Fall Break Day Camp
San Francisco
Tinkering School is an immersive, hands-on maker experience in the heart of San Francisco. Come build with our amazing and creative camp staff. Each session we welcome a new crew of campers and the project theme is always unique, so every Tinkering camp session is one of a kind.
Registration is open!
Location: Tinkering School campus in the Presidio - 682 Schofield Road, San Francisco, CA 94129
Schedule: Monday through Wednesday, 9 am to 3:30 pm
Aftercare: Monday through Wednesday, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Sessions: 2026 Fall Break Begins Monday, Nov 23rd - Wednesday, Nov 25th.
We require a minimum of 6 campers for each camp. If the minimum is not met, the camp will be cancelled.
Program Offerings
Medium build - Tinkerers
Our Tinkerers range from 8 to 12 years old. Tinkerers are trained to use power tools and work in groups to build projects that they dream up and design.
Past projects we’ve built include: a 25ft tall dancing marionette. A NASA-style space mission complete with launch tower, rocket, and mission control. A human-sized foosball table with suspended campers as the ball kickers. Tinkerers have lifted themselves into rafters, built cars they can actually steer, and created humongous robots that deliver flowers… this list could go on for a looooong time :-)
YOUNG TInkerers
Young Tinkerers are our 5.5 to 8-year-old campers! They begin each session with tool training and spend the rest of the session building with wood, working on art projects, tinkering, exploring the Presidio, and playing. Check out the bridge that our Young Tinkerers built!
LARP
LARP is for campers ages 8–16. Come join us for a three-day session of Live Action Roleplaying (or LARP) at Tinkering School camp in the Presidio! We'll use an array of props – padded foam equipment made to look like swords and spears – to create a shared story of fantasy adventure. LARP plays out as a combination of sports, drama, and tabletop role-playing games in which each player acts as a character who they themselves create. (A mighty warrior? Or perhaps a powerful wizard?) Together we’ll fight battles, find treasure, learn magic spells, and weave a fantastical tale unique to our players’ imaginations.
Tuition: (3 days)
Young Tinkerers - $450 per three-day session
Medium Build Tinkerers - $450 per three-day session
LARP - $450 per three-day session
Aftercare: $90 per three-day session
Financial aid is available! Please register for the session(s) you’re interested in, and select “Financial Aid” on the payment page. You will be asked to put down a $5 deposit to hold a space for each session. We will reach out to you with the next steps. Questions? Email info@tinkeringschool.com for more information.
Cancellation policy: Cancellations initiated before (30 or more days from the first day of camp) receive a refund, less the $100 non-refundable deposit. Any cancellations that occur after will receive a refund only if we are able to fill the spot.
If you cancel a session on your own, the system will default to giving you credit toward future classes. If you'd like a refund (instead of credit), please reach out to info@tinkeringschool.com directly.
Registration: We’re using UltraCamp’s registration system for camp signup. Please feel free to create an online account prior to registration day.
Availability and Waitlists:
We are being conservative with our availability as we ramp up our staffing for this session. If a session that you want is full, don't worry, please sign up for the waitlist. We will be releasing additional seats as capacity is confirmed. We are currently unable to predict when seats might be made available.
Check out our Day Camp Blog to see some epic tinkering over the years!
