Summer Camps

August 4-8, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Mad Science | $190
Rising 3rd-6th grades

MAD SCIENCE is coming to Westchester by popular demand! Grab your spot before it's too late! Take a trip into the galaxy! Campers will learn about the history of space travel and how some space vehicles work. They will use stomp rockets, water rockets and engine powered rockets to explore the physics of flight. This camp will introduce children to and show them how amazing our Milky Way is. Leave camp with your own rocket. Our camp includes everything your child needs during our camp day. However, if you wish to continue your child’s interest in rocket launches outside our camp, you will need to purchase a launch kit at a hobby shop. These are only a sample of some of the activities that we will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. The Milky Way – What is the Milky Way and how do we know what’s up there? Children will explore the celestial sphere, learn about celestial navigation, and jump into the history of space travel. Begin construction on a Mad Science model rocket to keep! Galaxy Quest - Make your own sundial as you discover what the universe has to do with telling time. Campers also build a galactic mobile while discovering the wonders of our solar system. They will finish construction on their Mad Science rocket. Astronaut Training - Navigate the skies when building your own sextant. Next, take a waltz with the planets! Rockin’ Rocketry - Build a model Saturn to take home. Children will master the concept of rocket staging by operating their own staging exercises. Discover the universe as you build your own planisphere to take home with you, and start work on a fun flying fizzler. Rocketry in Space - Campers continue to explore the amazing Milky Way. They will build their own blast off racer, finish their flying fizzler, and complete this awesome week with a real Mad Science rocket launch!

July 21-25, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Mad Science | $170
Rising 1st-3rd grades

MAD SCIENCE is coming to Westchester by popular demand! Grab your spot before it's too late! A camp for Inventors! Children will overcome a series of challenges using basic materials, simple machines, tips from famous inventors and the most important of all – their mind. With a little bit of ingenuity children will create aircrafts, construct working light sticks to take home and assemble a set of circuits with batteries and light bulbs. While Thomas Edison said "invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration", this camp is 100% FUN! These are only a sample of some of the activities that we will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. Whiz Kidz – Team up with your fellow camp inventors to explore the inventions of others – such as kids, women, and more. Draw inspiration from the “wacky” and the practical! Children work together to form circuits and recreate Tesla's bright atmosphere for the 1893 World's Fair. They talk about sound and learn that anyone—a child, woman, or man—can be an inventor. The goal of this camp day is to understand that we have no limitations. Our dreams will inspire invention. Invention Nation – Inventing means practicality! Inventions and patents to protect an invention were very popular in the late 1800s. Inventors Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla were locked in several battles over electrical inventions of their era. The class moves from simple devices to Rube Goldberg devices and the children perform as parts of a complex human-machine. Prepare a patent proposal and receive a patent certificate at the end of the camp day. Think Fast - Inventors have always searched for a way to take flight. On today’s journey we will use early inventors like the Wright brothers to launch into the wild blue yonder. Orville and Wilbur Wright worked together to develop the first self-controlled motorized flying machine. Their team efforts also lead to improved bicycle pedals and faster sleds. Children review technological advances in flight and work together to produce improved paper plane designs. Take flight during this fun-flying camp day. Science Fiction - Inventing means dreaming! Campers dive in to the exploration of what could be on this fantastic day where science fiction meets science fact! As far back as Jules Verne (and further), dreamers have explored what the future can hold. Many of those dreams are now reality. Sci-fi meets real inventors to help us explore how fiction can influence reality. The children develop submarines that rise or sink, decipher fact from fiction, and play a future-based bingo game. Infinity and Beyond – Join the adventure to infinity and beyond with Isaac Asimov and George Lucas, who wrote about things that would be available in the future. These science fiction writers developed the reality of their current technology into future possibilities. Future inventors get a lesson on lasers and build their own light stick. The camp wraps up with a robotic relay and the children take home dreams of the future and new planets to explore.

August 4-8, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Mad Science | $170
Rising K-2nd grades

MAD SCIENCE is coming to Westchester by popular demand! Grab your spot before it's too late! Use your skills as a creepy chemist to make your own radically gross reactions with batteries, coins, and more! Compare fingerprints and discover the mysteries of DNA as you fine-tune your secret agent skills. Make "brain goo" and check out your bones as your travel the organ trail. Explore the icky inside of your body and learn about the organ systems and the cells that compose them with an introduction to the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, skeletal, and muscular systems. Discover cool and yucky chemical reactions and how to solve a crime in this hands-on science adventure! These are only a sample of some of the activities that we will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. Cell City - Take a fantastically foul trip into cell city. Learn about cells and the different parts within them. You will compare the parts of a cell to a real city as you investigate its different functions. Build your own slimy take home model cell out of unique materials. The Organ Trail - Do you know the recipe for a healthy body? You will after you journey down the Mad Science Organ Trail. Come to camp and meet "Tall Paul"! Paul is a torso model that can have his organs removed and replaced. Paul’s brain, bones, lungs, heart, and digestion system will all be investigated. Be a real Mad Scientist as you make a gutsy model of yourself to take home. Chemical Counting - Get ready for a day in the Mad Science Laboratory! Do shocking experiments with electrochemical reactions, as you electroplate a penny and a nickel. Learn how chemical elements help you to create chemical compounds. Put your new chemistry know-how to work as you make your own brain goo! Make edible models of yucky molecules. Radical Reactions - Ready, set, rotten reactions! Learn with hands-on reactions that matter is never created or destroyed. Turn an old potato into a battery. Make a squishy rainbow and a chemical battery in a beaker. Make your own invisible ink. At the Scene of the Crime - Team up with fellow campers to solve the “Great Cookie Caper" crime. Arrive at camp to find a real crime scene Team up with fellow campers to solve the “Great Ice Cream Caper” crime. Arrive at camp to find a real crime scene surrounded by crime scene tape. Walk the grid and collect evidence to solve the rotten crime. All of your observation skills will be needed as you use your new magnifying glasses and notebooks to record your evidence. Use your forensic skills to solve the crime and make your own snack.

August 4-8, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Mad Science | $170
Rising 3rd-6th grades

MAD SCIENCE is coming to Westchester by popular demand! Grab your spot before it's too late! NASA: Journey Into Outer Space Take a voyage of discovery into the atmosphere and beyond! Explore planets, moons and other space phenomena in our solar system. Discover the difficulties of space travel, the challenges of living in space and try assembling a satellite while training to be an astronaut. Build your own Mad Science rocket and launch several with the group. Campers will have lots of projects to make and to take home, plus - Mad Science is the ONLY organization licensed to use these activities for summer camps and school programs. All material developed by Mad Science and NASA. Our camp includes everything your child needs during our camp day. However, if you wish to continue your child’s interest in rocket launches outside our camp, you will need to purchase a launch kit at a hobby shop. These are only a sample of some of the activities that we will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. Astronaut in Training – Discover technology designed for outer space! Steer a laser beam through a laser maze, get a feel for radar technology, and discover everyday objects that were originally designed for use in space! Bring the excitement home with a Stereoscopic Viewer® with 3D images of space. Live the life of an astronaut as you suit up for space flight. Compare the temperatures on Neptune with Venus and practice an out-of-this-world team challenge! Earth and Beyond - Explore the farthest reaches of our solar system and create a lunar eclipse in this “mad” planetary tour! Work out your escape velocity to get away from gravity and bring it home with a Gravity Assisted Launcher®. Next, go on a mission to explore the atmosphere on Earth, and beyond. Create a rainbow and make a sunset. Mix up various planetary atmospheres, one molecule at a time, and act out the weight of the atmosphere! Solar Launch – This stellar program is your ticket to the stars! Follow the life cycle of stars and see how constellations change when you travel across the galaxy. Learn to read a star chart and try your hand at following the skies to tell the time of year. Jump from star gazer to rocket scientist! Investigate the four forces of flight, and explore the science involved in rocket construction as you build your own Skyblazer Rocket® that you can take home! Space Voyage - Learn what it takes to be a true globetrotter! Race a balloon rocket and design your own car engine as you learn about thrust. See the principles of propulsion at work in a real rocket launch, and build your very own Space Copter® to fly to the skies! Eye on the Sky - Come take a closer look at asteroids, comets, satellites, and other lights in the night sky. Bring far-away objects into focus as you learn about the power of mirrors and lenses. Build a Space Telescope® to take home and participate in a sky gazing marathon!

July 14-18, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Maria Ashburn | $180
Rising K-2nd grades

Join Mrs. Ashburn for a Science Experiment Adventure Camp, where curious minds come to explore the wonders of science through hands-on experiments, fun activities, and exciting discoveries! This camp is designed to introduce kids to the world of science in a way that's engaging, fun, and easy to understand, all while encouraging them to ask questions and think like scientists. Each day will be packed with interactive, age-appropriate science experiments that make complex concepts simple and exciting. From creating colorful chemical reactions to exploring the mysteries of nature, kids will dive into different scientific themes such as chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering.

June 23-27, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Caroline Jennings | $160
Rising K-2nd graders

Let’s ask questions and hypothesize through a week full of science experiments, engineering challenges, STEAM projects, crafts, and investigations. Learn about what it means to be a “Questioneer” with Mrs. Jennings, Ada Twist and her friends Iggy Peck and Rosie Revere. This week is sure to be a blast!

July 21-25, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Mad Science | $190
Rising 1st-3rd grades

MAD SCIENCE is coming to Westchester by popular demand! Grab your spot before it's too late! This camp puts children on a “deserted island” on which they must work together to devise a means for collecting food and water, build shelters, bridges, and learn about the science behind survival fun! They use the tools at hand to write messages to send in a bottle and witness a volcanic eruption. The children eventually design a means to escape the island and come home. These are only a sample of some of the activities that we will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. Shipwrecked – Imagine finding yourself on a deserted island with only a few supplies. What better way to inspire your own creations? Add into the day a tsunami and see how resourceful you can be using Ben Franklin’s inventions as inspiration. Rock Paper Scissors – Investigate the awesome innovations created before modern science had really begun. Learn about Leonardo da Vinci and discover how his ideas predicted future inventions that can help us on the island. Build tools to both enjoy and to help with escape, including a harmonica and dragonfly helicopter! Build a bridge to help explore the island, start work on a fort to live in, and create a means of protection for your new camp! Forts and Flingers – Explore catapults, trebuchets, and more amazing inventions during this action packed camp day. Protect camp while working on your fort and design different flying and flinging devices, including your own flying dragon! Practice your skills of observation. Race to Space – Why settle for just a message in a bottle? Campers take flight on this exciting day! From hot air balloons to rockets, the adventure starts on the ground and travels into space. Step into space by launching self-built rockets and loading a payload capsule puzzle. Escape from Shipwreck Island – Witness a volcano erupt and see who will be the captain’s first mate for escape! Build another bridge so you can scout the island for the best place to take off. Campers work on a sail boat as they explore ideas for escaping the island to safety!

August 4-8, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Mad Science | $190
Rising K-2nd grades

MAD SCIENCE is coming to Westchester by popular demand! Grab your spot before it's too late! Look out 007—the Mad Science spy academy is in session! Use your powers of observation to solve problems and uncover crimes. Check out security systems, cool spy equipment, and discover proper procedures that are used in real crime scene labs! Mad Science Spy Academy camp will help you sharpen your special operative skills as you learn about the secret world of espionage. The key to being a great spy is your ability to use science to “sniff” out your suspects and uncover their secrets. These are only a sample of some of the activities that we will be doing each day. The topics will not necessarily follow this order. However, each of these topics will be included at some point in the camp. Spy Academy – Look out 007—the Mad Science spy academy is in session! From edible messages and decoding clues, students will have the opportunity to check out the skills that spies have in this hands-on journey into the world of espionage. They will use the Secret Code Breaker to communicate in code, like real spies. Agent Undercover – From metal detectors to night vision, children will have the opportunity to check out the coolest spy equipment! With the Undercover Observer, children step into the shoes of spies in action. What looks like an ordinary camera is actually a sneaky surveillance device that lets children spy on the side. Sleuths on the Scene – Suspects, schematics, and sleuths... oh my! Connect the dots using science to help solve a crime in this hands-on investigation of the science of sleuthing. Campers continue their sleuthing at home using their Scene Solver take home to reconstruct the scene of a crime with family and friends. Science of Security – Sharpen your surveillance skills with the science of security! Children discover the science and technology behind locks and burglar alarms! They will use Spyglasses on short surveillance shifts to test their observational abilities. Sneaky Science – Become a super spy and learn clever ways of performing tasks in this hands-on view at the science that spies use. Discover what it takes to keep things safe and how technology works in the spy world. Design and build a security system, then try to foil your friends! Then, they will build their very own Secret Safe and challenge friends to crack the code to test their security skills!

July 7-11, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Teresa Denmark | $180
Rising 3rd-6th grades

Come explore science, technology, engineering, art and math! Campers will explore and learn more about the world around them through an exciting week of designing, creating, testing, and learning through a variety of hands-on activities. Examples of what to expect include 3D printing, coding, reactive chemistry, model rocket building and launching, and much more.