408/355-5850. Los Altos 650/948-4719. www. kidsartclasses.
com. Realistic drawing and painting,
animation, clay sculpture and more. Ages: 4 and up.
Los Gatos Youth Theatre. Various locations. www.
lgyt.net. Performance camps, themed camps and
tech camps. Ages: 7–14.
Marina’s Sewing School. 116 La Mesa Drive, Burlingame.
650/685-9744. www.marinassewingschool.
com. Camps focus on sewing, crafts and jewelry
projects. Ages: 6–18.
Montalvo Arts Center
15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga 408/961-5858,
www.montalvoarts.org
Overview: Montalvo Arts Center’s multidisciplinary
summer camps are unique in the South Bay. They
offer sessions in several traditional arts practices,
telling at theater and improv sessions. Grades: 2–8.
Bay Area Shakespeare Camps. Various locations.
415/558-0888. www.sfshakes.org. A variety of
structured camps finish with a mini performance of
a Shakespeare play. Ages: 4–18.
Camp Couture. 1628 Palm Ave., San Mateo. 650/346-
1533. www.thecampcouture.com. Learn basic sewing
skills and make stylish clothing. Ages: 7–17.
Camp Fashionista. 1702 Meridian Ave., San Jose.
408/757-3434. www.campfashionista.net. Classes
range from an introduction to sewing to creating
quilts and summer clothes. Ages: 8 and up.
Camp Imagineerz. Various locations. 650/318-
5002. www.imagineerz-learning.com. Children learn
problem-solving techniques through making and
design thinking, theater arts and play. Grades: K–4
CD’s Kids Art Studio. 14456 Union Ave. San Jose.
408/460-1060. www.cdkidsartstudio.com. Campers
learn to paint, draw and create mosaics. Ages: 5–15.
Children’s Musical Theater San Jose. Various
locations. 408/288-5437. www.cmtsj.org. Comprehensive
theater training in voice, acting and dance
culminate in a performance. Ages: 4–16.
Community School of Music and Arts. 230 San
Antonio Circle, Mountain View. 650/917-6800. www.
arts4all.org. Explore visual and digital arts and
music. Grades: K–8
Cucina Bambini. San Jose 408/564-7773, Los
Gatos 408/560-9995. www.cucinabambini.com.
Baking, international cuisine, culinary essentials and
cooking challenges. Ages: 3 and up.
Hope Musical Theatre Camp. 50 Embarcadero
Road, Palo Alto. 650/568-3332. www.hopemusicaltheatre.
com. Campers prepare for and put on a
Broadway style musical. Ages: 5–15.
KMVT15 Silicon Valley Community Media. 1400
Terra Bella Ave., Mountain View. 650/968-1540. www.
kmvt15.org/learn/youthactivities.html. Video production,
field production and claymation. Ages: 8–14.
KidsArt and Drawn2Art Studios. Los Gatos,
including music, painting, dance and theater. They
also offer the unexpected, such as spy camp, culinary
arts, and courses that appeal to the young
engineer. All camp sessions are led by professional
artists active in the disciplines they’re teaching.
Campers will learn new skills and flex their creative
muscles while they make new friends and express
themselves, all in the greenery and fresh air of the
gorgeous park-like grounds in the Saratoga foothills.
Grades: Ages 6 to 17
Dates: Vary by program
Rates: $205-$445
Enrollment deadline: Begins Jan. 17 for members;
Jan. 24 for the general public; open until full.
The Music Place. Various locations. 408/445-2787.
www.musicplace.com. Theater, music, dance and
Christian emphasis camps. Ages: PreK–10.
Ohlone Art Camp. 245 Wilton Ave., Palo Alto.
650/493-4383. www.ohloneartcamp.com. Silk painting,
embroidery, masks, mosaics and more created
in a garden full of flowers. Ages: 5 and up.
Peninsula Youth Orchestra. Various locations.
650/325-7967. www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org.
Music camp accepts instrumentalists with one-plus
years of study. Ages: 6–18.
San Jose Jazz Summer Jazz Camp. Various locations.
San Jose. 408/288-7557. www.sanjosejazz.
org. Students create their own ensembles, learn
theory, arranging and composition. Grades: 6–12.
San Jose Museum of Art. 110 S. Market St., San
Jose. 408/271-6840. www.sjmusart.org. Hands-on
projects offer in-depth art experiences and technical
instruction. Ages: 6–14.
School of Rock. San Jose. 408/960-8180. Palo Alto.
650/388-9964. San Mateo. 650/347-3474. www.
schoolofrock.com. Camps teach guitar, bass, drums,
keyboard and vocals; plus songwriting and recording.
Ages: 8–18.
Seven Directions Institute of Art & Science. 303
Potrero St., Santa Cruz. 831/345-9893. www.seven-
directions.org. Painting on canvas, oil pastel, water
color, clay sculpture and more. Ages: 4–18
Stanford Jazz Workshop. Braun Music Center at
Stanford University, 650/736-0324. www.stanfordjazz.
org. From big band to solo improv, courses are taught
by world-renowned jazz performers. Ages: 12–17.
Starting Arts. 525 Parrot St., San Jose. 408/492-
9022. www.startingarts.com. Visual arts, dance,
music and tech camps. Grades: K–12.
Summer Rock Camp. 441 Olive Ave., Palo Alto.
650/521-2886. www.summerrockcamp.com. Learn
music fundamentals, jam with musicians and put on
a rock concert. Ages: 9–18.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Various locations.
650/463-7146. www.theatreworks.org. Campers
enjoy acting, music, dance, playwriting and more.
Grades: K–6.
US Performing Arts Camps. Stanford University,
Stanford. 415/924-6442. www.usperformingarts.
com. Trains young people in acting for the camera
and screenwriting. Grades: 13–18
Willow Glen Children’s Theatre. 1320 Willow St.,
San Jose. 408/448-6400. www.wgct.org. Children
explore their creative sides with improvisation activities
and theater games. Ages: 7 and up.
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Camp Jano India. Various locations. 650/493-1566.
www.janoindia.com. Explore and celebrate india
through Hindi, art, drama, games and food. Ages: 5–13.
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