Activites, Camps and After School Classes in Oakland, CA

With campers loving our culinary camps so much, we decided to add a second. This camp is similar to our other culinary camps, with 5 different chefs, but with a week full of vegan meals and chefs. Point your taste buds towards a fun and delicious culinary adventure that brings out delicious vegan food. Similar to all of our camps, we will be traveling to different locations around the Bay Area. Every day will visit a different commercial kitchen where we will learn how to make dishes from a specific cuisine (days listed below). Campers will learn how to prepare and cook their food, and eventually eat their creations. Thus, lunch is included with every day of this week (campers who are not comfortable with a variety of food options are welcome/encouraged to bring extra food if they desire). ***Note****: Due to the locations and cuisines of this camp week, we must advise that there will be dishes with nuts, gluten, and other possible food allergies. We advise all children with food allergies to not choose this camp. If you do have specific or rare food allergies please feel free to inquire with us and we will do our best to check the ingredients being used. This camp will have dishes that contain nuts.

Get ready for a fun-filled Summer Break Art Camp for kids aged 4-11, packed with creative activities and projects! Welcome to Small Steps Art Studio! Our mission is to guide children in building a strong foundation of artistic skills and understanding. By exploring tools and materials, kids develop the confidence, curiosity, and creativity needed to bring their ideas to life. Through the use of resourced and recycled materials, we encourage sustainable practices and make art accessible, encouraging children to create wherever they are.

Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Camp Galileo, where rising K–5th graders dive into individual STEAM projects, collaborative design challenges, and classic camp fun. Grounded in the acclaimed Galileo Innovation Approach, each day’s hands-on activities and outdoor games build essential skills—like collaboration, perseverance, and creative confidence—that last long after summer ends.

Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Camp Galileo, where rising K–5th graders dive into individual STEAM projects, collaborative design challenges, and classic camp fun. Grounded in the acclaimed Galileo Innovation Approach, each day’s hands-on activities and outdoor games build essential skills—like collaboration, perseverance, and creative confidence—that last long after summer ends.

In this structured, skill-building series, young artists learn core visual art principles—like color theory, composition, and the difference between abstract and representational art—while creating original works in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media. Students practice techniques such as blending, layering, and drawing from observation, and are introduced to a wide range of fine art materials including charcoal, watercolor pencils, pastels, and clay. Each session encourages creative problem-solving, artistic expression, and confidence as students take on new challenges and refine their technique. By the end of the series, artists will proudly take home 4 or more finished artworks that reflect their growth and creative voice. With fresh content each session, Fine Art Foundations is the perfect class to keep young artists learning and inspired all year long!

Young artists dive into a world of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! This structured yet playful series introduces foundational art concepts while nurturing imagination, confidence, and creative expression. Each session offers opportunities to paint, draw, sculpt, and print using a wide range of exciting materials like clay, watercolor, fabric, and pastels. Along the way, children build fine motor skills, expand their art vocabulary, and learn to express themselves through color, shape, and line. With every project, they practice focus, patience, and creative thinking. By the end of the series, each child will take home a collection of beautiful, completed artworks that reflect their growth as an artist. With fresh themes and projects each session, thisis a class kids can enjoy again and again!

Young artists dive into a world of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! This structured yet playful series introduces foundational art concepts while nurturing imagination, confidence, and creative expression. Each session offers opportunities to paint, draw, sculpt, and print using a wide range of exciting materials like clay, watercolor, fabric, and pastels. Along the way, children build fine motor skills, expand their art vocabulary, and learn to express themselves through color, shape, and line. With every project, they practice focus, patience, and creative thinking. By the end of the series, each child will take home a collection of beautiful, completed artworks that reflect their growth as an artist. With fresh themes and projects each session, thisis a class kids can enjoy again and again!

Free time for your child to run around and explore all the equipment.

Give your little one a safe space to practice their growing skills! Explore physical development through climbing, crawling, and balancing to support healthy muscle and bone development, while also practicing social skills and memory building through sing-alongs and group play.

Explore play environments, movement games and parachute activities in this mixed-age class designed to support the physical, social and language development of your children. This class is suitable for crawlers to 5yo.

Figure out how the world works and become a competent problem solver through games that uncover patterns and sequences. This class is suitable for toddlers.

Have you ever built a ten-foot tower out of blocks or had your hair stand on end? This summer you can fly around the world using a life size version of Google Earth, blow bubbles the size of a small car and climb around in a DNA double helix. Spend the week exploring science museums and even a submarine. Learn how roller coasters work and what it takes to become an astronaut. Learning is cool and electrifying in the Physics and Technology camp at UAC.

Illustration and Comics Camp Practice illustration skills as we go through the steps of character design and storyboarding. Campers will look at all types of comics from graphic novels to manga, and create their own zines by the end of the week! Camps include weekly field trips. Location of field trip TBD. Pre-Care 8:00am-8:30am $10/per day DROP-OFF 8:30am-9:00am PLEASE NOTE: PRECARE & AFTERCARE are a PER DAY CHARGE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTERED FOR ALL THE DAYS YOU NEED! NO GLASSWARE CLOSED TOED SHOES ONLY NO CROCs or Sandals PLEASE LEAVE VALUABLES/ELECTRONICS AT HOME CANCELLATION POLICY: Full payment is required when booking a CAMP. Cancellation of reservation must be within one (1) week of camp start date to receive full credit to your account for a future event. Cancellations less than one (1) week prior to start of camp will account credit minus a $50 late cancellation fee. Unless specified as a one (1) day camp, a “camp” is based on the number of days scheduled. These camps cannot be broken down into single day passes. Requests for credit card refunds must be made 2 weeks prior to the scheduled event and will incur a 15% processing fee. Only account credit options are available if cancellation is made less than 1 week.

Let's get up close and personal with famous artists! We will sketch, paint, sculpt, or draw to create masterpieces inspired by a variety of contemporary, historical, women, people of color, and local artists. Camps include weekly field trips. Location of field trip TBD. Pre-Care 8:00am-8:30am $10/per day DROP-OFF 8:30am-9:00am PLEASE NOTE: PRECARE & AFTERCARE are a PER DAY CHARGE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTERED FOR ALL THE DAYS YOU NEED! NO GLASSWARE CLOSED TOED SHOES ONLY NO CROCs or Sandals PLEASE LEAVE VALUABLES/ELECTRONICS AT HOME CANCELLATION POLICY: Full payment is required when booking a CAMP. Cancellation of reservation must be within one (1) week of camp start date to receive full credit to your account for a future event. Cancellations less than one (1) week prior to start of camp will account credit minus a $50 late cancellation fee. Unless specified as a one (1) day camp, a “camp” is based on the number of days scheduled. These camps cannot be broken down into single day passes. Requests for credit card refunds must be made 2 weeks prior to the scheduled event and will incur a 15% processing fee. Only account credit options are available if cancellation is made less than 1 week.

Get ready for a fun-filled Summer Break Art Camp for kids aged 4-11, packed with creative activities and projects! Welcome to Small Steps Art Studio! Our mission is to guide children in building a strong foundation of artistic skills and understanding. By exploring tools and materials, kids develop the confidence, curiosity, and creativity needed to bring their ideas to life. Through the use of resourced and recycled materials, we encourage sustainable practices and make art accessible, encouraging children to create wherever they are.

Learn the basics of architecture and landscape design! Campers will experiment with interior design development and blueprints, as well as work with an array of materials to plan, design, and create their very own 3D buildings, and more! Camps include weekly field trips. Location of field trip TBD. Pre-Care 8:00am-8:30am $10/per day DROP-OFF 8:30am-9:00am PLEASE NOTE: PRECARE & AFTERCARE are a PER DAY CHARGE, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTERED FOR ALL THE DAYS YOU NEED! NO GLASSWARE CLOSED TOED SHOES ONLY NO CROCs or Sandals PLEASE LEAVE VALUABLES/ELECTRONICS AT HOME CANCELLATION POLICY: Full payment is required when booking a CAMP. Cancellation of reservation must be within one (1) week of camp start date to receive full credit to your account for a future event. Cancellations less than one (1) week prior to start of camp will account credit minus a $50 late cancellation fee. Unless specified as a one (1) day camp, a “camp” is based on the number of days scheduled. These camps cannot be broken down into single day passes. Requests for credit card refunds must be made 2 weeks prior to the scheduled event and will incur a 15% processing fee. Only account credit options are available if cancellation is made less than 1 week.

This summer (June 2 – August 1, 2025) , Enchanted Hills Academy invites a small group of children to join our founder-led, Montessori-inspired in-home program for weeks of play, creativity, and connection in nature. Designed for ages 2 to 6, our summer program blends hands-on learning, bilingual (Spanish) exposure, and joyful weekly themes—from art and nature to music and movement—keeping toddlers and preschoolers engaged, curious, and thriving. Week 1: Messy Art Magic Paint, pour, splatter, and squish! This week we’ll explore art as process—not product—with finger painting, sponge stamping, and frozen paint cubes. Week 2: Garden Explorers Dig, water, and grow! Little ones will plant seeds, explore soil bins, go on nature walks, and create leafy art while learning about the natural world. Week 3: Water Play Week Cool off with splashy fun! Sensory water bins, sponge tosses, bubble play, and scooping and pouring keep kids engaged and refreshed outdoors. Week 4: Animal Adventures Roar, slither, hop, and fly! From animal movement games to songs, stories, and nature-inspired crafts, we’ll explore creatures big and small. Week 5: Around the World Let’s take a pretend trip around the world! Children will explore flags, food, music, and simple greetings from different cultures—especially Spanish-speaking countries. Week 6: Music & Movement We’ll shake, stomp, dance, and drum our way through the week! Children explore rhythm, instruments, and body awareness through joyful music and movement sessions. Week 7: Little Builders Week Tinker, stack, tape, and build! Using blocks, recycled materials, and loose parts, children will explore simple engineering concepts through play. Week 8: Nature & Fairy Tales Explore fairy houses, nature wands, and woodland storytelling! We’ll weave imagination and outdoor play together in a magical closing week. P.S. To learn more about current summer promotions, schedule a tour, or ask questions directly, visit enchantedhillsacademy.com or email us at enchantedhillsacademy@gmail.com—we’d love to connect with you personally!

In our Art Explorers class, young artists dive into a world of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! This structured yet playful series introduces foundational art concepts while nurturing imagination, confidence, and creative expression. Each session offers opportunities to paint, draw, sculpt, and print using a wide range of exciting materials like clay, watercolor, fabric, and pastels. Along the way, children build fine motor skills, expand their art vocabulary, and learn to express themselves through color, shape, and line. With every project, they practice focus, patience, and creative thinking. By the end of the series, each child will take home a collection of beautiful, completed artworks that reflect their growth as an artist. With fresh themes and projects each session, Art Explorers is a class kids can enjoy again and again!

In our Art Explorers class, young artists dive into a world of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! This structured yet playful series introduces foundational art concepts while nurturing imagination, confidence, and creative expression. Each session offers opportunities to paint, draw, sculpt, and print using a wide range of exciting materials like clay, watercolor, fabric, and pastels. Along the way, children build fine motor skills, expand their art vocabulary, and learn to express themselves through color, shape, and line. With every project, they practice focus, patience, and creative thinking. By the end of the series, each child will take home a collection of beautiful, completed artworks that reflect their growth as an artist. With fresh themes and projects each session, Art Explorers is a class kids can enjoy again and again!

Join us for an exciting summer art camp designed for kids ages 5-10. In our fun and supportive environment, young artists will explore a variety of creative media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, and more. With hands-on projects and guided activities, children will have the opportunity to express themselves, develop new skills, and make lasting memories. Whether your child is a budding artist or just loves to create, this camp is the perfect place to spark their imagination and nurture their creativity!

In our Little Makers class, young artists dive into a world of creativity, discovery, and hands-on fun! This structured yet playful series introduces foundational art concepts while nurturing imagination, confidence, and creative expression. Each session offers opportunities to paint, draw, sculpt, and print using a wide range of exciting materials like clay, watercolor, fabric, and pastels. Along the way, children build fine motor skills, expand their art vocabulary, and learn to express themselves through color, shape, and line. With every project, they practice focus, patience, and creative thinking. By the end of the series, each child will take home a collection of beautiful, completed artworks that reflect their growth as an artist. With fresh themes and projects each session, Little Makers is a class kids can enjoy again and again!