About Galileo

Since our start in 2002, Galileo has served over 600,000 campers at locations across the country, engaging K–10th graders in our signature blend of hands-on learning and unforgettable fun and igniting the innovator in every kid.

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What Sets Us Apart

Galileo is unique in three important ways: our acclaimed, STEAM-focused curriculum; our amazing staff; and our blend of skill-building projects and joyful camp FUN.

Pioneering Curriculum

Grounded in the Galileo Innovation Approach, our acclaimed curriculum engages campers in age-appropriate, hands-on STEAM projects, and collaborative design challenges that develop their critical thinking, teamwork and iteration skills.

Superstar Staffers

Our passionate staff nurtures and inspires campers every day, cultivating skills like resilience and creativity and making incredible camp magic. We meticulously recruit stellar educators to join our diverse and mission-driven team, many of whom return year after year.

Fun x Enrichment

Our mission may be lofty, but this is also summer camp! Fun is the first order of business, and outdoor play, songs, skits and silly traditions are part of every day. In fact, things can get downright goofy around here (our mascot is a rubber chicken, after all).

Our Partners

We work with like-minded organizations across our communities to enhance and extend opportunities for innovation education.

Our History

Camp Galileo began in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2002, and since then, we’ve grown to 60+ locations in California, Colorado, Washington, and Illinois. We’ve served over 570,000 campers and awarded more than 49,000 scholarships.

We consistently earn “Best Camp” community awards, and a Stanford Graduate School of Education study found that Galileo kids internalize the skills they learn at camp—collaboration, persistence, resilience—and apply them to other aspects of their lives. We are so proud of what we’ve accomplished so far and can’t wait to bring Camp Galileo magic to more families and communities in the years to come!

Fun, inclusive environment! Kids came home happy and chanting camp cheers. Thanks for providing a safe and enjoyable camp that welcomes all kids!

“We feel it's the perfect camp experience... it builds community, the kids work on amazing projects and learn about that topic, they play fun games, and counselors make sure there's lots of silliness.”

Innovation for All

We believe that every individual has the potential to become an innovator who can envision and create a better world.

We are deeply committed to building communities, both within our organization and at our camps, which offer that opportunity to all regardless of personal or social circumstances. Galileo works actively to break down barriers and build up supports in pursuit of this vision. We accomplish this through increasing access, valuing differences and welcoming all.