2022 STEM and Tech Summer Activities in the Shenandoah Valley

We know that both parents and kids are ready for some summer fun after the school year so we’ve gathered a LONG listing of local tech activities for kids for the summer of 2022! Ranging from workshops to camps, this summer could be full of technology and STEM activities. Browse our blog post to see all of the fun-filled adventures available. See details below.

If you know of add’l ones for our list, please drop us a note at info@svtc-va.org.


James Madison University, Harrisonburg

 

UREC Summer Camps

James Madison University, Harrisonburg
Purple  | Ages: 5 – 8
Gold | Ages: 9 – 12
Price: $195/week

June 13 – 17 | Animal Planet Week
June 20 – 24 | Space Week
June 27 – July 1 | Superhero Week
July 11 – 15 | Disney Week
July 18 – 22 | Purple & Gold Week
July 25 – 29 | Ocean Week


Summer Camps by JMU School of Professional & Continuing Education

Half-Day Camps

College for Kids (Filling Up Fast!)
July 25 – 29 | Rising K through eighth-graders | $140

Robotics Camp
June 21 – 24 | Rising fourth through sixth graders | $225
August 16 – 19 | Rising fourth through sixth graders | $225

3D – Printing Camp
July 5 – 8 | Rising fourth through sixth graders | $225

Renewal Energy Camp (Join the Waitlist)
August 8 – 12 | Rising sixth through eighth graders | $100

Intro to Story Time Chess
June 20 – 24 | Ages: 3 – 6 | $225

Story Time Chess – Beginning Strategy
June 27 – July 1 | Ages: 3 – 6 | $225

Story Time Chess – STARS
August 1 – 5 | Ages: 7 – 11 | $450
August 8 – 12 | Ages: 7 – 11 | $450

Full-Day Camps

Arboretum Explorer Camp
June 13 – 17 | Rising fourth through sixth graders | $200
August 1 – 5 | Rising first through third graders | $200

Science Explorers Camp (Join the Waitlist)
July 11-15 | Rising first through fourth graders | $220
July 25 – 29 | Rising fifth through eighth graders | $250

College for Kids (Feeling Up Fast!)
July 25 – 29 | Rising K through eighth-graders | $220

3D – Printing Camp
June 28 – July 1| Rising fourth through sixth graders | $390

Monuments and Machines: Engineering for Kids (Join the Waitlist)
August 8 – 12 | Rising Fourth through sixth graders | $250

Residential Camps

 Science Explorers Camp (Join the Waitlist)
July 17 – 23 | Rising ninth through 12th graders | $900

Summer Honors Institute (Apply Now!)
July 10 – 16 | Rising 11th and 12th graders | $1,000

 


Explore More Discovery Museum, Harrisonburg

 

Summer Explorer Camps

Choose An Age Group | (Join the Waitlist)
Junior Explorers: Ages 3 ½ – 5
Master Explorers: Ages 6 – 14

Open Camps

Pop-up Bake Shop (Ages 6+)
July 25 – 29 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $155 or $125 (Members)

LEGO We-Do (Ages 6-10)
July 25-29 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $310 or $250 (Members)

 


Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave

 

Learning Can Be Fun Program

Adventure Sports Fun (Grades 4-6)
June 27 – July 1 | 9:00 AM – 4:00PM | $450

Basketball (Grades 6-10)
June 27 – July 1 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Building a Computer from Parts (Grades 6-9)
June 27 – July 1 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Creative Contemporary Dance (Grades 7-11)
June 27 – July 1 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Introduction to Robotics (Grades 2-5)
June 27 – July 1 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Water Adventure Week (Grades 7-9)
June 27 – July | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $450

What Makes Animals Tick (Grades 5-7)
June 27 – July 1 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Adventure Sports Fun (Grades 4-6)
July 11 – 15 | 9:00 AM – 4:00PM | $450

Adventure Sports Week (Grades 7-9)
July 11 – 15 | 9:00 AM – 4:00PM | $450

Hand-Building Clay Projects (Grades 5-9)
July 11- 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Learning About Drone Technology (Grades 8-10)
July 11- 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Lego Robotics (Grades 3-7)
July 11- 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Musical Theater & Dance (Grades 2-6)
July 11- 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Pre – Veterinary Technology (Grades 8-12)
July 11- 15 | 9:00 AM – 12:00PM | $195

Pre – Veterinary Technology (Grades 8-12)
July 11- 15 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | $195

 

Advanced Lego Robotics (Grades 5-9)
July 18 – 22 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $195

Adventure in Waterway Biology (Grades 4-6)
July 18 – 22 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $450

Basketball (Grades 8-12)
July 18 – 22 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $195

Ceramics (Grades 8-12)
July 18 – 22 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $195

Musical Theater & Dance (Grades 7-11)
July 18 – 22 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | $195

Water Adventure Week (Grades 7-9)
July 18 – 22 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | $450

 


Blue Ridge Community College, Weyer Cave

 

BRCC Intro to Advanced Manufacturing | (FREE)

Intro to Machining Camp 
June 6-17 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
July 11-22 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Intro to Biomanufacturing Camp 
June 27 – July 1 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
July 18 – July 22 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Information Technology Programming (ITP) 
June 13 – July 27 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

 


Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum, Winchester

 

Summer Camps by Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum

M-F 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM; or 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: $150 or $125 (Membership)

Preschool/Kindergarten Camps
Early Elementary Camps
Elementary (Grades 1-5) Camps
Upper (Grades 3/4+) Camps

 


St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Charlottesville

 

STEM Summer Camps by STEM Innovators
Summer Camp at Saint Meadow’s

June 13 – 17

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

June 20 – 24

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

June 27 – July 1

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Rising K-8 Camps

June 13 – 17

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

June 20 – 24

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

June 27 – July 1

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Rising 9-12 Camps

June 13 – 17

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

June 20 – 24

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

June 27 – July 1

Morning Camps: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Afternoon Camps: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Full-Day Camps: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

 


Lord Fairfax Community College

 

LFCC Drone Summer Camps

Lord Fairfax Community College

June Explorers ( Girls Ages 13 – 15)
July Flyers (Girls Ages 16 – 18)

 


If there are additional youth 2021 STEM and tech summer activities that are not on this list, we’d be more than happy to publicize them in our newsletter if they are located within the Shenandoah Valley. Email your summer activity, camp, or workshop information to admin@svtc-va.org.