Best STEM Summer Camps in Rhode Island

Ages 6–11 · $300–$325/week

Scout-run day camp open to children in grades 1 to 5, with no Scouting experience required, at Adventure Base Camp (Camp Champlin) in Cranston. Each week has a theme, and activities include archery, boating, swimming, crafts, outdoor cooking, nature and daily STEM projects, with a family campfire program on Fridays.

As published: 2026: $300 per week for a Narragansett Council Scout, $325 for others; extended care $65 per week

Summer camps at La Salle Academy, a private school in Providence, covering tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer, theater, robotics, Women in STEM and an academic enrichment week. 2026 programs run from June 22 through August 13.

As published: 2026 examples: tennis $200; volleyball $225; Women in STEM and Advanced Robotics $275; Introduction to Robotics $290; boys basketball $285 per week; theater camp (two weeks) $500; some camps not priced

Ages 3–15

Providence Country Day School runs weekly summer day camps on its 18-acre East Providence campus, including Arts & Exploration, Culinary, Multi-Sport, Lego Engineering, Chess, Robotics, Textile & Design, PreK and a basketball HOOPS camp. The 2026 season ran June 22 to August 7, and registration for summer 2027 opens December 1, 2026.

As published: 2026 per week: Arts & Exploration $375, Culinary $400, Multi-Sport $350, Lego Engineering $375, Chess $400, Robotics $375, Textile & Design $375, PreK $375 (some July 4 short weeks lower); Baseball $250 half day / $350 full day; HOOPS $230 one week. Extended day $10/hour.

Ages 5–12 · $286–$447/week

Day camp of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island at the Dwares JCC, built on four pillars: Judaism, arts, movement and STEM. Campers entering kindergarten through grade 6 have daily swim lessons, sports, arts, science and weekly field trips, and older students can join as Leaders in Training or Counselors in Training.

As published: 2026: members $356 per week, non-members $447 per week; the shortened week of June 29 is $286 member, $357 non-member. Registration fee $45 member or $75 non-member. Lunch is provided.

Ages 9–14

Free one-week day camps on the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus with adventure-based STEM learning in the university's engineering facilities. Campers build underwater ROVs (SeaPerch), fly a drone, make 3-D printer art and explore ocean science. Families submit an interest form and spots are assigned by lottery.

As published: Free of charge (2026)