Camps for Ages 9-12

Our Summer 2025 Camp Guide is available for download!

Details about the registration process and individual camp offerings will be available on our website on January 13!

Engage your kids in science and engineering summer camps at The Works Museum! Featuring new camps each season, as well as favorites like LEGO Robotics, Code Camp, architecture, and more. Our summer camps for ages 9-12 at The Works are ideal for girls and boys. Summer camp season at The Works Museum is alive with enthusiasm and creative engineering.

2025 Summer Camps at the Works Museum

January 20: Innovators Club* registration begins.
January 22: Works Museum Member registration begins.
January 27: Public registration begins.

⚙︎ HINT: If you’re registering for 2 or more camps, an Innovators Club membership could save you money. See details at theworks.org/support-us/innovators-club/

*The Works Museum is committed to improving gender equity and representation in STEM. Our programs for girls are inclusive and welcoming to gender expansive students (cisgender and transgender girls, non-binary or gender non-conforming students, and any other girl-identifying youth).

$230, $207 members

Design and build your own twirling motorized amusement park ride. Add switches or resistors to customize your ride. Engineer other carnival and amusement park games. 

M-Th, June 16-19, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, August 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Design and build a wood-frame model house. Wire it with switches and lights, then customize it with other features such as a ceiling fan or a doorbell.

M-Th, June 23-26, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 11-14, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 25-28, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$255, $229.50 members

Design the ultimate candy delivery system. Use carpentry skills like sawing, drilling, and hammering to build a game that dispenses treats.

M-Th, July 28-31, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 4-7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$255, $229.50 members

Become a computer programmer with a Raspberry Pi—a powerful computer that fits in your hand! Learn to code with Python and create interactive projects. Unleash your creativity with Scratch to design visual stories, compose music, and build your own games.

M-Th, June 23-26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, July 7-10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, August 25-28, 1-4 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Explore computer programming using a Raspberry Pi computer in a new way. Invent a game, an instrument, or a dynamic story by writing code. Then, connect a Makey Makey device to transform objects into interactive controllers.

M-Th, August 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Why do bridges collapse? What makes boats sink? Engineer and test your own boats and bridges to see where they fail. Construct a model building and test it to see if it can withstand natural disasters.

M-Th, July 21-24, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, August 18-21, 1-4 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Design special machines that help! Build a machine that lifts, launches, and moves using air, water, and wood.

M-Th, August 11-14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Design and create a chain reaction machine, including elements like dominoes, pendulums, pulley systems, spinners, levers, and launchers.

M-Th, June 9-12, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, July 7-10, 1-4 p.m.

$255, $229.50 members

Design, build, and program robotic creations using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 system. Write computer programs for your robot to complete a mission.

M-Th, June 16-19, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, July 28-31, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
M-Th, August 4-7, 1-4 p.m.

$255, $229.50 members

Same great LEGO Robotics camp, in a section for girls. Design, build, and program robotic creations using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 system. Write computer programs for your robot to complete a mission.

M-Th, July 21-24, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$255, $229.50 members

If you’ve taken LEGO Robotics I before and have the basics of LEGO EV3 robotics down, this session is for you! Add sensors and programming to make a navigating bot and a brick-collecting rover.

M-Th, August 11-14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Who needs superpowers when you can engineer? Discover the mechanics of your favorite superhero tech and gadgets, then build your own using LED lights, electromagnets, and more.

M-Th, July 28-31, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

What happens behind the scenes in your favorite movies, shows, and videos? Learn the process of filmmaking by practicing stop-motion animation, sound effects, and other special effects.

M-Th, June 9-12, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, July 14-17, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Same great Movie Makers camp, in a section for girls. What happens behind the scenes in your favorite movies, shows, and videos? Learn the process of filmmaking by practicing stop motion animation, sound effects, and other special effects.

M-Th, June 23-26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Become an environmental engineer! Create compostable bio-plastics, build a device that converts salt water into fresh water, and explore alternative energy sources.

M-Th, July 21-24, 1-4 p.m.

$230, $207 members

Harness the power of the sun! Explore how to use renewable resources to generate electricity and heat. Build your own solar car, spinning window decoration, and solar heater.

M-Th, July 14-17, 1-4 p.m.

Tips for camp registration:

  • Want a 5-day experience for your camper? Add on a One Day Camp to the regular camp week.
  • Want to try a 1-day experience? Register just for One Day Camps or look at our July 4th week camps.
  • The session you wanted is full? Get on the wait list to be notified if we’re able to add extra sessions.
  • Want a full-day experience? Register for an a.m. and p.m. camp. We supervise campers while they enjoy lunch from home and play between camps. There is no need to register for lunch supervision for children combining an a.m. and a p.m. camp.
  • Drop-off begins at 8:30 for a.m. camps and at 12:30 for p.m. camps.
  • Pick-up is from 12-12:15 for a.m. camps and 4-4:15 for p.m. camps.
  • By registering for camp you attest that you have read and agree to the camp and cancellation policies of The Works Museum.

Save money on camps and more when you become a member of The Works Museum. Purchase a membership today!