STEM Summer Camp

Virginia Tech Fralin Life Sciences Institute on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg Campus, in collaboration with 4-H, is running six week-long, half-day STEM Summer Camps in 2025.

Camps will run Monday through Friday from 9 am -12 pm, and are appropriate for kids ages 9-12. The camp is offered five times during the summer on the following dates. Please only sign up for one of the five weeks offered (programming will be the same each week).

May 27 - 30, 2025
June 23 - 27, 2025
July 7 - 11, 2025 (this week is full)
July 14 - 18, 2025
July 28 - August 1, 2025

Registration is $120 (May 27-30 which will be $100) and is non-refundable. Sixteen kids max will be allowed to register each week. Registration is open.

A young student with a STEM activity at summer camp.

Currently, our schedule of activities include tours of the Hahn Horticulture Garden, tour of the Geosciences Museum, and hands on activities including making sun prints, DNA Extraction, dissection of a worm, making sugar scrub, making paper and team STEM building activities. These activities are subject to change pending interest of the kids and availability of tours/activities on campus.

Since a majority of our time will be in a lab setting the child must wear long pants (or skirt to the ankle) and close-toed shoes. We will also be moving around campus so please make sure your shoes are comfortable and plan on being on your feet the entire time.

Snacks will not be provided however we will take a 15-minute break around 10:30 am so that students can eat a quick snack outside and use the restroom. We encourage kids to bring a water bottle.

If you are in need of a scholarship, please contact Kristy Collins to receive a discount code. Scholarships are available for students whose parents indicate they have a financial need.