Camps and Classes for Kids in Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz Beach Volleyball Club offers beach volleyball through specific programs that include the Young Ones Program (YP), FUNdamentals Training, Training Groups, and a Summer Flex program. The club also hosts events and tournaments for players. •...
Santa Cruz Parent Education Nursery School (SCPENS)
411 Roxas Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Santa Cruz Parent Education Nursery School is a parent participation preschool where children learn about themselves and the world around them through play. Children discover the joy of learning through age-appropriate play, develop social skills,...
Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center
1738 16th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center offers an outdoor program that includes time in a toddler friendly garden, play on multiple climbing structures, and digging and building in a sandbox. Children also have access to a bike track and cozy corners in two...
SUP Shack
2214 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Summer Camp at the SUP Shack includes paddle boarding, kayaking, boogie boarding, building and flying kites, tie-dye shirt creation, sandcastle building, soccer on the beach, and daily themed marine biology adventures. Campers also take part in an...
Club Ed International Surf School and Camp
Santa Cruz, CA
Club Ed Surf School and Camps offers surf lessons, surf equipment rentals, stand up paddleboarding lessons, summer surf camps, and international surf camps. The program provides several lesson formats, including Private Group Surf Lessons,...
Soundwall Music Camps Inc.
Santa Cruz, CA
Soundwall Music Camps focuses on instrument technique, vocal performance, band dynamics, song writing, and performing in a band. Campers study rock music history, basic music theory, understanding song form, and understanding odd time signatures....
Exploring New Horizons Outdoor Schools
Exploring New Horizons Outdoor Schools, 101 Cooper Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Exploring New Horizons Outdoor Schools offers outdoor education programs where experienced naturalists engage students in hands-on learning. The program takes a whole child approach focused on social emotional learning, environmental stewardship,...
Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science School
400 Encinal Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Santa Cruz County Resident Outdoor Science School is a school without walls or desks where classes take place in the forest, at the edge of the creek, in the chaparral, and in the meadow. The program emphasizes hands-on learning in the science of...
Stockton Folk Dance Camp
University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95201
Stockton Folk Dance Camp brings together world dance and music enthusiasts to learn traditional dances from around the globe, hear great music, and create music together. Participants take part in dance classes, workshops, review sessions, singing...
Camp Tannery Arts
The Tannery Arts Center, 1050 River Street, studio #116, studio #116, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Camp Tannery Arts offers small classes where students work with experienced artists in hands-on art disciplines such as painting, mixed media art, abstract painting, mural art, faux finishes, recycle and upcycle fabric art, upcycle sewing, pottery,...
Senderos
Branciforte Small Schools Campus, 840 N. Branciforte Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Centeotl Danza y Baile is a folkloric dance group where participants learn and perform traditional Mexican dances. The program offers dance classes and music classes, including instrumental music, and students take part in performances at events and...
COSMOS at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
COSMOS at UC Santa Cruz (California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science) is a four-week residential summer program where high school scholars with demonstrated interest and achievement in math and science work side-by-side with...
Dance Wilder
The Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center, 1060 River Street, Suite #111, Suite #111, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Dance Wilder offers classes including Caretaker & Me Toddler Dance, Creative Dance for Preschoolers, Creative Dance for 5–8 Years, Modern Expressive Dance for 9–13 Years, Modern Expressive Dance for 12 Years and Up, and Creative Movement for...
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Santa Cruz
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Santa Cruz, 1345 Capitola Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Santa Cruz offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, including Gracie Combatives, Gracie Bullyproof, and advanced BJJ classes for adults. The program includes Mat Munchkins kids martial arts classes for preschoolers, Little Champs kids...
HDMD AAU Basketball
220 Carlton Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
HDMD AAU Basketball is a competitive travel basketball program that focuses on AAU basketball. The program runs organized competitive travel basketball seasons under the HDMD AAU Basketball name. • Ages: 8–18 years old • Schedule: 2026 Season...
La Madrona Athletic Club
La Madrona Athletic Club, 1897 La Madrona Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
The Junior Tennis Program includes tennis, swimming, and arts & crafts as part of its activities. During sports camps, juniors participate in tennis, swimming, arts & crafts, and other fun activities. The program offers year round programming for...
Good Life Ceramics
Good Life Ceramics, 3717 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Kids and Teen Clay Camps focus on hands-on clay camps that include wheel throwing. The program takes place in a make-your-own ceramic art studio that offers walk-in ceramic art projects and full studio use for members. Camps include learning options...
Kayak Connection
Kayak Connection – Santa Cruz Harbor, 413 Lake Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Kids Kayak Camp includes kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and boogie boarding, along with games such as Kayaking Olympics and a Boogie Board Bash. Campers explore the coastal waterways of Santa Cruz on the Monterey Bay, paddle in the North and...