There are plenty of opportunities for your STEAM- (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) and robotics-obsessed child to build his or her skills and advance his or her knowledge over the summer months even though school isn’t in session—and there are many of those summer camps right here in Manhattan! We’ve compiled a list of summer day camps that offer STEM, STEAM, or robotics courses for campers, plus a handful of STEM- and robotics-focused programs that offer courses during the summer in Manhattan, including Upper West Side, Greenwich Village, Upper East Side, and Chelsea.
92Y Camps
1395 Lexington Ave.; New York, NY | Upper East Side
212-415-5573
Our STEAM programming, which includes robotics and coding, is designed to be a part of our daily camp activities, where even art and farm-to-table classes are presented with a connection to science or mathematics. This approach enables campers to understand how art and science converge in the world around them.
Advantage STEAM & Reading Program
West Side: 522 West 44th St,. East Side: 281 Main St., Roosevelt Island
212-935-0250
Children love the immersion-sparking imagination, inspiring new skills and ideas. Collaborating around weekly themes and projects, building models, crafting plays, and exploring design. Meeting and learning from fascinating guest speakers.
Avenues The World School
540 West 26th Street
646-664-0982
Avenues The World School
540 West 26th Street
646-664-0982
Our first session of language immersion, Full STEAM Ahead will be taught by our expert Chinese and Spanish language faculty. Campers will figure out how things work by working in teams to investigate, explore, and problem-solve while creating works of art using the most unusual canvases.
BlueStamp Engineering
60 E. 78th St., New York/Upper East Side
516-331-1085
Students can build a project related to their passions, whether it’s robotics, biotech, coding, or wearable technology. BlueStamp can help you build it! Students have entered with no experience and gone on to start robotics clubs at their school.
Boston Leadership Institute
Three Greater Boston Locations: Boston, Wellesley, Waltham
781 431-2514
Architecture, Robotics and Electronics, Engineering, Applied Physics and Engineering (aerospace engineering), Biomedical Engineering, Mars Mission (covers rocketry and 3D printing), Marine Biology, Green Chemistry, and summer tutorial/prep programs for upcoming fall High School courses in: AP Calculus, AP Biology, Geometry, Chemistry, and Physics.
Bricks 4 Kidz NYC
270 W. 89th St., NY, NY 10024
646-927-9129
Bricks 4 Kidz provides your children with the tools they need to discover their inner science, math, architecture, and engineering skills in an exciting learning environment. Don’t miss out on this great summer camp opportunity!
Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY
800-433-4149
Summer just got WILD! Send your animal lover to summer camp at the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and New York Aquarium! Campers will enjoy up-close animal experiences, daily access to our exciting exhibits, and age appropriate, hands-on STEM activities.
Camp Henry at Henry Street Settlement
301 Henry St., Lower East Side
212-254-3100
Many STEAM activities are geared to prevent summer learning loss in students, and will be part of the camp’s theme of “Legends, Heroes, and Heroines.”
Camp Settoga
127 Call Hollow Road
646-505-4430
CAMP/pixel
163 Pacific St.
718-737-9234
Code in Minecraft, make Fortnite-style video games, produce videos for YouTube, learn electronics and soldering, design Roblox adventure maps, and more!
Deer Mountain Day Camp
63 Call Hollow Rd
845-354-2727
Our complete program of STEM activities keep campers engaged, excited, and wanting more! These include: Robotics, Catapults and Bridges, Rocketry, Forensics, Hydraulics and Simple Machines, Roller Coaster Design, Circuitry, Eco Columns, Game Design, Mad Science, Volcano Making, Co2 Cars, Forces, Energy and Motion, Renewable Energy, and Crazy Chemical Reactions.
Deerkill Day Camp
54 Wilder Road
845-354-1466
Tech Lab is taking Deerkill into the future! We offer coding, Scratch programming, Lego Robotics, Sketch Up architecture, in addition to several learning and simulation games.
Downtown Day Camp
120 Warren St.. New York, NY /Tribeca
212-766-1104 x1250
Our science teacher leads campers in fun and exciting hands-on projects. Learning while having fun is always a great combination! Typical projects include making Ooey Gooey Slime from scratch to take home, learning how volcanoes erupt by building a baking soda “volcano” mountains, and various Lego construction projects!
Dwight Summer Camp
2116 First Ave., Upper East Side
917-551-6424
Tech is part of our offerings and our Spark Camp for Minecraft is a great option for campers who want to dive into this video game and learn how to build computer-generated worlds of adventure.
Future Stars Summer Camps
735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase
914-273-8500
STEAM Education Camp strives to connect campers with the changing world of technology. Our STEAM Camp will capture 3D printing, programming and robotics, as well as video production. With the variety of camp themes and age specific classes, campers are able to excel in a safe and fun environment.
Harbor Haven Day Camp
West Orange, New Jersey
908-964-5411
During our weekly periods of “Wonderworks,” and “Nature/Science” our campers learn about the world around them and how things work. Using STEAM concepts they explore and create.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
West 46th Street and Twelfth Avenue
646-381-5166
Campers in grades kindergarten-fifth explore themes like aviation, space exploration, and engineering during our fun-filled day camps. Summer camps start June 24 and include themes like Space to Explore, Spy Science, and Marine Archaeology. All camps are Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.
Launch Math + Science Centers
173 West 81st St, UWS New York City
212-600-1010
Launch Math + Science Centers offer exciting and educational one-week STEM summer camps for kids from kindergarten-seventh grade. Campers create digital media, explore forensic biology, tinker with electronics, program autonomous robots–and that is just the beginning! Launch camps feature a four-to-one camper-to-instructor ratio with multiple locations around Manhattan.
MakerState STEM Summer Camps
Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Lower East Side, and Park Slope
917-780-2345
Robotics, coding, and 3D design is our specialty! If you are a budding game or app designer, engineer, rocket scientist, or digital artist, you’re going to have a blast with us!
Montessori International Summer Camp
347 East 55th St.
212-223-4630
STEM based activities are part of the days’ routines starting with preschool. For older children, these are augmented by optional classes.
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden
421 East 61st St.
212-838-6878
Kids plunge into astronomy of the 19th century, making orreries, models of the solar system as perceived by 19th century Americans.
New York Aquarium
602 Surf Ave Brooklyn, NY
800-433-4149
Summer just got WILD! Send your animal lover to summer camp at the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and New York Aquarium! Campers will enjoy up-close animal experiences, daily access to our exciting exhibits, and age appropriate, hands-on STEM activities.
Pierce Country Day Camp
37 Mineola Ave., Roslyn, NY 11576
516-621-2211
Pierce offers a broad-based traditional day camp curriculum that includes a range of STEAM activities. Introductory Robotics, Imagination Station, and LegoLand are our most popular offerings. Swimming, athletics, and arts/adventure activities comprise the rest of the schedule for a varied and action filled day at camp.
Portfolio School
27 N. Moore St.
212-226-8252
Over our two weeklong sessions, students will journey into the world of AI and machine learning while building an awareness of how AI affects our lives and creates a world of possibilities.
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY
800-433-4149
Summer just got WILD! Send your animal lover to summer camp at the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and New York Aquarium! Campers will enjoy up-close animal experiences, daily access to our exciting exhibits, and age appropriate, hands-on STEM activities.
Queens Zoo
53-51 111th St Queens, NY
800-433-4149
Summer just got WILD! Send your animal lover to summer camp at the Bronx Zoo, Queens Zoo, Prospect Park Zoo and New York Aquarium! Campers will enjoy up-close animal experiences, daily access to our exciting exhibits, and age appropriate, hands-on STEM activities.
The Coding Space
Upper East Side, Upper West Side & Park Slope
929-352-1272
At Camp Coding Space, kids learn to tackle challenges independently through learning to code!
Campers spend the mornings learning to code in Scratch, or Javascript, HTML and CSS, while afternoons are spent working on different STEM activities and engineering challenges in groups with fellow campers.
The Whale Camp
Grand Manan island, New Brunswick
610-399-1463
One of the only marine biology overnight camps in Canada, the Whale Camp offers ocean enthusiasts and aspiring scientists the opportunity to learn about marine science in a fun, inclusive, and hands-on environment.
Wildlife Conservation Society: Central Park Zoo
64th Street and Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side
800-433-4149
Summer just got wild! Send your animal lover to summer camp at the Central Park Zoo and New York Aquarium! Campers will enjoy up-close animal experiences, Wildlife Theater performances, and age appropriate, hands-on STEM activities.
YMCA Summer Camps
Locations across Manhattan
212-630-9720
Our Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math Camps are an interactive, project-based and creative learning experience that emphasizes hands-on learning and fun. Arts and technology activities combine with traditional camp fun to provide a summer of growth and excitement!
