2026 STEM SUMMER CAMPS & PROGRAMS in SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
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)
BadgerBots camps are week-long, half-day experiences filled with hands-on STEM activities held at three locations: Middleton, Madison, and Fitchburg, from mid-June through late-August.
Club SciKidz (Grades K-7)
Each summer Club SciKidz offers over 70+ themed camps grades PK-8th. Themes include Astronomy, Meteorology, Sea Adventures, Climate Change, Veterinary Medicine, Robotics, Marvel Stop Motion Animation, Save Our Oceans, Chemistry, Rocketry, American Doll, Wizarding World (Harry Potter), Medicine, and Surgery to name a few!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Summer Camp (Ages 7-17)
Camp Whitcomb/Mason hosts day and overnight campers every summer. Since 1911, thousands of young people have come to Camp Whitcomb/Mason for outdoor adventures, comradeship, and the chance to learn in a fun and safe environment.
Camp Invention (Grades K-6)
A week-long summer day camp with fun, hands-on STEM adventures led by qualified local educators designed to spark creativity, build confidence, and ignite a lifelong love for learning. Available at 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.
Eco Justice Summer Camps (Ages 6-14)
Eco-J Summer Camps are full-day outdoor, nature-based camps that get children excited about and engaged with the natural world. Each week-long camp explores a different focus within the summer’s theme with age appropriate hands-on investigations, art projects, games, and more.
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Wisconsin Summer Camps (Grades K-12)
Camping is a great way for girls to explore leadership, build skills, and develop a deep appreciation for nature. Whether for a day, a week, or longer, Girl Scout camp gives girls an opportunity to grow, explore, and have fun in a supporting all-girl, girl-led environment. Several options are available.
Girls Who Code Summer Camps (Grades 9-12)
High school students gain the computer science skills they need to make an impact and prepare for tech careers in our free, virtual Summer Programs. With two program options to choose from, beginner to advanced coders can develop valuable skills, find community, and build their professional networks at a pace and format that works best for them.
HAWS (Humane Society) Summer Camps (Grades 1-9)
The Wisconsin Humane Society is a place for every kid who loves animals! Campers enjoy hands-on activities, fun lessons, games, and time with shelter animals while discovering how animals help people and how we can help them in return. Each day is filled with connection, creativity, and plenty of memorable moments. Available at the Waukesha and Delafield locations.
Mad Science of Milwaukee (Ages 3-12)
Camps and Lab Programs offer kids a camp experience that is sure to entertain and delight! They 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. The camps are offered at various 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 4-8)
Summer EXPLORE! Program
Summer EXPLORE! offers a selection of camps that provide fun learning and social opportunities for boys entering grades 4 - 8 from any school, as well as incoming MUHS freshmen. Classes are taught by current faculty, staff, alumni, and coaches with the same excellence that is the hallmark of a Marquette High education.
MATC Summer Career Camps (Grades 6 -12)
View the variety of summer camps at various locations. Information will be coming later this spring.
Mathnasium Summer Programs (Grades 1-12)
Mathnasium’s summer math program gives kids what they need to catch up, keep up, or get a jump on the math they’ll be facing in the fall, with some fun summer math tutoring activities built-in.
Milwaukee's Camps for Kids Program (For MPS Students Only)
Milwaukee Public Schools provides FREE overnight summer camp experiences to MPS students. Camps for Kids was developed to send urban children to camp for the first time.
Students must be ages 8-15.
Have not previously attended camp through the Camps For Kids Program.
Live in Milwaukee County.
Family must meet federal income guidelines for Foodshare/SNAP, Wisconsin Shares Childcare Subsidies, or the child is in foster care.
MSOE Summer Programs (Grades 1-11)
Elementary & Middle School Summer Programs
Join MSOE for day camp programs for students entering 1st – 9th grade. All details can be found by clicking below. Many programs fill up fast, but you can be added to a waitlist.
High School Residential Summer Programs
Learn more about residential opportunities for students entering 10th – 12th grade. MSOE offers week-long, residential academic camps for students with a self-reported GPA of 3.5 or higher who are interested in exploring various degrees.
PIUS XI Summer Camps (Grades 5 - 8th Grades)
Multiple camp options for middle school studnts.Check out their new camps including:
3D Modeling & Printing
Rube Goldberg Junior
Computer Science
Future Doctors & Nurses
CSI Forensic Science
Racine Zoo Camps (Ages 3- 7th Grade)
All Racine Zoo camps include up-close encounters with animals, daily crafts, snacks, and plenty of hands-on learning about animals, wildlife, and the environment. From feeding giraffes to meeting zookeepers, each day of Zoo Camp is full of fun and adventure.
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.
Urban Ecology Center Summer Camps (Ages 4-Grade 8)
Help your child foster a deep connection to nature through hands-on adventures and healthy outdoor fun at an Urban Ecology Center Summer Camp. There are multiple camps, dates, and locations to choose from.
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 them to pursue college degrees. UBMS students must be first-generation college students or meet income eligibility guidelines. UBMS is funded through the US Department of Education and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. All services are FREE for eligible students!
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 on the UWM Campus at Merrill Hall, 2512 E Hartford Ave., 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 big issues facing the world? Could engineering be a field for you? Find out at EnQuest—UWM’s engineering summer camps, to inspire girls to consider engineering. It’s offered only at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science.
UW-Parkside STEM Youth Summer Camps (Ages 11-14)
Information will be coming soon!
UW-Platteville STEM Power! (Grades 9-12)
STEM Power is a program for high school students where they can experience science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at UW-Platteville through a variety of camps. Their camps have a strong focus on STEM careers and provide students with an understanding of what careers are available in STEM fields and the educational path that will get them there. STEM Power demonstrates how STEM fields intersect with athletics, fine arts, and other disciplines. Each STEM Power camp includes interaction with undergraduate students, college instructors, and practicing professionals
UW- Whitewater Summer Camps (Grades 6-12)
A residential, in-person experience. These camps provide academic, career, cultural, and recreational activities for first generation and underrepresented students in grades 6-12.
WCTC SUMMER CAMPS (Grades 6-12)
WCTC Summer Camp Days
July 8-10, 2025 | Grades 8-10
New career camp experience in 2025! Check out immersive one-day camps for students entering grades 8-10 in a variety of career areas, including engineering, interior design, fire and EMS, robotics and more.
Esports Camps
June 24-26, 2025 | Grades 6-8
July 15-17, 2025 | Grades 9-12
This camp provides students with hands-on experience in five popular games and an introduction to how to stream games online. This camp takes place at WCTC's state-of-the-art Esports Lab.
Wilson Center Things with Wings Arts Camps (Grades 1-6)
Wilson Center Arts Camps allow students to explore their self-expression in a variety of ways, and is tied together through nature programming provided by Wehr Nature Center. Each week of camp has a different focus. Choose one or both camps! June camp will be“Singing and Dancing with Nature” and July camp will be “Creating and Playing with Nature”. Campers will come away from camp with growth in their artistic abilities, confidence, and an appreciation for nature.
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.