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Registration for the 2025 camp season will open on February 5, 2025, at noon. To streamline the registration process, families can create an account with our new registration system, CampDoc, in advance. Login or create an account with CampDoc HERE

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2025 Summer Camp Offerings

Nittany Bots--LEGO® Robotics – The Journey to Master Builder

June 23-27

Grades 5-6

Day Camp

Nittany Bots 2023

Finding Your Roots

June 23-26

Grades 6-8

Day Camp

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CSI: Forensic Files

June 23-27

Grades 9-12

Day and Residential Camp

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View our brochure here!

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Girls Learn Cryptography

June 24-27

Grades 9-12

Day Camp

Application Required

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NittanyBots-- LEGO Robotics- the Journey to Master Builder

June 30- July 3

Grades 3-4

Day Camp

Nature Explorers: Cycles Galore!

July 1-3

Grades 2-3

Day Camp

Nature Explorers: Cycles Galore!

Designing the Future

July 7-11

Grades 6-8

Day Camp 

Nature Explorers: Habitat Quest

July 7-11

Grades 4-5

Day Camp

Nature Explorers: Habitat Quest

Science Leadership

July 7-11

Grades 9-12

Day and Residential Camp

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Ecology Expedition

July 14-18

Grades 9-12

Day and Residential Camp

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Life... in Space!

July 14-18

Grades 6-8

Day Camp

Life in Space 2023

Science Wizards

July 21-24

Grades 3-5

Day Camp

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Biotechnology Mini Summer School

July 28-31

Grades 9-12

Day Camp

Biotechnology Mini Summer School

Ecology Camp: The Wild Wonders of Your Own Backyard

July 28-31

Grades 6-8

Day Camp

Ecology Camp 2023

Optical Odyssey

July 28-31

Grades 7-9

Day Camp

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Extended care, financial aid and scholarships available!

Extended Care available for 2nd- 8th grade campers

Merit-based scholarships available for campers entering grades 6-12 in fall 2025.

Financial aid available for all campers that qualify.

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Please note our updated cancellation policy:

  • If you choose to cancel before or on May 15, 2025, you will receive a refund of the camp registration fee, minus a $50 administrative fee

  • If you choose to cancel after May 15, 2025, including during the week of the program, no refund will be issued.

Questions?

Contact us via email at sciencecamps@science.psu.edu or give us a call at (814) 865-0083.

 Office of Science Outreach, 201 Ritenour Building, University Park, PA 16802

For more information, please see Information for Parents from the Penn State Office of Ethics and Compliance.