Questions parents ask

No. Every camp is designed to take a complete beginner, and most children arrive as one. Instructors assess each child in the first day or so and pitch the projects to match, so beginners and returning campers work side by side, each on something that stretches them.

We track where each child gets to, and the next week picks up from there rather than starting over. Projects change week to week, so a child who comes in June and again in July builds different things both times. It works a little like belt progression: children advance as they master concepts, not on a fixed calendar.

You can book as many weeks as you like. We suggest at least two to build a real foundation: one week is an introduction, two is where things start to click. Multi-week savings apply automatically in your cart.

No. We keep track of your child’s progress, so they can take a break for a holiday and pick up where they left off. Booking June and August works just as well as two weeks in a row.

A water bottle and a snack for each break. Full-day campers bring lunch, or you can order hot lunch. Python campers bring their own laptop, Windows or Mac, and we have loaners if you need one; just ask. Scratch campers use a camp laptop. Robotics kits and all materials are provided and stay at camp.

Tell the instructor and it gets adjusted, usually the same day. Every course has advanced extensions for children who move quickly, and instructors give extra one-to-one time to children who need longer. Nobody is left doing something that doesn’t suit them for a whole week.

Camp runs 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with check-in from 9:00 to 9:15. Half-day campers are collected at 12:00. Morning extended care runs 8:30–9:00 and afternoon care runs 4:00–6:00, both for an extra fee.

Supervised time before and after camp for families who need a longer day. Mornings run 8:30–9:00 and afternoons 4:00–6:00. It is deliberately unstructured: free play, games, outdoor time and quiet space, because most children have been concentrating hard all day. You can add it when you book or later.

Families are invited to a showcase at 11:00, finishing around 11:45. Children present what they made and the instructor talks through what the week covered and what a sensible next step would be. After lunch it is robot battles and races, then clean-up and taking the builds apart.

Most of it, yes. Coding projects, art and academics work all go home. The exception is robotics: the kits are shared classroom equipment and stay at camp. What comes home is photographs, video of the Friday run, and a child who can explain how a gear train works.

Yes, and many do. Tell us at registration and we will keep them in the same group where the ages allow it. Children work individually or in pairs depending on the project, so there is plenty of time together.

Tell us once, at registration, and every instructor sees it. Record it on your child's profile and it appears on the instructor's roster automatically, for every camp, without you having to mention it again. For medication that needs administering during the day, speak to us before the first morning.

The Camp Director is your main point of contact on the day. Call 408.505.5716 or email info@stem4kids.co, and someone answers between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM on camp days.

For summer camps: cancel on or before May 10 and we refund everything except a $25 processing fee per camp week. After May 10, cancel at least 3 weeks before the first day and we keep a 25% cancellation fee and refund the rest. Within 3 weeks of the first day no refund is due. If we cancel a program, you get everything back. Request a cancellation from your account. You see the refund amount before you confirm.

Start with age: every camp lists its range and we hold to it fairly closely, because the groups work when children are close in age and ability. After that it is interest: LEGO® Robotics for children who like building and creating, VEX® Robotics for those drawn to engineering and competition, coding camps for children who want to make software. If you are unsure, call us. It is a short conversation and worth having.

Cancel on or before March 31 and we refund everything except a $25 processing fee; after March 31 no refund is due. If we cancel the program, you get everything back. Request a cancellation from your account. You see the refund amount before you confirm.

Yes, free of charge, whenever there is space: to another week, or to the other campus. There is no deadline for switching. Go to your account and choose the new week; the price stays the same.

Yes. One child booking two or more weeks gets a multi-week discount, and each additional sibling gets a sibling discount. Both apply automatically in your cart. There is no code to enter. The current amounts are shown on every camp page under "Ways to save".

Yes. Single days are available for full-day camps at $120 per day, chosen when you book. Half days are booked by the week, not by the day.

Yes. Extended care runs 8:30–9:00 in the morning and 4:00–6:00 in the afternoon for full-day campers, for an extra fee. Morning half-day campers can use morning care; afternoon half-day campers can use afternoon care. Add it when you book or later from your account.

No more than 14 campers per instructor, in every camp and every week. Each program runs with its own instructor, so the group your child is in never exceeds 14.

Tell us as soon as you can: call 408.505.5716 or email info@stem4kids.co. Missed days within a booked week are not refunded, but if your child misses most of the week because of illness, contact us and we will look at moving them to another open week where there is space.

In the first day or two the instructor gets to know how your child is finding the camp. If it isn’t the right fit, we’ll suggest a switch: a different subject, or a camp better matched to their level. If your child simply isn’t enjoying it, we’ll refund the weeks they don’t attend, prorated. Email us and we’ll sort it out.