Summer Camp
Our camps are designed for hands-on, minds-on learning. Camp curriculum is centered around STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics and features hands-on activities led by experienced educators.
Camps for Kindergarten through 8th greade are all currently SOLD OUT.
Please join the waitlist linked below to catch any spots that open up throughout the summer.
Each of our Summer Camps offers a weeklong exploration of various captivating STEM subjects for K-12 students. Please note that day camps will not be available for Summer 2026. Campers should be registered based on the grade they completed in the 2025-2026 school year.
BASE CAMP FEE: Our 5-day Summer Camps are $300 per camper. The transaction will show up on your bank statement as a payment to Florida State University. If a camp registration charge is disputed, the camp registration will be cancelled. A $10 processing fee will be applied to any cancellations.
DISCOUNTS: Get 10% off your Base Camp Fee with a Family Membership!
ADD ONS: Some camps will indicate additional fees for field tips, guest visits, special technology, and other unique amenities. Afternoon Extended Care is also available for $8 per day. There is no additional charge for Morning Extended Care during Summer.
LUNCH: Lunch is not included in the cost of weeklong camps. Campers will have the option to prepay for one week of lunches. Prepaid lunch options may include: OG Subs, Brooklyn Pizza, Veggie Nuggets, etc. If this option is not selected students will be required to bring their own lunch each day. We do not provide refrigeration or a microwave for lunches.
SCHEDULE: Camp runs from 9 AM to 4 PM. Morning Extended Care is from 7:45 AM to 9 AM and Afternoon Extended Care is from 4 PM to 6 PM. While campers are not obligated to attend the full week of camp, please note that discounts will not be offered for missed days.
2026 Schedule
**Campers should be registered based on the grade they are currently completing in the 2025-2026 school year. Campers MUST have completed Kindergarten to be able to attend our K-1 Camps.**
Kindergarten - 1st Grade Camps
Week 3 (June 8th – June 12th) - 3..2..1.. Blast Off!Â
Get your space helmets ready and explore the world above our heads! Activities may include participating in a space mission simulation, viewing a planetarium show, building and launching paper rockets, creating constellation art, exploring the solar system, and learning what it takes to be an astronaut.
Week 4 (June 15th – June 19th) - Little Brick Builders
Build a LEGO bridge, solve daily challenges using LEGO Duplo kits. Activities may include building and racing LEGO cars, creating LEGO zip lines, designing animal habitats, constructing towers and bridges, and creating stop-motion animations with LEGO bricks.
Week 5 (June 22nd – June 26th) - Robots & Friends
Blast off into a world of exploration and innovation. Activities may include creating a robot friend, learning basic coding concepts, programming Dash Bots, Bee Bots, and Sphero Indi robots, completing robot obstacle courses, and participating in teamwork challenges.
Week 6 (July 6th – July 10th) - Create with Minecraft
Imagination knows no bounds in Minecraft. Activities may include coding with Bee Bots, exploring Minecraft worlds, flying a mission in the Space Mission Simulator, watching an IMAX film, building a Mars colony, creating Minecraft-inspired crafts, and solving engineering challenges.
Week 7 (July 13th – July 17th) - Superhero Science
Imagination knows no bounds in Minecraft. Activities may include coding with Bee Bots, exploring Minecraft worlds, flying a mission in the Space Mission Simulator, watching an IMAX film, building a Mars colony, creating Minecraft-inspired crafts, and solving engineering challenges.
Week 8 (July 20th – July 24th) - Icky InvestigatorsÂ
Become an Icky Investigator and dive into the gross, gooey, and fascinating side of science! Activities may include making slime, studying insects, creating oobleck and other non-Newtonian fluids, exploring animal adaptations, and conducting messy science experiments.
Week 9 (July 27th – July 31st) - Play Lab
This week is all about play and curiosity! Activities may include building with Magna-Tiles and Tinker Toys, experimenting with beginner robotics, completing design challenges, creating imaginative structures, and solving engineering puzzles through play.
Week 10 (Aug 3rd – Aug 7th) - Camp Rewind!Â
Missed out on some of the fun or want to experience the highlights all over again? This week is all about revisiting the most exciting and crowd-pleasing activities from the summer! Activities may include favorite science experiments, robotics activities, LEGO challenges, space exploration activities, and camper-selected games and projects from throughout the summer.
2nd - 3rd Grade Camps
Week 3 (June 8th – June 12th) - Robo Rookies
Beep! Boop! Ready to explore the world of robots? Activities may include coding Ozobots, Dash Bots, and Sphero robots, completing robotics obstacle courses, solving team challenges, designing robot pathways, and learning beginner programming concepts.
Week 4 (June 15th – June 19th) - Artists in STEAM
Campers will explore the exciting subjects of STEAM. Activities may include creating paintings and sculptures, building artistic engineering projects, designing geometric artwork, experimenting with color science, and combining creativity with problem-solving.
Week 5 (June 22nd – June 26th) - Beaker Buddies
Learn about chemistry through a series of hands-on experiments. Activities may include making bubbling reactions, exploring states of matter, creating polymers and slime, conducting density investigations, and practicing scientific observation skills.
Week 6 (July 6th – July 10th) - Brick Builders
Get ready to build your imagination brick by brick! Activities may include constructing bridges and towers, tackling LEGO engineering challenges, building with DUPLO and LEGO SPIKE kits, creating moving models, and designing a dream city with teammates.
Week 7 (July 13th – July 17th) - Mysteries in Minecraft
Spend the week learning how to code through Minecraft: Education Edition! Activities may include Minecraft building challenges, coding adventures, collaborative problem-solving missions, Redstone-inspired engineering projects, and Minecraft-themed crafts.
Week 8 (July 20th – July 24th) - Paleo Pals
Travel back in time! Activities may include simulated fossil digs, dinosaur investigations, creating fossil casts, studying prehistoric creatures, meeting a real paleontologist, and uncovering clues from Earth's ancient past.
Week 9 (July 27th – July 31st) - Jr. Olympics
Get ready for the Challenger Summer Olympic Games! Activities may include designing athletic challenges, testing sports physics, competing in obstacle courses, measuring speed and distance, and participating in team-based Olympic events.
Week 10 (Aug 3rd – Aug 7th) - Camp Rewind!Â
Missed out on some of the fun or want to experience the highlights all over again? This week is all about revisiting the most exciting and crowd-pleasing activities from the summer! Activities may include favorite robotics challenges, chemistry experiments, LEGO engineering activities, Minecraft adventures, and camper-selected highlights from previous weeks.
4th - 5th Grade Camps
Week 3 (June 8th – June 12th) - Electricity Explorers
Campers will learn the basics of electricity and answer the questions: Where does it come from? How was it discovered? What changes could be made? Activities may include building simple circuits, exploring conductors and insulators, creating light-up projects, testing electrical inventions, and investigating renewable energy sources.
Week 4 (June 15th – June 19th) - Unusual Engineering
Learn about the process of engineering and architecture through unusual innovations. Activities may include studying bizarre structures, designing creative prototypes, testing engineering solutions, building model inventions, and presenting original designs.
Week 5 (June 22nd – June 26th) - Giving Back
Give back to your Tallahassee community through fun, meaningful activities! Activities may include creating care packages, making enrichment items for local animal shelters, designing kindness projects, learning about local nonprofits, and participating in service-learning experiences.
Week 6 (July 6th – July 10th) - Science Fair
Spend the week creating your own science project! Activities may include developing a research question, conducting experiments, analyzing data, building engineering prototypes, creating presentation boards, and showcasing projects at the Challenger Learning Center Science Fair.
Week 7 (July 13th – July 17th) - Pod Squad
Spend the week learning about the ins and outs of podcasts. Activities may include brainstorming topics, writing scripts, recording interviews, learning audio editing techniques, designing podcast artwork, and producing a pilot podcast episode.
Week 8 (July 20th – July 24th) - Brick Lab
In Brick Lab, campers will become engineers and designers. Activities may include LEGO city planning, robotics challenges, introductory coding with LEGO tools, structural design competitions, and collaborative engineering projects.
Week 9 (July 27th – July 31st) - Astronomy Adventures
Blast off into the wonders of space! Activities may include participating in a space mission simulation, viewing a planetarium show, exploring telescopes and star maps, building spacecraft models, and watching a space-themed IMAX film.
Week 10 (Aug 3rd – Aug 7th) - Camp Rewind!Â
Missed out on some of the fun or want to experience the highlights all over again? This week is all about revisiting the most exciting and crowd-pleasing activities from the summer! Activities may include favorite science fair experiments, robotics activities, podcasting challenges, engineering projects, and camper-selected adventures from throughout the summer.
6th - 8th Grade Camps
Week 3 (June 8th – June 12th) - Podcasters 101
Spend the week learning about the ins and outs of podcasts. Activities may include writing scripts, conducting interviews, recording and editing audio, designing branding materials, exploring storytelling techniques, and producing a pilot podcast episode.
Week 4 (June 15th – June 19th) - Culinary ChemistryÂ
Scientific exploration of how ingredients interact to create flavor. Activities may include investigating fermentation, caramelization, and emulsification, conducting food science experiments, analyzing flavor profiles, and participating in hands-on experiences with local culinary professionals.
Week 5 (June 22nd – June 26th) - Prepare For Launch
Spend the week learning about space history and aerospace engineering. Activities may include building and launching model rockets, exploring spacecraft design, participating in a space mission simulation, meeting aerospace professionals, and taking a full-day field trip to Kennedy Space Center. This camp has an additional $195 Field Trip Fee.
Week 6 (July 6th – July 10th) - Theater & Design
Have you ever wanted to be involved in a play? Activities may include scriptwriting, set design, prop creation, costume planning, directing scenes, acting workshops, and learning from theater professionals while producing an original performance.
Week 7 (July 13th – July 17th) - Museum Studies
Step into the role of a museum curator! Activities may include visiting museums, studying exhibit design, analyzing collections, creating exhibit labels, designing interactive experiences, and developing an original exhibit prototype. This camp has an additional $30 Field Trip Fee.
Week 8 (July 20th – July 24th) - Conquer the Code
Crack the code behind technology through interactive challenges and digital projects. Activities may include block-based coding, game design, algorithm challenges, coding in Minecraft, beginner Python and JavaScript activities, and creating original digital projects.
Week 9 (July 27th – July 31st) - Career Quest
Embark on a journey to explore different career paths! Activities may include meeting guest professionals, completing career-focused challenges, exploring STEM and creative industries, participating in mock interviews, and discovering personal strengths and interests through hands-on activities.