Best STEM Summer Camps in Massachusetts

Ages 5–14

Acera School's summer enrichment offers STEAM programs such as coding, physics, filmmaking and outdoor exploration for ages 5-14, plus a Counselor in Training program for ages 15-17. Programs run in half-day AM and PM blocks at 5 Lowell Avenue in Winchester.

As published: $450-$550 per half-day program week; about $900-$1,200 per week for AM plus PM; extended pickup $150/week; CIT $750 per 4-week session (year not stated on page)

Ages 5–14 · $450/week

Action Adventures Day Camp is run by Berkshire South in Great Barrington for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade, or up to age 14. Days combine sports, arts and crafts, cooking, gardening, drama, recreational swimming and STEM activities, with weekly themes such as S.T.E.A.M., Wizard Academy and Camp Rock. The camp runs nine weeks, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

As published: 2026 tuition $450 per week; prorated weeks 2 and 9 cost $360.

Ages 5–14

Day camps on the 34-acre lakeside Bancroft School campus in north Worcester for campers entering kindergarten through grade 8, open to families outside the school. Programs include general day camp, academic camps in reading, writing, math and leadership, specialty camps such as robotics, musical theater and coding, athletic camps and a Counselor-in-Training program. Campers swim at the Greendale YMCA across the street.

Ages 8–15

Camp Atwater is a residential youth camp owned and operated by the Urban League of Springfield, which describes it as the oldest African American-owned and operated residential youth camp in the nation. Campers ages 8-15 do swimming, archery, sports, STEM, nature exploration, arts, and leadership and cultural enrichment programming.

As published: 2027: $3,200 per session plus $175 registration fee and a required $125 per-session fee (hut picture, one field trip, camp T-shirt). 2027 sessions: boys' season July 4-17, girls' season July 26-August 7. 2026 rates not listed on the page.

Ages 5–12

Camp Falmouth is a traditional YMCA Cape Cod day camp operating out of the Morse Pond School in Falmouth, serving ages 5–12 with sports, crafts, outdoor education, team-building, water play, and STEM offerings, plus theme weeks throughout the summer.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–15

Arts and science day camp at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton for campers entering grades K through 9, with a counselor-in-training program for incoming 9th graders. Offerings include staged musicals, visual arts, sports and swimming, STEM, cooking and filmmaking, with Shabbat celebrations built into the week. The camp states it is licensed by the local board of health and follows Massachusetts DPH regulations.

As published: Not published on the camp page ($75 per week deposit at registration; 2027 rates listed as coming soon)

Camp Mah-Kee-Nac is a boys' overnight camp in Lenox with an elective-based program covering sports, outdoor adventure, waterfront, STEM, and media. It offers full-season, two-session, and two-week Mini Mak options for younger boys.

As published: 2027: full season (June 26-Aug 11) $16,700; Session 1 (June 26-July 22) $11,125; Session 2 (July 22-Aug 11) $9,515; Mini Mak (two weeks) $6,300 per session. 2026 Mini Mak was listed at $5,980 per a search snippet of the camp's page (not independently re-fetched).

Ages 5–13

A YMCA of Greater Boston day camp at 137 Lexington Street in Woburn where campers rotate weekly through arts and crafts, STEM, performance, archery, sports and swimming. The North Suburban YMCA also runs Voyagers trip camp (9-13), a dance camp and a sports camp.

As published: 2026 per week: Mini (5-6) $400 member / $475 non-member; Mighty (7-13) $330 / $400; Voyagers (9-13) $410 / $500; Dance camp (5-13) $350 / $425. Hours 7:30am to 5:30pm

Camp Taunton is a trip-based summer day camp run by the Old Colony YMCA (a non-profit established in 1887) for children ages 5–13, featuring weekly field trips, swimming, sports, arts and crafts, and STEM activities. It is licensed through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

As published: Not published (brochure/handbook referenced but pricing not accessible)

Ages 5–11

Camp WCC at 2 Rice Street in Worcester is a KE Camps day camp for ages 5-11 built around golf and tennis sessions, daily swimming for full-day campers, arts and crafts, group games and STEM challenges. Full-day hours are 9:00am-3:30pm, half-day 9:00am-12:30pm.

As published: 2027 rates not yet posted ("coming soon"); fees listed: $45 one-time registration, $26 weekly mandatory lunch charge

Ages 3–13

An ACA-accredited YMCA of Greater Boston day camp at 615 Washington Street in Brighton for ages 3-13, with group games, swimming, STEM and creative exploration. Hours are 7:30am to 5:30pm across ten summer sessions.

As published: 2026 per week: ages 3-4 $400 member / $475 non-member; 5-6 $400 / $475; 7-13 $330 / $400

Ages 3–13

An ACA-accredited YMCA of Greater Boston day camp at 863 Great Plain Avenue in Needham with group games, swimming, STEM and creative activities, plus a Voyagers field-trip camp for ages 7-13. Half-day and full-day options exist for the youngest campers.

As published: 2026 per week: ages 3-6 half day $400 member / $475 non-member, full day $450 / $525; Voyagers (7-13) $410 / $500. Full day 7:30am to 5:00pm

Kindergarten to grade 12 (about ages 4–17)

A nonprofit computer science school in Amesbury running 2026 summer weeks in coding, game development, robotics (LEGO EV3, VEX), Minecraft engineering, 3D printing, drones, VR and esports, grouped by grade. Most weeks run Monday to Thursday, 9 to 2, with a new extended day to 4.

As published: Not published (each camp's "More Info" link was not read)

Ages 10–17

Community Boating Inc. runs a Junior Program on the Charles River in Boston for youth ages 10 to 17 who can swim 50 yards, with classes from Beginner Sailing through keelboat, Laser and windsurfing, plus kayaking, paddling, STEM classes, an Instructor-in-Training program and a Race Team. Classes run five or ten weekdays, mornings, afternoons or full days, and are taught by nationally certified instructors. Fees follow a need-based sliding scale that covers membership, classes and boat use.

As published: 2026: all-inclusive need-based sliding scale from $1 to $450, with monthly payment plans available before May 1

Da Vinci Jr runs art, science and robotics summer camps with a 1:6 staff-to-student ratio, designed by veteran educators and described as screen-free and hands-on. Past summers included robot battles, rocket launches, live animals and opera.

As published: Not published

Ages 4–15

Derby Academy in Hingham offers four half-day or full-day summer tracks for ages 4 to 15: Camp Derby, Summer Arts, Summer STEM and Summer Sports. Families book one, two or three weeks across a seven-week season in 2026. The site describes experienced instructors and small groups.

As published: Weekly tuition not stated on the program page reviewed.

Ages 3–18 · $432–$865/week

Dexter Summer is the camp of Dexter Southfield School, held on its 36-acre Brookline campus five miles from downtown Boston. It offers a Junior Camp for ages 3.5 to 5 and a themed weekly Day Camp for ages 6 to 10, plus specialty camps in hockey, basketball, soccer, volleyball, robotics, musical theater and Spanish immersion for ages up to 18. Eight bus routes serve the Boston area.

As published: 2026 Day Camp weeks listed at $692 to $865 per week and Junior Camp full day $692 to $865 and half day $432 to $540 per week; bus $110 per week; before camp $20 per day and after camp $40 per day; $250 non-refundable deposit per week

Ages 5–18

Duxbury Bay Maritime School offers summer day programs on Duxbury Bay for ages 5 to 18, including junior sailing, junior rowing, paddlesports and marine science and fishing. Its Maritime Adventures program for ages 6 to 11 combines sailing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, rowing and snorkeling with marine science such as touch tanks and STEM challenges. Classes follow the tides.

As published: Not published on the program pages reviewed.

Grades 3 to 9 (about ages 7–14)

Edge on Science (founded 2013) runs STEM summer camps at Lasell University in Newton, Ocean Alliance in Gloucester and The Governor's Academy in Byfield, for rising grades 3-9 with a counselor-in-training program for rising grades 10-12. Topics include space science, drone and code, hexapod robotics, marine science, rocketry and bridge building.

As published: Not published; multi-week discounts of $50 off a second week, $75 off a third and $100 off a fourth or later week

Fessenden School in West Newton runs day camps for girls and boys from age 3.5 through grade 10, with Lower, Middle, Upper and Teen Trippers groups plus sports, STEM, makerspace, squash and musical theater specialty camps. The 2027 season runs June 14 to August 20, 2027.

As published: 2027: $915/week full day (Pre-K to entering grade 7); $675/week half day (age 3.5 to Pre-K); $950/week Teen Trippers; specialty camps from $548 to $950/week; On Broadway musical theater $1,900 for two weeks

Ages 5–14

Girls Inc. of Worcester runs summer programming June 29 to August 14, 2026: InnovateHer (ages 5-14) at 125 Providence Street in Worcester and Camp Kinneywood (ages 6-12) at 50 Stonehouse Road in Holden. Activities include swimming, kayaking, crafts, hiking and STEM, for girls and participants who identify as girls.

As published: Weekly price not published; $30 non-refundable weekly deposit applied to that week's payment; financial assistance available

Grades 7 to 8 (about ages 11–13)

A residential week on Penikese Island for girls entering 7th and 8th grade, with STEAM and nature workshops such as marine biology, shellfish aquaculture, bird nesting habitats, electronics and robotics, microscopy, oceanography, landscape painting and fish dissections. Campers stay Monday through Friday; five weeks ran July 6 to August 7, 2026.

As published: $1,500 per week (2026); scholarships available; 2026 enrollment full, 2027 not listed

Grades 9 to 12 (about ages 13–17)

A hands-on summer STEM program, "From Harbor to Helix," run by the Gloucester Biotechnology Academy (Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute) for rising 9th graders through 2026 graduates, with environmental sampling aboard a Maritime Gloucester schooner and lab work in DNA extraction, PCR and metabarcoding. 2026 sessions were June 29 to July 2 and July 6 to 10 (waitlist).

As published: $525 per student, $475 each for siblings (2026); need-based aid available; includes supplies, lab coat and lab manual

Ages 4–10

A summer program of The Hundred Acre School for ages 4 to 7, with museum adventures across the Heritage grounds in mornings and classroom STEM in afternoons, plus a Lego program for ages 5-10. Sessions run 8:30 to 2:30.

As published: 2026 per week: $475 (5-day), $425 (4-day), $375 (3-day); Lego program $575/week; $250 non-refundable deposit; 2026 sessions listed as full; no 2027 dates listed

Ages 8–16

Weekly in-person youth summer programs on the HCC campus in Holyoke for ages 8-16, including cooking camps with visiting chefs, Minecraft, ROBLOX and Python coding, plus basketball and soccer clinics. Programs run in July and early August 2026.

As published: 2026: cooking camps $425 per week (9-3); coding classes $199 per half-day week

Ages 11–18

NuVu offers summer studios in design, STEM, art, robotics and prototyping for middle schoolers (11-13) at 450 Massachusetts Ave and high schoolers (14-18) at MIT, Cambridge. Studios are led by designers, engineers and artists from Harvard, MIT, RISD and WPI.

As published: 2026: day tuition $2,290 per two-week session; residential total $5,750; multi-session discounts $275 (two) or $475 (three)

Ages 5–18

Penguin Coding School runs weekly summer coding and robotics camps for 2027 (June 28 to September 3) at Massachusetts locations including Acton, Brookline, Lexington, Newton and Wellesley. Programs include Minecraft, MakeCode game development, Python and Lego robotics, plus a counselor-in-training program for ages 13-18.

As published: Not published (per-week price not on the page)

Puddlestompers runs nature exploration camps for young children in Newton (ages 3.9-8), Wellesley and Needham (ages 3.9-7), with STEM experiments, hands-on nature and outdoor play led by teacher naturalists. Lead Teachers are CPR and First Aid certified.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–12

Roots Vacation Camps run day camps at the Roots campus in Westfield, with a second location in East Longmeadow, and also run camps on school vacation days. Campers use the aquatics center, gymnastics center and turf fields, with themed weeks and activities such as archery, STEM and arts and crafts. Teens ages 13 to 15 can join the counselor-in-training program.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–14

Art, science and nature day camp at the April Hill Education and Conservation Center in South Egremont, in one- or two-week sessions for ages 6 to 14 with an intro week for 5-6 year olds. Activities include ceramics, robotics, painting, horticulture, filmmaking and theatre.

As published: 2026 per Flying Cloud's Jumbula registration page: one-week session $540, two-week sessions $1,080; not shown on flyingcloudinstitute.org; 2027 not listed

Ages 8–13

Weeklong STEM day camp at Epstein Hillel School in Marblehead for children entering grades 3 to 7, run with the JCC North Shore Camp Simchah specialty camps and open to children who do not attend the school. Weeks alternate between VEX robotics with block coding and model rocketry with a launch day, plus engineering challenges, 3D design and laser cutting in the school's innovation center. Days also include outdoor play and time at the JCC pool, and the camp states it is licensed by the local Board of Health.

As published: 2026 price listed as "Coming Soon"

Ages 5–10

The Salem YMCA Family Center runs a day camp for ages 5-10 (preschool 3-4) with group games, swimming, arts and crafts, sports and a STEM activity each day. Drop-off starts at 6:30am and the day ends by 6pm.

As published: Members $195 per week, nonmembers $240 per week; plus $50 one-time enrollment fee and $15 nonrefundable weekly deposit (preschool: members $195, nonmembers $250, $100 enrollment fee); financial assistance available

Ages 12–17

Summer science and technology classes at Bridgewater State's Center for the Advancement of STEM Education for middle school (grades 6 to 8, age 12+) and high school (grades 9 to 11, age 15+) students, with hands-on projects at the Dana Mohler-Faria Science and Mathematics Center. Appears to be a day program; the page does not mention housing.

As published: Summer high school $400; summer middle school $300 (winter middle school $250); $25 early discount, 5% multi-week discount, need-based scholarships; session dates not published (2026 summer scholarship deadline March 31, early discount before April 1)

Ages 4–14

The independent Shady Hill School runs a summer program on its Cambridge campus for children aged four to fourteen. Each session has a theme with Arts, STEM and PE activities, with aftercare available until 6:00 PM.

As published: Not published on the school pages read. A third-party NBER-hosted 2026 camp schedule lists $680/week and $1,260 for the full session (not confirmed by the school); aftercare listed by Boston Central at $200/week

Ages 6–12 · $275–$400/week

Operated by South Shore Stars, this full-day summer camp serves 1st–6th graders from Quincy, Weymouth, and Randolph with traditional and STEM activities. Weeks 1–2 run from Stars' after-school sites in those three towns, and weeks 3–7 move to the Stars Day Camp outdoor site in Hanson.

As published: Weeks 1–2: $275/week; Weeks 3–7: $400/week; sibling discounts available; child care vouchers accepted

Ages 4–12

Steve & Kate's Camp is a choice-based national day camp brand (traditions dating to 1980) operating at Bright Horizons HQ in Newton for ages 4–12, where kids select daily activities from more than a dozen options including coding, sewing, cooking, and sports.

As published: Not published on the camp page; booking available through Bright Horizons Back-Up Care benefits

Einstein's Workshop at 25 Adams Street in Burlington runs weekly LEGO robotics and STEM camps for children registered for kindergarten and up. Half-day morning (9-12) and afternoon (1-4) sessions are offered, and full-day campers get supervised lunch at no extra charge.

As published: Summer 2027: $499 per five-day half-day week; $400 per four-day week; Lunch and Play add-on $20 for half-day campers. Registration opens November 2026

Ages 6–14

Summer Camp at Milton Academy is an all-in-one day camp on the Milton Academy campus for children entering grades 1 through 8, with a pool, gardens, athletic facilities and fields. Morning specialty camps for grades 4 to 8 in fine arts, sports and STEM are led by Milton Academy faculty, staff and coaches, and campers can stay for the 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Day Camp with lunch, swimming and electives. Students entering grades 8 and 9 can join a Counselor-in-Training program.

As published: Not published on the camp page; registration opens each December

Ages 8–11

A school-run one-week summer program for ages 8-11 combining morning hikes in Mohawk State Forest and the High Ledges with afternoon visual art (such as mosaics) and STEM building (such as Rube Goldberg machines). Held 9:00 to 3:30 on the school campus along Route 2.

As published: 2026: $350 for the week of July 6-10

Kindergarten to grade 9 (about ages 4–14)

Hands-on three-day STEM classes at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center education campus for children entering kindergarten through grade 9, in morning and afternoon sessions. Topics include LEGO robotics, Scratch coding, Minecraft, pinhole photography, paper-making, candy chemistry and building an AM radio.

As published: $250 per 3-day class ($225 for Supporting and Sustaining Members) for the June 30-August 13, 2026 program

Ages 3–12

Shore Country Day School's Summer Shore day camp serves ages 3-12 on its Beverly campus with STEM, arts and crafts, rock climbing, theater, sports, music and Spanish. Monday, Wednesday and Friday are water days.

As published: 2026: $550/week full day ages 5-12, $275/week half day, $585/week ages 3-4 (9:00-3:00); before or after care $40 each

Ages 3–14

Inly School in Scituate runs full-day and extended-day camps, specialty camps and preschool camps for ages 3 to 14 over ten weeks in summer 2026. Programming includes theater, art, robotics, sports and time outdoors. The site describes camp teachers and counselors as energetic and well trained, with a nursing staff for campers' medical needs.

As published: Weekly prices are in a schedule PDF, not stated on the page reviewed.

Ages 6–15 · $695–$1,195/week

STEM day camp in North Cambridge for children entering grades 1 through 9, grouped by grade, with weekly programs in robotics, drones, electricity, app building and design. A typical day includes STEM blocks, outdoor time and team building. The camp states Massachusetts requires one teacher per 10 students and that it aims to exceed that.

As published: 2026: $695 to $1,195 per weekly program depending on the course; extended day $55 per day; tuition eligible for FSA reimbursement

Ages 6–15

Day camps on the Worcester Academy campus in academic, arts and athletic tracks, including Maker, Science, Robotics, Coding, Filmmaking, Video Game Design, Clay Arts, Musical Theater, and sports, basketball, soccer and volleyball camps. Camps run 9:00 to 3:00 and are led by Worcester Academy faculty and coaches.

As published: 2026 examples: Sports Camp $400/week or $1,400 for four weeks; Maker and Science $485/week; Musical Theater $910 for two weeks

Ages 9–13 · $445–$525/week

The Young Mariner Program is a STEM-based summer day camp run by the Cape Cod Maritime Museum for students entering grades 4 to 7, combining boating on Lewis Bay with marine science. Campers go out on a retired lobster boat and a replica catboat, fish, lobster and run microscope labs. The museum states its staff complete a one-week training and CORI/SORI checks.

As published: 2026 tuition per five-day week: $445 for Cape Cod residents, $525 for non-residents; extended day $100 per week.

Ages 7–18

A national for-profit tech/STEM day-camp brand (explicitly not affiliated with MIT despite using its campus) offering coding, robotics, and game-design instruction for ages 7–17 starting at $1,449/week, with an average class size of 8 students per instructor. It is one location within a much larger nationwide network of camps run on university campuses.

As published: Day camp, per week: starts at $1,449/week for ages 7–17 (payment plans available); 2-week "iD Tech Academies" on-campus program also offered. Cambridge/MIT location page (https://www.idtech.com/locations/massachusetts-summer-camps/cambridge)