Camps with science in Vermont

Ages 9–17

A co-ed overnight camp for neurodivergent children and teens on 400 wooded acres with a 65-acre lake, offering traditional camp activities with a social-skills focus and a high counselor-to-camper ratio. 2027 runs two three-week sessions, plus a family camp and a "Beyond Akeela" program.

As published: 2027: $9,900 per three-week session (June 25 to July 16; July 19 to August 9); Family Camp $4,400; Beyond Akeela $8,950

Ages 5–17 · $375–$2,000/session

Camp Farnsworth is a 240-plus-acre overnight and day Girl Scout camp with its own 50-acre lake in Thetford Center, serving girls in grades K–11 through weeklong resident sessions, short campettes, and specialty programs such as horseback riding. The camp traces its roots to 1909 and became a Girl Scout property in 1959.

As published: Programs range roughly $200–$2,000 depending on session length (e.g., 2-night sessions ~$375; 5-night ~$800–$950; 12-night ~$1,500–$2,000); $100 non-refundable deposit required at registration

Ages 6–15

Camp Green Mountain is a YMCA-run municipal day camp at the Bennington Recreation Center for children entering grades 1–9, combining STEAM activities, swim time, field/group games, and field trips, with the Town of Bennington subsidizing part of the weekly cost.

As published: $70 per one-week session (the Town of Bennington subsidizes an additional $29 per child per one-week session)

Ages 6–13 · $150–$175/week

Camp Memphremagog is Newport's municipal summer day camp, based at Prouty Beach on Lake Memphremagog for children entering grades 1–7, with themed weeks (Jurassic Week, STEM Week, Around the World Week, etc.) and CPR/First-Aid-certified staff.

As published: 1-week session: $150 (resident) / $175 (non-resident); 2-week: $300/$350; 4-week bundle: $500/$600; full summer: $1,000/$1,200

Ages 6–12 · $110–$225/week

Capital Kids Day Camp is the City of Montpelier's long-running municipal day camp for grades 1–6, based at the Montpelier Recreation Area with access to the pool, playground, tennis courts, ball fields, trails, and Hubbard Park. It has been described by the department as a seasonal highlight for over 17 years.

As published: $175/week (resident, 1st camper) / $225 (non-resident); half-day option $110 (resident) / $145 (non-resident); discounted rate for additional siblings

Ages 6–9 · $400–$440/week

ECHO is Burlington's lakefront science and nature museum, offering STEM-themed day camps (science, stewardship, engineering design) for children entering grades 1–3 that draw on the museum's exhibits, live species, and waterfront location, led by dedicated STEM educators.

As published: 2026 week-long camps $400 members, $440 non-members (from site search snippet; page itself returned 403)

Grades 9 to 11 (about ages 13–16)

Vermont's residential summer enrichment program for high school students, with institutes in arts, engineering, entrepreneurship, global issues, health and medicine, math, technology and design, weather and climate, and youth action, held on college campuses. The page calls it Vermont's longest-running accelerated enrichment program; applications are closed until next season.

As published: Sliding scale by household income, as low as $10 per the site; third-party payer rate $3,100 (short course) or $3,400 (long course)

A weekly-themed summer day camp run by Mater Christi School (preschool through grade 8) in Burlington. 2026 ran eight sessions, June 22 to August 14, 8:00am to 3:00pm, with Friday swims at Maple Street Pool in Essex on some weeks.

As published: Not published (priced on registration forms not shown on the page)

Ages 6–15 · $375–$400/week

The Montshire Museum of Science runs full-week, theme-based STEM and nature day camps (e.g., Nature Detectives & Explorers, Experimenters, Lab Rats) for preschoolers through 6th grade at its Norwich science museum campus, combining hands-on experiments with outdoor exploration.

As published: 2026: "(Members: $375, Non-Members: $395)"; "(Members: $385, Non-Members: $400)"

Grades 1 to 10 (about ages 5–15)

A town-run day camp in Stowe combining hiking, biking, water sports, creative, science and sports activities that campers choose themselves, with weekly theme weeks and Friday field trips. Groups run from Kinders through TREC (grades 6-9), Monday to Friday, 7:45am to 4:15pm.

As published: 2026: Kinders/Explorers/Innovators $255/week resident, $265/week non-resident ($1,450 / $1,500 full camp); TREC $265/week resident, $275/week non-resident ($1,500 / $1,550 full camp). Payment plan and scholarships available

Ages 9–15

TDI is a nonprofit, academically oriented week-long residential program (rather than a traditional recreational camp) for gifted and talented students in grades 4–10, held on the Vermont State University–Johnson campus and typically drawing 80–100 campers per week from 40–50 Vermont towns.

As published: Not published in exact dollar figures on the camp-info page (2026 tuition was raised by $60 "to cover the increased costs of food"; exact rates directed to a separate brochure not accessed). Partial scholarships of $200–$500 available; early-bird, sibling, and two-week discounts offered

Ages 4–14 · $190–$695/session

VINS Nature Camp runs weekly nature day camps at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee, VT and at Storrs Pond in Hanover, NH, with overnight camps at VINS' Old Pepper Place Nature Reserve in Washington, VT. Programs are grouped by age from half-day camps for ages 4-5 through camps for children entering grades 6-8, and campers meet VINS' resident raptors. Registration uses an online system and the camp notes many weeks sell out the day registration opens.

As published: Camp pages (year not stated on the page): Peeps half-day camps $190 per session; Fledglings $350 at the VINS Nature Center and $370 at Storrs Pond; Falcons day camps $370 and camps with an overnight trip $455; Eagles day camps $370 and overnight camps $695. After-Camp to 5:30 PM is $75 per camper per week. 2027 registration dates were posted as "check back in November".

Ages 3–15 · $119/day

The Vermonter Summer Camp is the day-camp program run by Smugglers' Notch Resort for ages 7 and up, with four rotating activity tracks — Nature & Hiking, Adventure & Games, Arts & Crafts, and Sound & Stage. It operates as part of the resort's long-running family summer programming.

As published: $299 (1 week); $569 (2 weeks); $1,099 (4 weeks)