Camps and Classes for Kids in Santa Barbara, CA

Zoo Camp includes hands-on science activities, games, crafts, and up-close animal encounters that may include a feeding opportunity or animal enrichment experience. Camp days include snacks and lunchtime, guided Zoo tours, and visits to the Zoo’s...

Kids After School Sailing introduces kids to sailing through its Kids After School Sailing and After School Sailing activities. The program is part of the broader offerings of the Santa Barbara Sailing Center, which focuses on sailing and related...

Kids After School Sailing is part of the Kids After School Sailing program at the Santa Barbara Sailing Center and focuses on After School Sailing. The program takes place within a larger operation that also offers public cruises and boat rides,...

Ocean Explorers Camp is a 5-day summer camp that includes kayaking, hiking, snorkeling, beach play, fishing, exploring, surfing, SUP trekking, marine ecology, and journal and drawing activities. This 5-day camp is designed for younger explorers and...

Nature Rangers offers year-round wilderness exploration programs where children take part in nature games, science quests, and art and exploration. Activities include role-playing ecosystems and group challenges such as Nature Bridge Rescue, Animal...

Nature Rangers includes nature games, science quests, art and exploration, and a variety of themed outdoor challenges. Children take part in Nature and Problem-Solving Quests such as Nature Bridge Rescue, Animal Adaptation Challenge, Trail...

Elings Science & Math Camp is a four-day camp that includes activities such as swimming, archery, gaga ball, basketball and tennis, hiking on trails of varying intensities, and time at fire pits and campfires. The program uses a high and low ropes...

Fun in the Sun includes daily mindfulness curriculum and activities, STEAM education, and environmental education. The program offers swim lessons, bike riding, team-building activities, service-learning, and field trips. Participants also take part...

The Explore Ecology Environmental Education Program includes specific activities such as Beach Cleanups, Watershed Education, Community Events, Field Trips, In Class Lessons, and a program called Growing Healthy Minds, Bodies, and Little Green...

United Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Programs at Camp Whittier include activities such as archery, guided hikes, pool time, and ropes. The program also offers a hands on filmmaking experience through SBIFF Film Camp, where camper teams work with and...

DIMITAR Tennis & Pickleball Academy offers tennis and pickleball through private lessons, clinics, and group lessons. The program also includes junior development, performance training, intensive training programs, and work on match strategy and...

The Westmont College Volleyball Summer Elite Prospect Camp includes gym sessions where athletes train using the same coaching methods and in the same facilities the Westmont College Volleyball team uses. Campers interact with current coaches,...

Wilderness Youth Project Summer Camp includes activities such as playing games designed to build awareness, gaining naturalist skills, discovering the plants and animals in the area, making crafts, and practicing fire by friction. Campers may build...

Sing! is a tuition-free choral program where participants perform in concerts, masterclasses, and competitions. The program is called Sing! and is described as a children’s choir. • Ages: 6–15 years old • Price: Sing! is a tuition-free choral...

Westmont Summer Camps offers a variety of sports activities, including track and field skills, golf, soccer, parachute games, archery, basketball, cheer skills, dance skills, baseball skills, flag football, tennis, and volleyball. Campers practice...

UCSB Summer Day Camp offers activities such as pool time, swimming, a ropes adventure course, arts & crafts, group games, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate frisbee, nature hikes, movies, field trips, and special events. The camp also...

Sea League offers ocean-based activities including surfing, stand-up paddle boarding (SUP), kayaking, sailing, tide pooling, sea cave kayaking, snorkeling at the Channel Islands, boogie boarding, abalone shell scavenging, fishing, and swim lessons....

The Outdoor School at Rancho Alegre offers hands-on outdoor environmental and STEM educational activities, including hiking and exploring nature. In this unique learning environment, 5th and 6th grade students explore beyond the classroom walls...