Camp Tech Revolution at Adelphi University

Hofstra University's Adventures in Science Camp is a two-week, hands-on summer camp for campers entering grades 2 through 10. It touches on biology, chemistry, earth science, rocketry and aerospace through experiments, labs, creative projects and real-world investigations. Campers entering grades 2 to 5 have the science program in the morning and a recreation group with lunch, instructional swim and recreational sports in the afternoon; campers entering grades 6 to 10 do the reverse, and can add the hands-on Makerspace Experience to their day.

The Science Museum of Long Island runs a summer science camp at its 36-acre preserve in Manhasset, for campers entering preschool through 7th grade. Families can sign up for all 8 weeks or pick individual weeks, each with its own theme. Days mix hands-on science, from chemistry experiments and ecosystems to real fossils, with outdoor investigations, scavenger hunts, arts and crafts, and Fun Fridays. Campers are grouped by the grade they are entering: Tiny Explorers (rising preschool and kindergarten, at least 4 years old by August 31), Junior Adventurers (rising 1st to 4th grade) and Sr. Scientists (rising 5th to 7th grade). Rising 8th and 9th graders can join the Counselor-in-Training program. Camp runs Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm, with early drop-off and late pick-up available.

Webb Institute's Summer Engineering Academy is a two-week daily program at its Glen Cove campus that introduces students entering 8th through 12th grade to engineering and design. Students work through classroom lectures, hands-on laboratory activities and design-build-test projects, take a local field trip to an engineering-related site, and finish with a boat race that parents are invited to watch. Participants must be able to work in a lab and safely use hand and power tools under supervision. Students apply with a school transcript. Students bring their own lunch, and neither housing nor transportation is provided.

Grand Master Chung Tae Kwon Do, the kids-only school on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park, runs an all-day summer camp for six weeks each summer, on weekdays, typically 8 am to 4 pm. Camp is run by the school's black-belt instructors and never takes more than 30 campers. Each week has 25 Tae Kwon Do lessons plus games and contests (dodgeball, Korean wrestling, and push-up and balance contests), field trips, and trophies and prizes every week. The school also runs camp days over the winter school break, for current students, and over the spring school break. The school teaches kids ages 2 to 13 and tells families directly which camp fits their child's age, along with dates, pricing and availability.