in child development, including continuous professional development to stay current with educational practices and techniques, and the organization uses heavily-vetted instructors and coaches with extensive background checks. The curriculum is described as expertly crafted, with social-emotional learning built into every lesson and programs that blend STEAM, movement, communication, and collaboration through project-based explorations with an emphasis on teamwork and inclusivity. Brains & Motion reports 1,100 school partnerships and states that it has empowered 100,000 students, with programs that include summer camps, before and after-school programs, and guided recess for grades TK–8 and K–8.
The leadership team 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). A parent testimonial on Trustpilot from Kristen describes the program as well rounded across the STEAM range, notes that her son enjoys his time each day, and mentions that instructors are great and that Ms. Sierra is helpful, kind, very bright, and clearly loves what she does.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
• Ages: 7–13 years old
• Price: $595.00
The program’s mission is to spark kids’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning by blending STEAM adventures with sports and joyful outdoor movement, with a focus on holistic development that includes intellectual and physical growth in a fun, inclusive environment. Activities also include exploring algorithms and coding in the Path App, practicing design thinking and building environments for Dash to navigate, discovering engineering principles and outfitting Dash to solve challenges, and building narrative adventures for Dash to complete.
Instructors receive extensive training in their subject areas and in child development, including continuous professional development to stay current with educational practices and techniques, and the organization uses heavily-vetted instructors and coaches with extensive background checks. The curriculum is described as expertly crafted, with social-emotional learning built into every lesson and programs that blend STEAM, movement, communication, and collaboration through project-based explorations with an emphasis on teamwork and inclusivity. Brains & Motion reports 1,100 school partnerships and states that it has empowered 100,000 students, with programs that include summer camps, before and after-school programs, and guided recess for grades TK–8 and K–8.
The leadership team 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). A parent testimonial on Trustpilot from Kristen describes the program as well rounded across the STEAM range, notes that her son enjoys his time each day, and mentions that instructors are great and that Ms. Sierra is helpful, kind, very bright, and clearly loves what she does.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
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