Transforming students into faster, more confident problem solvers since 2010

The Mission of DaVinci Camp is to promote academic excellence and to eliminate the achievement gap among Latino students. DaVinci Camp transforms students into faster, more confident problem solvers, through innovative math instruction that integrates engineering, science, and the fine and performing arts.

The DaVinci Camp Summer Institute is non-residential and consists of three-week all-day sessions that seamlessly integrate social and academic components from the arts and applied sciences. The program is designed to develop the interests and abilities of talented and highly motivated middle school and high school students (rising 6^th – 12^th grades and graduating seniors).

A scholar gets the opportunity to sail one of the boats thanks to the Cal Sailing Club.

While designing their boxes, these young artists receive inspiration from images of the day of the dead.

DaVinci Camp poses with Johnathan Moscone Artistic Director of Cal Shakes after attending Pygmalion in Orinda.

A scholar stands next to the Triceratops cast in the Valley Life Sciences Building at UC Berkeley

A scholar is able to test a gadget with technology that will be used in the International Space Station.

The curator, William Maynez, tells the scholars about the stories within the Diego Rivera Mural.

Scholar observes the magnificent art of the Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford.

DaVinci Camp scholars and the director pose for a picture with a curved mirror.

These scholars are sharing design ideas at the Stanford D-School.

These scholars share laughs in the chemistry lab while learning as well as demonstrating safety precautions.

The political cartoons instructor reads out loud a student’s response to the article.

Young DaVincis are learning how to build a strong and fast mindstorms robot.

Rumor has it that if you manage to knock the ball down, you’ll get straight A’s forever!

A DaVinci Camp student plays with one of the flip balls which Professor O’Reilly brought to exemplify his research to the students.

This scholar experiences first hand a type of gyroscope and angular momentum at the Exploratorium.

DaVinci Camp scholars and staff clap together to hear how loud the amplification of their claps can get.

DaVinci Camp Scholars are sharing their creative stories in partners.

In the classroom, board work is highly encouraged as a way of gaining practice and comfort with mathematical concepts.

Scholars calculate the amount of possible permutation of a Rubik’s cube.

This DaVinci camp scholar fastidiously works through her addition of polynomials

Geologist, Sara Beroff, demonstrates the different types of rocks throughout the Fire Trail in Berkeley.

Scholar takes advantage of the opportunity to do math on the Berkeley Chalk Boards.

This scholar enjoys break time under a tree at Stanford University.

The scholars see a variety of propaganda posters from several countries involved in the Great War.

At the Exploratorium, DaVinci Camp scholars and staff have the opportunity to learn hands on about how cool science is!

DaVincis practice the famous Charles Chaplin walk.

At the Orthopaedic Research Lab at UCSF, DaVinci Camp scholars learn about bones.

Scholars working on different numeral systems at Stanford University.

Creative scholars are challenged into building a model of their own city of Berkeley.

DaVinci Camp scholars performing a wave jump in front of VLSB at UC Berkeley.

DaVinci camp staff member and camper test the strength of a steel bar by attempting to stretch it by pulling on both sides of it

Scholars explore their own artistic abilities at the Cantor Center for Visual Arts, at Stanford University.