Bellarmine Summer Programs | Academic & Enrichment Camps for Grades 1–12 in San Jose
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Bellarmine Summer Programs | Academic & Enrichment Camps for Grades 1–12 in San Jose
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Summer Days
Summer Academic and Enrichment Programs for 1st to 12th Grade
Built to Fit Your Family's Schedule
Summer 2026 Dates: June 15 - July 23, 2026
REGISTRATION OPENS EVENING OF FEB. 2
Bellarmine’s Summer Days program offers a wide range of academic courses, hands-on camps, and creative enrichment for boys and girls entering grades 1–12.
With flexible options—
from full-day camps to just a few hours per week
—you can build a schedule that works for your summer. Affordable pricing makes it accessible for more families.
Your child can
earn UC-approved high school credit,
strengthen core skills, or explore new interests like robotics, public speaking, art, and coding.
Register Here
Explore Offerings
Map
Summer Days 2025 Parent 5
"We chose Bellarmine over our home school of Archbishop Mitty based on the quality, flexibility, and clarity of the Summer program schedule at Bellarmine. Thank you!"
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 4
"Bell Prep gave my son the chance to meet some of the incoming Freshmen in his 2029 class. I appreciated the extra time for him to go through his Surface laptop and show how to create documents, make a calendar invite and send an email. Now that school has started, these are skills that are definitely needed."
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 3
"The 8th grade English program exceeded my expectations. The coursework was rigorous (for summer) and I feel that my child improved his skills in both reading and writing. The course helped him become more confident in his ability to be successful in 8th grade."
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 2
"In the Algebra 1 class, my son Logan was able to review and solidify concepts while developing a sense of pride and confidence in Math. He loved his teacher!"
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 1
“My twins came home every afternoon with stories from Baker Lab. The combination of hands-on science and visiting the garden and animals ignited their curiosity and empathy.”
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Join the Summer Days Mailing List to receive information about Bellarmine's Summer Programs.
Join the Mailing List
Stay Sharp and Explore New Passions
Summer Days encourages your child to pursue new skills in a creative and supportive environment.
Build and program robots in our world-class Robotics Lab
Learn to code in Python or explore artificial intelligence
Get hands-on in the Maker Lab with woodworking, design, and engineering tools
Express creativity through improv, creative writing, and digital storytelling
Understand personal finance through courses in money management and investing
Each course is taught by passionate educators who bring real-world experience and energy to the classroom.
See Our Course Offerings
Youth: Grades 1–5
From
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
your child can enjoy a full day of hands-on learning and play—or just sign up for the sessions that work best for your family’s schedule.
All-day camps with rotating enrichment
Intro to Sports and team games
Creative exploration through art
Engaging, hands-on fun with LEGO STEAM
Middle School: Grades 6–8
Middle schoolers enjoy one of the most flexible and engaging summer programs in the Bay Area. Sign up for a full schedule or just a few classes per day.
Our modular structure gives you total control.
STEM:
Robotics Lab, AI, Maker Lab, Computer Science, Math from Pre-algebra to Algebra 2
Arts:
Guitar and Visual & Performing Arts
Humanities:
Writing and Grammar, English
Sports:
Baseball, Soccer, Track, Ultimate Frisbee, and more
High School: Grades 9–12
High school students can take a full course load or choose a class or two that fits their summer plans.
For-credit courses, college prep, and enrichment options are available.
Full-semester, UC-approved academic courses: Geometry, Algebra 1 & 2, Pre-Calc, Calculus
Speech and Debate
Electives like Money Management & Investing, Robotics, AI and Computer Science
Bell Prep for incoming Freshmen
Guitar and Visual & Performing Arts
Sports camps led by experienced coaches
Schedule Around Your Summer
We make it easy for you to plan an enriching summer for your family:
Flexible scheduling with options from full-day camps to single-period enrichment—anywhere from 1 to 6 weeks
Multiple start dates throughout the summer
Convenient drop-off and pick-up at
clearly marked campus locations
On-campus cafeteria with prepaid lunch options
Register for Summer Days
Access No-Cost Summer Enrichment with BUILD
The BUILD program is a summer and after-school initiative for high-achieving, low-income 6th and 7th grade boys from Silicon Valley who aspire to be the first in their families to go to college.
Held on the Bellarmine campus, BUILD introduces students to the college preparatory high school environment. Participants attend summer school at Bellarmine and continue with an after-school mentorship program during the academic year. Through challenging coursework and guidance from Bellarmine student mentors, they gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed in high school.
BUILD is fully scholarship-based. There is no cost to families who qualify.
Interested students and families can apply online through Ravenna. For questions or more information, email cjimenez@bcp.org.
Learn more about BUILD
What are the drop-off and pick-up policies?
Can a student stay on campus if they do not have a class?
Can I schedule a free period for my child between classes/camps?
Can I escort my student onto campus or remain on campus?
When can I register for Bellarmine's summer programs?
How many classes can a student miss?
What happens if my child cannot attend their class?
Where can I explore summer offerings?
How can I request a transcript?
Do you offer summer camps or classes for girls?
Can my child purchase snacks or lunch on campus?
What is your refund policy?
What is the difference between “academic” and “enrichment”?
Why does the same camp have different prices during different weeks?
Do you offer a wait list?
Are you offering a shuttle to CalTrain?
Is there a traffic flow map I can see?
We ask that students be dropped off no earlier than 15 minutes before their first period, and be picked up no later than 15 minutes after their last period. Our youth campers can be escorted into back by a parent, but older students should be dropped off in the Hedding or Emory parking lots. For more information regarding drop-off and pick-up, please consult the newsletter and
campus map
.
To ensure student safety, we ask that students arrive no more than 15 minutes before class and be picked up within 15 minutes after it ends. If taking multiple courses, please schedule them back-to-back. If a student has a gap between classes or is unsupervised for more than 15 minutes, we’ll contact you to discuss their schedule and arrange pickup. For questions, email
summerschool@bcp.org
.
In an effort to keep all students safe and supervised, we cannot allow gaps in their schedules. Please make sure that your class or camp selections are in adjacent periods.
With the safety of our students in mind, Bellarmine is a
closed campus
. No adults will be allowed on campus without prior approval and a guest badge from the
Matthewson Office.
We have staff at drop-off points to help students find classes and answer questions about schedules. Our youth campers can be escorted into back by one parent, but older students should be dropped off in the
Hedding
or
Emory
parking lots. See
this map
for details.
Registration for Bellarmine's Summer Programs opens
Monday, February 2, 2026
. Sign up for our Summer Days mailing list to receive the most up-to-date information.
Sign up for the Summer Days mailing list
For courses bearing 10 credits, students may not miss more than one day of class, or up to 4 hours of course time. Missing more than one day will result in a loss of credit.
For courses bearing 5 credits, students may not miss more than one day of class for a three week course or three days for a six week course.
For courses that do not bear credit, students may miss class as needed. Any planned absences should be communicated to the Summer Programs Office at
summerschool@bcp.org
.
Call the attendance line at
(408) 537-9477
to report an absence. Students should also contact their instructors to arrange make-up work. Please note: credit-bearing courses have minimum attendance requirements.
You can view our Summer Programs Catalog on our
Explore Offerings
page. You can filter the catalog based on age, subject matter, week, time of day, and duration.
Please request all transcripts via the Blue portal. Login to your portal and click on "Summer Programs" to the right under "Apps". This will take you to your home page where you can click on "Request Transcript" at the top. Processing requests can take between one to two weeks depending on the number of active requests.
Yes! Bellarmine Summer Days is a co-education experience. We offer classes and camps for girls and boys from grades 1-12.
Our cafeteria in Liccardo Center is open from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. Menus and information regarding the prepaid lunch program will be released in early June.
Refund requests must be submitted by email to
summerschool@bcp.org
.
For registrations completed
on or before June 1:
A 10% non-refundable deposit applies. No refunds for registrations completed within this time frame will be issued after June 1, 2026.
For registrations completed
after June 1:
Refunds will only be issued if requested within 72 hours of payment, and are still subject to the 10% non-refundable deposit.
Please contact us with any questions—we’re happy to help.
Academic courses run 3–6 weeks, are typically credit-bearing, and follow a more rigorous curriculum. Many are
UC-approved
and can count for
one or two semesters of high school credit.
Examples include Algebra 2 and Accelerated Chemistry.
Enrichment courses are shorter, non-credit classes that focus on exploration, creativity, and skill-building. These include hands-on experiences like Intro to
Guitar, Improv, or STEAM camps,
and often support academic growth in engaging, project-based ways.
Some weeks during the summer session are shorter than others, so we pro-rate the pricing of all one-week camps. A 4-day camp costs 4/5ths the full 5-day pricing. Meal plans are also pro-rated for shorter camps.
No, Bellarmine Summer Programs does not offer a wait list for courses.
We do not run shuttles to the CalTrain station during the summer.
You can find the map here:
Summer Drop Off and Parking
Contact Us
General Information
Phone: (408) 537-9475
Email: summerschool@bcp.org
Report Absences
Phone: (408) 537-9477
All summer programs take place at our campus, which is located at:
960 West Hedding Street
San Jose, California 95126-1215
Follow Summer Days on Instagram!
Summer Programs Administration
Chris Cozort
Computer Science & Visual and Performing Arts Faculty | Director of Summer Programs
ccozort@bcp.org
Brooke Slater
English Faculty | Principal of Instruction for Summer Programs
bslater@bcp.org
(408) 537-9492
Jesus Palomino
Modern and Classical Language Faculty | Camps Coordinator for Summer Programs | Daily Mass
jpalomino@bcp.org
(408) 537-9433
Carlos Jimenez
Director, Diversity | Outreach Coordinator for Summer Programs
cjimenez@bcp.org
(408) 537-9253
Dee Dee Pluth
Assistant Dean | Bursar for Summer Programs
dpluth@bcp.org
Alex Sarrett
Attendance Clerk | Varsity Basketball Coach
asarrett@bcp.org
Ready to plan a summer that works for your family?
With flexible scheduling and enriching options, Bellarmine’s Summer Days program makes it easy to keep your child learning and engaged all summer long.
Register for Summer Days
Explore Summer Offerings
Skip To Main Content
Summer Days
Summer Academic and Enrichment Programs for 1st to 12th Grade
Built to Fit Your Family's Schedule
Summer 2026 Dates: June 15 - July 23, 2026
REGISTRATION OPENS EVENING OF FEB. 2
Bellarmine’s Summer Days program offers a wide range of academic courses, hands-on camps, and creative enrichment for boys and girls entering grades 1–12.
With flexible options—
from full-day camps to just a few hours per week
—you can build a schedule that works for your summer. Affordable pricing makes it accessible for more families.
Your child can
earn UC-approved high school credit,
strengthen core skills, or explore new interests like robotics, public speaking, art, and coding.
Register Here
Explore Offerings
Map
Summer Days 2025 Parent 5
"We chose Bellarmine over our home school of Archbishop Mitty based on the quality, flexibility, and clarity of the Summer program schedule at Bellarmine. Thank you!"
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 4
"Bell Prep gave my son the chance to meet some of the incoming Freshmen in his 2029 class. I appreciated the extra time for him to go through his Surface laptop and show how to create documents, make a calendar invite and send an email. Now that school has started, these are skills that are definitely needed."
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 3
"The 8th grade English program exceeded my expectations. The coursework was rigorous (for summer) and I feel that my child improved his skills in both reading and writing. The course helped him become more confident in his ability to be successful in 8th grade."
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 2
"In the Algebra 1 class, my son Logan was able to review and solidify concepts while developing a sense of pride and confidence in Math. He loved his teacher!"
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Summer Days 2025 Parent 1
“My twins came home every afternoon with stories from Baker Lab. The combination of hands-on science and visiting the garden and animals ignited their curiosity and empathy.”
— Summer Days 2025 Parent
Join the Summer Days Mailing List to receive information about Bellarmine's Summer Programs.
Join the Mailing List
Stay Sharp and Explore New Passions
Summer Days encourages your child to pursue new skills in a creative and supportive environment.
Build and program robots in our world-class Robotics Lab
Learn to code in Python or explore artificial intelligence
Get hands-on in the Maker Lab with woodworking, design, and engineering tools
Express creativity through improv, creative writing, and digital storytelling
Understand personal finance through courses in money management and investing
Each course is taught by passionate educators who bring real-world experience and energy to the classroom.
See Our Course Offerings
Youth: Grades 1–5
From
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM,
your child can enjoy a full day of hands-on learning and play—or just sign up for the sessions that work best for your family’s schedule.
All-day camps with rotating enrichment
Intro to Sports and team games
Creative exploration through art
Engaging, hands-on fun with LEGO STEAM
Middle School: Grades 6–8
Middle schoolers enjoy one of the most flexible and engaging summer programs in the Bay Area. Sign up for a full schedule or just a few classes per day.
Our modular structure gives you total control.
STEM:
Robotics Lab, AI, Maker Lab, Computer Science, Math from Pre-algebra to Algebra 2
Arts:
Guitar and Visual & Performing Arts
Humanities:
Writing and Grammar, English
Sports:
Baseball, Soccer, Track, Ultimate Frisbee, and more
High School: Grades 9–12
High school students can take a full course load or choose a class or two that fits their summer plans.
For-credit courses, college prep, and enrichment options are available.
Full-semester, UC-approved academic courses: Geometry, Algebra 1 & 2, Pre-Calc, Calculus
Speech and Debate
Electives like Money Management & Investing, Robotics, AI and Computer Science
Bell Prep for incoming Freshmen
Guitar and Visual & Performing Arts
Sports camps led by experienced coaches
Schedule Around Your Summer
We make it easy for you to plan an enriching summer for your family:
Flexible scheduling with options from full-day camps to single-period enrichment—anywhere from 1 to 6 weeks
Multiple start dates throughout the summer
Convenient drop-off and pick-up at
clearly marked campus locations
On-campus cafeteria with prepaid lunch options
Register for Summer Days
Access No-Cost Summer Enrichment with BUILD
The BUILD program is a summer and after-school initiative for high-achieving, low-income 6th and 7th grade boys from Silicon Valley who aspire to be the first in their families to go to college.
Held on the Bellarmine campus, BUILD introduces students to the college preparatory high school environment. Participants attend summer school at Bellarmine and continue with an after-school mentorship program during the academic year. Through challenging coursework and guidance from Bellarmine student mentors, they gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed in high school.
BUILD is fully scholarship-based. There is no cost to families who qualify.
Interested students and families can apply online through Ravenna. For questions or more information, email cjimenez@bcp.org.
Learn more about BUILD
What are the drop-off and pick-up policies?
Can a student stay on campus if they do not have a class?
Can I schedule a free period for my child between classes/camps?
Can I escort my student onto campus or remain on campus?
When can I register for Bellarmine's summer programs?
How many classes can a student miss?
What happens if my child cannot attend their class?
Where can I explore summer offerings?
How can I request a transcript?
Do you offer summer camps or classes for girls?
Can my child purchase snacks or lunch on campus?
What is your refund policy?
What is the difference between “academic” and “enrichment”?
Why does the same camp have different prices during different weeks?
Do you offer a wait list?
Are you offering a shuttle to CalTrain?
Is there a traffic flow map I can see?
We ask that students be dropped off no earlier than 15 minutes before their first period, and be picked up no later than 15 minutes after their last period. Our youth campers can be escorted into back by a parent, but older students should be dropped off in the Hedding or Emory parking lots. For more information regarding drop-off and pick-up, please consult the newsletter and
campus map
.
To ensure student safety, we ask that students arrive no more than 15 minutes before class and be picked up within 15 minutes after it ends. If taking multiple courses, please schedule them back-to-back. If a student has a gap between classes or is unsupervised for more than 15 minutes, we’ll contact you to discuss their schedule and arrange pickup. For questions, email
summerschool@bcp.org
.
In an effort to keep all students safe and supervised, we cannot allow gaps in their schedules. Please make sure that your class or camp selections are in adjacent periods.
With the safety of our students in mind, Bellarmine is a
closed campus
. No adults will be allowed on campus without prior approval and a guest badge from the
Matthewson Office.
We have staff at drop-off points to help students find classes and answer questions about schedules. Our youth campers can be escorted into back by one parent, but older students should be dropped off in the
Hedding
or
Emory
parking lots. See
this map
for details.
Registration for Bellarmine's Summer Programs opens
Monday, February 2, 2026
. Sign up for our Summer Days mailing list to receive the most up-to-date information.
Sign up for the Summer Days mailing list
For courses bearing 10 credits, students may not miss more than one day of class, or up to 4 hours of course time. Missing more than one day will result in a loss of credit.
For courses bearing 5 credits, students may not miss more than one day of class for a three week course or three days for a six week course.
For courses that do not bear credit, students may miss class as needed. Any planned absences should be communicated to the Summer Programs Office at
summerschool@bcp.org
.
Call the attendance line at
(408) 537-9477
to report an absence. Students should also contact their instructors to arrange make-up work. Please note: credit-bearing courses have minimum attendance requirements.
You can view our Summer Programs Catalog on our
Explore Offerings
page. You can filter the catalog based on age, subject matter, week, time of day, and duration.
Please request all transcripts via the Blue portal. Login to your portal and click on "Summer Programs" to the right under "Apps". This will take you to your home page where you can click on "Request Transcript" at the top. Processing requests can take between one to two weeks depending on the number of active requests.
Yes! Bellarmine Summer Days is a co-education experience. We offer classes and camps for girls and boys from grades 1-12.
Our cafeteria in Liccardo Center is open from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. Menus and information regarding the prepaid lunch program will be released in early June.
Refund requests must be submitted by email to
summerschool@bcp.org
.
For registrations completed
on or before June 1:
A 10% non-refundable deposit applies. No refunds for registrations completed within this time frame will be issued after June 1, 2026.
For registrations completed
after June 1:
Refunds will only be issued if requested within 72 hours of payment, and are still subject to the 10% non-refundable deposit.
Please contact us with any questions—we’re happy to help.
Academic courses run 3–6 weeks, are typically credit-bearing, and follow a more rigorous curriculum. Many are
UC-approved
and can count for
one or two semesters of high school credit.
Examples include Algebra 2 and Accelerated Chemistry.
Enrichment courses are shorter, non-credit classes that focus on exploration, creativity, and skill-building. These include hands-on experiences like Intro to
Guitar, Improv, or STEAM camps,
and often support academic growth in engaging, project-based ways.
Some weeks during the summer session are shorter than others, so we pro-rate the pricing of all one-week camps. A 4-day camp costs 4/5ths the full 5-day pricing. Meal plans are also pro-rated for shorter camps.
No, Bellarmine Summer Programs does not offer a wait list for courses.
We do not run shuttles to the CalTrain station during the summer.
You can find the map here:
Summer Drop Off and Parking
Contact Us
General Information
Phone: (408) 537-9475
Email: summerschool@bcp.org
Report Absences
Phone: (408) 537-9477
All summer programs take place at our campus, which is located at:
960 West Hedding Street
San Jose, California 95126-1215
Follow Summer Days on Instagram!
Summer Programs Administration
Chris Cozort
Computer Science & Visual and Performing Arts Faculty | Director of Summer Programs
ccozort@bcp.org
Brooke Slater
English Faculty | Principal of Instruction for Summer Programs
bslater@bcp.org
(408) 537-9492
Jesus Palomino
Modern and Classical Language Faculty | Camps Coordinator for Summer Programs | Daily Mass
jpalomino@bcp.org
(408) 537-9433
Carlos Jimenez
Director, Diversity | Outreach Coordinator for Summer Programs
cjimenez@bcp.org
(408) 537-9253
Dee Dee Pluth
Assistant Dean | Bursar for Summer Programs
dpluth@bcp.org
Alex Sarrett
Attendance Clerk | Varsity Basketball Coach
asarrett@bcp.org
Ready to plan a summer that works for your family?
With flexible scheduling and enriching options, Bellarmine’s Summer Days program makes it easy to keep your child learning and engaged all summer long.
Register for Summer Days
Explore Summer Offerings