🏎️ FREE Go-Kart Racing Camp
🔥 REMATCH ROUND 🔥
Saturday, May 23 · 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Saturday · Midtown Palo Alto
Join us for a FREE open session of our Go-Kart Play Camp — hands-on engineering and racing fun for kids ages 6–11.
📍 Location: 2799 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
📞 Phone: (650) 400-3608
✨ Shadow Puppet Drama Theater
🌊 OCEAN ADVENTURE 🌊
Saturday, May 23
10:15 AM
🎭 Show 1
11:30 AM
🎭 Show 2
Saturday · Midtown Palo Alto
Dive into an enchanting underwater world! Watch our performers bring ocean creatures to life through the magic of light and shadow. Ages 4–6.
📍 Location: 2799 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
📞 Phone: (650) 400-3608
Summer 2026 · Midtown Palo Alto
Scaffold Play Lab Summer Camp 2026
This summer, your child won't just learn—they'll build, race, code, and perform. We turn imagination into reality through hands-on engineering, robotics, and immersive creative projects.
📅 Dates: Jun 8 – Aug 7
🕘 Time: Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🎒 Ages: 4–11
💰 Savings: Save up to $240
📍 Location: 2799 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
📞 Phone: (650) 400-3608
Register Now — Limited Spots!
Build. Code. Race. Create.
Turn your child's curiosity into real-world skills. Hands-on challenges that build confidence, focus, and technical mastery.
🏎️ Go-Kart .
$720/week · Age 6–11
Engineer, assemble, and pilot your own custom go-kart. Speed meets core engineering.
🌲 Treehouse Architects
$650/week · Age 4–8
Sketch, build, and master structural design. Multi-level canopy dwellings come to life.
🚀 Coding / Robotics
$690/week · Age 6–11
Command robots and wire circuits. Transform code into real-world innovation. .
✨ Shadow Puppet Drama
$650/week · Age 4–6
Craft puppets and perform original stories. Light, motion, and imagination combined.

⚡ Spots fill fast! Save up to $240 with multi-week or group enrollment. Register early to secure your child's spot.
📅 Summer 2026 Schedule
Explore our full summer lineup and find the perfect week for your camper. Multiple sessions available throughout the season.
🏎️ Go-Kart Play Camp
Hands-on engineering for ages 6–11 ($720/week)
Camp Highlights
  • Engineer custom steering, chassis, and wheel systems from scratch
  • Master real physics — torque, friction, momentum, and speed
  • Prototype, test, and iterate your design each day
  • Learn basic electrical wiring and motor connections
  • Compete on the final race day with your finished kart
Kids gain: Hands-on mechanical engineering skills, physics intuition, competitive problem-solving, and the pride of building something that actually moves.
🌲 Treehouse Architects Play Camp
Age 4–8 · $650/week
  • Design multi-level platforms and bridges
  • Construct durable structures using raw timber
  • Apply gravity and balance principles
  • Integrate custom electronics and sensors
  • Render professional digital blueprints
Kids gain: Spatial mastery, collaborative problem-solving, and visionary architectural design skills.
🚀 Future Engineers: Robotics & Code
Age 6–11 · $690/week
  • Program robots to navigate obstacle courses and complete missions
  • Build and wire circuits using real electronic components
  • Learn block-based and intro text-based coding (Scratch + Python basics)
  • Understand sensors, motors, and feedback loops
  • Debug real engineering problems as a team
  • Design and present a final working robot project
The outcome: Your child leaves with a working robot they built themselves, core coding logic, and the confidence to tackle any technical challenge.
✨ Shadow Puppet Drama Theater
Age 4–6 · $650/week — New this summer!
  • Design and hand-craft original shadow puppets from paper and wire
  • Learn the science of light, shadow, and projection
  • Write a short script and develop characters
  • Practice voice, timing, and performance techniques
  • Build a mini puppet theater stage as a group
  • Perform a live shadow puppet show for families on the final day
The outcome: A one-of-a-kind creative experience that builds storytelling, fine motor skills, and stage confidence — all through the magic of light and shadow.
⏰ Daily Schedule & Extended Care
⭐ Camp Highlights
  • Multiple programs available
  • Ages 4–11 · 9 weeks of fun
  • June 8 – August 7
  • Mon–Fri, 9AM–3PM · Extended Care Available
🕘 Daily Schedule
8:00 – 9:00 AM · Early Arrival Care ($10/day)
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Core Camp Hours (Mon–Fri)
Last Minute Lunch · $8/request
3:00 – 5:45 PM · Extended Day Care ($25/day)
💸 Save More, Play More
Multi-Week Savings
✅ Save $80 — 2 weeks Play Camp sign up
✅ Save $240 — 3 weeks Play Camp sign up
Group Savings
✅ Save $80 — 2 friends sign up for 1 week / play camp
✅ Save $240 — 3 friends sign up for 1 week / play camp
🎒 School Family Discount
✅ Save up to $75 — $75 rebate when you mention your child's school name at registration
$25 per week · 3-week multi-week sign up
⚡ Spots fill fast — register early!
📍 2799 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · 📞 (650) 400-3608
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Refund Policy. Refunds are available only when a written request is received at info@scaffoldeducation.org no fewer than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the applicable camp session start date. Any cancellation request submitted within fourteen (14) calendar days of the camp start date shall be deemed late and, except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law, no refund shall be issued for any portion of the fees paid. All refund requests must be submitted in writing and are subject to verification, administrative processing, and confirmation by the Provider.
School Family Rebate. The $75 school family rebate offer is subject to separate terms and conditions, which may be communicated to eligible participants at the time of registration or thereafter. Eligibility criteria, application procedures, qualifying schools, documentation requirements, payment timelines, and available disbursement methods shall be set forth in separate written communications. Scaffold Play Lab / Scaffold Education reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to modify, suspend, discontinue, limit, or otherwise alter this offer at any time.
Minimum Enrollment / Class Cancellation. In order to preserve appropriate and safe student-to-teacher ratios and to support the orderly administration of camp programs, all sessions are subject to minimum enrollment requirements. Scaffold Play Lab reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, postpone, consolidate, or reschedule any session that does not meet the applicable minimum registration threshold. If a cancellation is initiated by Scaffold Play Lab solely due to insufficient enrollment, registered participants shall receive a refund of all fees actually paid for the cancelled session. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Scaffold Play Lab shall not be responsible for any incidental, consequential, special, indirect, or other non-refundable costs or expenses incurred by participants, parents, guardians, or families as a result of such cancellation, including without limitation travel, childcare, lodging, equipment, or lost opportunity costs.
General Liability Disclaimer. Scaffold Play Lab and Scaffold Education LLC, collectively referred to as the Provider, reserve the right to amend, modify, substitute, or eliminate program schedules, instructors, activities, materials, and procedures at any time and without prior notice. Participation in any camp activity is entirely voluntary and occurs at the sole discretion and risk of the participant's parent or legal guardian. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Provider shall not be liable for any loss, injury, illness, damage, claim, or expense arising out of or relating to participation in camp activities, except to the extent such liability cannot lawfully be excluded. By enrolling in or attending camp, participants and their parents or legal guardians acknowledge and accept these terms.