These STEM programs were voted the Bay Area’s 2023 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Silver Creek Academy. This award-winning tutoring and academic achievement center provides challenging curriculum, credentialed teachers and low ratios. San Jose. scaasanjose.com.
Silver: Mathnasium. Multiple locations. mathnasium.com.
Bronze: Hope Technology School. Palo Alto. hopetechschool.org.
Peninsula
Gold: College Advising Prep. Helps to prepare students for college success by providing individualized academic support and guidance, from pre-k to 12th grade. San Carlos. collegeadvisingprep.com.
Silver: Mathnasium. Multiple locations. mathnasium.com.
Bronze: Russian School of Mathematics. Multiple locations. mathschool.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: EDMO. While EDMO no longer offers public programming, it runs STEM-focused summer camps and after-school programs through partner schools. Multiple locations. edmo.org.
Gold: Bay Area Discovery Museum. This popular children’s museum features STEAM exhibits, classes, camps and school programs for kids as well as a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Sausalito. bayareadiscoverymuseum.org.
Silver: TechKnowHow. Multiple locations. techknowhowkids.com.
Bronze: Terra Marin Camp. Multiple locations in Marin County. terramarin.org/camps.
East Bay
Gold: The Growing Room. This after-school program in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District offers STEAM sessions in which students use technology in challenging projects or free-form tinkering. San Ramon and Danville. thegrowingroom.org.
Silver: Kids’ Country. Danville, Alamo and San Ramon. kidscountry.org.
Bronze: Mathnasium. Multiple locations. Mathnasium.com.