Stem Summer Camps in Bellingham Metro Area

Inspired by advanced Robotics & Engineering classes, 3D Design & Robotics Camp offers a deep dive into building smart machines from the ground up. Campers design, build, and refine robots that combine crafting, electronics, simple coding with micro:bits, and 3D design and printing. Each hands-on project introduces new challenges that grow in complexity throughout the week, guiding campers from initial ideas to fully functioning creations they'll be proud to show off.

Level up in Advanced Minecraft—our most immersive Minecraft camp yet. Designed for experienced players and coders, campers spend much of the day on-screen creating custom mods in Minecraft using MCreator and learning with other text-based coding systems. Campers also tackle advanced Redstone logic challenges, take on longer-level makerspace engineering projects, and participate in structured Minecraft battles and speed running. Prerequisite required: prior Minecraft camp or enrollment in a Minecraft class.

Travel back in time in Jr Dino Tech Explorers! Campers learn beginner-friendly coding through dinosaur-inspired lessons, head outdoors for adventures like fossil hunting and plant identification. Inside, campers build LEGO dinosaur robots and bring them to life with hands-on challenges. In the STEAM Makerspace, campers create fizzy dinosaur eggs, make salt-dough fossils, and explore edible rocks—mixing science, discovery, and prehistoric fun in an unforgettable camp experience.

Build, explore, and survive in The LEGO Minecraft Experience! Campers spend the week building with LEGO Minecraft bricks—creating shelters, mobs, and imaginative worlds through guided challenges and open-ended free build time. Creative Minecraft-based STEAM projects include exploding Creepers and Minecraft sun catchers. Campers also play Minecraft while tackling Redstone challenges, and build and program robots using LEGO SPIKE Essential to complete Minecraft-themed missions—plus enjoy outdoor big-group games like Minecraft Tag.

Gotta catch 'em all—through STEAM! Join us for Pokémon Camp, where campers explore science, engineering, and creativity inspired by the Pokémon world. Campers will head outdoors for Pokémon GO adventures, build a DIY Pokédex, experiment with circuits, create Pokémon crafts, and explore science with Professor Oak using crystals and fizzy rockets. Pokémon trivia, tech stations, online games, and DX tournaments round out this action-packed camp with teamwork and fun.

Has your child ever wished they could be a superhero? Join us for STEAM Superhero Camp, where campers bring heroic dreams to life! Campers explore science, engineering, coding, and robotics through hands-on missions inspired by superheroes. Each day highlights a different superpower as campers program robots, build creative STEAM projects like paper rockets and slime, and head outdoors for superhero obstacle courses, Nerf-style battles, and team adventures—and wrapping up camp by creating their own one-of-a-kind superhero identity!

Get ready to jump, race, and create in Jr Mario Makers & Motion! Campers learn beginner-friendly coding by designing platform games with Bloxels, play Super Mario, and bring the Mario universe to life through hands-on challenges. Campers build a Mario Kart–style scooter racetrack, build and code Sammy Robots for Mario adventures, and dive into STEAM projects like flytraps and rubber band cars—full of movement, imagination, and Mario-inspired fun.

Code Breakers: Game Makers is one of our original camps and a longtime favorite. Campers choose a coding platform that matches their experience level and design original games while exploring the four Cs of game design: challenge, change, choice, and chance. Off screen, students jump into live-action games like laser tag and develop the art, stories, and mechanics behind their creations—blending logic, design, and play in a focused, engaging camp experience.

Middle School BattleBot Camp is a hands-on engineering experience focused on iterative design and mechanical problem-solving. Campers design their battle bots using Tinkercad or Fusion 360, then 3D print, build, and test their creations in structured battles. Using the engineering design process, students analyze performance, redesign, and rebuild—learning how ideas improve through testing, refinement, and repeated iteration.

D&D & Design blends storytelling, strategy, and making into an immersive summer adventure for ages 11–15. Campers create original characters for a Dungeons & Dragons campaign using a personalized Adventure Journal and guide their heroes through a choice-driven fantasy story where decisions shape the outcome. To mix things up, campers also play Magic: The Gathering. Each day includes a creative design challenge using Tinkercad, laser cutting, and 3D printing—leveling up both imagination and design skills.

Drone Team Camp is designed as both a stand-alone camp and a precursor to the school-year Drone Team. Middle school students train on the official 2026 course used by the REC Aerial Drone Competition, developing skills in piloting, programming, and competition strategy. Campers build, maintain, and repair drones, and work toward graduating from simulators to thrilling FPV flight, unlocking real-world flying once they've mastered precision and control—just like competition pilots.

Middle School Makerspace is a project-driven camp designed for students ready to engage deeply with design, engineering, electronics and robotics. Campers work through extended builds that combine electronics, micro:bit programming, and 3D design and printing. With an emphasis on planning, testing, and iteration, students move from initial concepts to functional prototypes, refining their work in a focused makerspace environment that encourages thoughtful design and independent thinking.

Middle School VEX Robotics Camp is designed for students ready to take on competitive robotics challenges. Campers build and code robots using the VEX Robotics system, preparing for the upcoming season's game as soon as it's released. When not working on their robots, campers take breaks with hands-on engineering challenges and robot-based games that reinforce strategy, mechanics, and design—creating a focused, high-engagement robotics experience for middle schoolers.

Blast off into Minecraft Space Odyssey! Campers explore custom Minecraft worlds set across the universe, building on distant planets, space stations, and alien landscapes. Hands-on STEAM makerspace challenges bring space science to life, while Redstone missions add logic and engineering twists. Campers also learn to code using MCreator and other Minecraft coding tools, then head outdoors for space-themed adventures—turning imagination into an interstellar experience.

Set sail in Minecraft Water World! Campers explore custom Minecraft worlds beneath the waves and across the high seas, building underwater cities, coral reefs, pirate ships, and hidden treasure bases. Hands-on STEAM makerspace challenges dive into ocean science and engineering, while Redstone missions add logic and systems thinking. Campers also learn to code using MCreator and other Minecraft tools, then head outdoors for water- and pirate-themed adventures—blending exploration, engineering, and swashbuckling fun.

Crack the case at Mystery Science Camp! Campers become junior investigators as they solve mysteries using forensic evidence, logic, and clever deduction. They'll work together to break out of escape-rooms, design and build spy gadgets—some powered by robots, some purely hands-on—and code to uncover digital clues. Each day blends science, technology, and suspense for a camp full of twists, surprises, and secret discoveries.

Robots, Rockets & Drones is back and packed with action! Campers design and program robots, build and launch rockets, and pilot drones through exciting aerial obstacle courses. Each day is filled with hands-on engineering, coding, and flight challenges that keep kids building, testing, flying, and blasting off all week long.

Jump through history and imagination in STEAM Time Machine: Adventures Through Film! Each day, campers travel to a new movie-inspired world—drawing from favorites like Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Despicable Me, and Star Wars. Campers use green screen technology, explore coding and robotics challenges, and dive into movie-themed makerspace projects—turning iconic scenes and stories into hands-on STEAM adventures.

TechGurlz Camp is inspired by the popular TechGurlz class and is a gender-inclusive program designed with girls ages 9–14 in mind. Campers work together as a group to decide what they want to learn and create, with mentors supporting the process—not directing it. Project paths may include 3D design and printing, graphic design, coding stories and games, website design, digital photography and film editing, music creation, laser-cut jewelry, or wherever the group's curiosity leads. (Please only sign up for one week!)