Are you looking for a STEM Summer Camp or Program for your K-12 child or student? We have assembled a list of local programs for your reference. If you have information about a STEM camp or program in SE WI, please email Maureen Haeger at mhaeger@stemforward.org. Thank you!

BadgerBOTS Summer Camps (Ages 6-12)

Weekly camps for ages 6-7, 8-9, and 10-12. June 16 - August 22 with multiple themes

Camp Invention (Grades K-6)

Now more than ever, kids need fun, open-ended experiences that can help them build their problem-solving power and make their own creative mark on the world. That’s exactly what Camp Invention® delivers. Teaming up with certified local educators across the country, the National Inventors Hall provides a new hands-on camp program to get campers thinking, moving, exploring, and creating. Multiple locations throughout Wisconsin.

Discovery World Summer Camps (Grades 1-8)

Your kids are smart and curious. They're makers and doers and explorers and discoverers. They will love spending a week at Discovery World exploring technology, engineering, design, chemistry, robotics, electronics, and much more. Offering week-long camps for 1 to 8 graders, each camp has a unique and exciting theme. Come for one camp, or spend the whole summer with Discovery World. Camps for kids entering grades 1-8 run June 10 - August 23. Camp registration closes at 5:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the start of each camp week.

Gateway Technical College Camps & Programs (Grades 6 -12 +)

Gateway’s pre-college summer camps have a variety of exciting options for students entering 6th grade all the way through high school, as well as a learning opportunity for educators.

Girl Scouts of Southeastern Wisconsin Summer Camps (Grades K-12)

Girls Who Code Summer Camps (Grades 9-12)

Summer programs teach the computer science skills that students need to make an impact in their community while preparing for a tech career. Participants will get exposure to tech jobs, meet women in tech careers, and join a supportive sisterhood. Two virtual programs are offered: A 2-week immersion program or a 6-week self-paced experience that will allow students to learn in a style that works best for them while making meaningful connections. All high school students who identify as girls can apply, and no prior computer science experience is required.

Mad Science of Milwaukee (Ages 3-12)

Camps and Lab Programs offer kids a camp experience that is sure to engage and spark curiosity. Kids will be wowed by green glowing liquid, messages written in secret code, autonomous robots, and mystery substances that change from solid to liquid in seconds. More camps are being added all the time - be sure to check back often. The camps are offered at a variety of locations throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

Marquette University Summer Engineering Experiences (Grades 9-12)

High school students learn new skills, lead hands-on experiments, and discover their engineering passion in Summer Engineering Experiences with the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University. Each Summer Engineering Experience is designed to ignite curiosity and critical thinking in participating high school students. These sessions also allow students to explore Marquette’s engineering spaces alongside current faculty, staff and students!

Marquette University High School Summer Program (Grades 3-9)

MATC Summer Career Camps (Grades 6 -12)

Information is coming.

Mathnasium Summer Programs (Grades 1-12)

Mathnasium offers personalized math tutoring for kids of all levels and needs, using a proprietary curriculum and method that builds confidence and understanding. Find out how Mathnasium can help your child excel at math, whether they love, need, or struggle with the subject.

Maydm: Changing the Face of STEM (Grades 6-12)

Milwaukee Recreation Summer Camp (Ages 8-15)

Milwaukee Public Schools provides FREE overnight summer camp experiences to MPS students currently enrolled in grades 4-8! This opportunity allows our young people to discover new interests, expand their horizons, and experience the wonderful outdoors. Camps for Kids was developed to send urban children to camp for the first time.

MSOE Summer Programs (Grades 1-11)

Elementary & Middle School Summer Programs

Join MSOE for day camp programs for students entering 1st – 9th grade. Summer programs are posted on their Eventbrite page.

High School Residential Summer Programs

Learn more about residential opportunities for students entering 10th – 12th grade. These will be held June 23 - 28, July 21 - 26, and July 28 - August 2. In the summer months, MSOE offers week-long, residential academic camps for students with a self-reported GPA of 3.5 or higher who are interested in exploring our degrees. Registration for each week-long camp will have limited spots and be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. MSOE will not be accepting group applications for the 2024 camps. Students who graduated from high school before the Summer Programs will not be eligible to attend.

Racine Zoo Camps (Ages 3- 7th Grade)

Riveredge Nature Center Camps (Ages 3-17)

The Riveredge Nature Journeys Summer Camps provide hands-on experience as they explore the wonders of our natural world. It connects people (preschool through adult) with the natural world in a deep and meaningful way.

 Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Summer Camps (Ages 2-17)

At these camps, children will play, explore, and make discoveries on 185 acres of woodlands, prairies, ponds, wetlands, and the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline. Programs run from June to August. 

SHARP Literacy SLP (Grades 1-5)

Join SHARP Literacy for their Summer Learning Program (SLP). Summer Learning Program strives to inspire lifelong learners and close the learning gap, no matter the obstacles. Their programs:

• Serve urban elementary students in 3rd through 6th grade

• Take place in schools and Community Learning Centers

• Include in-person, virtual, and blended-learning options

• Are now delivered to students at 18 partner sites

 Urban Ecology Center Summer Camps (Ages 4-Grade 8)

Upward Bound Math & Science (Grades 9-12)

Upward Bound Math & Science (UBMS) is a year-round pre-college program for 9-12 grade students to help them realize their potential to excel in math & science, expose them to STEM majors and careers, and encourage students to pursue college degrees in these fields. UBMS students must be first-generation college students or meet income eligibility guidelines. All services are free! For the summer program, students attend classes, tutoring sessions, academic workshops, and educational and cultural activities. Target schools are: Bay View High School, Casimir Pulaski High School, Milwaukee Marshall High School, Reagan IB High School, Riverside International High School, and Rufus King International High School.

UW-Milwaukee College for Kids & Teens (Ages 5-17)

College for Kids & Teens is one of the great development opportunities at UW-Milwaukee’s School of Continuing Education. It attracts more than 2,000 students annually, and over the years, more than 50,000 students have participated in exciting hands-on learning experiences in math, science, fine arts, and humanities. The summer program will be located at Merrill Hall, Room 142, 2512 E Hartford Ave. on the UWM Campus in Milwaukee.

UWM EnQuest Summer Camps for High School Girls (Grades 9-12)

Do you like to solve problems? Create things? Want to tackle some of the significant issues facing the world? Could engineering be a field for you? Find out at EnQuest—UWM’s engineering summer camp for high school girls, which has two offerings from UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science. The EnQuest 2024 Overnight Camp (June 23-28) will provide first-hand experience with UWM’s biomedical engineering research, where scientific inquiry and engineering problem-solving meet. The EnQuest 2024 Day Camp (July 8-12) will customize a solar power station for an off-grid community in Guatemala that UWM’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter will deliver, building on the experience of past EnQuest projects for other Guatemalan locations. 

UW-Parkside STEM Youth Summer Camps (Ages 11-14)

A variety of camps for middle school kids to explore science, technology, engineering & math. With a mix of in and out of laboratory experiences, this is a great camp for middle schoolers who have a passion for being outside to investigate their surroundings. With activities based on geology, ecology, microscope use, dissection, and soil studies, the environment will be a new frontier for your child's investigation. Scholarships are available to middle school students (grades 6-8) who qualify for free/reduced lunch.

WCTC HANDS- ON CAREER EXPLORATION CAMPS (Grades 6-12)

Find My Future: Hands-on Career Exploration Summer Camp for High School Students

July 9-11, 2024 | 9 AM - 2:30 pm | $125

This exciting summer camp is open to all students entering grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Explore your interests through a variety of interactive sessions and discover new and exciting careers. Cost includes daily lunch and a t-shirt. A limited number of scholarships may be available upon request.

Discover Camp: Hands-on Career Exploration Summer Camp for Middle School Students

July 16-18, 2024 | 9 AM - 2:30 pm | $125

Explore your interests through a variety of interactive sessions while discovering new and exciting careers. Open to students entering grades 6, 7, and 8. Cost includes daily lunch and a t-shirt. A limited number of scholarships may be available upon request.

Zoological Society Summer Camps (Ages 1-14)

The Zoological Society of Milwaukee offers a number of engaging, age-appropriate classes and camps for wildlife enthusiasts from infancy through adulthood throughout the year. During these experiences, children learn about the natural world through age-appropriate topics and activities, as well as by meeting zoo animals.