Camps and Classes for Kids in Santa Cruz, CA

Laird’s Academy of Martial Arts offers a Martial Arts Summer Camp for Kids where participants practice Korean Martial Arts, including Ho Kuk Mu Sul. Camp activities include practicing martial arts, learning how to deal with bullies, learning to make...

Life Lab Summer Camp includes time for children to explore the outdoors, plant seeds, make farm-fresh snacks, and sing songs. The program takes place in multiple sessions across late June and July, with camp days running from 9 am to 3 pm and...

Paradigm Baseball Camp offers 5 days of professional instruction that covers hitting mechanics, pitching fundamentals, infield and outfield skills, baserunning strategies, and game situations and strategy. Campers also work on athletic performance,...

Parker Hammond Golf Junior Programs includes instruction in putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, and the fundamentals of the full swing. The program also covers how and what to practice, golf etiquette, Rules of Golf, course management, SCJG...

Santa Cruz City Soccer Club offers competitive soccer leagues and teams, recreational soccer leagues and teams, a recreational soccer program, and futsal. Programs are offered in the fall, winter, and spring, with the recreational program operating...

Santa Cruz Gymnastics Center Camps offer a Summer Gymnastics Camp that includes learning gymnastics and playing games. Campers take part in themed activities such as beach and ocean themed activities, swinging like a monkey, slithering like a snake,...

Santa Cruz High-Performance Tennis Academy offers tennis clinics, private tennis lessons, video analysis of strokes, and summer camps, along with programs during school vacations. The program includes 10 and Under QuickStart tennis for kids,...

Santa Cruz Shakespeare Education Programs include Summer Camp I: Courageous Creatives, Summer Camp II: Much Ado About Nothing, and Summer Camp III: Greek Classics. The program also offers Shakes on the Move touring productions, workshops of The...

Seven Directions Creative Learning Center offers summer camps and classes that include art classes, science classes, and a variety of creative projects. Children and teens can take part in activities such as visual art techniques, creative drawing...

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...

All About Theatre Performing Arts Academy features youth and family programming that includes productions of Disney’s Moana Jr., Fiddler on the Roof Jr., Dear Evan Hansen, Les Misérables, and Disney’s Lion King Jr. The program also offers themed...

Inspired by Waldorf education, this 5-day summer camp will immerse children aged 5-10 in nature, creativity, and community. Every Friday is an exciting “Beach Day” spent at Natural Bridges SP. A Typical Day at Redwood Summer Camp: Morning Circle...

In this program designed for budding scientists and ocean science lovers, participants experience why marine science matters. Youth ages 7 to 14 investigate the animals with which we share Monterey Bay and experience the thrill of scientific...