Camp Courses

UPDATED in 2026: It's back! A favorite among our youngest campers, Minecraft World Science blends creativity with scientific discovery. Campers explore ecosystems, geology, and physics concepts while they build and test ideas inside Minecraft and hands-on STEM projects. Each day features a new STEM challenge that connects real-world science to in-game experiments. From constructing model volcanoes to testing gravity, campers see science in action in both the real world and a familiar virtual world.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: Welcome to the Mini Makers Lab, where curiosity leads the way. Campers tinker, build, and invent using simple materials that introduce balance, motion, magnetism, and basic circuits. Each day brings a fun project such as paper circuits or mini catapults that boosts confidence and creativity. It is a joyful start to thinking like an engineer and artist at the same time.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: Storytime becomes a launchpad for invention. Each day begins with a picture book that inspires a hands-on STEAM challenge. Campers might build a bridge for a character, craft a simple machine, or code a tiny animation that brings the tale to life. This playful mix of reading, making, performing, and problem solving keeps young learners engaged while they create projects they will be proud to share.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: The tool that really jumpstarted the coding revolution for young coders is back at PlanetBravo! Campers dive into coding with Scratch from MIT. They will create interactive stories, games, and animations while practicing logic, sequencing, and creative thinking. Each project introduces a new concept and ends with something fun to share with family. It is the perfect first step for kids who want to bring their ideas to life through code.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: Using LEGO Spike Essential kits, campers build and program robots that move, light up, and respond to the world. They take on exciting build missions that strengthen teamwork and problem solving while learning real engineering habits. Simple coding tools make it accessible and fun for first-time roboticists and returning builders alike.
No Prior Experience Necessary
Lab Fee: $50

UPDATED in 2026: Young creators personalize their Minecraft worlds with guided settings, playful rules, and group build challenges. This updated version adds fresh collaborative activities and themed worlds that boost design thinking. Campers also use MCreator to modify (or Mod) their own custom Blocks, Items, and other features of Minecraft to make it their own. It is a welcoming path for new players and a creative sandbox for kids who want to try something new inside Minecraft.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: Campers use Bloxels to design original games with custom art, sound, and story elements. They learn how to structure levels, create characters, and design challenges that are fun to play. Updated features for this year give campers more control over worlds and mechanics while keeping the platform friendly and creative.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: In this course, campers are introduced to the concept of modding, hacking or changing a game created by someone else to make it their own. Using MCreator, campers will learn to create thematic modifications of blocks, items, tools, armor, food, and other elements in Minecraft. By the end of the week, campers take home an MCreator workspace and their mods to keep the creativity and skills going far beyond just playing Minecraft.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: Make no mistake, this is THE class that put PlanetBravo on the map nearly 25 years ago and it's still inspiring today! Using Clickteam Fusion, campers make their very own video games. This course introduces the core principles that make games engaging. Campers plan mechanics, build levels, "script" their conditions, and refine player experience while using the same professional tool that made Five Nights at Freddy's. Through short sprints and creative challenges, they learn how to test ideas and turn them into polished gameplay that is fun to play and share. This is the course that inspired thousands of previous campers to pursue a career in technology and computer science.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: Storytellers build worlds and adventures in an approachable RPG creation suite (RPG Game Maker). Campers craft characters, maps, quests, and dialogue while learning event logic and game flow. Every participant goes home with a fully playable role-playing game that reflects their own voice and imagination.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: Using Meta Quest 2 headsets, campers design immersive 3D environments and test them in real time. New collaboration tools help campers build shared spaces and add simple interactions that make worlds feel alive. The focus is on confident world building and user experience while creating awe-inspiring places to explore in VR.
No Prior Experience Necessary
Lab Fee: $50

NEW in 2026: A hands-on workshop for campers who love turning ideas into real creations. Using an assortment of everyday maker materials like foam, cardboard, fabric, LEDs, wood pieces, and craft tools, campers design and build projects that blend art, engineering, and imagination. From simple gadgets to creative sculptures and wearable creations, each day introduces new techniques in shaping, fastening, decorating, and problem-solving. It is an open-ended space where campers experiment, invent, and proudly showcase what they make.
No Prior Experience Necessary
Lab Fee: $50

NEW in 2026: When we first introduced our 3D Animation course in 2003, there were only a handful of 3D animation productions in the world (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Shrek, and a few others). Flash forward to our 24th summer and this course is alive and well using the open source professional 3D animation software: Blender (responsible for the award-winning 3D animated film 'Flow.') Students are still making impressive 3D short films in a fraction of the time it used to take thanks to these awesome advancements in technology.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: One of our most popular courses a decade ago returns with all-new projects! Visual effects take center stage as campers learn to composite footage through projects including light sabers, explosions, apparitions, and so much more in Adobe After Effects. Updated tutorials focus on creative techniques that deliver professional results. Each camper builds a mini reel of visual fx ready to share.
No Prior Experience Necessary

UPDATED in 2026: A modern refresh of our popular Python course. Campers practice variables, loops, conditionals, and functions while building mini-games, tools, and creative problem solvers. Updated lessons keep concepts approachable and fun for both first-time coders and returners who want new challenges.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: Campers design and code multiplayer mini-games in Minecraft Java Edition using command blocks, MCreator, and even Java directly. They learn logic for scoring, power-ups, and rules that make games competitive and fun. Projects may include parkour races, capture-the-flag, and cooperative challenges that boost teamwork and creativity.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: No, we're serious this time. Unlike 2025's White Hat class that focused on Windows vulnerabilties, this course is a hands-on web scripting course that reveals how websites and code really work, most importantly, the vulnerabilities that hackers exploit. Campers write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript while practicing debugging, hacking, and safe habits online. Through creative page challenges, campers build confidence and gain a practical foundation for modern web creation and cyber security. This is a MUST take for those considering a career in cyber defense, one of the most important jobs and skill-sets of the 21st century.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026: Campers produce an indie-style game from concept to playable build using the same awesome tool that made Five Nights at Freddy's (Clickteam Fusion) as well as launched the entrepreneurial dreams of several past campers on the Steam store. Campers explore idea development, asset creation, and playtesting while polishing mechanics that aim to be fresh and fun. The focus is on creativity, scope, and smart design choices that lead to a personal game they will be proud to share.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026 in Beverly Hills Only for our oldest campers (Grades 6-10): Due to the explosion of popularity that board games have seen in the world (and especially at our Beverly Hills location), this summer we have a new camp experience dedicated to board games! Campers will have fun playing various types of board games, and through play, will learn various useful skills like problem-solving, communication, planning ahead, and math and literacy skills.

We’ll be playing strategy games, co-operative games, social games, and even story-telling adventure games, and are sure to find an exciting new game to get campers excited. Mixed with the fun indoor and outdoor traditions of our standard camp, this emerges as a brand-new experience our campers will not want to miss. Added bonus: campers come home with new games the family can enjoy.
No Prior Experience Necessary

NEW in 2026 in Manhattan Beach and Hollywood for our oldest campers (Grades 6-10): Brought to you from the creator of our most epic camp film series ever (The MBU by Scott 'Joker' Seagren), and other professional filmmakers, this special 2-week camp promises to give an experience unlike any other we've ever delivered. Students in this camp learn the fundamentals of filmmaking as well as build on existing knowledge and skills through interactive courses that run them through sound, lighting, camera, writing, directing, acting, producing, and post-production. Each student is given the opportunity to practice new skills on real sets with professional cameras, lighting, and sound devices; all the while, each making 3 very short projects. At the end of the course, students will present their third/final Project on a big screen in Hollywood for their friends and families to enjoy.
Please note: 1 week of this course is held in a studio space in Hollywood.
No Prior Experience Necessary