SciTech Camp (Ages 8-12)

2025 registration is now open!

Please reach out to the Camp Office with questions about this summer's offerings: (617) 751-3625 | summer@dextersouthfield.org

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Amenities

Summer 2025
Dates & Fees

New Camper
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Returning Camp
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Sample Daily Schedule

8:00-8:30 a.m.
Check-in and attendance

8:30-9:40 a.m.
STEM challenge

9:40-10:15 a.m.
Clubhouse activities and snack

10:15-11:05 a.m.
Rocketry

11:05 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Crushing & Crashing

12:00-12:30 p.m.
Lunch and free time

12:30-12:45 p.m.
Counselor Challenge

12:45-1:30 p.m.
Watercraft

1:30-2:15 p.m.
Cool Chemistry

2:15-3:00 p.m.
Sports & Outdoors/Archery

3:00-3:15 p.m.
Free time & wrap-up

3:15-3:30 p.m.
Pack up

3:30 p.m.
Dismissal

In a hands-on and stimulating co-ed STEM environment, SciTech campers explore all aspects of science and technology while working individually and in teams.

Weekly STEM challenges encourage groups of campers to solve a problem, build a structure to use in a Friday competition, and help recognize the scientific components of activities like Whodunnit mysteries or Escape Rooms.

The daily schedule is broken down into the following blocks:

Team STEM challenge
Camper-selected activity blocks
Exploration activities
Surf 'n' turf games
Hobbies, competition, and free time

2025 dates and themes

Each week brings a different experience to SciTech! Take a look at each of our available weeks to see our themes so you can get a sense of what is in store for your camper.

Week 1: June 16 to June 20

MythBusters
Who ya gonna call? Not the Ghostbusters, but our very own Dexter Southfield Mythbusters! Campers will be tasked to set up a variety of experimental trials on common myths, both big and small. Can balloons really lift a house? Is yawning contagious? Should you eat your snack right before jumping into the pool during our surf & turf block? Come help us bust these myths!

Please note: there is no camp on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Price: $676

Week 2: June 23 to June 27

Game On
Who else loves going to the arcade? Ever wanted to build a life size arcade game? This week is for you! Campers will be challenged to build an arcade game as big as the Empire State Building if they wish. At the end of the week, all campers will have the opportunity to enjoy the games in our original game room. Who will break the Skee-Ball and Pac-Man high scores? Only one way to find out...

Price: $845

Week 3: June 30 to July 3

Clash of Kingdoms
Dukes and duchesses, people of all great regions, there is a great war commencing. You must defend your castle at all costs! Campers will be tasked with building a palace that will withstand the force of the all-mighty weapon: WATER BALLOONS. Which palace will stand the longest? What tactics will your kingdom use to defend your honor and destroy your enemies? Only one way to find out... at Friday's battle for the SciTech throne!

Please note: there is no camp on Friday, July 4, 2025.

Price: $676

Week 4: July 7 to July 11

C.S.I.
Whodunnit? We're gonna find out - gonna find out what the mystery's all about! Campers will partake in different interactive investigations using their best forensic skills (and a little improv). Join the lead detective at Dexter Southfield PD to determine who committed the crime. Collect evidence, analyze your findings, and maybe use a spy gadget or two to solve the mystery!

Price: $845

Week 5: July 14 to July 18

The Avatar Olympics
Ever since Avatar Aang quelled the war with the Fire Nation, the four nations have lived in peace… but benders can use a little competition sometimes! This summer, talented benders representing the Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, Water Tribes, and Air Nomads will travel all the way to the Clay Center to compete in the Bending Olympics, and your SciTech and Girls in Science campers have been invited to compete alongside some of the elemental powers of our time. From water balloon battles to an earthen obstacle course, can your team come out on top? Who will win the summer's battle of the Avatar Olympics?

Price: $845

Week 6: July 21 to July 25

Escape the Room
Are you brave? Do you have an ability to solve riddles and challenging puzzles? Then this week is just what you have been looking for. Campers will design and create "Escape the Rooms" with mechanical, electrical, and maybe even chemical challenges of skill and brains. At the end of the week, everyone will try to solve each room. Who will be able to beat the buzzer and escape?

Price: $845

Week 7: July 28 to August 1

Take Flight for Giant Kites
Get ready to soar as we dive into the wild world of GIANT KITES! This week at camp, science meets the sky as we learn to harness the power of wind, aerodynamics, and engineering to design, build, and launch kites bigger than you have ever seen before. From designing colorful tails to testing out the best kit design, get ready for a sky full of creations and a week of wild, whimsical, windy fun!

Price: $845

Get ready for camp

Packing list

Helpful hints

Label all items that you send to camp!
Since we are spending time both inside and outside, please wear sneakers or close-toed shoes, not flip flops or sandals without a heel strap! This will keep campers safe and able to participate in all activities.
Please apply sunscreen before your camper arrives to camp in the morning and send in a labeled supply in your child's backpack so we can reapply throughout the day and after swimming.
Camp can be a messy place! We highly encourage you to send your child to camp in play clothes so they can confidently take part in all activities without worry that their nice clothes may come home messier than intended.
Our staff asks that your child arrive with a backpack or drawstring bag each day so we can help keep your camper organized as well as send home any projects.

Valuables

Though we do discourage bringing valuables to camp, but there are some legitimate exceptions to this camp rule. They are:

Magic cards may be brought at the owner’s risk for playing during recess and the hobbies period.
At times, campers in certain activities may be permitted to bring personal items such as drones and RC cars, computers, or musical instruments at the owner’s risk. Please only send these in if you are contacted by the camp on Monday afternoons.
Campers should not have phones, music players, or headphones.

Electives

Your camper will get the chance to choose some of their weekly activities before they arrive at camp!

Some of our 2022 options included the following: Cool Chemistry, Kitchen Chemistry, Maker Lab, Forensics, Rocketry, Outdoor Adventure, Roblox Game Design, Egg Drop, VR Worldbuilding, Lego Madness, Archery, Electronics, Marine Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Design, Quests and Costumes, Music Tech, Advanced Rocketry, Advanced Archery, and Advanced Coding!

Questions about the SciTech Camp experience? Contact Emilia Guy.
Registration queries and general camp questions? Email the Camp Office or call (617) 751-3625.