Our campers will embrace science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to build the skills that will serve as their tool set for the future. In our camps, we work together to ignite curiosity and get excited about STEM in our everyday lives. With fun themes, new curriculum each summer, and sessions for all interests- there is something for everyone. Give your child a camp experience that will unlock their potential.
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Do you like mixing things together and seeing what happens? Do you love all things slime? Do you want to make things bubble, fizz, change color, ooze, or explode? Then this is the camp for you! Join the Children’s Science Center Lab to learn all about chemistry, from chemical reactions to molecules and atoms, while having fun!
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Join us for a week of all things robotics! From coding to circuits to building robots - we’ll try it all! See your ideas become a reality as we use technology to create robotic solutions for real world challenges and hone our engineering design skills along the way.
Calling all animal lovers, future vets, and junior zoologists! Join us for Science Safari where we will explore the ins and outs of all things scaly, fluffy, slimey, and feathery to explore biology, zoology, environmental science, and even engineering!
Get ready to go on a journey into the outer reaches of our solar system as you join us for Mission to Space! In just four days, we will prepare for a special mission to space by determining our destination, transportation, technology, and research questions. From planets to stars to moons, we will explore it all!
Have you seen a printer in action, creating a one-dimensional image on a piece of paper? What if that printer could make things you could hold in your hand? Things that saved the International Space Station? Things that, at this very moment, are saving someone’s life? Well, that printer exists, and in this camp you’ll learn all about it- part science, part art, and all fun!. Sponsored by AWS In Communities.
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"Our daughter had an extremely positive experience and as a result, we will be returning. She indicated that this was the best camp that she has attended
(and we have attended numerous camps from around the area). Keep up the excellent work!"
In-person Camp Parent, Summer 2021
“This is by far the best camp in Northern Virginia. Our 7 year-old daughter loved attending as the activities were extremely fun and kept her entertained throughout the week. Everyone was so pleasant and welcoming! We will surely be back!”
"We are so impressed and pleased with the Virtual Camps offered by the Children's Science Center. Our 9-year-old daughter attend three weeks of sessions and loved them all. The live video gatherings are extremely well organized and run by the skilled and upbeat team. The CSC has a strong grasp of how to use virtual technology for educational programming, while keeping the kids highly engaged. I was really impressed how quickly they rolled out top notch virtual programming when in-person gatherings shut down. Honestly, this is exactly the pick-me-up experience were looking for during these difficult times and we are grateful to the CSC for meeting the needs of our 3rd grader."
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.
