G3-5 Camp Themes & Details
Mandarin Camp
Week 1 (June 23-37): Stop Motion Clay Creations
Aspiring artists, join us this week to create your own stop motion animation! Each day, the artists will delve into their clay creations, and finish by filming and editing a short film.
Week 2 (June 30-July 3): Chef’s Kiss (4 day camp)
Our student chefs will collaborate in the kitchen to prepare delicious dishes. Be prepared to expand your taste-buds, master basic cooking skills, and share in the joy of communal meals.
*Please note that parents must send over any information of student allergies at least one week prior to the camp start date.
Week 3 (July 7-11): Maker’s Paradise
Get your creativity ready, this is maker's paradise! Students will have the opportunity to brainstorm, tinker, prototype and more this week, bringing their maker mindsets to the forefront. Identifying a problem and designing a solution, students will focus on something that could help change the lives of those around them for the better!
Week 4 (July 14-18): Passionate Performers
It’s showtime! Learn the ins and outs of theater, including: costume/set design, rehearsing lines, getting into character, and finally performing in front of an audience of peers! Our performers have the opportunity to shine bright this week.
Week 5 (July 21-25): Escape Room
Sleuths welcome! This week students will be working on ciphers, codes and clues in order to create an escape room! They will be learning about time management, brainstorming ideas with their friends and more to create an amazing experience to try at the end of the week. Can they make it out in time?
Week 6 (July 28-August 1): Camp-Lympics
Students in each cohort come together as teams to learn about the history of the olympics. Students help in creating events that everyone will participate in at the end of the week. The objective is to promote student participation, movement and fun! Each student will earn a medal upon completion of the camp.
Week 7 (August 4-8): Carnival
Welcome to carnival 2025! Join us for a fun-filled camp as we all work to create a fun carnival for our fellow campers and our preschool students. Campers will work to create tickets, games, stations, and other fun activities for our carnival extravaganza!
Week 8 (August 11-15): Robotics
Welcome back to Dot and Dash, our newest members of our summer camp team! Throughout this week campers will have the opportunity to train our robots and create fun obstacle courses for them as well as teach them how to play music! Join this fun-filled camp as we explore the joys and wonders of robots.
Moonshot Labs STEAM Superstars Camp (G3 only)
Week 1 (June 23-27): Candyland Carnival
Step right up to the most exciting science event of the summer – Candyland Carnival! Get ready to design and race your own zippy mini roller coasters, grow giant sparkling candy crystals and meet adorable critters at our live petting zoo! Grab your ticket and enter the ultimate science wonderland!
Week 2 (June 30-July 3, 4 days) : STEAM Camping Adventures
What do summer, marshmallows, and tents have in common? The ultimate STEAM Camping Adventure! At camp Moonshot, you’ll construct your very own kid-sized tent, create a personalized first aid kit, mix up natural mosquito repellent, and roast gooey marshmallows together! Get ready to explore the science of camping and discover the great California outdoors!
Week 3 (July 7-11): Bay Biologists
Ready to erupt underwater volcanoes in Clear Lake? Pressure test the Golden Gate Bridge? Transform into Bay Biologists with Moonshot Labs and dissect owl pellets to explore Golden Gate Park’s biodiversity, design seismograph sensors to detect earthquake echoes, create edible plastic to protect Half Moon Bay and more!
Week 4 (July 14-18): Mini Makers
3-2-1, magnifying glasses out. It’s time to unleash your inner inventor! Transform into Mini Makers to race zip-line cars as mini mechanics, whisk oozy oobleck as curious chemists, launch Blue Angel planes as petite pilots and more. Morph into a new character every day to unlock the world of magical makery!
Week 5 (July 21-25): Happy Hippies
Peace, love, and science! Dive into the vibrant spirit of Haight-Ashbury’s Summer of Love as Happy Hippies—craft colorful tie-dye camp shirts with natural dyes from beets and onions, team up with wriggly worms to turn food scraps into compost treasure, and meet San Francisco’s amazing wildlife up close with a thrilling visit from a local nature expert!
All animals are handled by skilled professionals running animal shows with zero safety incidents in 30+ years.
Week 6 (July 28-August 1): Superhero Science
Pow! Zap! Boom! Calling all mighty mini-heroes! Grab your cape and unleash your inner superhero with Moonshot Labs' Superhero Science! Zoom into a world where science meets superpowers as we explore the secrets behind our favorite heroes. Swing into action and weave wacky webs like Spider-Man, build a 3D magnetic force field like Iron Man, and stretch gummy bears to super-sizes with Elastigirl.
Week 7 (August 4-8): Zootopia
Calling all reptile lovers! Transform into the world of Zootopia to race live tortoises, unleash wiggling worms, discover chameleon camouflage and more. Our extraordinary reptile crew of blue tongued skinks, corn snakes, bearded dragons and more can’t wait to meet you! Get ready for a wacky week of scales, slithers, and science!
*All animals are handled by skilled reptile professionals running animal shows with zero safety incidents in 30+ years.
Week 8 (August 11-15): Roblox Robotics
Get ready to bring Roblox to life with Roblox Robotics! Traverse to Adopt Me to build automata pets, hack into Jailbreak to design beeping burglar alarms, light up your favorite Super Hero Tycoon with neon wire art and more. From designing gadgets to creating game-inspired contraptions, you’ll bring the excitement of Roblox to life and unleash your imagination on a world of gears, circuits, and creativity!