Summer Programs

A Summer Built for Discovery

Summer is a time for continued wonder at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley. Our in-person and virtual summer programs offer engaging opportunities for students to explore new interests, develop new skills, collaborate with others, and form connections that last well beyond the summer months. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​​​​​​​‍‌​​​​‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‍​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌​‍‌‍​‍‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌

Summer 2027 program details will be announced in December. The program examples and grade ranges below are based on Summer 2026 offerings and are provided to give families a sense of the experiences typically available. Programs, grade levels, schedules, and availability may change each year.

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Day Camp

Rising Grades 1–5​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​​​​​​​‍‌​​​​‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‍​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‍​​​​‍‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌

Each day is full of adventure, as campers explore new activities, develop new skills, and create memories they will cherish. Throughout the week, our campers immerse themselves in nature and science, find their voices in the creative and performing arts, and build teamwork through sports and games. Indoor and outdoor experiences inspire wonder, encourage curiosity, and make every day an opportunity for discovery.

Specialty Camps

Rising Kindergarten–Grade 5 ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​​​​​​​‍‌​​​​‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‍​‌‍‍​‍​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‍​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‍​​‌​‍‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌

Our specialty and sport camps offer hands-on experiences that help campers discover new skills and talents.  Previous programs explored animals, dinosaurs, aviation, robots, speech and debate, Latin, and chemistry. Whatever their interests, campers will find engaging opportunities to learn, create, play, and connect.

Virtual Summer Programs

Led by expert BASIS Independent teachers, our virtual summer programs allow students to continue learning from anywhere. Offerings may include for-credit academic courses and enrichment opportunities across subjects such as writing, fine arts, mathematics, computer science, economics, and business.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍​‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌​​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‌

Get Summer 2027 Updates

Be among the first to receive program and registration details when they’re released in December.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​‌‌​‌‌‍‌​​​‍‌‌​‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‍‌​‍​‍​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍​‍‌‌