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4/9/24 - By Laurie Rein

STEM summer day camps in New Jersey promise a summer of fun for budding scientists, engineers, and computer programmers, so we've rounded up the best NJ has to offer.

For more on summer camps in New Jersey, bookmark our New Jersey Summer Camp Guide and Camp Directory where you can search for summer camps by type, age, and town. 

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At the Tenafly Nature Center, campers learn about the environment and take part in traditional activities like crafts. Photo courtesy of the center
At the Tenafly Nature Center, campers learn about the environment and take part in traditional activities like crafts. Photo courtesy of the center

STEM Summer Day Camps in New Jersey

Club SciKidz North Central New Jersey

Multiple NJ locations
Ages 4-13
Club SciKidz themes include astronomy, meteorology, sea adventures, climate change, veterinary medicine, robotics, Marvel stop-motion animation, chemistry, rocketry, wizarding world (Harry Potter), medicine, and surgery–to name a few.  READ MORE

Arena STEM

Paramus
Ages 7-14
Arena STEM is a family experience center that hosts a variety of unique family entertainment, summer camps, and birthday parties. Kids can race a car, fly a drone, sail a yacht, or explore VR worlds. Week-long summer camp programs allow campers to plunge into the world of drones, robotics, 3D printing, computer science, and Tamiya 4WD car construction.   READ MORE

Game Camp Nation - New Jersey

Morristown & Saddle River
Ages 9-19
Creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration: Game Camp Nation emphasizes the 4 C's needed for success in today’s media-driven world. This educational game studio for kids and teens offers in-person summer day camps, sleepaway camps, and year-round online lessons for aspiring game designers, programmers, and artists of all skill levels. READ MORE

Montclair Learning Center Camps

Bloomfield
Ages 3-12
Campers can explore STEM concepts through themes like robotics, coding, chess, engineering, video game design, app development, and more. Girls-only STEM Camp is available for girls entering first through sixth grades. Its Little Engineers camp caters to preschoolers.     READ MORE

Little Ivy Academy STEAM Camps

Ridgewood
Ages 6-14
This summer, your camper can build and code Lego robots, create electronic spy gadgets, learn to code, and much more. Traditional summer day camp activities are included, too, getting kids outdoors daily.  READ MORE

Buehler Challenger & Science Center

Hammonton
Ages 4-18
Blast off into a summer of space exploration, flying object creation, and simulated space missions at Buehler's summer camps. Groups are arranged by age, with full days for the older space explorers.  READ MORE

Science Summer Camp at Liberty Science Center

Jersey City
Ages 6-14
Where better to build STEM skills than this well-known, science-focused museum? Campers at Liberty Science Center explore weekly topics such as Paleontology, Olympics, Medical Science and Magic & Science.  READ MORE

Lavner Summer Camp

Cherry Hill
Ages 6-14
Lavner Summer Camp focuses on hands-on learning, collaboration, excitement, and cutting-edge topics in STEM, technology, and the arts. Topics include graphic design, coding, Roblox, Minecraft, and more.  READ MORE

Code Ninjas Norwood-Northern Valley

Norwood and Saddle Brook
Ages 7-14
At Code Ninjas, kids learn to code through an engaging, game-based curriculum that teaches teamwork, logic, math, and problem-solving. Roblox, Minecraft and AI are the focus of some of the summer camp's programs. READ MORE

Tenafly Nature Center

Tenafly
Ages 4-14
Tenafly Nature Center is a non-profit nature preserve located in Bergen County, New Jersey. For over 60+ years, TNC has nurtured an appreciation for nature and has been a leader in open-space preservation and environmental education for the community and beyond. TNC stewards nearly 400 wooded acres of trails, forest, pond, streams and wetlands that serve as an oasis and enable visitors to connect with nature in the country’s most densely populated state. TNC is located in northern New Jersey, just five miles north of the George Washington Bridge. Trails are open one hour after... READ MORE

William Paterson University Summer Youth Programs

Wayne
Ages 9-15
Your child can build their academic confidence while learning and making great memories at WPUNJ Summer Youth Programs. Enrichment workshops include rocketry, video game design, and logic games. Mornings are spent enjoying traditional summer camp experiences, while afternoons are dedicated to more academic pursuits.  READ MORE

Snapology of Monmouth County

Tinton Falls
Ages 5-14
Animal robotics, space science, video game design, Pokemania, and STEM survivor are just some of the offerings from Snapology's summer camp program. Half- and full-day programs are offered. READ MORE

Genius Gems

Millburn
Ages 5-12
At Genius Gems, educators use hands-on learning to lead kids entering kindergarten and up in topics that include science wonder lab, witches and wizards Camp, rainbow and magic potions, Lego brick engineering, and more. Summer camps, for grades K-6, offer themed weekly sessions with early drop-off and aftercare options.   READ MORE

iD Tech Summer Programs

Multiple NJ locations
Ages 7-18
Kids can explore this prestigious campus while making friends and mastering new tech skills. At iD Tech camps, students ages 7 to 18 learn to code, design video games, produce videos, mod Minecraft, create with Roblox, build laptops, learn about cybersecurity, and more! READ MORE

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