Camps for Ages 9-12
The Summer 2025 Camp Guide is available for download.
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.
Register for camp by clicking on the date of the camp you would like your child to attend.
Important Camp Details:
Camp and Cancellation Policies
Scholarship Application Form
Printable Registration Form
Registration Information for 2025 Summer Camps
Summer camp registration is OPEN, register today!
*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. | Camp full sign up for the waitlist
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. | Camp full sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, August 11-14, 1-4 p.m.
M-Th, August 25-28, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Camp full sign up for the waitlist -
$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. | Camp full sign up for the waitlist
M-Th, August 4-7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Camp full sign up for the waitlist -
$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.
-
$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. | Camp full sign up for the waitlist -
$230, $207 members
Design special machines that help! Build a machine that lifts, launches, and moves using air, water, and wood.
-
$230, $207 members
Design and create a chain reaction machine, including elements like dominoes, pendulums, pulley systems, spinners, levers, and launchers.
-
$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.
-
$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.
-
$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.
-
$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.
-
$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.
-
$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.
-
$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.
Return to camps: Main | Pre K | Ages 6-8 | Ages 9-12 | One-day Camps | LEGO Camps | Robotics Camps | STEM Camps for Girls |Coding Camps
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 Friday 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!