July 5 - 9

Explore our solar system and the Milky Way galaxy in this fun-filled week of space discovery. Blast off rockets, make space art, and see a star show at the Strasenburgh Planetarium.

9:30 - 11:30 am

 

 
12:30 - 2:30 pm

July 12 - 16

Put your senses to the test. Perform experiments that test your ability to taste, touch, see, hear, and smell. Learn why our senses are so important to us, and have some fun in the process!

9:30 - 11:30 am

 

July 12 - 16

Put your senses to the test. Perform experiments that test your ability to taste, touch, see, hear, and smell. Learn why our senses are so important to us, and have some fun in the process!

12:30 - 2:30 pm

 

July 19 - 23

Investigate the world of creepy crawlies! Learn about insects and spiders. Color pictures of bugs and insects and make insect masks. Go on a bug hunt and get a visit from the bugs at the RMSC.

12:30 - 2:30 pm

 

July 19 - 23

Investigate the world of creepy crawlies! Learn about insects and spiders. Color pictures of bugs and insects and make insect masks. Go on a bug hunt and get a visit from the bugs at the RMSC.

9:30 - 11:30 am

 

July 26 - 30

Spend a week getting to know more about humans. Learn about the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems. Monitor your heart rate, test your reflexes, and explore what your bones are made of.

9:30 - 11:30 am

 

July 26 - 30

Spend a week getting to know more about humans. Learn about the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems. Monitor your heart rate, test your reflexes, and explore what your bones are made of.

12:30 - 2:30 pm

 

August 2 - 6

Investigate what it takes to get from here to there. Discover the world of cars, trains, plains and ships. Make your own flying things. Drop objects from high places and watch them go. Put wheels on things and race them across the floor. All this, and much more!

12:30 - 2:30 pm

 

August 2 - 6

Investigate what it takes to get from here to there. Discover the world of cars, trains, plains and ships. Make your own flying things. Drop objects from high places and watch them go. Put wheels on things and race them across the floor. All this, and much more!

9:30 - 11:30 am

 

August 9 - 13

Big bugs, bad bugs, bright bugs, beautiful bugs—explore the world of inscets in this camp! Enjoy a visit from Kara and the RMSC bug collection.

9:30 - 11:30 am

 

August 9 - 13

Big bugs, bad bugs, bright bugs, beautiful bugs—explore the world of inscets in this camp! Enjoy a visit from Kara and the RMSC bug collection.

12:30 - 2:30 pm

 

July 5 - 9

Spend five days learning about your five senses! Perform experiments that test your ability to taste, touch, see, hear, and smell. Follow a scent trail, trick your taste buds, and learn about light and sound waves!

 

July 5 - 9

Spend five days learning about your five senses! Perform experiments that test your ability to taste, touch, see, hear, and smell. Follow a scent trail, trick your taste buds, and learn about light and sound waves!

 

July 12 - 16

Enjoy stories, projects, and science experiments that explore the wonders of the animal kingdom. Learn about the animals you might find in a zoo. Create your own animals to take home.

 

July 12 - 16

Enjoy stories, projects, and science experiments that explore the wonders of the animal kingdom. Learn about the animals you might find in a zoo. Create your own animals to take home.

 

July 19 - 23

Calling all princes and princesses, knights and fair maidens! Spend a week reading fairytales from near and far. Create your own costume and learn about mystical creatures. Build castles with magic sand.

 

July 19 - 23

Calling all princes and princesses, knights and fair maidens! Spend a week reading fairytales from near and far. Create your own costume and learn about mystical creatures. Build castles with magic sand.

 

July 26 - 30

Explore the world of transportation, motion, and power! Investigate cars, trains, planes, and boats and find out how they move and go. Discover how people use wheels, wings, and moving things to make their lives easier.

 

July 26 - 30

Explore the world of transportation, motion, and power! Investigate cars, trains, planes, and boats and find out how they move and go. Discover how people use wheels, wings, and moving things to make their lives easier.

 

August 2 - 6

Explore our solar system and the Milky Way galaxy in this fun-filled week of space discovery. Blast off rockets, make space art, and see a star show at the Strasenburgh Planetarium.

 

August 2 - 6

Explore our solar system and the Milky Way galaxy in this fun-filled week of space discovery. Blast off rockets, make space art, and see a star show at the Strasenburgh Planetarium.

 

August 9 - 13

Get a jump on winning a Nobel Prize and discover the fun of science! Chemistry, physics, biology, and earth science will be the focus for the week. Experiment with solids, liquids and gases. Learn about forces, movement, and simple machines.

 

August 9 - 13

Get a jump on winning a Nobel Prize and discover the fun of science! Chemistry, physics, biology, and earth science will be the focus for the week. Experiment with solids, liquids and gases. Learn about forces, movement, and simple machines.

 

August 16 - 20

Step back into prehistoric time and learn about dinosaurs and their world. Discover why dinosaurs looked the way they did. Investigate fossils and make your own. Find out what happened to the dinosaurs and if they are still here today.

 

August 16 - 20

Step back into prehistoric time and learn about dinosaurs and their world. Discover why dinosaurs looked the way they did. Investigate fossils and make your own. Find out what happened to the dinosaurs and if they are still here today.

 

July 5 - 9

Learn all about the world of birds. Investigate what birds and dinosaurs have in common. Create your own flying objects. Explore bird feathers and food. Build bird houses and bird feeders to use at home.

 

July 5 - 9

Learn all about the world of birds. Investigate what birds and dinosaurs have in common. Create your own flying objects. Explore bird feathers and food. Build bird houses and bird feeders to use at home.

 

July 12 - 16

Investigate the insect world and what makes insects so successful. Learn about insect habitats and the good and the bad about bugs! Go on a bug hunt and get a close-up look at our six, eight, and many-legged friends. Create bug houses to take home.

 

July 12 - 16

Investigate the insect world and what makes insects so successful. Learn about insect habitats and the good and the bad about bugs! Go on a bug hunt and get a close-up look at our six, eight, and many-legged friends. Create bug houses to take home.

 

July 19 - 23

Bats, Birds, Insects and more! Learn about the wonders of flight. Explore ways that humans have tried to copy the flight of insects, birds, and other animals. Build a bird house and bird feeder. Make paper airplanes and straw rockets, and drop parachutes from high places.

 

July 19 - 23

Bats, Birds, Insects and more! Learn about the wonders of flight. Explore ways that humans have tried to copy the flight of insects, birds, and other animals. Build a bird house and bird feeder. Make paper airplanes and straw rockets, and drop parachutes from high places.

 

July 26 - 30

Learn what lies beyond our planet. Investigate the planets in our solar system. Discover what makes the Milky Way galaxy so special. Is there life out there? Find out this and more! Enjoy a visit to the Strasenburgh Planetarium to see a star show.

 

July 26 - 30

Learn what lies beyond our planet. Investigate the planets in our solar system. Discover what makes the Milky Way galaxy so special. Is there life out there? Find out this and more! Enjoy a visit to the Strasenburgh Planetarium to see a star show.

 

August 2 - 6

Did you ever wonder why things fizz, pop, and bang? Find the answer to this and more when you discover the world of chemistry and chemical reactions. Explore chemistry while blasting off rockets. Investigate non Newtonian fluids and find out just what liquid nitrogen can do.

 

August 2 - 6

Did you ever wonder why things fizz, pop, and bang? Find the answer to this and more when you discover the world of chemistry and chemical reactions. Explore chemistry while blasting off rockets. Investigate non Newtonian fluids and find out just what liquid nitrogen can do.

 

August 9 - 13

Have you ever heard of the Wannanosaurus? Learn about this one and many more when you discover the world of dinos. What was it like when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth? Experience a mock dig, learn about dinosaur defenses, and design your own dinosaur!

 

August 9 - 13

Have you ever heard of the Wannanosaurus? Learn about this one and many more when you discover the world of dinos. What was it like when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth? Experience a mock dig, learn about dinosaur defenses, and design your own dinosaur!

 

July 5 - 9

Learn how robots are designed, and how they are used in factories, warehouses, and laboratories. Meet local robotics teams. Use LEGO™ NXT kits to build and program your own robot. Compete in several robot challenges through the week.


9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 5 - 9

Explore Rochester and Western New York history! Use pioneer techniques to make candles and tin objects to take home. Learn about the Native Americans who lived in Western New York. Plant a “three sisters” garden. Investigate the importance of the Erie Canal. Receive a National Parks Passport book and get your first stamp here. Take a field trip to Genesee Country Village & Museum.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 12 - 16

Learn how robots are designed, and how they are used in factories, warehouses, and laboratories. Meet local robotics teams. Use LEGO™ NXT kits to build and program your own robot. Compete in several robot challenges through the week.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 12 - 16

Learn the science behind art. Discover photography, oil and watercolor painting, chalk and charcoal drawing, and much more. Explore the art restoration process. Create and use homemade and natural art supplies. Develop your own portfolio. Take a trip to the Memorial Art Gallery.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 19 - 23

Use what you learned in intro robotics to take your skills to the next level. Build more complicated NXT robots, create more involved programs, and overcome more team challenges! Note: Must have experience building and programming with LEGO™ NXT.

 

July 19 - 23

Investigate the rich geological history of Rochester. This week is filled with rocks, crystals, and fossils as you dig into the world of geology. Discover Western New York’s unique place in Earth's history. Make your own fossils and go fossil hunting on a field trip to the Penn Dixie fossil site.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 26 - 30

Use what you learned in intro robotics to take your skills to the next level. Build more complicated robots, create more involved programs, and overcome more team challenges! Note: Must have experience building and programming with LEGO™ NXT.

 

July 26 - 30

This camp is just for the girls! Sample different fields of science, including engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, and astronomy. Learn about science and yourself. Learn about female scientist role models. Take a field trip to the Women’s Rights National Historic Park.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 26 - 30

Calling all engineers and architects! Discover how cities have come to be. Find out why cities and towns are located where they are. Investigate how buildings, streets, and power plants are designed and built. Build your own bridges and skyscrapers. Create your own model city and much, much more.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

August 2 - 6

Launch cannons and rockets, throw balls, fly planes, build buildings and shake them to the ground. Find out what holds us all together and pushes us in one direction or another. Investigate space and time as you become the next Einstein. All this and more when you discover the world of physics.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

August 2 - 6

Engineering, chemistry, physics, astronomy, biology—discover the world of science in this science sampler camp. Perform experiments, learn about different branches of science, meet local scientists, and find out what they do every day. See a star show at the Strasenburgh Planetarium.

 

August 9 - 13

Expand your crime-solving skills. Learn how to investigate witnesses, collect crime scene data, and stake out criminals. Use deductive reasoning to solve an RMSC mystery. Learn from the professionals with a visit from the local crime lab.

 

August 16 - 20

Explore wind and water power, solar and geothermal energy, and natural resources as you discover what makes up Earth's energy. Create a windmill. Build and cook in your very own solar oven. Plant a garden and a tree to take home. Take a look at the RMSC’s new solar panels on the roof and investigate the natural resources Western New York has to offer.

 

August 23 - 27

This camp is all-around gross science fun! Make icky and sticky substances. Hunt for bugs, worms, and other critters. Learn about some of the gross things that animals and humans do and make some edible things that will be sure to get reactions.

9:00am - 4:00pm

 

July 26 – 30

9:00am - 4:00pm

August 2 - 6