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STEM Summer Camps in and Near Washington DC

Camp Invention Connect sends campers boxes packed with materials to spark their STEM skills. Photo courtesy of the camp
Camp Invention Connect sends campers boxes packed with materials to spark their STEM skills. Photo courtesy of the camp
2/11/21 - By Drew Kristofik

After all these months of staying home, parents and kids alike have been looking forward to the start of summer camp. With that in mind, we went on the hunt for innovative STEM summer camps in and around DC. While we did find three STEM camp programs—with multiple locations—near DC nimble enough to jump back into in-person programming, many more are taking a cautious approach and offering virtual STEM summer camps.

The good news is, there are camps to fit every comfort level and every child's budding STEM skills. If you need more inspiration, check out our massive list of virtual summer camps, which covers all interests.

Read on for our list of local and virtual STEAM and STEM summer camps near Washington DC.

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Steve & Kate's Camp sprinkles STEM concepts into its traditional summer camp activities. Photo courtesy of the camp
Steve & Kate's Camp sprinkles STEM concepts into its traditional summer camp activities. Photo courtesy of the camp

STEM Summer Camps in NOVA

Game Camp Nation - Herndon, VA

Campers turn video game ideas into reality at Game Camp Nation, an educational game studio for kids and teens that offers in-person summer day camps and year-round online lessons for aspiring game designers, programmers, and artists of all skill levels. READ MORE

Steve & Kate's Summer Day Camp

At Steve & Kate's summer camps, kids ages 4-12 can choose their own activities based on their interests. Activities include performing arts, coding, baking, sewing, sports, water play, arts and crafts, and even pie throwing. Parents can purchase day passes to be used any day during the summer (no need to schedule them ahead of time; campers can just show up), or opt for a summer pass that covers the whole season. Camp runs from 8am-6pm and includes lunch and snacks.  READ MORE
Club SciKidz serves a range of skill sets with its summer camps. Photo courtesy of Club SciKidz
Club SciKidz serves a range of skill sets with its summer camps. Photo courtesy of Club SciKidz

STEM Summer Camps With Multiple Locations

Club SciKidz

Catering to ages 4-15, Maryland's Club SciKidz has multiple locations and tons of STEAM and STEM summer camp options, including Roblox, 3-D printing, rocket science, game design, and more.  READ MORE

Mad Science

Mad Science offers virtual and in-person science summer camps for grades 1 to 6 at multiple DC-area locations.  READ MORE
Code REV campers enjoy on-screen education and off-screen entertainment. Photo courtesy of CodeREV
Code REV campers enjoy on-screen education and off-screen entertainment. Photo courtesy of CodeREV

Virtual STEM Summer Camps

CodeREV Kids Summer Camps

Camps themes include Roblox, Minecraft, Mathcraft, modeling and animation, and much more. Screen-free tech breaks are filled with traditional camp activities. READ MORE

TIC Camp

The daily schedule includes multiple technology options—like animation, programming, digital arts/music/photography—plus athletics, and special events. READ MORE

Digital Media Academy Online Tech Camps

Program is self-paced
Digital Media Academy's online STEAM Learning Lab offers students access to age-appropriate online courses for ages 7-18. Each custom-designed course represents 15-20 hours and is sold in age-group bundles of 10 classes, providing 150-200 hours of learning across technology disciplines. READ MORE

Camp Tech Revolution Online

Lavner's STEM camps are virtual this year, and kids ages 6-14, can attend one or more of 35 cutting-edge virtual tech camps. Morning or afternoon options are available, in addition to one-on-one sessions with tech experts in Minecraft, Roblox, scratch coding, and more. READ MORE

ID Tech Summer Programs in Washington, DC

ID Tech offers weeklong in-person and virtual tech camps all summer long for ages 7-19. Whether your student wants to dive into coding, AI, machine learning, film, robotics, or game design, ID Tech aims to bring the magic of camp to them. Locations include American University in Washington, DC, and Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. READ MORE

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