Summer STEAM Camp in South Loop

Our families in South Loop, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, West Loop and everywhere south of Downtown Chicago have loved Kids Science Labs since we opened the center in 2013.

 

Summer Camp Overview

Kids Science Labs presents a series of weekly summer science camps in Chicago from early June - September, designed to enhance your child’s critical thinking skills and problem solving ability . 

Kids Science Labs' summer camps are some of the best in the nation thanks to our amazing team and the depth of our curriculum.

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Since 2010, we have enable the next generation of creative thinkers by changing the way kids’ perceive, learn about, and interact with the world around them.  It is an audacious goal that has been the foundation for our core values since we began KSL 15+ years ago. 

In our camps, we help children retain their creative mindset. After experiencing something far different from the usual summer camp, this growth mindset will give your child a better understanding of science concepts and more importantly confidence in their ability to design and create.

Students leave with a reawakened curiosity and desire to learn, leading to long-term outperformance in school.

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During the summer, we invite our Innovators (Ages 3-5), Investigators (6-7), Creators (8-9) and NexGen Designers (10-14) to join our differentiated programs that all are supported by PowerScience, our proprietary neuroscience-based hands-on science program, that has won awards across the country. Each summer, thousands of kids pour into Kids Science Labs, and do everything from designing Netflix streaming tech and Kid Sized Go-Carts, to exploring how to better insulate their lunchbag and developing a puncture proof soccer ball.

Every Summer Camp @KSL includes the following

  • Afternoon Creativity Study - A daily 45 minute STEAM challenge that changes daily to give kids an opportunity to solve a basic science problem using their hands-on creativity and imagination.
  • Morning Discovery Science - The first science class on a typical camp day is comprised of 4-6 discovery science experiments. Think of it as mixing lemons, sugar, and water to try to find the right combination of juice, and then adjusting the color, texture, and additives to see how it affects the flavor and emotional response of the juice. Basic Science.
  • Morning Innovation Science - The second science class, on a typical day involves a real problem based on discovery science, and then we teach kids how to use engineering problem solving to make a real product, that often they take home on the 2nd and 4th day of camp.
  • Afternoon FourSquare/Creators Choice - After a brief lunch, students are given options to choose sensory, engineering, art, or academic reading activities, so they can optimize a small bit of free time to play with friends or continue one of the morning experiences.
  • Outdoor Experience - An outdoor, instructor led adventure, with sharks and minnows, selected sports, mentos & coke launches, and general fun activities for kids that compliment our more academic focus morning and help release some energy before pickup.
  • The Big Close & Foursquare - We end the day applying the science and providing our students a strucured time to engage materials one more time before their scheduled pickup at the conclusion of the camp day

Join us and make this summer fun, rewarding, and one that will benefit your child for years to come.

Collapsible FAQ
Click to understand why our #1 ranked summer camps are so popular
During the summer, we invite our Innovators (Ages 3-5), Investigators (6-7), Creators (8-9) and NexGen Designers (10-14) to join our differentiated programs that all are supported by PowerScience, our proprietary neuroscience-based hands-on science program, that has won awards across the country. Each summer, thousands of kids pour into Kids Science Labs, and do everything from designing Netflix streaming tech and Kid Sized Go-Carts, to exploring how to better insulate their lunchbag and developing a puncture proof soccer ball.

Every Summer Camp @KSL includes the following

  • Afternoon Creativity Study - A daily 45 minute STEAM challenge that changes daily to give kids an opportunity to solve a basic science problem using their hands-on creativity and imagination.
  • Morning Discovery Science - The first science class on a typical camp day is comprised of 4-6 discovery science experiments. Think of it as mixing lemons, sugar, and water to try to find the right combination of juice, and then adjusting the color, texture, and additives to see how it affects the flavor and emotional response of the juice. Basic Science.
  • Morning Innovation Science - The second science class, on a typical day involves a real problem based on discovery science, and then we teach kids how to use engineering problem solving to make a real product, that often they take home on the 2nd and 4th day of camp.
  • Afternoon FourSquare/Creators Choice - After a brief lunch, students are given options to choose sensory, engineering, art, or academic reading activities, so they can optimize a small bit of free time to play with friends or continue one of the morning experiences.
  • Outdoor Experience - An outdoor, instructor led adventure, with sharks and minnows, selected sports, mentos & coke launches, and general fun activities for kids that compliment our more academic focus morning and help release some energy before pickup.
  • The Big Close & Foursquare - We end the day applying the science and providing our students a strucured time to engage materials one more time before their scheduled pickup at the conclusion of the camp day

Summer Camp Offerings: Each camp week has a unique theme, and each day has two science and innovation classes, a design/art class, afternoon creativity studio and Kids Science Labs outdoor experience. Please review the camp descriptions below

Ages JK to 6th grade.  For kids who love our range of creative summer camp topics where we build, design, experiment, and create.