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Brains & Motion Education offers programs that include STEAM, sports, creativity, and social-emotional learning, with hands-on learning, collaborative play, and joyful physical activity. The program includes summer camps, before and after-school programs, guided recess, and expanded learning programs for students. Its programs blend STEAM, movement, communication, and collaboration and are described as whole-child enrichment with a focus on holistic development in a fun, inclusive environment.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
Brains & Motion Education states that its mission is to spark kids’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning by blending STEAM adventures with sports and outdoor movement, with a focus on nurturing intellectual and physical growth in a fun, inclusive environment. The organization reports that its programs are crafted to build 21st-century competencies while supporting students’ academic growth, emotional well-being, social development, and physical health, and that social-emotional learning is built into every lesson. It notes that it has empowered 100,000 students and has 1,100 school partnerships, and that it is trusted by families and schools nationwide through expanded learning programs and school partnerships.
Instructors at Brains & Motion Education are trained in their specific subject areas as well as child development and safety protocols, and they receive extensive training in both subject areas and child development, including continuous professional development. The organization reports that instructors undergo extensive background checks and rigorous vetting processes, are heavily vetted, and have diverse expertise with backgrounds in education, coaching, STEAM, and child psychology. It also describes its instructors as passionate, deeply enthusiastic about teaching, and creating a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive atmosphere, and notes that it uses expertly crafted curriculum.
Brains & Motion Education offers financial assistance in Illinois and provides a scholarship application. One parent testimonial on Trustpilot describes the program as well rounded across the STEAM range, notes that the child enjoys attending each day, and praises the instructors, mentioning an instructor named Ms. Sierra as helpful, kind, very bright, and clearly loving her work. The leadership team includes Bart Epstein (CEO), Frank Bonanno (CFO), Kristopher Kasper (COO), Lori Todd (VP of Sales), Jody Nova (VP of Product & Curriculum), Charissa Murphy (VP of Finance), Kirsten Tamura (Director of Talent Acquisition & Customer Service), Sarah Esquivel (Director of Sales Operations), Amanda Wright (Operations Director), Jessica De Arcos (Operations Director), Casie DiCenso (Director of Summer Camps), Mallory Davis (Director of Training & Development), and Trey Thompson (Director of Sales, West).
Last updated February 4, 2026.
• Ages: 5–13 years old
Brains & Motion Education states that its mission is to spark kids’ curiosity, creativity, and love of learning by blending STEAM adventures with sports and outdoor movement, with a focus on nurturing intellectual and physical growth in a fun, inclusive environment. The organization reports that its programs are crafted to build 21st-century competencies while supporting students’ academic growth, emotional well-being, social development, and physical health, and that social-emotional learning is built into every lesson. It notes that it has empowered 100,000 students and has 1,100 school partnerships, and that it is trusted by families and schools nationwide through expanded learning programs and school partnerships.
Instructors at Brains & Motion Education are trained in their specific subject areas as well as child development and safety protocols, and they receive extensive training in both subject areas and child development, including continuous professional development. The organization reports that instructors undergo extensive background checks and rigorous vetting processes, are heavily vetted, and have diverse expertise with backgrounds in education, coaching, STEAM, and child psychology. It also describes its instructors as passionate, deeply enthusiastic about teaching, and creating a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive atmosphere, and notes that it uses expertly crafted curriculum.
Brains & Motion Education offers financial assistance in Illinois and provides a scholarship application. One parent testimonial on Trustpilot describes the program as well rounded across the STEAM range, notes that the child enjoys attending each day, and praises the instructors, mentioning an instructor named Ms. Sierra as helpful, kind, very bright, and clearly loving her work. The leadership team includes Bart Epstein (CEO), Frank Bonanno (CFO), Kristopher Kasper (COO), Lori Todd (VP of Sales), Jody Nova (VP of Product & Curriculum), Charissa Murphy (VP of Finance), Kirsten Tamura (Director of Talent Acquisition & Customer Service), Sarah Esquivel (Director of Sales Operations), Amanda Wright (Operations Director), Jessica De Arcos (Operations Director), Casie DiCenso (Director of Summer Camps), Mallory Davis (Director of Training & Development), and Trey Thompson (Director of Sales, West).
Last updated February 4, 2026.
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