Camps with science 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

Ages 5–13

A traditional summer day camp in Middletown serving Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton, Bristol and Warren, with on-site activities and field trips all summer. Activities include a wilderness skills lab, makers' studio, science, field games and visiting presenters.

As published: 2026: $300/week regular day (9am-4pm), $380/week extended day (8am-5pm); 3 days $210 ($260 extended); 2 days $140 ($175 extended); $25 non-refundable fee. Session dates June 29 to August 21, 2026.

Ages 5–18 · $175–$250/week

Town of Barrington day camps run by the Recreation Department: Cool Kids Camp (ages 5-7), Camp Endeavor (8-11) and the BEST Summer Theatre Camp (8-18). Weekly themes in 2026 included Safari, Carnival, Science Lab and Camp Olympics, with a beach day each Thursday for Camp Endeavor.

As published: 2026: Cool Kids and Camp Endeavor $200 per week ($175 for the shortened first week); BEST Theatre Classic $250 per week ($215 for week 1); Advanced theatre program $525

$250/week

A budget-friendly, scholarship-supported day camp on a 95-acre riverside site in Saunderstown, running 8 one-week sessions at $250 each. It's a nonprofit community camp built around broad accessibility rather than a specialty niche, and — beyond the low weekly price and scholarship availability — publishes little about staffing or enrollment size.

As published: $250 per session (8 one-week sessions over the summer); "generous scholarships available"

Ages 4–15 · $260–$375/week

A traditional YMCA day camp on 87 lakefront acres in Coventry, offering a spread of tracks — half-day for ages 4–6, a traditional full-day program, an "immersive" option, specialty camps, and a Leaders-in-Training pathway — at weekly rates roughly $260–$375. It reads as a large, activity-rich, classic YMCA outdoor camp, though the branch publishes little about staff hiring, training, or overall camper capacity beyond noting that specialty instructors have relevant field backgrounds.

As published: Traditional Camp $355/week; Half-Day Camp (ages 4–6) $260/week; Immersive Camp $375/week; Specialty Camp $375/week; Leaders in Training $355/week

Ages 4–16 · $215–$430/week

The Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation runs the Jamestown Sea Adventure Camp, an eight-week sailing and marine-education day camp for ages 4-16 based at Fort Getty in Jamestown, now in its 25th year. Programs range from a land-based "Explorers" group for the youngest campers through sailing-focused "Strictly Sailin'" and leadership tracks for older teens.

As published: 2026 Prices: half-day programs $215, full-day (9am-4pm) $430; "All prices are per camper, per week."

Ages 3–10 · $300–$375/week

Five-week themed day camp at the French American School of Rhode Island, open to French and non-French speakers, with bilingual staff. Weekly themes in 2026 included Sports Week, Animal Kingdom, Around the World, Mad Science and Ocean Week, with cooking, crafts, science and sports.

As published: 2026: $300 for week 1, $375 for each of weeks 2 to 5, or $1,725 for all five weeks. Lunch and snacks are not included.

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 3–14

ACA-accredited day camps on the Moses Brown School campus. RISE Camp serves ages 3 to 14 with arts, academics, science, sports and adventure, and the school also runs sports and specialty camps such as soccer, lacrosse, tennis, chess and a theatre intensive. The camp states that RISE Camp was established in 1963.

As published: Not published

Ages 3–15 · $145–$345/week

A multi-site YMCA day camp based in Middletown with a second location at Common Fence Point in Portsmouth, offering a broad menu of specialty tracks — aquatics, gymnastics/ninja, golf, rackets, outdoor adventure — plus a traditional program and a Counselor-in-Training pipeline for teens entering 8th–9th grade. Member/non-member tiered pricing and the CIT leadership program are its most distinctive published features; camp size and staff-training detail aren't published.

As published: Per week, member/non-member: Traditional $255/$305; Curious Minds $270/$320; Aquatics $280/$330; Gymnastics/Ninja/Outdoor Adventure/Sports $280–295/$330–345; Golf Clinic $210/$260; Rackets Clinic $210/$260; Counselor-in-Training $140/$165

Ages 4–13 · $276–$395/week

Nature day camp on the grounds of the Norman Bird Sanctuary, with age groups from Fledglings and Goslings (ages 4-5) up to Explorers (ages 12-13). Nature Day campers (6-11) spend the week on observation, experiments, crafts and games, and the Coastal camp (8-11) meets at the Coastal Education Center at Third Beach to study marine and coastal habitats.

As published: 2026: $395 per week non-member, $345 member. The shortened week that includes July 4 is $316 non-member, $276 member.

Grades 10 to 12 (about ages 14–17)

A one-week residential camp on the Roger Williams University campus for grades 10-12, led by RWU forensic scientists. Activities include fingerprint analysis, footwear and tire-tread evidence, forensic chemistry, and virtual-reality crime scene and bloodstain work.

As published: $1,995 per one-week session (tuition, room, board); $500 refundable deposit. Sessions July 11-16 and July 18-23, 2027

Grades 10 to 12 (about ages 14–17)

A six-day overnight camp at Roger Williams University for high school students, with lab work on fermentation, pickles and jams, food waste and tofu, plus garden tours and a boat tour of local oyster farms. The 2026 session ran July 19-24.

As published: $1,995 for the week including tuition, room and board; $500 deposit; no application required

A one-week residential camp on the RWU waterfront campus for rising high school juniors and seniors interested in aquatic sciences, with lab work, field trips and guest scientists. Four 2027 sessions run July 7 to August 3.

As published: $2,195 per one-week session (lodging, meals, instruction, materials, field trips); $500 deposit; limited scholarships for free or reduced lunch students

A one-week program on the RWU waterfront campus where teams design, build and test prototypes, learning 3D modeling and electronics, with a boat tour and coastal field trips. Taught by RWU engineering professors and support staff.

As published: $1,995 (tuition, room, board); week of July 11-16

Ages 5–18 · $375–$400/week

Save The Bay, the Narragansett Bay environmental nonprofit founded in 1970, runs tiered marine-science day camps (Junior BayCamp through a High School Camp) based out of its Newport Hamilton Family Aquarium location, staffed by degreed marine-science educators and licensed boat captains. Camps run full days with hands-on exploration of Narragansett Bay.

As published: $375/week for members; $400/week for non-members (full-day, 8:30am-4pm); limited full scholarships available for families receiving SNAP/EBT benefits

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 3–15 · $550/week

Day camp on the 84-acre Narragansett Bay waterfront campus of Rocky Hill Country Day School. Campers from age 3 through the teens do art, science, sports, nature walks, tide-pooling and waterfront swims, with a different weekly theme and a Friday celebration. Sports camps and tennis are offered separately.

As published: 2026: Full Day Camp $550 per week (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM)

Ages 3–17 · $250–$475/week

A private-school-run day camp in Barrington with an optional afternoon add-on, plus premium residential programs (English Immersion, Chess Camp) for ages 11–17 costing up to $7,450 for three weeks. It emphasizes small, "focused" camps staffed by teachers and trained junior counselors, and notably draws over 75% of its campers from outside the St. Andrew's student body — a program built to serve the wider community, not just its own families.

As published: Day camp: $255/week (morning, 9am–12pm); +$130/week for afternoon add-on (12–3pm); July 4th week reduced to $205/week (no camp July 3). Residential programs (ages 11–17): 3-week English Immersion (7/5–7/25) $7,450; 2-week English Immersion or Chess Camp (7/26–8/8) $4,950

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)