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The Lab's Camps offer kids an opportunity to explore STEM concepts in a fun, exciting way. Our experienced team of STEM Educators work with small groups of campers to create, design, tinker, and more. Check out our camp FAQs to learn more.
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Spend the entire day making everyone's favorite non-Newtonian fluid: SLIME! This camp is all about using chemistry and the scientific method to make one final, dazzling slime!
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Take a lunar vacation this Spring break! Join us as we explore the moon, its phases, topography and more.
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Do you like things that make other people say eww?! Join us for a day in the Gross Science Lab where we'll explore the oozing, ugly, rotten side of science!
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Coding meets Escape Room in this camp that uses technology to solve mysteries, escape tricky situations, and crack codes!
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Art and Science come together for a fun filled day of creativity and technology!
RegisterJoin us for a summer of hands-on STEM learning by exploring the entire Lab, from engineering in the Tinker Shop to creating chain reactions in the Inspiration Hub to mixing up some chemistry at the Experiment Bar! We offer weeklong camps with 5 exciting STEM themes as well as Single Day Camps the week of July 4th. Each camp runs from 9am – 3pm. Camps are designed for rising 1st through 5 grade students. Make this a summer your child won’t forget; sign them up for STEM fun today!
Join us on a journey into the outer reaches of our solar system! We will prepare for this special mission by researching our destination, transportation, and the technology needed. From planets to stars to moons, we will explore it all!
Register: June 19 – 23Register : July 24 – July 28
Get ready for liftoff! Join us as we fly, roll, hover, and float into the physics of things that go. Automobiles, locomotives, aircrafts, and spaceships - nothing is off limits in this action packed camp!
Register: June 26 - 30Register: July 31 – August 4
Calling all animal lovers, tree huggers, nature explorers, and junior ecologists! Join us for a week of exploring deserts, oceans, rainforests, and everything in between. We will dive deep into weather, ecosystems, plants, animals, and more!
Register: July 10 - 14Register: August 7 - 11
Do you like playing games? Have you ever wondered how games are created? Think like a game designer and discover the STEM behind gaming with us this summer.
Register: July 17 – 21Register: August 14 – 18Spend the entire day making everyone's favorite non-Newtonian fluid: SLIME! This camp is all about using chemistry and the scientific method to make one final, dazzling slime!
RegisterDo you like things that make other people say eww?! Join us for a day in the Gross Science Lab where we'll explore the oozing, ugly, rotten side of science!
RegisterCoding meets Escape Room in this camp that uses technology to solve mysteries, escape tricky situations, and crack codes!
RegisterArt and Science come together for a fun filled day of creativity and technology!
RegisterCurious about camps but need more information? Email us at camps@childsci.org
"Of all the camps my little one went to this summer this one was at the top of my list, and it did not disappoint! We will definitely be back next summer!"
Camp Parent, Summer 2022
“We both give the camp a 10/10 and that's a lot coming from being an educator myself!”
"I can't say enough about the amazing staff. My active boys LOVE the fun themes and activities, I love that the Children's Science Center Lab makes learning and STEM so fun and engaging. Often my sons' curious minds walk away motivated to learn more which is what makes this mom secretly happiest of all."
Northern Virginia Science Center Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates the Children's Science Center Lab at Fair Oaks Mall and STEM programs traveling to schools and other community venues across the region. The Foundation is also developing the Northern Virginia Science Center in Dulles, VA, a world-class, interactive regional science center for families, students and learners of all ages made possible through a pivotal public-private partnership. Learn more about our mission today at childsci.org and our vision for the future at novasci.org.
