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Camp Galileo offers hands-on projects, outdoor play, and collaborative challenges that include STEAM exploration throughout the day. Campers take part in activities such as the Innovator's Studio, Idea Lab, Outdoor Adventure, Individual Project Work, Leadership Development and Team Building, Camp Mentorship, and Camp Magic. The camp day also includes water days, lanyards and crafts, face painting, pie throwing, outdoor games, songs, skits, silly traditions, and design challenges like engineering launchers, engineering golf-courses, and putting on mini Olympics.
• Ages: 5–16 years old
• Schedule: Camp day 9am–3pm, with optional AM care 8–9am and optional PM care 3–6pm
• Price: $25 Off 1 Week • $50 Off 2+ Weeks. Use Code: COUNTDOWN25.
Camp Galileo includes a nut-free snack break, a Snack Break period in the daily schedule, and a Lunch/Free Play block. Its curriculum features hands-on STEAM projects, collaborative design challenges, and age-appropriate projects supported by customized STEAM-based curriculum and program training.
Camp Galileo began in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2002. The organization states that at Galileo, summer is a time for joyful, friend-filled fun and a perfect time to learn. Galileo operates award-winning summer camps and expanded learning programs and consistently earns “Best Camp” community awards. Galileo operates award-winning summer camps and expanded learning programs at over 60 locations in Northern and Southern California, Chicagoland, Denver and Seattle, and operates 60+ camps across five regions. The program has served over 570,000 campers and has also stated that it has served over 600,000 campers at locations across the country. Galileo offers a scholarship program with more than 49,000 scholarships awarded. Camp Galileo features an imagination-sparking curriculum, the Galileo Innovation Approach, a Counselor in Training (CIT) program, and a mascot that is a rubber chicken.
Parent feedback from 2025 includes comments from multiple regions. An Alameda parent in 2025 highlighted the staff and curriculum and noted that the curriculum kept an older child engaged after years of attending. A Berkeley parent in 2025 stated that their child loved camp and came home excited, happy, and well cared for. A Boulder parent in 2025 described the projects as creative, the staff as supportive and welcoming, and reported that their child said he became innovative after Galileo Camp. A Chicago parent in 2025 noted that counselors were super engaging, that kids were doing hands-on activities constantly, and specifically mentioned liking water days. A Denver parent in 2025 said counselors were enthusiastic and encouraging, knew kids by name, and that their kids came home doing camp cheers and asked to stay for after care. An Irvine parent in 2025 reported that a child loved working on projects that stimulated thinking and creativity and described teachers and staff as enthusiastic and attentive. A San Diego parent in 2025 shared that their daughter loved camp, continued working on a shop/box created at camp, and wanted to return the next year. A San Francisco parent in 2025 described a hesitant and anxious first-time camper who ended the day saying he had a lot of fun and made three friends. A Seattle parent in 2025, returning for a second year at the Madison Valley location, noted that their 9-year-old son loved camp, described staff as friendly, and described check-in and check-out as smooth, organized, and safe, with consistent photo ID checks. Another Seattle parent in 2025 said they loved the hands-on work and that it was much better than using screens. One parent testimonial described Camp Galileo as a fun, inclusive environment where kids came home happy and chanting camp cheers and thanked the camp for providing a safe and enjoyable camp that welcomes all kids.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Ages: 5–16 years old
• Schedule: Camp day 9am–3pm, with optional AM care 8–9am and optional PM care 3–6pm
• Price: $25 Off 1 Week • $50 Off 2+ Weeks. Use Code: COUNTDOWN25.
Camp Galileo includes a nut-free snack break, a Snack Break period in the daily schedule, and a Lunch/Free Play block. Its curriculum features hands-on STEAM projects, collaborative design challenges, and age-appropriate projects supported by customized STEAM-based curriculum and program training.
Camp Galileo began in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2002. The organization states that at Galileo, summer is a time for joyful, friend-filled fun and a perfect time to learn. Galileo operates award-winning summer camps and expanded learning programs and consistently earns “Best Camp” community awards. Galileo operates award-winning summer camps and expanded learning programs at over 60 locations in Northern and Southern California, Chicagoland, Denver and Seattle, and operates 60+ camps across five regions. The program has served over 570,000 campers and has also stated that it has served over 600,000 campers at locations across the country. Galileo offers a scholarship program with more than 49,000 scholarships awarded. Camp Galileo features an imagination-sparking curriculum, the Galileo Innovation Approach, a Counselor in Training (CIT) program, and a mascot that is a rubber chicken.
Parent feedback from 2025 includes comments from multiple regions. An Alameda parent in 2025 highlighted the staff and curriculum and noted that the curriculum kept an older child engaged after years of attending. A Berkeley parent in 2025 stated that their child loved camp and came home excited, happy, and well cared for. A Boulder parent in 2025 described the projects as creative, the staff as supportive and welcoming, and reported that their child said he became innovative after Galileo Camp. A Chicago parent in 2025 noted that counselors were super engaging, that kids were doing hands-on activities constantly, and specifically mentioned liking water days. A Denver parent in 2025 said counselors were enthusiastic and encouraging, knew kids by name, and that their kids came home doing camp cheers and asked to stay for after care. An Irvine parent in 2025 reported that a child loved working on projects that stimulated thinking and creativity and described teachers and staff as enthusiastic and attentive. A San Diego parent in 2025 shared that their daughter loved camp, continued working on a shop/box created at camp, and wanted to return the next year. A San Francisco parent in 2025 described a hesitant and anxious first-time camper who ended the day saying he had a lot of fun and made three friends. A Seattle parent in 2025, returning for a second year at the Madison Valley location, noted that their 9-year-old son loved camp, described staff as friendly, and described check-in and check-out as smooth, organized, and safe, with consistent photo ID checks. Another Seattle parent in 2025 said they loved the hands-on work and that it was much better than using screens. One parent testimonial described Camp Galileo as a fun, inclusive environment where kids came home happy and chanting camp cheers and thanked the camp for providing a safe and enjoyable camp that welcomes all kids.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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