2025 Themes and Projects
Every week of Camp STEAM features fun and educational projects, wrapped in that week’s theme. There are 4 themes with unique programming that each run twice throughout the summer. If campers join us for multiple weeks, or progress through projects more quickly, we have challenges and projects that continue to build from wherever they are, ensuring no matter what level a camper is at, we meet them there to start their journey! Occasionally, we also have special events, like when campers tried their hand at driving a moon rover!
In the world of Minecraft, campers can use their imaginations to create amazing things. During this week, campers will need to put their thinking caps on as they are presented with challenges all related to Minecraft. Campers will use our toolsets and choose the right materials, find the best processes, and complete design and build challenges all related to Minecraft. 3D printers, Codey Rockys, science experiments and so much more Minecraft-themed fun is waiting for them!
LEGO: Architects | July 7-11 & August 5-8
Whether we build with code or LEGO, campers during LEGO: Architects themed weeks will be challenged with STEAM projects using robots and much more, to create, discover and invent! Calling all dreamers, builders and creators – let’s see how using all STEAM disciplines to inspire our inventions can expand our learning, and expand our fun!
Minecraft: Masterminds | July 14-18 & August 11-15
Can’t get enough of Minecraft? This week, projects will focus on developing building skills. How can we program our robots to turn them into builders? Can we use Minecraft as a simulator to build and then test our theories with robots? Need a part for that build? Let’s design it and print it out. Minecraft Builder week activities are completely separate from Minecraft: Designer week activities, and are designed to fuel the Minecraft fire in your child even more!
LEGO: Builders | July 21-25 & Aug 18-22
Our LEGO: Builders themed weeks offer programming that’s totally unique from LEGO: Architects, giving our LEGO lovers twice the fun! Putting together LEGO bricks to build structures puts our engineering and structural knowledge to the test while giving our artistic sides time to shine! Much more than that, we’ll also use Minecraft, robots, 3D printers and our other tools to investigate STEAM areas with fun, LEGO-inspired projects all week long!
The tools campers will have an opportunity to use at Camp STEAM help their imaginations, their creativity as well as their code come to life! Taking things from the virtual to the real world, our tools help campers have a tangible experience and bring their ideas to life. All that, and they’re just super fun to play with! In addition to Chromebooks, the main tools campers will enjoy include:
Codey Rocky
Let’s work with a real, walking, talking robot! Our older campers will work with Codey Rockys to connect software and hardware to allow them to learn about programming while having lots of fun!
3D Printer
3D printers have so many practical applications, and let’s face it – are just really fun to play with! Campers will learn how to conceptualize a 3D design, then learn how to design it using software, then – you guessed it – actually print it out and test it!
Tinkercad
A web app for 3D design, electronics and coding, Tinkercad is a tool we use to support our project-based learning. Campers are able to bring what they imagine easily to life, from their imaginations to a 3D online model, and finally to life!
Minecraft
Campers know it and love it as a game, but did you know Minecraft allows campers to code within the game? Campers will use their artistic talent to create designs based on various challenges, then put those designs to the test by coding them and watching what happens!
LEGO Education, Spike App
Sure, LEGO is fun to build with on its own, but did you know LEGO can be used for so much more? Campers will use the LEGO Education Spike App, which links hands-on fun with digital coding experiences, bringing their LEGO creations to life!
There’s nothing that inspires joy for young and old alike, like walking into the rides, treats, sounds and fun of a carnival! But what if you were in charge of creating, inventing, imagining and building…your very own carnival?
Our campers will get to do just that, during our LEGO: Architects weeks!
And because this is Camp STEAM, you just know our campers’ carnival creations will be like none other!
Each day, campers will add new features and add onto existing ones, so by the end of the week, they have a full fun fair to play with and enjoy. Campers will work on everything from high wire balancing acts with marshmallows and LEGO, to creating carnival-style games each morning.
Beginning with completing a carnival-themed escape room on Monday morning, we’ll move on to plinko, ring toss, and skee ball the following days. Campers will create a “ride” that can safely drop an egg, and program LEGO with a classic carousel and mini golf games – and so much more (these will vary to make sure our younger and older campers all have fun and feel challenged).
On Friday we’ll have a water day – also with a carnival vibe! Of course, LEGO building challenges feature throughout.
By the end of the week, our LEGO: Architects campers will have imagined, created, built, tested and most of all – had fun with their very own carnival!
In addition to this project, our LEGO: Architects weeks feature many other awesome activities for our campers! Other themes have different projects as well, ensuring that your camper has lots of new and exciting fun in store, whether they join us for one week or the entire summer.
We can’t wait to see your campers!
