Kids Technology Classes in San Francisco, CA

This workshop will lead families through different animation activities they can expand on or re-create at home! Participants will be introduced to animation concepts and styles like Pixelation, Stop Motion Animation, and character building using general art supplies and upcycled household materials. This creative exploration workshop is an exciting...

Breathe new life into the Minecraft world in Minecraft Creature Coder! Campers will use Java to code custom Minecraft mods, allowing them to design and create their own game content. We’ll be focusing on creating custom biomes, custom world generation, and -- for the first time ever at Camp EDMO™ -- custom creatures! Campers will learn core computer...

Create your very own Android app! Using MIT App Inventor, campers will use drag-and-drop “code blocks” to design and program a complete mobile app. To begin, campers will work on sample projects that introduce all of the capabilities of App Inventor: basic buttons, UI elements, text-to-speech, camera integration, and game mechanics. Campers will...

This three hour introduction to doing Stop Motion Animations on an iPad will give you just the spark you need to do animation on your own. You will be introduced to Stop Motion Animation using clay, wire, and colored paper as a form of personal expression. This form of film and media art will be familiar to fans of King Kong, The Nightmare Before Christmas,...

Hunt for hidden treasure and log your finds in this week of EDMO™ Geocaching! Campers will use smart devices to locate hidden caches in their midst. They will use GPS navigation to reach the cache and then use their powers of observation to locate each cache and sign its logbook. Campers will then come up with clues to hide their own caches in a...

Calling all Minecraft tinkerers, engineers and inventors! In Minecraft Redstone Gadgetry, campers will be introduced to the incredible world of Minecraft redstone gadgets. In Minecraft, redstone is a category of blocks, items and components that are similar to mechanical or electronic devices like lights, levers, pistons, sensors, and more. Campers...

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cubetto! Made of tactile and hard wearing wood, Cubetto is a young camper’s guide into the world of coding. Screenless, friendly and ready to play, it is the first robot of its kind, who teaches core programming concepts to children as young as three. Campers will plan, program and debug sequences of blocks that...

Get the real game jam experience and bring your Roblox ideas to life! A game jam is a kind of “hackathon” for video games, where a small team of developers challenge themselves to design and create a game in a very short period of time. In the game jam spirit of rapid prototyping and design iteration, campers will have the opportunity to build...

Be a Star! In YouTube Star, campers will learn about and practice the entire process of developing and maintaining a YouTube channel. Working in pairs, campers will first decide on the subject, format and style of their channel. Campers will then record both real-world and screen-captured footage, edit their videos to add music and special effects,...

Spend a week tinkering and explore the world of robotics in the EDMO RoboticsLab! ! In this integrated tech and maker program, campers will learn how to connect a microcontroller to sensors, motors and LED’s, and then program it to make a moveable robot. Working in the popular Arduino programming language, campers will learn the fundamentals of...

Dear EDMO Camper, we are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Camp EDMO’s Minecraft Magic Academy! In this week of witchcraft and wizardry, campers will learn and practice fundamental computer literacy skills as they participate in a series of magic-themed Minecraft mini-games. Campers will brew fun and fantastical concoctions at...

Our kid’s surf camps are a great way to build confidence, make friends and have fun learning the incredible joy of Surfing! We provide a supportive environment with experienced instructors!  Bring your child out to our Surf Camp this summer and let them experience the thrill of learning how to surf with our expert guides. So what does it mean...

This camp teaches character design from the ground up: starting with fundamentals like anatomy, gesture, and shape design. We'll study the most famous characters and stories to see what makes a hero look like a hero, or what it is about the villains that make us cringe just by looking at them. Note.  Bring your own lunch and snacks. High-quality...

An introduction to digital drawing and painting. After this camp, students will be more familiar with digital art,  which is nowadays a primarily art media in most art industries. They will also practice drawing objects, landscapes, and character design. Detailed schedule: ​ Day 1:  Getting used to the workspace: mastering such tools...

We can’t tell you what mystery foods you’ll find in your basket, but it is International Street food week and we may draw inspiration from food truck menus. We’ll work on a recipe as a class to gain familiarity with the kitchen, then students will break into teams to make an entree and an appetizer or dessert using mystery ingredients. What...