School’s Out Science Camps offer exciting, single-day adventures for kids during school holidays and select Saturdays. Each camp features a unique theme and is filled with hands-on activities that spark curiosity and creativity.
Registration closes one week prior to each camp date.
Scholarships are available for those who qualify. Learn more and apply.
School’s Out Science Camp Pricing
| Full-day Camp | $90 |
| Half-day Camp | $45 |
| Member Discount | 20% off with code MEMBER20 |
| Extended Care Add-on | $10 for AM, $10 for PM |
2025-2026 School Year Camps
| Date | Type | Grades | Holiday | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Just Added! | Saturday, March 14 | Full Day | 3-8 | Saturday | Pocket Arcade |
Just Added! | Saturday, March 21 | Full Day | 3-8 | Saturday | Talk to Tech: Adventures in AI |
Just Added! | Saturday, March 28 | Full Day | 3-8 | Saturday | Mission: Rescue Rovers |
| Friday, April 3 | Full Day | K-5 | Spring Break | Eggcellent Adventures | |
| Monday, April 6 | Full Day | K-5 | Spring Break | Spring Fling | |
Just Added! | Saturday, April 11 | Full Day | 3-8 | Saturday | Pocket Arcade |
Just Added! | Saturday, April 18 | Full Day | 3-8 | Saturday | Talk to Tech: Adventures in AI |
Just Added! | Saturday, May 2 | Full Day | 3-8 | Saturday | Mission: Rescue Rovers |
Camp Descriptions
Pocket Arcade
Saturday School’s Out Science Camps brings the fun of all-day STEAM to the weekends! Get hands on with code in MakerCode Arcade and create your own portable video game. Perfect for all skill levels, no experience necessary!
Each Saturday School’s Out Science Camp is a standalone experience; each session will repeat once, but you only need to register for one session to benefit.
Talk to Tech: Adventures in AI
Saturday School’s Out Science Camps brings the fun of all-day STEAM to the weekends! Learn to use AI tools and custom electronics to create a smart device project in the Fab Lab!
Each Saturday School’s Out Science Camp is a standalone experience; each session will repeat once, but you only need to register for one session to benefit.
Mission: Rescue Rovers
Saturday School’s Out Science Camps brings the fun of all-day STEAM to the weekends! Learn about engineering and robotics to rescue a stranded astronaut. Use LEGO robotics kits to design a rescue rover that can travel over the rough lunar landscape!
Each Saturday School’s Out Science Camp is a standalone experience; each session will repeat once, but you only need to register for one session to benefit.
Eggcellent Adventures
The springtime Da Vinci Science Center tradition continues! It’s all about the physics of eggs. Learn some amazing tricks, look at animals who hatch from eggs, and, of course, take the egg drop challenge! Can you engineer a device that will keep your egg intact—even if we throw it off the Science Center roof?
Spring Fling
We’ve got wonderful flings to be flung! Catapults, trebuchets, and slingshots are on the menu for building and testing and re-testing. We’ll also look at the forces and motion involved in launching heavy objects really, really far. (Yes, including rockets!)
School’s Out Science Camps Details
- Registration closes one week before camp.
- Full day camps take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Half day camps take place from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Full day camps include a short snack break in the morning, a lunch and recess break, and another short afternoon snack.
- Morning drop-off begins at 8:45 a.m.
- Morning care activities from 7:30-8:45 a.m. may be added for an additional $10.
- Afternoon care activities from 4:10-5:30 p.m. may be added for an additional $10 (for full day camps).
Lunch & Snack Options
- Campers may bring their own snack and/or lunch or a snack and/or lunch option can be purchased at the time of registration.
- Lunch add-on: $10 per camper
- Options available: Mac and cheese, cheese pizza, ham and cheese sandwich, chicken tenders, turkey and cheese sandwich
- Snack add-on: $4 per camper
- Lunch and snack add-ons are not available for Saturday camps
Discounts & Scholarships
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Members save 20% on each camp. Discount will be manually applied upon confirmation of membership by the reservations office to each registration that a membership covers. Membership must cover the dates of the camp to apply.
- Two Day Package: Register for both days of Thanksgiving Break camps, Presidents’ Day camps, or Spring Break camps and save $20.
- Winter Break Package: Register for all eight (8) Winter Break camps and save $90.
- Scholarships are available for those who qualify. Learn more and apply.
School’s Out Science Camps Reservations and Refund Policies
- Registration closes one week prior to each camp date.
- Registration can be cancelled or transferred with a full refund and no charge up to 10 days prior to the start of camp.
- Cancellations made 6-9 days before arrival date: 50 percent refund
- Cancellations made 5 days or less before arrival date: No refund
- Reservation Adjustments: The Da Vinci Science Center understands that sometimes it becomes necessary to reschedule a camp session after your reservation has been made. The Science Center will be happy to accommodate a one-time reservation transfer at no cost if there is availability on the new date and you are requesting the transfer 2 weeks in advance of your current reservation. Additional changes to the reservation date will incur a $25 processing fee.
School’s Out Science Camps are sponsored by
