Summer camps at the Discovery Center are a perfect blend of fun, learning, and personal growth, where curiosity meets creativity, inspiring campers to think big, explore new possibilities, and discover their potential.
Our hands-on STEM Summer Camp is packed with exciting challenges, creative problem-solving, and real-world exploration designed for elementary students. From coding and robotics to space science and environmental innovation, campers will dive into themed adventures that make learning feel like play. Grades incoming 1–5 are welcome to attend.
2026 Summer Camps at the Discovery Center are planned July 6 through August 28. To receive more information, and to sign up, please email us. Please no calls to main number regarding camps.
WILD WONDERS
JULY 6–10, 2026
CODING & ROBOTICS
JULY 13–17, 2026
EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY
JULY 20–24
MYSTERY MASH-UP
AUG. 10–14, 2026
PLANET PROTECTORS
AUG. 17–21, 2026
Dive into a world of hands-on learning, exciting challenges, and real-world applications of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Campers will enjoy a thoughtfully designed daily schedule that balances engaging indoor and outdoor activities, team and individual challenges, and free time to explore a variety of interactive experiences.
Through activities that incorporate the scientific method and engineering design process, campers will construct bridges—both literal and figurative—that connect the science of everyday life to the ever-expanding world beyond. With a perfect blend of fun, learning, and personal growth, this camp is where curiosity meets creativity, inspiring campers to think big, explore new possibilities, and discover their potential.
Join us for an unforgettable summer of exploration, discovery, and adventure!
Cost: $375 / camper per week; Grades 1–5 are welcome to attend.
Focus Concepts
Campers will dive into key STEM and life skills through interactive lessons and projects:
- Engineering Design: Learn to plan, create, and refine innovative solutions.
- Problem Solving & Creative Solutions: Develop critical thinking and out-of-the-box approaches to challenges.
- The Scientific Method: Experiment and analyze like a real scientist.
- Respect and Environmental Awareness: Understand our impact on the planet and ways to protect it.
- Collaboration and Team Challenges: Build teamwork and leadership skills through group activities.
Daily Schedule
Our daily schedule is designed to keep campers engaged, active, and inspired.
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 9–9:30 AM | Enter and Explore (Flex Time) |
| 9:30–10 AM | Breakfast |
| 10–10:30 AM | Learning Concepts |
| 10:30–11 AM | Hands-on Team Challenge |
| 11–11:30 AM | Snack / Kahoot (review) |
| 11:30–12 PM | Brain Break and Mindful Minute |
| 12–12:30 PM | Challenge of the Day |
| 12:30–1 PM | Lunch (Outdoors Weather Permitting) |
| 1–1:45 PM | Indoor / Outdoor Free Time |
| 1:45–2 PM | Individual Brain Teaser |
| 2–3 PM | Coding & Robotics |
| 3–4 PM | Free Choice Discovery Time |
🐾 Wild Wonders Camp 🐾
Explore. Discover. Create.
Our Wild Wonders Camp combines outdoor exploration with hands-on STEM activities inspired by nature. Campers investigate wildlife, design eco-friendly projects, and solve real-world challenges while learning how science and engineering help us understand and protect our planet.
💻 Coding, Tech & Engineering
Campers become creators, inventors, and digital designers:
- Code Quest – Scratch games, animations & puzzles
- Robotics Lab – Build, code, and friendly robot battles
- AI for Kids – Pattern recognition, ethics & smart machines
- Game Design Studio – Design, test, remix, repeat
🚀 Exploration & Discovery
Big science. Big imagination.
- Space Explorers – Rockets, planets, rover builds & NASA-style challenges
- Under the Sea – Ocean engineering, buoyancy, marine biology
- Jungle & Wildlife Scientists – Ecosystems, animal adaptations & data tracking
- Extreme Earth – Volcanoes, earthquakes & weather engineering
🌱 Environment & Sustainability
Future problem-solvers at work:
- Eco Innovators – Renewable energy & green design
- Climate Heroes – Real-world problems + kid-powered solutions
- Urban Gardeners – Soil science, hydroponics & sensors
- Clean Water Engineers – Designing solutions for one of the world’s biggest challenges
🕵🏽 Mystery & Problem Solving
For kids who love a good challenge:
- STEM Detectives – Forensics, logic puzzles & chemistry clues
- Escape Room Engineering – Unlock challenges using math & code
- Mission: Save the City – Disasters, systems thinking & teamwork