Club SciKidz Richmond STEM Camps and Programs

St. Christopher's School, 711 St Christopher's Rd, Richmond, VA 23226

mapSt. Christopher's School, 711 St Christopher's Rd, Richmond, VA 23226

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Club SciKidz Richmond STEM Camps and Programs offers summer camps and year-round STEM activities that include options such as Mini Medical School, Jr. Veterinary Medicine, Jr. Robot Engineer, Jr. Space Explorer, Pokémon Professors, Coding with Roblox, Young Scientist, Kerbal Rocketry, Robotics & Engineering, Video Game Design, 3D Printing, QuadCopter Aerial Robotics, Minecraft, RPG Game Design, LEGO EV3, Stop Motion Animation, Chemistry Concoctions, Rocket Scientist, and many others. The program also offers after-school science clubs, after school STEM programs, science assemblies, in-school field trips, scouting badge workshops, home school sessions, teacher workshops, and 30-minute science workshops in preschools. Additional options include themed camps and sessions such as Little Chemist, Jr. Scientist, Little Space Explorer, Marvel Moviemaker, Jr. Robot Creator LEGO Camp, Jr. Vet, Beginner Minecraft Game Design, Sea Adventures, Advanced Robotics with LEGO Spike, Emergency Vet, Little Engineer, Jr. Meteorologist, Forensic Detectives, Jurassic, Jr. Physician, Special Effects, Little Maker, Grossology, Jr. Entomologist, 3D Creator, and K-POP Demon Hunters STEAM Academy (also listed as K-pop Demon Hunter STEAM Academy).

• Ages: 4–15 years old

Club SciKidz Richmond STEM Camps and Programs is part of Club SciKidz/Tech Scientific, which runs STEM-based science and technology programs focusing on summer camps, after school programs, and in-school field trips. The organization states that its unique science programs are designed to meet the needs of children ages 4–15 and that each year additional science camp themes have been added, with 42 different themed science camps now available. It also states that it offers 30 weeks of inquiry-based after-school science club experiences and that carefully researched science lessons engage students in observation, measurement, identification of properties, and experimentation involving life, earth, and physical science concepts, with each unit researched by science educators with the help of teachers and children.

Club SciKidz describes itself as a place “Where Science and Technology Connect” and notes that it was founded on the principle that parents want to provide their children with exciting, challenging, and life impacting academic enrichment experiences. The company states that it is committed to demonstrating how science works in the real world by providing activities in veterinary medicine, robotics, forensics, video game creation, food science, paleontology, engineering, chemistry and biology, astronomy, oceanography, emergency medicine, and special effects.

Club SciKidz was established in 1997, and its first summer camp was called “Special Effects.” Beginning in 2001, Camp Young Scientist was created, and in 2015, Tech Scientific was added to the name. Since 1997, more than 50,000 children have attended one or more of Club SciKidz’s science day camps or school programs. Owners Bob and Sue Hagan are described as having created one of America’s finest summer science and technology camps, and both hold a Master’s Degree in Education. In Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Abhi Rathi is the franchise owner of Club SciKidz and Tech Scientific and has a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master’s in Biochemistry, and a Bachelor’s in Pathology.

Parent comments about Club SciKidz include statements that the staff are kind and caring, that children came home happy and well entertained, and that teenagers and young adults who facilitated activities were described as great. Other parents reported that their children loved the variety of activities, fun experiments, and interaction with other kids and counselors, and one parent stated it was their children’s favorite camp of the summer. Additional feedback described the environment as safe with fun activities and great hours, and noted that activities were unique, organized, and well run. One parent also stated that they enjoyed getting to know the teachers and the director and described everyone as thoughtful and caring.

Last updated July 17, 2026.

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