Camps and Classes for Kids in Oakland, CA
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...
Oakland Strokes, Inc.
Tidewater Boating Center / Tidewater Boathouse, 4675 Tidewater Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601
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...
One Big Love Studio
One Big Love Studio, 3836 Glen Park Road, Oakland, CA 94602
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...
Avid4 Adventure
Northern Light School, 3710 Dorisa Ave, Oakland, CA 94605
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
Northern Light School, 3710 Dorisa Ave, Oakland, CA 94605
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...
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 —...
Neologix Engineering Labs
3DMAKERSPACE at Artthaus Studio, 2744 East 11th Street, Oakland, CA 94601
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 ·...
Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA)
Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA), 1221 Broadway, LL-49, Oakland, CA 94612
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
Children’s Fairyland, 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
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...
East Bay Regional Park District
Roberts Pool Complex, Roberts Regional Recreation Area, 10570 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
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 Statewide Office
MESA Statewide Office, 1111 Franklin Street, 10th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607
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
YMCA Camp Ravencliff, 4700 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602
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.
Words in the Wild
St. Paul’s Episcopal School / Gardens at Lake Merritt, 2939 Summit St., Suite 201, Oakland, CA 94609
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
Roots y Ramas Forest School, Oakland, CA
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
Notes Music Academy, 3166 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland, CA 94692
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
Suigetsukan, 103 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606
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...
Meaningful Teens
Meaningful Teens (online via Zoom), 2035 40th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94601
Meaningful Teens is an online community that teaches critical literacy, English language, and mathematical skills. Its offerings include Project Omega: Math for 5th grade students, Project Speak Together for 7-13-year-old Ukrainian students, Project...
Saint Vincent’s Day Home
Saint Vincent’s Day Home, 1086 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607-2616
Saint Vincent’s Day Home offers early learning programs, a toddler and preschool-aged children program, and licensed full-day kindergarten. The toddler and preschool-aged children program is year-round and uses a HighScope curriculum that is...