Sciencenter Camps

Sciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Location of Sciencenter Camps campSciencenter, 601 1st Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

About

Sciencenter Camps offers summer camp with weekly STEM exploration for rising 1st–2nd graders and rising 3rd–5th graders. Camp activities include science process skills, chemistry experiments, engineering design challenges, live animals, journeying through space, NASA missions, the search for life on other planets, aerodynamics, zoology, and creek exploration, weather permitting.

Programs

  • Sciencenter Camps — Rising 1st–2nd graders and rising 3rd–5th graders · $375–$395 per week · Open in summer; staffed by educators and experienced camp counselors. Optional aftercare until 5 pm for an additional $75/week.
  • Animal Adventures — Rising 1st–2nd graders and rising 3rd–5th graders · Camp theme focused on the amazing animals we share our planet with.
  • Science Investigators — Rising 1st–2nd graders · Science process skills, chemistry experiments, engineering design challenges, and live animals.
  • Space Explorers — Rising 1st–2nd graders · A weeklong camp about journeying through space, NASA missions, and the search for life on other planets.
  • Camp-ology — Rising 3rd–5th graders · A playful STEM camp exploring topics from aerodynamics to zoology.
  • Journey Into Space — Rising 3rd–5th graders · An out-of-this-world camp exploring the solar system and beyond.

At a glance

  • Ages: 6–10 years old
  • Price range: $375–$395 per week
  • General schedule: Summer camp; weekly STEM exploration. Camp hours are 8:30 am–3:30 pm, with drop-off 8:30–9 am and pickup 3:00–3:30 pm. Optional aftercare is available until 5 pm for an additional $75/week.
  • Facility hours: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm

About the provider

Sciencenter Camps is staffed by educators and experienced camp counselors. Camp hours are 8:30 am–3:30 pm, with drop-off from 8:30–9 am and pickup from 3:00–3:30 pm. Optional aftercare is available until 5 pm for an additional $75 per week.

Campers with symptoms of a communicable illness should not attend until 24 hours after symptoms stop. Children with pink eye, lice, chicken pox, or other similarly communicable illnesses may be asked for a doctor’s written consent prior to returning. Camp staff will only administer medications provided by a caregiver and require a signed Medication Administration Release Form. More serious injuries are handled by contacting caregivers; life-threatening emergencies prompt a call to emergency medical services and caregivers immediately.

Last updated November 10, 2026.

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