Summer Camp 2026
Join us for summer break! This STEAM camp welcomes our campers into a world of building, creating, designing, researching, and—most importantly—having FUN! Each week will spark curiosity and excitement, leaving the scientist in your life eager for more. From unraveling Whodunnit mysteries inspired by forensic science to embarking on thrilling treasure hunts through map-making, to composing our very own music, we’ll explore science in exciting and innovative ways. Every activity is hands-on and project-based, guaranteed to unleash the creativity in your young scientist!
This camp is for rising Kindergarteners through rising 6th graders.
Choose to explore for a week or stay the whole summer! Summer camp will run for 10 weeks beginning June 29th and ending the week of August 31st, 2026.
Weekly Themes
Week of June 29th: Potions: Mixtures & solutions!
Embark on an adventure into the world of chemical reactions, where science comes to life right before your eyes! In this hands-on experience, you'll mix, shake, and combine substances to uncover their hidden secrets. Watch as solutions squish, pop, and ooze—will they change color, release a scent, or heat up? Each reaction holds a surprise as you explore the incredible transformations that happen when chemicals collide.
Week of July 6th: Science Through the Ages
We didn’t always know that the Earth was round, why the sky is blue, or that those sparkly dots in the night sky are stars just like the sun. Take a trip through time, from the early ages of science to present day, and explore the major discoveries that allowed humans to progress in the sciences and beyond!
Week of July 13th: Medical Minds (NEW!)
Grab your lab coats and get ready to scrub in! This week campers become medical explorers as we explore the amazing world of the human body. We’ll get hands-on with anatomy experiments, try out real medical tools, and tackle fun challenges inspired by how doctors and nurses solve problems every day. Campers will also get to meet real medical professionals, ask their burning questions, and discover what it’s really like to work in healthcare. From brains to bones, this week is all about where curiosity meets care.
Week of July 20th: The Science of ALL Things Gross
Get ready to explore the fascinating and sometimes squirm-inducing aspects of biology, chemistry, and physics that make things delightfully gross. From slimy slime molds to stinky microbes, students will dive into the microscopic realm and discover the hidden secrets of the gross side of science.
Week of July 27th: Mission to Mars (and beyond)! (NEW!)
Blast off into the science of space exploration! Campers will investigate planets, moons, and stars while learning what it takes to survive beyond Earth. From designing spacecraft and testing landing systems to exploring how astronauts eat, sleep, and work in space, this week is all about engineering, physics, and big cosmic questions.
Week of August 3rd: Energy Everywhere! (NEW)
Get ready to power up! Energy is everywhere—zooming, buzzing, glowing, and even hiding inside you. This week campers will jump into hands-on experiments that explore all kinds of energy, from light and heat to sound, motion, and electricity. We’ll build, test, spin, zap, and experiment to see how energy moves, changes, and teams up to make things happen. Can you make something spin faster? Glow brighter? Travel farther? From wind-powered creations to harnessing the power of the sun, this week is all about discovering just how powerful science can be.
Week of August 10th: Science v. Science Fiction
Embark on an exploration of real-world science and its imaginative counterparts in fiction through storytelling. In this camp, we’ll compare scientific facts with fantastical elements from popular science fiction stories, movies, and TV shows and decide what is truly possible. From light-speed space travel and teleportation devices to traveling back in time, this mind-bending adventure could not be more exciting.
Week of August 17th: Engineering Playground (NEW)
Put your problem-solving skills to the test! This week campers become engineers as they design, build, and improve structures, machines, and inventions. Using simple materials and big ideas, we’ll tackle real-world challenges like building bridges, protecting fragile cargo, and creating moving contraptions, all through creativity, teamwork, and trial-and-error.
Week of August 24th: The Case of the Double agent Dilemma (NEW)
A top-secret experiment at Urban STEAM Lab has been compromised, and confidential data has leaked to a rival lab, but there are no signs of a break-in. The unsettling truth is that the betrayal came from inside the lab. Campers will become forensic investigators, using fingerprints, codes, logic puzzles, and suspect interviews to follow the evidence. As clues stack up, they’ll uncover that one trusted scientist is actually a double agent trying to frame everyone else!
Week of August 31st: Campers v. Machines
Computers have become so advanced in the last couple decades, it’s hard to imagine how everything we do day-to-day would be possible without them. This week we take a trip through time to experience how technology has changed as the size of electrical parts became smaller and smaller. This week we’ll be dissecting machines from the past like walkmans, beepers, and early cell phones then build our own microchipped creations.