This summary of STEM-focused summer camps in the KC region provides a starting point for exploring your options. NOTE: This information is reviewed and updated each winter as organizations announce plans. Always check with camp organizers directly to confirm details.
The aSTEAM Village Summer Camp theme for 2024 is SPACE and includes numerous out-of-town field trips to sites ranging from the Cosmosphere in Kansas to East Coast sites including the Smithsonian Aerospace Museum, the Virginia Space Flight Academy and more. With tracks for ages 8 to 10 and 11 to 15, the summer camp enables learners to explore the world of robotics, video game design, rocketry, drones, aerospace, rocketry, alternative energy, and many more science, technology, energy, arts, and math challenges.
The American Royal STEM Camp is a three-day day camp for middle school students in late June. Students will participate in discussion and hands-on activities directly connected to the ag industry and ag careers. Daily themes, including plant, animal and ag technology, will introduce campers to a broad spectrum of STEM in agriculture. Learn more.
Summer at Barstow includes more than 50 STEM-themed camps at the Barstow School, 11511 State Line Road, Kansas City. Browse the offerings.
Join Burns & McDonnell to experience Future U — a FREE summer STEM academy. Students will engage with experienced engineers, architects, and construction professionals during the week of June 12-16.
The National Inventors Hall of Fame brings its Camp Invention to multiple locations around the metropolitan region this summer. Children in grades K-6 are presented with hands-on challenges that encourage creative problem solving, teamwork, entrepreneurship and innovation. Camp Invention is led by experienced local educators and new curriculum is introduced each year, inspired by the Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Learn more and search for local camps here.
Code Ninjas
Code Ninjas curriculum-based camps for ages 7 to 14 include Minecraft, Robotics, Drones, Roblox, Website design, Application and Game Building, along with team building STEM activities and games at locations in Lenexa and Leawood in Kansas and Lee’s Summit in Missouri.
IDEA Space offers summer STEAM courses for students entering grades 3-12, including digital video production, esports, virtual reality and more! Become a coder, inventor, or even a comic book creator during innovative week-long courses planned with opportunities to create, collaborate, and discover. See the options.
Youth and teen makers can immerse themselves in STEAM skills during week long Maker Lab camps focusing on developing skills in areas like Electronics, 3D Printing and Mechanics through topics like Cardboard Construction, Puppets and Wearable Tech. Each camp features a combination of design thinking, hands-on tool training and creative building guided by our Maker Educators. Find our camps for all seasons here.
Experiences are customized for youth entering grades six through high school, with options in art, design, science, engineering, computers, languages and more.
Mad Science Camps help children experience what science is all about. Through themes ranging from robotics and coding to chemical reactions and “grossology,” campers explore how science affects the world around them. Learn more about 2024 offerings.
MCC typically offers half and full-day classes on topics from STEM to the arts at several of its campuses.
Join the annual Explore RCoN, a summer nursing experience hosted by the Research College of Nursing. This three-day, non-residential camp is designed for high school students who are interested in pursuing a healthcare career. Students will gain valuable skills to use in their academic and professional careers as they explore a day in the life of a professional nurse. The deadline to apply is April 1.
UMKC’s School of Science & Engineering will offer a cybersecurity camp for summer 2024. Get the details.
In this camp for ages 7 to 17, students will find a diverse range of classes including virtual reality, beatmaking, robotics, IOT and more. See the details.
Camp Wildwood is a five-day overnight camp filled with traditional camp, outdoor, and STEAM activities for kids entering grades 3-8. Campers will spend the week choosing daily fun activities—like swimming, fishing, canoeing, rock climbing, and creating in the makerspace—making new friends and gaining independence and teamwork skills.
