Extended care runs for an additional cost from 3-4pm each day of camp. 

• Once registration is open, you can register and purchase camp online through the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s website. 
• From the camps webpage, click on the “Enroll Your Camper!” button. 
• If you haven’t already, you will need to create a Campsite account to enroll in camps. 
• Once you create an account, you will be able to select camps and checkout online. 

Discovery Camps are available for children ages 3 through 8* and offer the best of the museum! Our educators provide a well-rounded STEAM experience and campers will get to participate in a variety of art, science, nature and engineering projects in each camp experience.

* School Year Break Camps are only offered for children ages 4 through 7

• Be fully toilet trained and able to use the restroom and change their clothes independently 
• Have experience separating from caregivers in a drop-off setting, such as school. 
• Be at least 4 years old by the camp start date for School Year Break Camps and 3 years old by the camp start date for Summer Camps 

• 9:00 Drop-off/Check-In  
• 9:15- 9:30 Opening Circle Time  
• 9:30-10:15 Themed stations/activities/museum exploration  
• 10:15-10:45 Snack and Bathroom break  
• 10:45-11:25 Activity time  
• 11:30- 12:30 Lunch  
• 12:40 – 1:40 Hike  
• 1:40- 2:00 Snack  
• 2:00 – 2:35 Game  
• 2:35- 2:45 Cleanup and Pack Up  
• 2:45-3:00 Pick-Up  

Meals and snacks from the museum’s on-site cafe, Bean Sprouts, are provided at an additional cost ($54) for Mid-Winter and Spring Break Camps.  You can add meals from Bean Sprouts up to one week before your camp, either when you enroll or by emailing us at camps@badm.org.  You can find a sample menu here.  If you choose not to add meals from Bean Sprouts, please send your camper with a lunch and two snacks each day.

At the end of each day, a summary of the day’s activities will be sent out via email. It will include a few questions to ask your camper and a hint about what to expect for tomorrow, if applicable. 

At Bay Area Discovery Museum, we strive to make camp available to all. We offer a limited amount of scholarships for each session of camp.  To apply for a scholarship for our School Year Break Camps, click here. Scholarship applications for Spring and Summer Camps will open in January.

• Cancellations for Discovery Camp more than one month prior to a session’s start date are refunded, minus a cancellation fee of $100 per session cancelled. 
• Cancellations within one month of a session’s start date will not receive a refund in any amount. 
• Transfers between sessions or themes incur a $25 administrative fee per change. 
• The museum reserves the right to cancel camps due to insufficient enrollment. If a camp is cancelled, transfers will be offered, or refunds will be issued with no additional fees. 

Our camp team may be able to run additional sessions of camp based on staff availability.  Please reach out to us at camps@badm.org if you’re interested in an additional session. 

3 Year Old Camps Toileting Policy:  

• Our 3-year-old camp program is designed for those campers who are toilet trained. At the Bay Area Discovery Museum, toilet-trained means campers are non-diapered and capable of changing their own clothes on their own.   

• Campers must do their own wiping.  

• Our Camp Staff will support in the case of bathroom accidents and stand outside to coach young campers through the process but will not be permitted to be inside the restroom stall with campers during bathroom breaks.  

4-8 Year Old Camps Toileting Policy:  

• Our 4-year-old to 8-year-old camps are designed to be fun, learning opportunities for children who have turned four before the first day of camp, and are toilet independent. At the Bay Area Discovery Museum, toilet independence means campers are able to use the toilet on their own without assistance and can their own clothes in case of a toileting accident. To ensure everyone’s safety, Camp Staff are not permitted to aid in the restroom stall or with clothing changes.   

In the case of a toileting accident, our Camp Staff will ensure soiled clothes return home with campers in a plastic bag.