Your camper will participate in hands-on, coding and robotics, STEM in environment and water activities at STEM Camp each summer. In addition, each theme features an extra special impact activity! Read more about each below.
STEM Camp’s hands-on, or experiential, activities encourage children to explore their sense of wonder by having them ask questions, make observations, succeed (or fail), and learn by doing so. This is based upon a learning methodology called inquiry-based learning. STEM Camp’s hands-on activities teach the campers basic STEM concepts but do so in a way that is fun so the child doesn’t even realize they are learning! Each of our themes has unique programming, including different hands-on activities.
Technology and programming are becoming more and more important for so many careers! To help prepare the next generation, STEM Camp has developed a unique introduction to these concepts through our coding and robotics activities. Even children as young as 5 years old can start to think like a programmer, but we’ve also prepared advanced challenges for experienced campers!
STEM learning and excitement isn’t limited to summer camp or the classroom – fascinating and amazing STEM stuff is all around us! While much of summer camp happens inside, we try to get outside as much as possible when weather permits (including bringing our technology out when we can!). Beyond doing our hands-on or coding & robotics activities outside, we also have camp activities that are specific to discovering the STEM all around us in our environment. From building and testing catapults, experimenting with food preferences for ants, maze building and more – our campers will enjoy lots of outside time, and tons of opportunities to appreciate how STEM is all around them! Learn more here.
What would summer camp be without some wet, water fun? Each day, we make a splash by incorporating water into our STEM fun! And it’s not hard – water connects to a wide range of STEM concepts, from chemistry (e.g., how different substances dissolve or react with water) to engineering (e.g., designing systems for water flow and filtration). Whether it’s exploring how water interacts with different materials, observing weather patterns, or investigating water conservation, campers are constantly building a foundation for understanding the real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and math. And having a blast while doing it! Read more here.
In addition to the amazing themed activities campers enjoy, every theme also features an impact activity: an extra special activity, often featuring a partnership, to make their STEM Camp summer camp week just that much more special.
Campers attending Minecraft: Quest for the Ender Portal weeks (July 6-10 and August 4-7) will have a chance to set a Minecraft World Record! Learn more.
Campers joining us for LEGO: The Legend of the Brick Keeper (July 13-17 & August 10-14) will participate in LEGO’s global Build the Change initiative. Learn more.
Campers attending Minecraft: Journey Through the Biomes camp weeks (July 20-24 & August 17-21) will explore NASA’s All About Earth digital learning hub! Learn more.
Campers attending LEGO: The Builder’s Code weeks (July 27-31 & August 24-28) will become NatGeo-inspired Habitats young explorers! Learn more.
