Summer Camps

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Explore, Investigate, Discover, Invent

June 11–August 17, 2018 — This summer, give your child an opportunity to explore, investigate, discover, and invent with a camp at the Lawrence Hall of Science! Our camps offer a range of experiences, from conducting your own marine biology experiments to creating your very own robots. You’re sure to find a camp to excite and engage your children.

Summer registration is now open!

Register Now

Campers ages 4 and 5 have the following options:

  1. Choose from Half-Day camp offerings.
  2. Create a Full-Day camp by combining morning and afternoon camps and adding Supervised Lunch.
  3. Early Drop-Off and Extended-Day options are available for purchase, for your convenience.

Register Ages 4–5 Now

Week Dates 9:00–12:00
Three Camps; choose one:		 12:00–1:00 1:00–4:00
Two Camps; choose one:
1 6/11–6/15 1) Dinosaur Detectives ✱
2) Fizzy, Foamy
3) Toy Factory		 Supervised
Lunch Option		 1) Dinosaur Detectives
2) Fizzy, Foamy
2 6/18–6/22 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies
2) My Sky Tonight
3) Toy Factory		 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies
2) My Sky Tonight
3 6/25–6/29 1) Fizzy, Foamy
2) Falling, Floating, and Flying
3) Pollywog Pond		 1) Falling, Floating, and Flying
2) Pollywog Pond
4 7/2–7/6 1) Dinosaur Detectives ✱
2) Fizzy, Foamy
3) My Sky Tonight		 1) Dinosaur Detectives
2) My Sky Tonight ✱
5 7/9–7/13 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies
2) Dinosaur Detectives
3) Toy Factory		 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies
2) Toy Factory
6 7/16–7/20 1) Dinosaur Detectives
2) Falling, Floating, and Flying
3) Pollywog Pond ✱		 1) Dinosaur Detectives ✱
2) Pollywog Pond
7 7/23–7/27 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies ✱
2) Dinosaur Detectives
3) My Sky Tonight		 1) Dinosaur Detectives
2) My Sky Tonight
8 7/30–8/3 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies
2) Falling, Floating, and Flying
3) Toy Factory		 1) Bugs, Beetles, and Butterflies
2) Toy Factory
9 8/6–8/10 1) Falling, Floating, and Flying
2) My Sky Tonight
3) Pollywog Pond
 1) Falling, Floating, and Flying ✱
2) Pollywog Pond
10 8/13–8/17 1) Dinosaur Detectives
2) Fizzy, Foamy
3) My Sky Tonight		 1) Dinosaur Detectives
2) My Sky Tonight

✱Camp is no longer available on this date & time. Please enroll in another session.
Thank you for your interest in ages 4–5 camps!

Campers entering kindergarten–grade 1 have the following options:

  1. Choose from the Full-Day camp offerings.
  2. All Full-Day camps include a supervised lunch period (no added fee). For activity details, and foods to avoid, please review our Registration Information page.
  3. Early Drop-Off and Extended-Day options are available for purchase, for your convenience.

Register Grades K–1 Now

Full Day Camps: supervised lunch is included; campers bring their lunch and snacks.
Week Dates 9:00–4:00
1 6/11–6/15 1) Nature Investigations
2) Toy Builders
2 6/18–6/22 Stirring Up Science
3 6/25–6/29 Nature Investigations
4 7/2–7/6 1) Nature Investigations
2) Toy Builders
5 7/9–7/13 Stirring Up Science
6 7/16–7/20 Nature Investigations
7 7/23–7/27 Stirring Up Science
8 7/30-8/3 Toy Builders
9 8/6–8/10 1) Nature Investigations
2) Stirring Up Science
10 8/13–8/17 Toy Builders

Thank you for your interest in Kindergarten–Grade 1 camps!

Campers entering grades 2–3 have the following options:

  1. Choose from the Full-Day camp offerings.
  2. All Full-Day camps include a supervised lunch period (no added fee). For activity details, and foods to avoid, please review our Registration Information page.
  3. Early Drop-Off and Extended-Day options are available for purchase, for your convenience.

Register Grades 2–3 Now

Full Day Camps: supervised lunch is included; campers bring their lunch and snacks.
Week Dates 9:00–4:00
1 6/11–6/15 Animation Adventure
2 6/18–6/22 Robotics Playground with LEGO® Bricks
3 6/25–6/29 Our Ocean Planet
4 7/2–7/6 Animation Adventure
5 7/9–7/13 Our Ocean Planet
6 7/16–7/20 Space Patterns
7 7/23–7/27 Space Patterns
8 7/30-8/3 Robotics Playground with LEGO® Bricks
9 8/6–8/10 Animation Adventure
10 8/13–8/17 Robotics Playground with LEGO® Bricks

Thank you for your interest in grades 2–3 Camps!

Campers entering grades 4–5 have the following options:

  1. Choose from the Full-Day camp offerings.
  2. All Full-Day camps include a supervised lunch period (no added fee). For activity details, and foods to avoid, please review our Registration Information page.
  3. Early Drop-Off and Extended-Day options are available for purchase, for your convenience.

Register Grades 4–5 Now

Full Day Camps: supervised lunch is included; campers bring their lunch and snacks.
Week Dates 9:00–4:00
1 6/11–6/15 Daytime Astronomy
2 6/18–6/22 Design a City
3 6/25–6/29 Maker Arts
4 7/2–7/6 LEGO® Brick Tech
5 7/9–7/13 Daytime Astronomy
6 7/16–7/20 Design a City
7 7/23–7/27 Maker Arts
8 7/30-8/3 Design a City
9 8/6–8/10 LEGO® Brick Tech
10 8/13–8/17 Daytime Astronomy

Thank you for your interest in grades 4–5 Camps!

Campers entering grades in middle school through high school have the following options:

  1. Choose from the Full-Day camp offerings.
  2. All Full-Day camps include a supervised lunch period (no added fee). For activity details, and foods to avoid, please review our Registration Information page.
  3. Early Drop-Off and Extended-Day options are available for purchase, for your convenience.

Register Secondary Grades

Full Day Camps: supervised lunch is included; campers bring their lunch and snacks.
Week Dates 9:00–4:00
1 6/11–6/15  
2 6/18–6/22  
Two weeks 6/18–6/29 Coding Nanosatellites (Entering Grades 8-10)
Special 6/16–6/21 Marine Biology Research Camp (Entering Grades 9–12)
3 6/25–6/29  
4 7/2–7/6  
5 7/9–7/13 Decoding Life (Entering Grades 6-8)
6 7/16–7/20 Decoding Life (Entering Grades 6-8)
7 7/23–7/27 LEGO® Brick Robotics (Entering Grades 6-8)
8 7/30-8/3 Bioprinting Technology (Entering Grades 9–12)
9 8/6–8/10  
10 8/13–8/17 LEGO® Brick Robotics (Entering Grades 6-8)

Thank you for your interest in middle and high school camps!

Donate a Summer Camp!

You can make it possible for a child in need to attend our science camp. Your donation—of any amount—will fund a child in our community whose family could not otherwise afford a camp. You can make an online donation, or can simply add a donation payment when registering for your programs online. If paying by e-check, please include a separate check marked “Scholarship Fund.”

 
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Camp Prices and Extras

See a full list of prices, including Half-Day, Full-Day, Supervised Lunch, and Extended-Day options. View prices.

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Registration Information

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