Summer Camps for ages 12–13 in Stanford.
19 camps in Stanford accept ages 12–13. Median week: $1,409; range $525–$1,531.
Middle-school summer camps in Stanford have the smallest selection and the hardest decision. Many traditional day camps cap at 12, leaving "leadership-in-training" tracks (real, but uneven) and specialty programs (great if your kid has a track, frustrating if they don't). This is also when overnight options open up meaningfully.
Top 19 camps
- Stanford Jazz Workshop · Stanford · Ages 12–17 · $1750/week
- iD Tech Camps at Stanford University · Stanford University · Ages 7–17 · $2299.5/week
- Stanford Swim Camp - Technique & Training Camp · Palo Alto · Ages 9–17 · $1531/week
- Stanford Baseball All-Star Camp · Klein Field at Sunken Diamond · Ages 13–18 · $895/week
- Stanford Cardinal Kids Basketball Camp · Maples Pavilion & Arrillaga Practice Gymnasium · Ages 6–12 · $525/week
- Stanford Cardinal Kids Basketball Camp · Maples Pavilion & Arrillaga Practice Gymnasium · Ages 6–12 · $525/week
- Stanford Cardinal Kids Basketball Camp · Maples Pavilion & Arrillaga Practice Gymnasium · Ages 6–12 · $525/week
- Stanford Cardinal Kids Basketball Camp · Maples Pavilion & Arrillaga Practice Gymnasium · Ages 6–12 · $525/week
- Stanford Elite Prospect Camp 1 · Maples Pavilion & Arrillaga Practice Gymnasium · Ages 13–18 · $250/week
- Stanford Elite Prospect Camp 2 · Maples Pavilion & Arrillaga Practice Gymnasium · Ages 13–18 · $250/week
- iD Tech: Art & Animation Camp · Palo Alto · Ages 10–12 · $1429/week
- iD Tech: All Girls 3D Printing Camp with Blender · Palo Alto · Ages 10–12 · $1429/week
- iD Tech: All Girls Digital Art & Animation with Adobe · Palo Alto · Ages 10–12 · $1429/week
- iD Tech: All Girls BattleBots® Camp with VEX Robotics · Palo Alto · Ages 10–12 · $1629/week
- iD Tech: All Girls Python Coding & AI Agents · Palo Alto · Ages 13–17 · $1409/week
- iD Tech: Python Coding & AI Agents · Palo Alto · Ages 13–17 · $1409/week
- iD Tech: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning · Palo Alto · Ages 13–17 · $1409/week
- iD Tech: NVIDIA® AI and Machine Learning Academy · Palo Alto · Ages 13–18 · $2649.5/week
- iD Tech Camps at Stanford University · Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA · Ages 7–17 · $2599.5/week
↘ What to look for
Ask whether the program is age-segregated or whether 12-year-olds get bucketed with 9-year-olds (common, demoralizing). If your camp has a CIT/leadership track, ask what the kids actually DO — real responsibility (planning sessions, supervising under-8s) vs. glorified-camper status with a different t-shirt. Cost-per-week often jumps at this age; check what the increase covers.