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Best STEM and STEAM Summer Camps on Long Island for Kids

Park Shore Country Day Camp offers a science camp option for kids. Photo courtesy of the camp
Park Shore Country Day Camp offers a science camp option for kids. Photo courtesy of the camp
3/3/24 - By Jaime Sumersille

Long Island has quite a few summer camps where kids can expand their knowledge of all things STEM and STEAM. 

If you have kids who want to spend their summer camp experience building robots, learning to code, or launching rockets, you're in luck. At the Long Island summer camps we've listed below, children can have fun, make new friends, and also learn new skills to help them thrive during the school year. Some camps include the arts among their offerings, too.

For lots more on Long Island summer camps, check out our Long Island Summer Camp Guide and our Camp Directory, where you can search for summer camps by type, age, and town. 

 

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STEM/STEAM Camps Across Long Island

Destination Science

Multiple Locations
Ages 5-11
From roller coasters and robots to sunshine and sound, Destination Science provides a fun, safe, and unique environment for exploration. Full-day programs are offered for ages 5-11. There are multiple locations on Long Island. READ MORE

Future Stars Summer Camps - Long Island

Multiple Locations
Ages 3-18
Future Stars offers the finest weekly sports, specialty, and STEAM education day camps at several locations. Future Stars offers 20+ programs to choose from and utilizes state-of-the-art collegiate facilities.  READ MORE

The Coder School Long Island - Camps

Roslyn and Syosset
Ages 7-10
At The Coder School, aspiring coders use their newfound passion as a stepping stone to think outside the box and channel their ideas in a creative way while having fun. In-person campers work with Raspberry Pi, while virtual campers can choose from a Scratch or Python-focus.  READ MORE

STEM/STEAM Camps in Nassau County, Long Island

Hofstra University Youth Programs

Hempstead
Ages 5-18
Hofstra offers camps in academics, arts, athletics, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) for grades K-12. READ MORE

Camp Tech Revolution

Garden City
Ages 6-14
Camp Tech Revolution at NYIT offers a summer camp curriculum in 35+ subjects, including coding. The focus here is on hands-on, experiential learning, and tech-centered learning that also includes the arts, such as graphic design and filmmaking. READ MORE

Science Museum of Long Island

Plandome
Ages 4-17
STEM programs, after-school workshops, parties, and camps are offered throughout the school year and summer. No two days are alike at SMLI summer camp. Each day campers will experience multiple hands-on science activities that tie into the theme of the week.  READ MORE

My Spectrum School - Camps

Port Washington
Ages 2-8
My Spectrum School STEAM summer camp is designed to spark children’s curiosity through hands-on indoor and outdoor activities and projects that focus on discovery, creativity, collaboration, and lots of fun. READ MORE

Snapology

Westbury
Ages 4-14
Snapology offers year-round STEAM camps and workshops for kids 4-14, including classes, camps and workshops. Camp topics include robotics, technology, animation, STEAM, LEGO, K'Nex and themed camps. READ MORE

STEM/STEAM Camps in Suffolk County, Long Island

Dolan DNA Learning Center Summer Camp

Cold Spring Harbor
Ages 12-17
Tweens and teens interested in genetics, forensic science, and genes should check out the DNA Learning Center's summer camp. Campers can choose from exciting concentrations like DNA barcoding, forensic detectives, and fun with DNA. There are 10 separate one-week sessions for kids in grades 6-12. READ MORE

Park Shore Country Day Camp

Dix Hills
Ages 5-12
for Extreme STEAM Science
Park Shore Country Day Camp has enough options to fit campers of all ages and interests. Its preschool program is no less action-packed than its big kid camps, but preschool-only facilities make it fun for little ones to explore on fields and play equipment made for them.  READ MORE

Long Island Aquarium Camps

Riverhead
Ages 2-14
Long Island Aquarium's camp program adds interactive excitement to school breaks and summer vacations. Kids ages 5-11 tour the aquarium, feed the stingrays, check out the sea lion show, play games, watch movies, make crafts, and more! READ MORE

Long Island Explorium

Port Jefferson
Ages 8-12
The Long Island Explorium encourages science and engineering education through STEAM-based activities. Children can build boats, learn about mass and volume with rice, send messages to friends with a pulley system, and so much more. The Explorium offers full and half day camps when school is out, birthday parties, and partnerships with the Boy and Girl Scouts. READ MORE

The Whaling Museum Summer Camp

Cold Spring Harbor
Ages 6-13
Marine biology and oceanography are the main focus of The Whaling Museum's summer camp programs. Camps are offered select weeks throughout summer. Select from two options tailored for varying age groups: grades 1-5 and 3-7. Both camps promise engaging daily activities spanning art, science, and history, including hands-on experiences with captivating artifacts and biofacts. READ MORE

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