Science Summer Camps for kids

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Inspiring kids today to build a better future tomorrow!

Kids Science Labs is offering new and creative science summer camps for kids ages 4–12 yrs old at all our children’s science centers. Kids love the mystery and surprise of seeing inside devices we use every day, designing their own cities of the future, and understanding how devices are made. Each year, we create new weekly themes for our hands-on science programs, which your children will love. 

Summer Camp Schedule and Topics

We are introducing original weeks of Summer Camp to accelerate students learning and have fun all summer long in our Summer Camp at all Chicago and Seattle area Kids Science Labs locations. Below are full descriptions and schedule, allowing you to choose your location for more details, pricing, & registration at the Kids Science Labs location nearest to you.

Schedule of Camps

June 10th-14th - Science in the City: Builders Paradise
June 17th-21st - Adventures in Space: Living on Mars
June 24th-28th - Cool Chemistry: The Elements of Fun
July 1st-3rd - How Stuff Works: Inside the Olympics
July 8th-12th - Science in the City: Builders Paradise
July 15th-19th - Adventures in Space: Living on Mars
July 22nd-26th - Cool Chemistry: The Elements of Fun
July 29th-2nd - How Stuff Works: Inside the Olympics
August 5th-9th - Science in the City: Builders Paradise
August 12th-16th - Adventures in Space: Living on Mars
August 19th-23rd - Cool Chemistry: The Elements of Fun
August 26th-30th - How Stuff Works: Inside the Olympics

Summer camp will begin the second week of June and continue through the last week in August. Our convenient parent-friendly calendar allows families to register for as few as 1 week or 4+ weeks to receive additional multi-week discounts.

Summer Camp Options

• Full Day: 9am - 3pm

• 4 week Full-Day Package (discounted 15%)

  Center Specific Membership Options:

• Half Day 9am - 12pm can be purchased for our Northbrook center

• Extended Day 3pm-5pm can be purchased separately in our South Loop center

A day in the life of summer camp

Our families can choose the program that best fits your schedule. There are two primary options to choose from: Full Day (9am - 3pm), Half Day (9am - 12pm). Select centers, such as the South Loop in Chicago, do offer an Extended Day Program (3pm-5pm).

Benefits for your Kids

In addition to engaging themes, our kids’ science summer camps will provide many benefits to your children, including:

• Confidence in design principles and the skills to innovate.

• A focus on your child's growth mindset to stretch the limits of what they believe possible.

• Access to our outstanding engaging teachers who care about your kids.

• Using creativity to enhance their understanding basic science with real world applications

• Building collaboration and problem solving skills to better prepare them for understanding how science can be used to build a better world  

• Flexible schedule choices (Full day, Half day, Extended day)

• Worry-free registration - reserve your space and pay in 4 equal installments (starting in Feb 1, March 1, April 1, and May 1)

All New Camps Each and Every Year

At Kids Science Labs, our team of full-time scientists, engineers, teachers, and artists create outstanding camps all year long. With a current roster of over 50 unique weeks of camp, your child is sure to receive a five-star experience each summer as we innovate the camps to enable a comfortable and exciting learning environment for students ages 4-12. For students who have previously completed a Kids Science Labs camp and are now ages 12-15, please ask about our successful Counselor-in-Training Program (7th - 10th grade).that we have hosted since 2015.

This isn't any regular summer camp

Kids Science Labs' summer camps are some of the best in the nation thanks to our amazing team and the depth of our curriculum. Our science summer camps for kids incorporate weekly themes and topics ranging from medicine to chemistry to engineering design—all topics certain to engage your curious child. Our goal is to foster the next generation of creative thinkers by changing the way your child perceives, learns about, and interacts with the world around them. It is an audacious goal that has been the foundation for our core values since we began nearly a decade ago.

In our camps, we strive to help children retain their creative mindset, and we believe the way we present science to them and hands-on projects is the perfect vehicle. After experiencing something far different from the usual summer camp, this growth mindset will give your child a better understanding of science concepts and, more importantly, confidence in their ability to design and create. They leave with a reawakened curiosity and desire to learn. And we guarantee they will bring home more than a few projects that will amaze you.

Come meet our dedicated and passionate teachers who have degrees and experience in education, engineering, biology, art, architecture, materials science, sociology, and theater. Join us and make this summer fun, rewarding, and one that will benefit your child for years to come.

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Science Centers Designed for Creativity

Kids Science Labs centers are beautifully designed in a sustainable way, with dry-erase walls, open spaces, eco-friendly classrooms, and filled with the next generation of creative leaders and thinkers. A typical center has three labs called Creativity, Imagination, and Inspiration. We provide science lessons for kids all year long and love developing new and engaging stem programs