The Schulz Museum is excited to offer in-person classes. See below for class descriptions and registration information.
Check out the summer camp schedule here.
How to Register
- Online: Select classes from the calendar below.
- Phone: Call (707) 284-1272.
- Mail/Fax: Print a Registration Form and submit by mail or fax (see form for details).
All classes require advance registration and are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. See below for class descriptions and registration.
For online registration, you will be prompted to create an account. All contact information is secure; we do not store financial details or share personal information. If you have an account with our store, you will still need to create a separate account for classes and membership.
Information for Parents
Children who need to take medication of any kind while attending camps will need the Release of Liability for Administering Medications form and Authorization for Administering Medications form completed by a parent or guardian and signed by a doctor.
- Summer Camp Planner
- General camp information
- Release of Liability for Administering Medications form (in-person classes only)
- Authorization for Administering Medications form (in-person classes only)
If you have any questions about these forms, please call us at (707) 284-1272.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
Refunds are available for camps canceled with more than a 7-day notice, EXCEPT FOR SUMMER CAMPS.
- For summer camps, a $35.00 fee per registrant per camp will be charged for any cancellation made after May 20 and up to 3 business days before the camp start date. Transfers to an alternate camp are available up to 3 business days before the camp start date. No refunds or transfers are available within 3 business days of any camp start date.
- For all other camps, a $10.00 fee per registrant per camp will be charged for cancellations made between 7 and 3 days before the start date. Transfers to an alternate and similar camp are allowed. No refunds or transfers are available within 3 business days of any camp or program start date.
Fee Assistance
The Schulz Museum is committed to making our classes and camps available and accessible to everyone through our fee-assistance program. Fee assistance is awarded based on need. Please apply as far in advance as possible here.
Junior Volunteer Program
Applications are now closed for Summer 2023. Please check back for Thanksgiving Break and Winter Break 2023 details.
Too old for some of our classes? Children who are 12 and 13 years old can become junior volunteer helpers in the Museum classes. Junior Volunteers complete an application process, attend a required training, and select two or more classes in which to help. Junior Volunteers will receive mentoring, reviews and evaluations, and the chance to develop leadership skills while working with younger campers. Application fee is $40 for members; $50 for non-members.
To complete the online application, click here.
You will also need to complete additional forms and submit them before your first volunteer shift in person or by emailing them directly to education@schulzmuseum.org. You can find these forms here.
Grade recommendations for Spring, Fall, and Winter Break camps are for children currently enrolled in the grades listed; Summer Break camps refer to the grade the child is entering in the fall. Exceptions to the grade recommendation must be cleared with Museum staff before enrolling.
Acting for Peanuts 1 (Grades 1-3)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Explore theater arts while bringing Peanuts characters and stories to life on the Schulz Museum’s stage! Learn stage terminology, dive into script reading and writing, play classic and new improv games, and wrap it up by acting in a mini-performance based on Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strips. Instructor: Annie Cooper
Tinkering Lab (Grades 4-6)
Make it move with simple machines and basic robotics. Build a simple brush bot, play with circuits, build bridges and buildings, and see what other clever creations you can make, including various crazy catapults. Instructor: Michael Marquez
Ready, Set, Dough! (Grades 1-3)
Mix and make playdough, bouncing balls, and super slime. Plus, learn the science of combining substances for some yummy and unexpected results, including applesauce oobleck, bread in a bag, and more. Instructor: Michael Marquez
Acting for Peanuts 2 (Grades 4-6)
Explore theater arts while bringing Peanuts characters and stories to life on the Schulz Museum’s stage! Learn stage terminology, dive into script reading and writing, play classic and new improv games, and wrap it up by acting in a mini-performance based on Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic strips. Instructor: Annie Cooper
Outdoor Art and Adventure (Grades 1-3)
Get up, go, and create! Keep moving all week with outdoor games and art activities. Make a colored-salt labyrinth, mold a marble mosaic, paint with fly swatters and sticks, and enjoy other fun, hands-on, outdoor eco-crafts. Instructor: Angelica Blancas–Mims
Under the Sea Ocean Art (Grades 4-6)
Discover the colorful life in our oceans and learn how to draw, color, and paint sea animals, corals, and plants. Join artist Barbara Golden and learn sketching, outlining, and coloring with different media, including watercolors, colored pencils, and markers.
Take Flight (Grades 1-3)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Summer is the perfect time for flying kites, as long as they don’t get stuck in the Kite-Eating Tree! Take off with a variety of flight-inspired projects. Make and fly kites and airplanes, discover what it takes to launch a rocket, play with parachutes, and so much more!
Painting on Canvas (Grades 6 and up)
This camp is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Join artist Barbara Golden to create custom creations inspired by the world around us. Learn how to paint clouds, grass, flowers, animals, glass objects, water, and more while experimenting with different paints, brushes, and painting techniques. This camp is for painters at any level.
Camp Freeze 1 (Grades 1-3)
This camp is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Keep cool this summer by growing crystals, making ice cream in a bag, mixing snow slime and snowball soap, and exploring other cool and creative projects. Plus, ice skate Monday through Thursday at Snoopy’s Home Ice! Instructor: Tami Tsark
Camp Freeze 4 (Grades 4-6)
Keep cool this summer by growing a crystal tree, making ice cream in a bag, and a sparkling winter luminary. Also, explore other cool and creative projects and ice skate Monday through Thursday at Snoopy’s Home Ice! Instructor: Michael Marquez
Outdoor Art and Adventure Mini (Grades Pre-K and K)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Get up, go, and create! Keep moving all week with outdoor games and art activities. Explore labyrinths and mosaics, paint with fly swatters and sticks, and enjoy other fun, hands-on, outdoor eco-crafts. Designed for ages 3-5. Children must be able to use the bathroom independently. Instructor: Angelica Blancas-Mims *No camp on Tuesday, July 4
Wizarding Ways and Magical Creatures (Grades 1-3)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Wave your magic wand and learn to make milk disappear, push coins through solid objects, and conjure candles to float. Spend a week mixing potions and bringing magical creatures to life by making unicorn and bird marionettes and other crafty creatures to take home. Instructor: Michael Marquez *No camp on Tuesday, July 4
Peanuts and Kids Cook (Grades 1-3)
Have a deliciously fun week cooking treats the Peanuts Gang loves to eat. Make pizza four ways, Charlie brownies, an edible bird’s nest for Woodstock, and see how many savory snacks you can skewer on a stick! *No camp on Tuesday, July 4
iPad Gaming and Coding (Grades 4-6)
Learn the basics of coding through hands-on coding projects and games. Design your own digital characters and backgrounds and learn how to add them to your own video game. Instructor: Michael Marquez *No camp on Tuesday, July 4
Dinosaur Doodles (Grades 1-3)
Draw dangerous dinosaurs, including terrible T-Rexes, bold Brontosauruses, and viscous Velociraptors. Join professional cartoonist, maze-maker, and storyteller Joe Wos for a week of storytelling, guided drawing lessons, and hands-on fun with more teeth!
Advanced LEGO Animation (Grades 4-6)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Build sets and characters with LEGOs to create a short LEGO stop-motion movie using iPads. Learn story structure and character development, and how to add lights, cameras, and green screen technology. No prior experience required. Instructor: Michael Marquez
Beagle Scouts Camp Out (Grades 1-3)
Go on a camp adventure with scavenger hunts and nature expeditions around the Museum grounds. Make a star-gazing telescope and a DIY flashlight, create an animal tracks guidebook, and end with roasted s’more on a stick! Instructor: Michael Marquez
Cartooning Myths and Monsters (Grades 4-6)
Take an adventure in cartooning with Greek myths, monsters, and lively drawing instruction from cartoonist, maze-maker, and storyteller Joe Wos. Learn to draw fantastical creatures like a mighty Minotaur and mystical Medusa. Mash them up with unicorns and Bigfoot, and mix and match monstrous features like twisty horns to create your own crazy cryptid characters!
Summer Science Mini (Grades Pre-K and K)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Explore the night sky, water play, the science of bugs, and all things summer. Launch water rockets, make art using the sun, sculpt a river to sailboats, create mini volcanoes, and mix super sand slime! Designed for ages 3-5. Children must be able to use the bathroom independently. Instructor: Angelica Blancas-Mims
LEGO Animation 2 (Grades 1-3)
This camp is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Build sets and characters with LEGOs to create a short LEGO stop-motion movie using iPads. Work in groups to add special effects, voices, and music! Enrollment in LEGO Animation 1 is not required. Instructor: Michael Marquez
Art Lab (Grades 1-3)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Get messy mixing art and science. Make scratch-and-sniff paints, sculpt homemade clay, and create masterpieces with fizzing ice cubes and some surprising chemical reactions! Also, learn the science behind animation and make marble diffusion art. Instructor: Tami Tsark
Peanuts, Pizza, Pasta—Let’s Cook! (Grades 4-6)
Make the Peanuts Gang’s favorite foods, including pizza several different ways and Snoopy’s puppy chow. From savory to sweet, learn to make a variety of delicious meals and treats to enjoy all week! Instructor: Michael Marquez
Camp Freeze 2 (Grades 1-3)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Keep cool this summer by growing crystals, making ice cream in a bag, mixing snow slime and snowball soap, and exploring other cool and creative projects. Plus, ice skate Monday through Thursday at Snoopy’s Home Ice! Instuctor: Tami Tsark
Camp Freeze 5 (Grades 4-6)
Keep cool this summer by growing a crystal tree, making ice cream in a bag, and a sparkling winter luminary. Also, explore other cool and creative projects and ice skate Monday through Thursday at Snoopy’s Home Ice! Instructor: Elizabeth Smith
Let’s Get Drawing! (Grades 4-6)
Join professional visiting YA graphic novelist Laura Lee Gulledge (Page by Paige, The Dark Matter of Mona Starr) and learn to draw and create your own short stories, comics, and ‘zines through collaborative comic creation, ARTnering as a group, and drawing games. Also, experiment with art-creating tools like Laura Lee’s favorite blue cartooning pencils.
Manga and Anime (Grades 6 and up)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Dive into the world of manga with artist Barbara Golden. Learn how to draw your favorite manga and anime characters, including eyes, hair, and bodies, as well as Chibi, Shoho, and Ghibli characters using pencils, ink, markers, and watercolor.
Blast Off! (Grades 1-3)
Blast off into a week of space exploration! Learn about planets, constellations, and comets through hands-on activities—create a nebula in a jar, design light-up constellations, build and test a space lander, and launch water rockets!
Manga and Pokémon (Grades 4-6)
Learn to draw your favorite manga and Pokémon characters, and tap into your imagination to make your own creations, too! Join artist Barbara Golden to practice sketching and shading with pencil lines, outlining with black ink, and adding color to your manga art.
Drawing from Nature (Grades 4-6)
Draw animals, plants, and colorful scenes from nature with artist Barbara Golden. Take a visual journey through wild landscapes and have fun and apply techniques like sketching, shading, and coloring to draw bobcats, butterflies, and Bodega Bay seascapes.
Camp Freeze 3 (Grades 1-3)
This class is SOLD OUT. Click here to join the waitlist. Keep cool this summer by growing crystals, making ice cream in a bag, mixing snow slime and snowball soap, and exploring other cool and creative projects. Plus, ice skate Monday through Thursday at Snoopy’s Home Ice! Instructor: Michael Marquez
Fantasy Creatures and Worlds (Grades 4-6)
Create a world full of fantasy creatures like dragons, phoenixes, centaurs, and fantastic fairies with artist Barbara Golden. Learn basic drawing skills and coloring, blending, and shading to create your world with markers and watercolors.
Camp Feeze Mini (Grades Pre-K and K)
Enjoy our coolest camp ever! Create crystal snowflakes, watch hot chocolate erupt, excavate ice eggs, and take a sneak peek behind the scenes at Snoopy’s Home Ice. Designed for ages 3-5. Children must be able to use the bathroom independently. Instructor: Angelica Blancas–Mims
LEGO Animation 3 (Grades 1-3)
Build sets and characters with LEGOs to create a short LEGO stop-motion movie using iPads. Work in groups to add special effects, voices, and music! Enrollment in LEGO Animation 1 or 2 is not required.
Snoopy’s Safari (Grades 1-3)
Join us for a weeklong safari adventure, from the desert to the jungle, and learn about the animals in these environments. Make a dessert terrarium, zebra slime, Snoopy ears and puppet, and more! Instructor: Tami Tsark
iPad Movie-Making (Grades 4-6)
Make and edit your own mini-movies! Explore story structure, green screens, and how to create live-action adventures and bring your characters to life using 2D and stop-motion animation.
The Charles M. Schulz Museum’s classes are educational programs and not childcare as defined by the State of California.