Mad Science of Long Island

Mad Science of Long Island offers hands-on science activities that include chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, electricity, magnetism, and optics. The program runs STEM and STEAM after-school programs, after-school enrichment programs, in-school programs, in-class workshops, assemblies, stage shows, science shows, and special events. Children can also take part in chemical reaction experiments, rocket launches, cotton candy making, slime parties, fun stations, scout badge workshops, birthday parties, and summer camps.

• Ages: 5–12 years old

Mad Science was founded in 1985 by Ariel Shlien and Ron Shlien, and Mad Science of Long Island has been bringing programs to children on Long Island for over 20 years. Mad Science of Long Island is a leading science enrichment provider and is a provider of Mad Science, Schoolhouse Chess, and Brixology. Its workshops curriculum is correlated to national and state standards, and its assemblies and events are described as educational and entertaining. Mad Science is now a global enrichment company with over 150 locations in more than 20 countries and over 30 years in business. The stated mission is to inspire children through science, sparking lifelong imagination and curiosity, and the organization envisions a world where every year, 5 million children experience Mad Science. The program delivers unique, hands-on science experiences for children through after-school programs, birthday parties, workshops, special events, and summer camps, and notes that having fun while learning is evident throughout every assembly, workshop, birthday party, summer camp, and after-school enrichment program. Mad Science of Long Island also offers ready-to-go goody bags loaded with multiple science-themed toys and hosts slime parties on Long Island.

Last updated February 4, 2026.