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Summer 2026 Registration Is Now Open
Give your child more than a busy summer.
Give them a summer where they:
- Discover they can build things.
- Present with confidence.
- Solve real challenges.
- Make friends who love learning.
Led by professional educators in a hands-on Innovation Academy environment, this is where confidence is built.
Enrollment is first come, first served. Register now to secure your child’s spot.
Summer 2026 Offerings
The 2026 Summer Program is now LIVE! See below for all program offerings and registration links.
We offer many summer camps on the following subjects:
- LEGO Robotics
- Game Design
- CAD and 3D Printing
- Environmental Study
- Art
- Space
- Music
- Virtual Reality
- Sports and Fitness
- ...and more!
Summer programs are offered on a weekly basis with a morning and afternoon class.
Morning sessions run from 9:00am to 11:45pm. Afternoon sessions run from 12:45pm to 3:30pm. Students who attend for the full day will have a lunch and recess break.
We now offer extended child care during the summer from 8:00am to 9:00am and 3:30pm to 5:00pm!
Pricing:
• Half-day camp (9:00am - 11:45pm OR 12:45pm - 3:30pm) — $285/week
• Full-day camp (9:00am - 3:30pm) — $395/week
• Full-day with Extended care (8:00am - 5:00pm) — $475/week
• Drop-ins — $95/day (available starting May 15)
Please contact us with any questions about our Montessori or STEAM summer programs in Worcester.
Summer Programs for
Ages 2.9-6 (PreK and Kindergarten)
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Week 1 (June 15 - June 18): Backyard Nature Scout
Grab your magnifying glass and head into the backyard! We’re hunting for nature's secrets, analyzing mysterious specimens, and discovering the hidden wonders of our own backyard.
NOTE: There will be no class on Friday, June 19 in observation of Juneteenth.
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Week 2 (June 22 - June 26): Friendly Field Games
Spend the morning outdoors with sports activities and games that are designed to make fitness fun, gain multi-sport skills, and create enthusiasm for movement! In the afternoon, channel your creative mind to construct contraptions, animals and houses.
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Week 3 (June 29 - July 3): Art in the Yard
Explore art using the outdoors as your canvas! You can make a collage out of leaves and other greenery, draw on the sidewalk using chalk, paint rocks using tempera paint, and more outdoor-centric art styles.
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Week 4 (July 6 - July 10): Deep Ocean Discovery
Dive into the layers of the ocean to meet the strange giants and fascinating creatures! We’ll build models of mysterious sea creatures and uncover what it takes to survive in the deep blue.
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Week 5 (July 13 - July 17): Splash, Spin & Build
Get ready for a wet and wild adventure! Harness the power of the elements by building spinning machines and testing water contraptions. It’s a hands-on journey where we design, build, and play to discover how nature moves the world around us.
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Week 6 (July 22 - July 24): 3D Creation Station
Turn raw materials into masterpieces! Shape clay, paper, and wood into everything from delicate butterflies to sturdy planes in this hands-on workshop for young artists.
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Week 7 (July 27 - July 3 1): Let's Go Camping!
Come pitch your tent! Students will construct and paint a tent and set it up. Test with cardboard and fabric to see which materials hold up to create your camping abode. Sit in your tent and analyze rocks, minerals, and other finds from nature.
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Week 8 (August 3 - August 7): Music and Movement Creativity Studio
Dive into a world where stories come to life through song! Grab an instrument, find your voice, and use movement to express your wildest ideas in this immersive musical playground.
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Week 9 (August 10 - August 14): Movers & Shakers
Get ready to wiggle, jump, and move! In this high-energy class, little movers explore rhythm through dance games and hand percussion instruments. We’ll march to the beat, learn simple choreography, and play musical freeze games that build coordination and listening skills. It’s a toe-tapping adventure where every child finds their own unique rhythm and expresses themselves through joyful motion!
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Week 10 (August 17 - August 21): LEGO Animal Kingdom
Join us to bring a wild LEGO world to life! From towering giraffes to swimming sharks, explore different habitats while creating exciting animal models. This program combines storytelling and nature discovery with hands-on building fun, designed specifically to help little hands develop fine motor skills.
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Week 11 (August 24 - August 28): All Star Summer Games
Enjoy the last bit of summer with classic outdoor playground activities. Master new skills, lead your team to victory, and find out how much fun staying active can be.
Summer Programs for
Ages 6-10 (Grades K-4)
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Week 1 (June 15 - June 18): Retro Game Maker | Colonial Chemistry
Retro Game Maker (Morning)
Recreate some of the most famous retro arcade games through programming with Scratch or Godot! Blast apart space rocks in Asteroids, bounce a ball to destroy blocks in Arkanoid, go head-to-head against a friend in Pong, and more! Beginner and expert coders alike will find coding challenges appropriate to their skill level.
Colonial Chemistry (Afternoon)
People living in colonial times in America made things like cheese, soap, ink, and bread using simple chemistry. We'll learn the chemistry behind the things they made and make some ourselves!
NOTE: There will be no class on Friday, June 19 in observation of Juneteenth.
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Week 2 (June 22 - June 26): LEGO Zoo Bots | Cars, Boats, and Planes
LEGO Zoo Bots (Morning)
Use your imagination to create a LEGO ecosystem filled with robotic animals! From sharp-toothed predators to exotic birds, you’ll build a brick-built jungle and use tech to bring your creatures to life.
Cars, Boats, and Planes (Afternoon)
Welcome, young wizards-in-training! Design your own light-up wand, learn the mysteries of divination and fortune-telling, and brew potions of mystic might. Learn about the wonderful creatures of myth and magic, what care they need, and how to stay safe around them.
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Week 3 (June 29 - July 3): LEGO Animatronics & Kinetic Sculptures | Take Off! Motion Lab
LEGO Robotic Inventor (Morning & Afternoon)
Nature is sometimes the best blueprint for building something that moves. This class teaches the special mechanisms that go into making a realistic animatronic sculpture and allows students to build some of their own!
Take Off! Motion Lab (Afternoon)
If it moves, you can build it! Construct your own fleet of cars, trains, and secret machines while testing your skills as a lead designer and problem-solver.
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Week 4 (July 6 - July 10): Kinetic Kids Camp | LEGO RC Racers
Kinetic Kids (Morning)
Sports activities and games for every age and skill level that are designed to make fitness fun, gain multi-sport skills, and create enthusiasm for movement. We will learn about teamwork, sportsmanship, and strategy in team-based and individual challenges and games.
LEGO RC Racers (Afternoon)
Satisfy your need for speed by building a remote-controlled LEGO race car and zipping it around a track! Learn how wheel selection, gearing, and weight play a role in the speed and handling of a racing vehicle. Challenge your peers in a head-to-head race to see who can get the fastest lap time.
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Week 5 (July 13 - July 17): STEAM Outdoors | Sumo Bots Competition
STEAM Outdoors (Morning)
This class will have students exploring science and engineering as it applies to the outdoors. Learn about concepts like renewable energy, farm-table agriculture, conservation, food cycle, sustainability, drones... and much more!
Sumo Bots Competition (Afternoon)
Join us for our fourth annual Sumo Bots tournament! In this class, you'll design your own fighting robot using LEGO and battle it out against an opponent in a robotic sumo wrestling match. It's up to you to strategize for the right balance of brains and brawn in order to push your opponent out of the ring or flip them over. At the end of the week, all sudents will compete in a large sumo tournament to prove whose robot is strongest! Do you have the skills to build the best sumo bot and drive it to victory?
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Week 6 (July 20 - July 24): Game Time Sports | Junior Jewelry
Game Time Sports (Morning)
Level up your athletic skills with the ultimate class for sports fun. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned athlete, you'll enhance your fitness, sports skills, and teamwork through exciting games and challenges. Learn strategy, build leadership, and push your limits in a fun, competitive environment.
Junior Jewelry: Jewelry Co-op Makers Studio (Afternoon)
Step into the designer’s seat and master the art of jewelry making! Using professional tools like pliers and wire cutters to twist, wrap, and connect materials, you’ll learn the techniques behind fastening clasps and balancing designs to create durable, stylish pieces that are ready to wear or gift to friends.
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Week 7 (July 27 - July 31): Cartoon Creator with Scratch | Art in the Yard
Cartoon Creator with Scratch (Morning)
Have you wondered how cartoons are made? Learn to tell your own animated stories through flipbooks, stop motion, and Scratch programming! Plan out your story my making a storyboard, draw the characters, write a dialogue script, set a background, and bring it all together in an animated scene on the computer.
Art in the Yard (Afternoon)
Have you wondered how cartoons are made? Learn to tell your own animated stories through flipbooks, stop motion, and Scratch programming! Plan out your story my making a storyboard, draw the characters, write a dialogue script, set a background, and bring it all together in an animated scene on the computer.
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Week 8 (August 3 - August 7): Carnival Gamest | Soccer Bots
Carnival Games (Morning)
Step right up to the most creative show on earth! In this hands-on class, kids don’t just play the games—they build them. Using cardboard, paint, and plenty of imagination, students will engineer their own midway classics like ring toss, balloon pop, and bean bag throws. Once the construction is complete, we’ll host our very own "Grand Carnival" to test our aim, challenge our friends, and celebrate our creations!
STEAM Outdoors (Afternoon)
This class will have students exploring science and engineering as it applies to the outdoors. Learn about concepts like solar panels, farm-table agriculture, conservation, food cycle, sustainability, drones... and much more!
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Week 9 (August 10 - August 14): Wearable Art Makers Workshop | Smart City
Wearable Art Makers Workshop (Morning)
Explore jewelry as a form of self-expression. Using a variety of materials—from colorful beads to shiny wire—kids will design custom accessories that show off their personality. We’ll cover color matching and design balance while practicing the fine motor skills needed to assemble beautiful earrings, bracelets, and pendants.
Smart City (Morning & Afternoon)
Explore jewelry as a form of self-expression. Using a variety of materials—from colorful beads to shiny wire—kids will design custom accessories that show off their personality. We’ll cover color matching and design balance while practicing the fine motor skills needed to assemble beautiful earrings, bracelets, and pendants.
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Week 10 (August 17 - August 21): Puppets & Melodies | 3D Creation Station
Puppets & Melodies (Morning)
Imaginative storytelling meets musical fun! Craft your very own hand puppets and bring them to life using silly voices and catchy songs. We combine art and theater as children build characters, learn rhymes, sing-alongs, and put on a mini-musical performance. We encourages language development and creativity as friends work together to tell stories through their new puppet pals.
3D Creation Station (Afternoon)
Turn raw materials into masterpieces! Shape clay, paper, and wood into everything from delicate butterflies to sturdy planes in this hands-on workshop for young artists.
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Week 11 (August 24 - August 28): Singing & Storytelling | The Imagination Factory
Singing & Storytelling (Morning)
Music is a powerful tool for telling stories, expressing emotions, and making friends. Using your creativity and imagination, make props and play instruments to tell a story of your own making.
The Imagination Factory (Afternoon)
Think outside the box—by building with one! We challenge young inventors to turn simple cardboard and recycled treasures into wild inventions and art. From designing cardboard armor and vehicles to creating 3D sculptures, campers will learn structural engineering tricks while expressing their wildest artistic ideas. It’s engineering meets expressive art!
Summer Programs for
Ages 10-14 (Grades 4-8)
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Week 1 (June 15 - June 18): Retro Game Maker | Bridge Engineers
Retro Game Maker (Morning)
What is climate change and what are we doing about it? Learn about how we produce energy and how we’re using renewable energy sources to combat climate change. You’ll get to build wind turbines, solar-powered cars, and other green energy devices that power our world.
Bridge Engineers (Afternoon)
Study the different kinds of bridges that span our world and how they work. From arch bridges to suspension bridges to drawbridges, you will build lots of bridges out of different materials and test their load capacity. See for yourself how a simple bridge made of popsicle sticks and glue can hold an entire person!
NOTE: There will be no class on Friday, June 19 in observation of Juneteenth.
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Week 2 (June 22 - June 26): Code with Minecraft 1: Blocks & Items | 3D Designer
Code with Minecraft 1: Blocks & Items (Morning)
Dive deep into the code of Minecraft to make your own mods with Java programming. In this session, you will learn how to make custom blocks and items using textures you drew yourself. Combine your mod with the other students' mods to create a cooperative playing experience unique to this class!
3D Designer (Afternoon)
Welcome, young wizards-in-training! Design your own light-up wand, learn the mysteries of divination and fortune-telling, and brew potions of mystic might. Learn about the wonderful creatures of myth and magic, what care they need, and how to stay safe around them.
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Week 3 (June 30 - July 3): LEGO Robotic Inventor
Hidden Treasures: Jewelry Co-op Makers Program (Morning & Afternoon)
Join our LEGO Robotics Summer Camp to build and program awesome robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS and LEGO SPIKE! Learn how to use motoDive deep into the code of Minecraft to make your own mods with Java programming. In this session, you will learn how to make custom tools and armor in the game, using either existing materials or the ones you designed in our last class. You and your classmates can share your mods and even build upon each others' work to create one big custom modpack.rs, sensors, pneumatics, and coding to create unique machines that can interact with the world. Perfect for future engineers and tech enthusiasts, this camp is an exciting hands-on way to dive into robotics and STEAM. Get ready for a fun-filled week of innovation, learning, and friendly competition!
Code with Minecraft 2: Tools & Armor (Morning & Afternoon)
Join our LEGO Robotics Summer Camp to build and program awesome robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS and LEGO SPIKE! Learn how to use motors, sensors, pneumatics, and coding to create unique machines that can interact with the world. Perfect for future engineers and tech enthusiasts, this camp is an exciting hands-on way to dive into robotics and STEAM. Get ready for a fun-filled week of innovation, learning, and friendly competition!
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Week 4 (July 6 - July 10): Advanced Robotics: Navigation | LEGO RC Racers
Advanced Robotics: Navigation (Morning)
Robots need a variety of sensors to see the world around them. With Python, you can code your robot to get where it needs to go using these sensors. Line following, maze solving, collision avoidance, and more navigation tasks await you in this hands-on robotics course.
LEGO RC Racers (Afternoon)
Have you wondered how cartoons are made? Learn to tell your own animated stories through flipbooks, stop motion, and Scratch programming! Plan out your story my making a storyboard, draw the characters, write a dialogue script, set a background, and bring it all together in an animated scene on the computer.
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Week 5 (July 13 - July 17): STEAM Outdoors | Sumo Bots Competition
Sumo Bots Competition (Morning & Afternoon)
This class will have students exploring science and engineering as it applies to the outdoors. Learn about concepts like renewable energy, farm-table agriculture, conservation, food cycle, sustainability, drones... and much more!
Sumo Bots Competition (Afternoon)
Join us for our fourth annual Sumo Bots tournament! In this class, you'll design your own fighting robot using LEGO and battle it out against an opponent in a robotic sumo wrestling match. It's up to you to strategize for the right balance of brains and brawn in order to push your opponent out of the ring or flip them over. At the end of the week, all sudents will compete in a large sumo tournament to prove whose robot is strongest! Do you have the skills to build the best sumo bot and drive it to victory?
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Week 6 (July 20 - July 24): Advanced Robotics: Arms & Grabbers | LEGO Crawlers & Climbers
Advanced Robotics: Arms & Grabbers (Morning)
Level up your skills at Game On! — the ultimate camp for sports fun. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned athlete, you'll enhance your fitness, sports skills, and teamwork through exciting games and challenges. Learn strategy, build leadership, and push your limits in a fun, competitive environment.
LEGO Crawlers & Climbers (Afternoon)
Build a remote-controlled off-road vehicle capable of climbing over obstacles and navigating rough terrain. Learn the affects of different automotive principles like 4WD, suspension, and differentials and how they affect the performance of a vehicle. Put your off-roading skills to the test in a mini trial truck challenge!
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Week 7 (July 27 - July 31): Skyscraper Architect | Ball Blitz
Skyscraper Architect (Morning)
The tallest buildings in the world require an incredible amount of engineering to stay standing and stable. We will study the techniques used by civil engineers to hold these massive structures together under all kinds of conditions and build several models of them ourselves. Your buildings will undergo a slew of harsh tests, including high speed wind tests and an earthquake table, to see if they are ready to stand the test of time.
Ball Blitz Robotics Competion (Afternoon)
Design and build awesome robots with LEGO to play Ball Blitz, an action-packed 2v2 robotics game! In Ball Blitz, teams work together to quickly push balls into the oppenents' side of the field to score points; the team with fewer balls on their side of the field at the end wins!. Build your robot with all the sensors and motors you need and drive it using an Xbox controller. This challenge presents a great opportunity to engineer the best solution you can come up with, and every match will be a unique experience as your skills improve and your strategies develop!
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Week 8 (August 3 - August 7): Code with Minecraft 3: Mobs & Entities | Soccer Bots
Code with Minecraft 3: Mobs & Entities (Morning)
Dive deep into the code of Minecraft to make your own mods with Java programming. In this session, you will learn how to make custom monsters and animals and program their AI to do unique things. Build onto the mod(s) you made in our previous classes and combine your work with that of your classmates to make the ultimate modpack!
Soccer Bots (Afternoon)
Design and build awesome robots to play Soccer Bots, an action-packed 2v2 robotic soccer game! Work together with your classmates to strategize and plan out your robot to solve the unique robotics challenges in this class. Build your robot with all the sensors and motors you need and drive it using an Xbox controller. Whether you build your robot for maximum speed, kicking power, defensive abilities, or something else, every match will be a fun experience as you work with your teammate to score on the opposing team!
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Week 9 (August 10 - August 14): FIRST LEGO League Kickoff Week | Sparkle & Shine Jewelry: Co-op Makers Studio
FIRST LEGO League (Morning & Afternoon)
Start off the new FIRST LEGO League season strong with this week-long camp focused on robotics challenges! Students will work together as a team to take on the new FLL Challenge set. Design, build, and program a versatile robot that can complete over a dozen different missions in a fixed amount of time. All students are welcome to participate, but this class is especially recommended for students who wish to join the robotics team and attend competition events during the school year. Please visit www.first-lego-league.org/en/get-to-know/challenge for more details on the competition.
Sparkle & Shine Jewelry: Co-op Makers Studio (Afternoon)
Come and discover beauty in small things. You will sift through a collection of fascinating materials to find the perfect gems that "speak" to you. Using proper techniques, we will clean up these finds and engineer them into brand-new fashion statements that shine as bright as you do.
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Week 10 (August 17 - August 21): Arduino and Circuits | 3D Designer
Arduino and Circuits (Morning)
Build your own electrical circuits with components like LEDs, resistors, and capacitors! Learn to read and draw circuit diagrams, use breadboards for quick prototyping, and solder components together. Connect your circuits to an Arduino controller to make games, toys, robots, and more!
3D Designer (Afternoon)
Use our 3D printer and laser cutter to bring your computer designs to life! WIth 3D modeling tools like Tinkercad and Sketchup, you will make exciting and functional designs the way an engineer would. Learn to read engineering drawings to receate a model someone else made, then use these skills to make your own original designs with dimensional accuracy. If you can imagine it, you can make it and take it home!
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Week 11 (August 24 - August 28): Robotic Inventor | Code with Minecraft 4: World Generation
Robotic Inventor (Morning)
Join this LEGO Robotics class to build and program wacky robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS and LEGO SPIKE! Learn how to use motors, sensors, pneumatics, and coding to create unique machines that can interact with the world. Perfect for future engineers and tech enthusiasts, this class is an exciting hands-on way to dive into robotics and STEAM. Get ready for a fun-filled week of innovation, learning, and friendly competition!
3D Designer (Afternoon)
Dive deep into the code of Minecraft to make your own mods with Java programming. In this session, you will learn how to make custom structures, dungeons, and biomes that generate with your world! Build onto the mod(s) you made in our previous classes and combine your work with that of your classmates to make the ultimate modpack!