Camps and Classes for Kids in Oakland, CA

Oakland Strokes Youth Rowing Programs offers Middle School Rowing, Summer Learn to Row Camps, and a High School Racing Team. In the middle school program, athletes learn to scull, sweep, and cox. Summer Learn to Row Camps are open to beginners and...

Chabot Space & Science Center Youth & Family Programs offers Cosmic Camp-in, an overnight adventure with hands-on science, live astronomy, and Camp-in fun. It also offers Sci-Fi Night, a one-night-only film screening in the 70-foot planetarium dome,...

One Big Love Art Camp and Art Classes offers art workshops for ages 5-12. The workshops include drawing, painting, and sculpting with a variety of materials. Programs One Big Love Art Camp and Art Classes — ages 5-12 · Art workshops exploring...

Explorer Camp is a one-week day camp for 5- and 6-year-olds entering Kindergarten or 1st Grade, and campers must be 5 by the start of camp. The camp includes hiking, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, biking, yoga, art, and music. It meets Monday...

Avid4 Adventure offers Adventure Camp, where campers do mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing, paddling, and kayaking. It also offers day camp programs with daily adventures in paddling, biking, rock climbing, or hiking, plus options such as Learn...

Golden State Sports Academy offers camps and programs for ages 5-16. The academy says its camps and programs focus on skill development and fun competition. Its program schedule says campers learn fundamentals, do individual drill work, and compete...

Oaklantis Swim Academy offers Swim School, Marauders Recreational Team, and Mavericks Competitive Team. The academy provides high-quality swim lessons and swim teams. Programs SWIM SCHOOL — Setting the Foundation MARAUDERS RECREATIONAL TEAM —...

3DMAKERCAMP offers STEM School Break Camps and 3DMC After School. The activities include 3D printing, laser cutting, LEGO robotics, woodworking, CNC routers, vinyl cutters, t-shirt making, and robotics. Programs STEM School Break Camps — 8–14 ·...

Art Camps offers weekly sessions with a new theme each week, including Puppet Palooza: Stories Come Alive, Bold Builders: 3D Explorers, Ink & Imagination: Comics and Zines, Beyond the Brush: Mixed Media Magic, Runway Remix: Design Studio Take 2,...

Children’s Fairyland offers Children’s Theatre for young children, including a program called Fairyland Personalities. It also offers Education and Community Engagement Programs that include Toddler Storytimes, field trips, and job training for...

Roberts Pool Complex Swim Lessons offers group swim lessons and private swim lessons. The pool also offers recreational swim and fitness swimming. Programs Group swim lessons — Swim lessons offer by Life Guards are available at Roberts Pool Complex....

MESA offers the MESA College Prep Program, the MESA Community College Program, and the MESA University Program. It also offers MESASpace Virtual Skills Sessions, the MESA Mentor Program, the MESA IDEA Accelerator, and the MESA Student Leadership...

Ascension Summer Camp is an offering for ages 8 to 17. A 2026 session is listed from June 13, 2026, to June 21, 2026. Programs Ascension Summer Camp — 8-17 At a glance Ages: 8–17 years old Last updated October 4, 2026.

ZooCamp offers Spring Break ZooCamp, Summer ZooCamp, Fall Break ZooCamp, and Winter Break ZooCamp. Campers take part in hands-on activities, play, and community-based activities, and the program says campers should bring a refillable water bottle, a...

Words in the Wild offers WordLab - School Based Tutoring, 1:1 Tutoring and Ed Therapy, Summer Nature + Literacy Camp, Professional Development, Positive and Engaged Learning Community: behavior/classroom management, Literacy (through and beyond the...

Roots y Ramas Forest School offers a bilingual, play-based forest school program with nature immersion, social-emotional learning, and Spanish language acquisition. It also offers Quail Family Forest Time, a seasonal series of classes for children...

Notes Music Academy offers one-on-one music lessons in piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, cello, bass guitar, drums, and voice. Lessons are available for students ages 6 and up and adults, and in-person lessons are back. The academy has eleven fully...

Oakland Kickboxing offers Kids Kickboxing for ages 8-14, with pad work, kicks, age-appropriate grappling, teamwork, and discipline. It also offers Kickboxing Fundamentals & Pad Training with stance, footwork, strikes, defense, and pad work, plus...