STEM Center USA

STEM Center USA offers summer camps with robotics, game design, coding, electronics, and more. It also offers creativity center classes, homeschool classes, virtual programs, custom learning kits, professional development, open houses, 1:1 orientations, and phone chat.

Programs

• Summer camps — K-12 · weeklong summer camps; 2026 summer camps; local camps at Claremont STEM Center, El Roble, Rancho Cucamonga, and virtual camps · Courses include robotics, game design, coding, electronics, and more.
• Creativity Center classes — TK-12 · weekly classes; Monday through Saturday; fall sessions resume in late August · $160–$260 per month · In-person classes at Claremont and Rancho Cucamonga locations.
• Homeschool classes — Grades K-12 · weekly classes; day, afternoon, and weekend options; start dates are rolling throughout the academic year · $50–$65 per session · In-person homeschool classes at Claremont and Rancho Cucamonga locations, with virtual options also mentioned.
• Virtual programs — K-12 · virtual programs; weekly classes; virtual camps · Mentioned on the homepage, about page, and summer camps page.
• Custom learning kits — Listed as one of the offerings on the about page.
• Professional development — Listed as one of the offerings on the about page.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Price range: $50–$260
• General schedule: Summer camps are weeklong. Creativity center classes are weekly and offered Monday through Saturday. TK-3rd graders have 45-minute weekly sessions. 3rd-12th graders have 1.5-hour small-group classes that begin roughly every eight weeks. Homeschool classes have day, afternoon, and weekend options, with start dates rolling throughout the academic year.

About the provider

STEM Center USA was founded in October 2011 by co-founders Melissa and Lavanya Jawaharlal. The site says the program has offered programs since 2011 and has reached over 40,000 students. It also states that instructors are fingerprinted and background checked at the Department of Justice and FBI level and are CPR trained, and that the co-founders have degrees in Mechanical Engineering from USC and UC Berkeley.

• Open house — Open houses are available at Rancho and Claremont.
• 1:1 orientation — Orientations are necessary for all new families.
• Phone chat — A quick conversation option mentioned on the creativity center page.

Camp cancellations have a non-refundable $30 processing fee. Full refunds are available if cancellation is 30+ days before camp start. Cancellations within 30 days can be refunded at 50% or transferred in full to a future STEM Center USA program.

What families say

“STEM Center USA is a constant source of education and inspiration for my children. The staff are dedicated, caring, and completely devoted to providing a rich experience for all students; we are ever so grateful!” — Monse P., Parent — kids ages 6, 9, 10, 14

“My three children have been with STEM Center USA for seven years. The staff and programs have been exceptional and constantly engage, challenge, entertain, educate, and foremost inspire creativity and curiosity in technology.” — Praveena R., Parent — kids ages 9, 11, 12

“STEM Center USA has excited our boys about science and technology. Our boys bring what they learn at the Center and apply the same principals at home. The Center makes learning fun and they look forward to Mondays at STEM!” — Brandon I., Parent — kids ages 6 and 9

Last updated September 16, 2026.