CAMPS & CLASSES
Winter Break Camps 2025
A Hands-On, Interactive Learning Experience
Looking for a quality experience for your child during their school break? Mission to Mars, Illumineers, and Radical Reactions, our Winter Break Camps for campers ages 6 to 10, feature our seasonal light exhibit IlluminOdyssey, engaging science content, and explorations around Coyote Point. We guide and inspire campers to think creatively, be curious, and draw on lessons learned through their own science exploration!
Spaces are limited and pre-registration is required.
Registration opens Friday, October 24 at 1 PM.
Camp Themes
Mission to Mars
Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure! In this camp, design and launch rockets, create landing devices for a safe touchdown, and explore what life on Mars might look like. Through hands-on activities, we’ll use our imaginations and engineering skills to discover what it takes to travel to the red planet and hypothesize what creatures or environments might exist there!
Illumineers
With IlluminOdyssey as inspiration, imagine how you would design your own brilliantly engineered art show. Learn about the engineering design process as we make creations that glow, shine and reflect. Build art making machines that shake and shimmy. Use the forces of physics to spin your own paintings and doodles.
Radical Reactions
Learn about captivating chemical reactions through hands-on experiments and dazzling demonstrations. Explore radical reactions with common chemicals we can find at home. Manipulate matter as it changes from solid, to liquid to gas. Create cool, chemical artworks, make a mess, and more in this totally tubular session!
Camp Dates and Fees
Dates:
Monday, Dec 22: Mission to Mars
Tuesday, Dec 23: Illumineers
Friday, Dec 26: Radical Reactions
Monday, Dec 29: Mission to Mars
Tuesday, Dec 30: Illumineers
Friday, Jan 2: Radical Reactions
Schedule:
Drop Off Window: 8:30 am – 9:00 am
Camp: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Pick Up Window: 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Fees:
$170 members per day
$200 non-member per day
In an effort to increase financial accessibility, partial scholarships are available for qualifying families. Learn more about our CuriOdyssey Scholarship Program.
View a Social Story of what to expect during our Winter Break Camps.
Please note: Membership to CuriOdyssey does not guarantee a space in camp. All memberships are non-transferable and non-refundable. Membership is a 100% tax-deductible donation. Unsure of your membership status? Please contact our Membership Department.
Cancellations/Refunds:
- We will provide a full refund within 24 hours of registration.
- Cancellations more than 21 days prior to the start of your program will result in a 50% refund of your program fees.
- Cancellations less than 21 days from the start of your program are not eligible for refunds.
- A full refund will be given if CuriOdyssey cancels your program.
- CuriOdyssey cannot provide partial refunds for missed classes and cannot offer a prorated price for partially attended sessions.
- Memberships are non-refundable.
Transferring Sessions:
- If you need to transfer sessions, please reach out to the Education Team at education@curiodyssey.org.
- A $25 transfer fee will be collected per session transfer.
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LOCATION
1651 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo, CA 94401
Ohlone Land Acknowledgement
650-342-7755
info@curiodyssey.org
CuriOdyssey is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Tax ID 94-1262434