K-5 Programs

Sacramento / Northern California

Sacramento State Academic Talent Search
Summer Classes in Engineering and Architectural Design for 4th and 5th grade studentsAcademic Talent Search7750 College Town Drive Suite 101Sacramento CA 95826TEL: 916.278.7032

EMAIL: ats@csus.edu

UC Berkeley Y-PLAN Architecture Think Tank
Program for elementary students working on community redevelopment projectsCenter for Cities and SchoolsInstitute of Urban and Regional DevelopmentUniversity of California316 Wurster Hall #1870

Berkeley, CA 94720-1870

EMAIL: Ariel Bierbaum

A Curious Summer
Various hands-on summer campsSan Francisco, CATEL: 415.627.7966.EMAIL: info@acurious.org
LEAP Annual Sandcastle Competition
LEAP Arts in Education hosts this spirited competition between teams of architects, designers, contractors, corporations, engineers and local elementary school students each October on Ocean Beach.
Bay Area Discovery Museum
Imagination Playground, year-round and Creative Carpentry camp, Building Blocks of Architecture camp for preschool and elementary school ages.Fort Baker557 McReynolds RoadSausalito, CA 94965TEL: (415) 339-3900

EMAIL: contact@badm.org

GGNPC-Crissy Field Center
Golden Gate National Parks ConservancyCrissy Field CenterArchi-Techies, a two week summer camp.1199 East Beach, PresidioSan Francisco, CA 94129

TEL: 415.561.7764

EMAIL: summercamps@parksconservancy.org

Exploratorium
Offer various architecture workshops, classes and camps.TEL: (415) 561-0360, general informationEMAIL: pubinfo@exploratorium.edu
MOCHA Oakland Museum of Children’s Art
Offers a 1-week architecture camp for elementary age students.538 Ninth Street (between Washington & Clay)Oakland, CA 94607TEL: 510.465.8770 (v)EMAIL: hello@mocha.org
Leap…Arts in Education
Architecture residencies bring architects into the classroom with K-5 students.2601 Mission Street, Suite 603San Francisco, CA 94110TEL.: (415) 512-1899E-MAIL: info@leaparts.org

Southern California

ARkidECTURE + DESIGN
A series of one-day workshops for children ages 7-12 hosted by Los Angeles Architecture and Design firms. Under the guidance of professional architects and designers, the children explore these creative industries through hands-on projects. ARkidECTURE + design was the proudrecipient of the 2007 Award of Merit from The American Architectural Foundation.ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN MUSEUM LOS ANGELES6032 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036TEL: 323.932.9393

EMAIL: info@aplusd.org