Camps and Classes for Kids in Santa Cruz, CA

Seven Directions Creative Learning Center offers summer camps, regular art and science classes, and Movie Nights where students spend time watching movies, making art, and interacting with resident animals. Students work with pencil, charcoal,...

WEST Performing Arts offers Winter/Spring classes, Summer Camps, and community classes that include hands-on arts adventures in literature, performance, and original works. The program also supports creative residencies, technical theatre incubation...

Young Actors’ Theatre Camp offers a range of programs that include Summer Camp, Winter Film Camp, Overnight Camps, 1-day workshops, and themed weekend camps such as the Audition Intensive Weekend Camp, DRAG Weekend Camp, Dungeons & Dragons Weekend...

Quicksilver Santa Cruz Swim Lessons offers a progressive swim lesson program that includes Parent Aquatics, Beginner Swim Lessons, Intermediate Swim Lessons, Advanced Swim Lessons, Stroke Development, junior lifeguard prep classes, and Masters...

Midtown Montessori includes garden explorations, bread Fridays, and seasonal field trips. Children visit Live Earth Farm in the fall and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center in the spring as part of the program’s activities. The classroom is...

Santa Cruz Kids in Nature is a grassroots, outdoor learning program where kids take part in hands-on exploration and play. The program blends Social Emotional Learning, Natural and Cultural History, Art, and Environmental Stewardship, and is...

Santa Cruz SPCA Camps include activities such as art, games, and other safe, hands-on activities. Campers take part in hands-on experiences that include socializing and training adoptable animals. PAWS and Paint Spring Camp is described as a mix of...

Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center Youth Program is part of Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center, which offers dance education to dedicated and talented students and connects them with accomplished teaching artists. The program is based in a...

Academy of Martial & Internal Arts offers training in Kung Fu, self defense, Tai Chi (Taijiquan), Bagua Zhang, Qigong, Chi Kung (Qigong), Chen style Tai Chi Chuan, Longfist Kung Fu, and Tai Chi Chuan. The program also includes weapons work with...

Bridges to Kinder Parent and Early Childhood Education Program includes activities such as self portraits, clay play, library time with Kathy, and a field trip to Mail some Love, play at the park, and feed the ducks. The program also offers...

Charlie's Porch Tutoring Center offers homework help, foundational skills, and support with organization and time management in all subject areas for Kindergarten through eighth grade students in public, private, and homeschool settings. The program...

Children's Preschool offers a preschool curriculum that includes math, arts, literature, outdoor learning activities, music, sand and water play, and motor activities such as tricycle riding, running, playing a ball, and climbing. Children take part...

Club Ed Surf School and Camps offers surf lessons, surf camps, international surf camps, stand up paddleboarding lessons, and surf equipment rentals. Surf lessons include Private Group Surf Lessons, Semi-Private Surf Lessons, Open Group Surf...

Community Music School of Santa Cruz offers music workshops, concerts, summer camps, and ongoing ensembles that focus on making music together. Participants can join Teen Band, Kid Camp, Redwood Dulcimer Day, and other programs that include playing...

Discovery Preschool centers its days around hands-on activities and exploration. Children engage in projects and experiences that follow a Reggio Emilia philosophy to inspire learning, curiosity, and discovery. The program uses child-led learning,...

The Early Education Center – Preschool & PreK Program (Downtown Children’s Center) offers a play-based and academic Preschool and PreK program that includes emergent curriculum, literacy activities, math activities, and learning circle time....

Fern Grove Cooperative Learning offers project-based and emergent (child-centered) learning that includes integrated academics with a play-based focus. Children take part in language and literacy skills development, early knowledge in mathematics...

Happy Days Children's Learning Center offers age-appropriate projects, free play, and a rotating comprehensive monthly curriculum. The program includes hands-on environments for babies to explore and activities that are interactive and fun for...