Steve & Kate's Camp - Emeryville
East Bay German International School, 1070 41st St, Emeryville, CA 94608
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Steve & Kate's Camp - Emeryville offers activities such as coding, robotics, sewing by hand and machine, baking, and a Tinker Lab with arts and crafts. Campers can also spend time making films and stop-motion animation, using 3D pens, exploring 3D worlds with an interactive virtual reality experience, and trying interactive art apps. Additional options include sports and recreation, tabletop games, building marble mazes and forts, using sensory objects and a stocked bookshelf, and camp traditions like Find Chuckie and Friday Pie-Day.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Jun 8–Aug 7, 8:00am–6:00pm, closed July 3
Weekly specials at this camp include options such as a giant inflatable bounce house, scavenger hunts, a double lane slip and slide, an Animal Cam with Monterey Bay Aquarium live streams, a soccer tournament, and a creative writing workshop. Some water play activities, like the double lane slip and slide, require campers to bring a labeled swimsuit, towel, and water shoes or sandals. Steve & Kate’s Camp states that campers choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long, and that long camp hours, snacks, lunch, and all activities that interest the child are included at all-inclusive rates with no additional surprise fees. The program notes that unused purchased Day Passes receive automatic full refunds and underused Summer Passes receive partial refunds at summer’s end, and that local drop-off and pick-up procedures plus a virtual camp orientation are provided to registered families.
The camp states that it is for kids ages 4–12 for summer and holiday camps, that campers must be fully toilet trained, able to speak up for their needs, and able to get through the camp day without a nap, and that no paperwork is required for age verification during registration. Steve & Kate’s Camp lists a camp age limit of 13, with campers who turn 14 while attending allowed to finish out the summer, and also notes mentorship programs for ages 14 and 15, with availability varying by location. The Emeryville camp’s director is named Marlena, and Steve & Kate’s Camp reports that it has been operating since 1980 and now runs more than 70–90 locations. The host school for this camp is East Bay German International School, which is ADA accessible, and families can learn more about the host school at https://www.ebgis.org/.
The camp’s mission statement says that during summer, it gives kids freedom to expand and evolve, and that campers are empowered to make their own choices and be their own bosses so they can discover new reserves of confidence, resiliency, and creativity. Testimonials describe children at Steve & Kate’s as blossoming and discovering a freedom of identity, and say that if kids ruled the world it might look like Steve & Kate’s Camp. Other testimonials note that many children of people working at Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic attend, that the camp blends traditional camp experiences with a modern, tech-focused approach, and that working parents’ worries dissipate as they consider Steve & Kate’s model.
Last updated April 30, 2026.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Jun 8–Aug 7, 8:00am–6:00pm, closed July 3
Weekly specials at this camp include options such as a giant inflatable bounce house, scavenger hunts, a double lane slip and slide, an Animal Cam with Monterey Bay Aquarium live streams, a soccer tournament, and a creative writing workshop. Some water play activities, like the double lane slip and slide, require campers to bring a labeled swimsuit, towel, and water shoes or sandals. Steve & Kate’s Camp states that campers choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long, and that long camp hours, snacks, lunch, and all activities that interest the child are included at all-inclusive rates with no additional surprise fees. The program notes that unused purchased Day Passes receive automatic full refunds and underused Summer Passes receive partial refunds at summer’s end, and that local drop-off and pick-up procedures plus a virtual camp orientation are provided to registered families.
The camp states that it is for kids ages 4–12 for summer and holiday camps, that campers must be fully toilet trained, able to speak up for their needs, and able to get through the camp day without a nap, and that no paperwork is required for age verification during registration. Steve & Kate’s Camp lists a camp age limit of 13, with campers who turn 14 while attending allowed to finish out the summer, and also notes mentorship programs for ages 14 and 15, with availability varying by location. The Emeryville camp’s director is named Marlena, and Steve & Kate’s Camp reports that it has been operating since 1980 and now runs more than 70–90 locations. The host school for this camp is East Bay German International School, which is ADA accessible, and families can learn more about the host school at https://www.ebgis.org/.
The camp’s mission statement says that during summer, it gives kids freedom to expand and evolve, and that campers are empowered to make their own choices and be their own bosses so they can discover new reserves of confidence, resiliency, and creativity. Testimonials describe children at Steve & Kate’s as blossoming and discovering a freedom of identity, and say that if kids ruled the world it might look like Steve & Kate’s Camp. Other testimonials note that many children of people working at Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic attend, that the camp blends traditional camp experiences with a modern, tech-focused approach, and that working parents’ worries dissipate as they consider Steve & Kate’s model.
Last updated April 30, 2026.