Galileo Learning
Organization Details
| Name | Galileo Learning |
| URL | http://www.galileo-camps.com/ |
| Phone number | (800) 854-3684 |
Organization Description
| Service(s) description | Camp Galileo and Galileo Summer Quest is an innovation summer camp program whose purpose is to inspire a new generation of fearless innovators. In our K-5 program, we group campers together then engage them in a world of creative possibilities and challenges. Each day, campers participate in a carefully integrated mix of art, science and outdoor activities, calibrated for their age group and presented via a whimsical week-long narrative arc. They learn game-changing lessons, like the innovator’s mindset, the power of collaboration and how to embrace rather than fear mistakes. Our 5th through 8th graders choose from over 10 majors, then spend an entire week at a time focused on realizing their own personal vision—whether they’re designing a fashion line or video game, creating their signature recipe, or building a high-performance go-kart. We surround our campers with expert instructors, professional tools and materials, and eager collaborators. The rest is pure innovation. |
| Program impact | Galileo runs camps around the Bay Area, Southern California, and Chicago. Everything that happens at them is informed by our Galileo Innovation Approach (affectionately known as the “GIA”). Inspired by the innovation process developed at the Stanford d.school, the GIA is a distillation of everything kids need to learn to envision and create a better world–the mindset, the knowledge and the process. KIDS ABSORB THE GIA NOT BY LISTENING TO BORING LECTURES, BUT BY ACTING. They internalize it through an endless series of art projects, science experiments and outdoor activities. Apparently, it’s infectious. Parents of our campers tell us their kids exude a newfound confidence. They no longer fear mistakes–they embrace them as a natural part of refining their cool idea. And they continue to create works of art and invent problem-solving contraptions out of household recyclables long after summer camp is over. IT’S BEEN MORE THAN TEN YEARS and thousands of campers since our inception. We’re successfully igniting a new generation of fearless innovators. We hope we’re preparing each one of them to live a freer, happier life, and to make their own contribution to a brighter world we all can enjoy. |
Community programs are organized into categories known as Community School Elements. All community programs associated with Galileo Learning are listed below and each program may be provided at 1 or more schools. You can use the 'Show Details' buttons to learn more about each program.
Expanded Learning (1 program)
Programs that provide additional opportunities to practice the skills students are learning in the classroom and to cultivate the study habits and mindset needed to succeed in school.