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Brains & Motion Education offers hands-on STEM and STEAM adventures, artistic expression, and games that get kids moving. The program includes collaborative sports, joyful outdoor movement, guided and structured recess, and play that is described as pure laughter and joy. It also offers before and after-school programs that combine these activities throughout the year.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
Brains & Motion Education offers STEAM, sports, and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)-powered programs for grades TK–8, with SEL woven into every activity and a focus on whole-child learning that blends STEAM, movement, communication, and collaboration. Programs are held at local schools and nearby universities, and include summer camps, before and after-school programs, and guided recess offered year-round. The organization reports over 1,100 school partners, tens of thousands of alumni, and a total of 100,000 students empowered through 1,100 school partnerships nationwide.
Instructors and coaches undergo meticulous background checks and rigorous staff trainings, and they are trained in their specific subject areas as well as child development and safety protocols. Instructors have backgrounds in education, coaching, STEAM, child psychology, and related fields, and the curriculum is described as expertly crafted. The program notes an emphasis on inclusivity, friendship, and community, and describes its staff as heavily vetted.
Brains & Motion Education states that its mission 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 that includes intellectual and physical growth in a fun, inclusive environment.
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 and Jessica De Arcos, Operations Directors; Casie DiCenso, Director of Summer Camps; Mallory Davis, Director of Training & Development; and Trey Thompson, Director of Sales, West.
Brains & Motion partners with local Bay Area schools and community organizations to create program spaces, and it reports 1,100 school partnerships and an option for school administrators to partner to bring programs to their campus.
Parent testimonials describe individual experiences with the program, including a counselor who helped a young camper adjust to a new camp, a child who wished a robotics camp session were longer, and a parent who observed increased communication at home and frequent sharing about the child’s group and coach. Another parent review on Trustpilot describes the program as well rounded across the STEAM range, notes that the child enjoys attending each day, and highlights an instructor, Ms. Sierra, as helpful, kind, very bright, and enthusiastic about her work.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
Brains & Motion Education offers STEAM, sports, and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)-powered programs for grades TK–8, with SEL woven into every activity and a focus on whole-child learning that blends STEAM, movement, communication, and collaboration. Programs are held at local schools and nearby universities, and include summer camps, before and after-school programs, and guided recess offered year-round. The organization reports over 1,100 school partners, tens of thousands of alumni, and a total of 100,000 students empowered through 1,100 school partnerships nationwide.
Instructors and coaches undergo meticulous background checks and rigorous staff trainings, and they are trained in their specific subject areas as well as child development and safety protocols. Instructors have backgrounds in education, coaching, STEAM, child psychology, and related fields, and the curriculum is described as expertly crafted. The program notes an emphasis on inclusivity, friendship, and community, and describes its staff as heavily vetted.
Brains & Motion Education states that its mission 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 that includes intellectual and physical growth in a fun, inclusive environment.
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 and Jessica De Arcos, Operations Directors; Casie DiCenso, Director of Summer Camps; Mallory Davis, Director of Training & Development; and Trey Thompson, Director of Sales, West.
Brains & Motion partners with local Bay Area schools and community organizations to create program spaces, and it reports 1,100 school partnerships and an option for school administrators to partner to bring programs to their campus.
Parent testimonials describe individual experiences with the program, including a counselor who helped a young camper adjust to a new camp, a child who wished a robotics camp session were longer, and a parent who observed increased communication at home and frequent sharing about the child’s group and coach. Another parent review on Trustpilot describes the program as well rounded across the STEAM range, notes that the child enjoys attending each day, and highlights an instructor, Ms. Sierra, as helpful, kind, very bright, and enthusiastic about her work.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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