Renegade Summer Camp 2019

Panhandle Location Announced!

Girls only and Coed STEM camps with hands-on projects to rising 1st-6th graders. Join us for our 5th summer of fun! From the moment our club members arrive, they are surrounded by successful, smart, trailblazing role models who encourage them to pursue their love of science, exploration and building. We create a nurturing environment that focuses on building community with plenty of recess time for active bodies. Learn more about our day. 

What Campers Are Saying

My 6 yo daughter did two weeks of summer camp with Renegade Tinkering and loved it. She loved all the art, building, and messiness. Small group sizes are nice - especially for introverted kids like mine. Camp leaders were enthusiastic and friendly. I enjoyed hearing about the women scientists and engineers they learned about every day. - VB, parent
My not-usually-very-open-minded kindergartner LOVES Renegade Tinkering Camp! He goes weekly after school and loves it so much we signed up for spring break and summer camp. He gets so excited to show me the things he makes after each class, like gear boxes and mini-zip lines, and loves showing me how they work. This camp really stretches his mind and engages him, and he loves using his mind and hands to create. He also really likes his teacher. Big fans here! - LC, parent

Camp Themes Summer 2019

Renegade Chemistry
​​Rising 1st-5th Grade

Chemistry is the science that studies the foundations of our world. Investigating substances and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change can be magical. Through lots of accessible hands-on projects and creations, kids will explore this wonderfully fun, surprising, and engaging science, Renegade style. Fizzle, ooze, and transform with us this summer. This camp has no screen time.

​Take Flight
​​​Rising 1st-5th Grade

Let’s go fly a kite! Or reach for the stars and explore how to get up in the air. Lift, wings, propulsion… adventure into the skies for a fun look at the principles of flight. Renegades will spend the week launching their imaginations into the stratosphere by making a variety of flying machines and exploring the concept of aeronautics. This camp has no screen time.

Tinker Tales
​​Rising 1st-3rd Grade

Writing for Makers. Communicating ideas effectively is incredibly important for innovators, but sometimes our kids’ creativity outpaces their ability to use a pencil. Amazing story ideas can get lost when kids get overwhelmed and never fully realize their vision. This camp blends aspects of book writing, film, theater, graphic novels, and making to motivate young storytellers through the often daunting tasks of physical writing.
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Renegades learn to tell their story with hands-on work and peer discussions. Kids build small scale sets and characters, use iPads to record ideas and take pictures, and print out images of their creations to combine with their handwritten final story, creating a graphic novel they bind themselves. Kids engage deeply in story development work. Our Renegade Teachers guide campers as they complete the book on their own. ​


​Toymakers
Rising 1st-5th Grade

Playing with your STEAM. Imaginations run wild as campers make toys, then play with them! From spinning tops to puzzle toys to creating and sharing their own board games complete with rules and goals, campers will discover what makes a toy fun, and use critical thinking to evaluate what “fun” means. Compare different kinds of play, does everyone have the same taste in toys? Find out! Campers explore shape, structure, and design in this class focusing on the science behind toys.​ Our Renegade Teachers will guide Renegades as they explore, experiment, create and complete camp projects on their own. This camp has no screen time.

Schedule Summer 2019

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LOCATIONS Summer 2019

​Panhandle Neighborhood location
New site!
​Xian Yan Academy of the Arts
1950 Page Street, San Francisco CA 94117
Lunch service available from Manitas Cafe
Continuing our SOMA location
Presidio Knolls School
250 10th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Lunch service available via Foodies
Questions? Contact us at: RenegadeGirlsTinkering@gmail.com

Renegade girls offers a handful of scholarships to enable children without financial means to attend our camps. If you are interested, please apply and submit documentation.

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​CANCELLATION POLICY
​We hope you don't have to cancel! Buying early guarantees your spot and allows us to commit work for our awesome teachers.
  • Cancellations at least 30 days before the first session are refunded minus a $50 fee.
  • Cancellations less than 30 days before the first session are refunded at 50%.
  • No refunds after the session has started.
  • If your child has special needs, please reach out before registering so that we can jointly decide upon a plan.