If you're looking for full day camps for your K-8th Grader in the Roanoker Valley- you don't want to miss out on STEAM Discovery Academy.
At STEAM, we cultivate a passion for all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Activities are presented by combining education and entertainment, allowing students to learn concepts through play. Students learn to think on their feet, evaluate challenges, and experiment their way to solutions. Macaroni KID subscribers can save 10% off registration when you use code: MACKIDSROA23 at www.steamda.com/roanoke.
Check out this fun recap of Summer Camp 2022 - Week 1!
Summer programs are week-long, full day experiences, centered around a specific theme. Open to all local students currently in Kindergarten through Eighth grades and all levels of experience are welcome! 2023 camp themes include Art, Chemistry, Drone Pilot, Pirate Science, Forensic Investigations, Sustainability, Robotics, Dinosaurs and many more!
All academies are staffed with educators, professionals and university scholars committed to inspiring young minds.
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What parents are saying
"When your kids fight in the car over who gets to tell you what they did that day at camp, you know it's been a good one."
"This is a place where all children are valued for their own unique abilities and interests. Hands-on and FUN!"
"We LOVE STEAM Discovery Academy! This was our 3rd year attending. Every topic and camp has been a hit. My daughter is happy and excited about what she's learned and done at the end of every day."
Camp Descriptions
| Art Lab | K-5 | Draw, scribble, paint, collage, photograph, and print your journey. I Develop skills using charcoal, water color, acrylic, paper, clay, chalk, and ink. Prepare and present your final portfolio of projects on the last day of the program. |
| Architecture | 3-5 | Test the limits of your imagination through design and engineering challenges. Use creativity, art, problem-solving skills and teamwork to build structures that are sustainable, able to survive a natural disaster, and a city of the future. Learn about the techniques that architects are using to solve real-world problems while innovating future living and exploration! |
| Biosphere Challenge | K-5 | Explore what makes up the biosphere: lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. Discover the elements and science required to create a self-sustaining ecosystem. After developing an understanding of the spheres and their interconnectedness, take part in challenges designed to solve real-world challenges. Innovate ways to conserve and protect our delicate biosphere through the disciplines of architecture, engineering, design, and science. |
| Cardboard & Duct Tape Engineering | 3-5 | Design, engineer, and build cardboard creations. Put your skills and imagination to the test while building out-of-this-world projects. Discover how cardboard is made and uncover how it is used all around us |
| Digging Dinos | K-2 | Take a step back in time and discover what it was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Learn what it was like and how they moved, then build amazing creatures. Design your own “dinosaur trap” and engineer transportation to out run them. Learn about fossils and take part in a dig! |
| Drone Academy | 3-5 | Hone your flying skills while discovering drone speed and agility through skill challenges and learning to perform various exercises and maneuvers. Develop your coding skills as you make both ground and flying vehicles autonomous. Explore opportunities and applications in this fast growing industry. |
| Drone Pilot | 3-5 | Prepare for this emerging industry by learning how drones fly and apply that knowledge to flying drones. Develop your coding skills as you make both ground and flying vehicles autonomous. Discover applications for these robots and invent new ideas that incorporate these awesome machines. |
| Flight Technology: Gliders, Rockets and Drones | 3-5 | Learn about aeronautic pioneers and leave this course understanding the technology, design, and skills needed to launch various aircraft. Develop and test parachutes, gliders, airplanes, water rockets, and solid fuel rockets. Explore the pros and cons of drones and learn the basics of flying these amazing machines. |
| Forensic Detectives | 3-5 | Follow the evidence. Solve problems using forensic science to determine "Who done it?". Get an insider's view into the life of a forensics scientist. Learn techniques such as fingerprinting and fiber analysis. Break out of the escape room and solve the crime. |
| Forensic Investigators | 3-5 | Follow the evidence. Solve problems using forensic science to determine "Who done it?". Get an insider's view into the life of a forensics scientist. Learn techniques such as fingerprinting and fiber analysis. Break out of the escape room and solve the crime. |
| Gadgets and Gizmos | K-5 | Uncover the basics of simple machines and how to build them. Experiment with radar guns, race solar cars, and compete in a Rube Goldberg challenge while discovering a variety of phenomena involved with speed, friction, gravity, electricity, magnetism and energy. |
| Girls Leadership | K-5 | Stretch beyond your comfort zone to through interactive activities designed to spark creativity while increasing resilience and communication skills. Learn about setting achievable goals and how to implement them. Understand the importance of wellness and healthy approaches to social media. Take time to reflect, build confidence, and develop strategies to overcome life’s stress. |
| Intro to STEAM | K-5 | Not sure what interests you? Join us as we experiment our way through the various STEAM disciplines! Explore "greatest hits" activities from our most popular STEAM programs including Art Lab, Mad Science Chemistry, Gadgets and Gizmos, and Flight Technology. Whether campers are new to STEAM or have some prior experience, this program is designed to inspire and challenge them, and to provide a fun and engaging introduction to the exciting world of STEAM! |
| Inventing | 3-5 | Leverage the invention cycle to create a product that makes a positive impact in someone else’s life. Invention-based learning empowers students to engineer real world solutions. From simple machines to circuits to woodworking, the only limit is your creativity! |
| Mad Science Chemistry | 3-5 | Experience the magic and fun of chemistry through interactive experiments. Prepare to get dirty during this week of eruptions, explosions, and excitement! |
| Mission Space | K-2 | Investigate transportation, communication, power, recreation, and other considerations in developing a sustainable space colony through the lens of history and current expeditions. Explore technologies used to learn about space and our solar system. |
| Mythical Creatures | K-2 | Embark on a journey to new worlds where you will discover mythical creatures and fantastic environments. Learn where beings like dragons, unicorns, and fairies exist. Create small (and large) worlds and learn how you can use STEAM to create your own magic! |
| Pirate Science | K-2 | Shiver me timbers! Navigate and master maps, then find out if X marks the spot of buried treasure.Learn skills to survive on a desert island until your crew can rescue you! Engineer a raft to escape the island. Build a catapult to defend your ship. |
| Robotics Lab | 3-5 | Get a peek into this rapidly growing career field. From low tech to high tech design, build and learn about the evolution and development of robotics. Develop skills and problems and solve your way through a variety of challenges designed to spark curiosity and inspire creative thinking. Each workshop features a different area of robotics, leveraging Ozobots, Cublets, littlebits, Bloxels, Vex Clawbots, and more. |
| Robotics and Coding | 3-5 | Get a peek into this rapid growing career field. Design, build and learn basic coding to complete challenges in the field of robotics and game design. Workshops uncover Ozobots, Cublets, littlebits, Bloxels, Vex Clawbots, and more. |
| Science in Multimedia Art | 3-5 | Creativity reigns supreme! Explore paint, multi-media composure, edible art and more in this journey through diverse design! |
| Superhero Science | K-2 | Calling all aspiring superheros! Identify your superpower, design your cape, and uncover your superpower! Learn the physics and the science of super powers like flight, strength, speed, and adhesion as you hone your skills! |
| Sustainable City Design | K-5 | Combine sustainable design - from passive architecture to environmentally sustainable material sourcing to develop innovative solutions that are as ecologically balanced as they provide for the comfort and health of occupants. Leverage renewable energy, architecture design and creative engineering to develop solutions to the challenges of now and the future! |
| Under the Sea | K-2 | Learn what it's like under our oceans by exploring beyond our beaches and into the deep. Discover what lives in our oceans and how they survive. Discover how we and who studies and works in our oceans, then use those skills to solve challenges and protect our oceans! |
Camp Schedule
Macaroni KID subscribers can save 10% off registration when you use code: MACKIDSROA23. Learn more and register at www.steamda.com/roanoke or by emailing us at roanoke@steamda.com
