Summer Camps 2021: STEM Adventures for Curious Kids!
All in-person programs follow health safety guidelines including masks and distancing!
Each week of camp is filled with fun, hands-on activities including STEM, problem solving and teamwork games. Information about ages, group size, typical day, food and more can be found here at our Summer Camp FAQ page.
Entering PreK 3’s & 4’s
Join us for a summer of Stories and STEM! Each day will incorporate a new theme of stories and hands-on STEM activities to match! Some themes will include:
Dr. Seuss Stories
Click Clack Moo
Pete the Cat
Dynamite Dinosaurs
& more!
Sign up by the day!
June 1 – 4
9:00am – 12:00pm
June registration now open! August dates will be available in June.
Entering Grades K-5
Filled with fun, hands STEM! Campers will explore with experiments in a variety of STEM areas and open-ended design projects.
Activities will be different each week, so sign up for multiple weeks of camp to keep your budding scientist or engineer engaged all summer!
Campers will be divided by age.
Sign up by the week:
June 7 – August 20
Mon.-Fri. Half-day 9:00am-12:00pm, $275
Mon.-Fri. Full-day 9:00am-4:00pm, $475
Extended hours available AM & PM
Theme descriptions below!
Grades 6-8 Maker Camp
What will you design and create during maker camp? Use a variety of tools (power tools, circuitry, machine sewing, and more!) plus cool STEM concepts to build your ideas.
Two week camp:
July 6 – 16
or
August 2 – 13
Sign up for both and explore different projects each camp!
Mon.-Fri. 1:00pm-4:00pm, $550 / 2-weeks
Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-4:00pm, $950 / 2-weeks
Extended hours available AM & PM
CIT Program
Entering grades 8-9
Help teachers lead exploratory STEM activities and engage with campers while they are doing fun, hands-on STEM projects.
Choose your weeks!
2 week minimum commitment
$75 / week
Campers entering grades 8-9 may apply for our CIT program. CITs build leadership skills as they assist with PreK or K-2 camps and are supervised by our full time staff at all times. This leadership program is by application only. Entering 8th and 9th graders can apply by emailing CIT@nogginbuilders.com (emails from applicants only, not parents).
Grades K-5 Themes
June 7: Boom, Pop, Splat!
Is it messy? Does it explode? Be prepared for mess and fun in this camp that includes everything that goes boom, pop, and splat! Projects include activating chemical reactions, comparing slime recipes, and designing the best egg drop contraptions.
June 14: DIY Circuits
Explore electricity and circuits! Investigate how electrons move. Master the basics of building working circuits while also challenging your creativity as you design new circuitry projects! Hobby motors, buzzers, LEDs, and switches are just some of the components campers will be using as they engineer their circuit creations.
June 21: Science of Art
Be inspired with unique art projects that are created using science! From color chromatography and paper making to abstract art using chemical reactions and the geometry of origami, STEM skills will be paired with artistic creativity in this camp!
June 28: Gadget Design
Use your imagination and your hands to turn your ideas into gadgets! Build engineering skills by making a ball launching device, creating your own spinner toy, or designing an aerodynamic slingshot rocket. Then, use these skills to make your own inventions!
July 6: Roller Coasters (4 days)
Explore energy and physics as we turn things “upside” with fun STEM challenges all about roller coasters! No camp Monday, July 5.
July 12: Save Our Planet - Green Science!
Explore the amazing resources from our planet as you harness the wind to power a vehicle and use heat from the sun to cook food! Campers will also build using materials from nature, discover ways to recycle and reuse household items, and design water filtration systems.
July 19: Cool Chemistry
Rubber eggs, chemical reaction powered vehicles, and pH testing with red cabbage — these are just a preview of the activities for this camp. Come explore the bubbly, stinky, and sometimes explosive world of chemistry as we experiment and make a mess!
July 26: Escape Room Engineers
Are you a fan of the puzzles, mystery, and strategy of escape rooms? So are we! Put your STEM skills to the test and join us for a week of escape room design, from mapping out the game’s puzzles to building the props and contraptions.
August 2: Crazy Contraptions
August 9: LEGO Engineers
Build your engineering skills using LEGO bricks. Create a marble maze, explore symmetry, and let your imagination soar as you design pulley systems and more!
August 16: Super STEM
This camp is jam packed with activities from all areas of STEM. This summer, we will be featuring camper favorites such as discovering what yeast likes to eat, engineering the best zipline, designing marble roller coasters, and creating chemical reactions! Each SuperSTEM Camp will have different activities, sign up for them both!
