STEM NOLA Summer Camps 2024

STEM NOLA Summer Camps 2024

Are you looking for a summer camp for your child(ren)?  STEM NOLA offers hands-on, engaging camps for kids in grades K-8th.

We offer multiple camp opportunities that range in subject areas such as coding, artificial intelligence, robotics, chemistry, environmental science, and more.

The camps are offered in many locations across the greater New Orleans area through the months of June and/or July. Please take a moment to review the different offerings of camps to see what best suits you and your families needs.

If you have questions about summer camp please email info@stemnola.com

STEM NOLA Technology Camp Fueled by Chevron

Note: Registration Fee is refundable ONLY for students on scholarship and is solely only upon your Child’s PERFECT attendance.

Session 1: 3-D Printing

  • Ages: 3rd – 8th Grade
  • Dates: June 10 – June 14 | Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
  • Registration: $50 per session | Camp Fee $200 *Scholarships Available*
  • Location:  TBD
  • Description:  Design and model your very own 3D printed object. Students will be taken through the design process of modeling using Tinkercad to create an object that will be 3D printed.

REGISTER HERE

Session 2: Raspberry Pi

  • Ages: 3rd – 8th Grade
  • Dates: June 17 – June 18 & June 20 – June 21 | Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
  • Registration: $50 per session | Camp Fee $200 *Scholarships Available*
  • Location: TBD
  • Description: Students will explore coding and programming with Python to program a Raspberry Pi for multiple real-world robotics projects including drum sets, cars, and digital games!

REGISTER HERE

Session 3: Robotics

  • Ages: 3rd – 8th Grade
  • Dates: June 24 – June 28 | Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
  • Registration: $50 per session | Camp Fee $200 *Scholarships Available*
  • Location: TBD
  • Description: Students will be introduced to the world of Robotics using a robotics kit. They will then experience the joys of programming using block-based coding.

    REGISTER HERE

    Session 4: Artificial Intelligence

    • Ages: 3rd – 8th Grade
    • Dates: July 8 – July 12 | Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
    • Registration: $50 per session | Camp Fee $200 *Scholarships Available*
    • Location: TBD
    • Description: Students will be introduced to the world of Robotics using a robotics kit. They will then experience the joys of programming using block-based coding.

      REGISTER HERE

      Session 5: Video Game Design

      • Ages: 3rd – 8th Grade
      • Dates: July 15 – July 19 | Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
      • Registration: $50 per session | Camp Fee $200 *Scholarships Available*
      • Location: TBD
      • Description: Sign up for a full week of video gaming! Participating students will be introduced to the world of video gaming to create, model and design their very own video game!

        REGISTER HERE

        STEM NOLA Summer Camp @ Arthur Ashe

        Note: Registration fee is refundable for students based on perfect attendance.

        Session 1: Circuits & Technology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 3 – June 6 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley – Downtown Treme
        • Description:  During this session, kids will learn more about how electricity flows and connect how circuits are used in everyday life through robotics and technology. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 2: Chemistry & Biology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 10 – June 14 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley – Downtown Treme
        • Description; – During this session, kids will explore properties of the human anatomy like the heart, lungs and circulatory system. Kids will also get hands on with reactions by creating chemical reactions and learning the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 3: Buoyancy & Density & Environmental Science

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 17 – 18, June 20 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location:– Phillis Wheatley – Downtown Treme
        • Description: During this session, kids will what Archimedes” Principle and why things float. Kids will also get hands-on with the environment and how to make thinks grow and keeping the earth green. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 4: Friction, Force & Motion

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 24 – June 27 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley – Downtown Treme
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore the physics behind force and motion and principles of physics. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        STEM NOLA Summer Camp @ Wheatley

        Note: Registration fee is refundable for students based on perfect attendance.

        Session 1: Chemistry & Biology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 3 – June 6 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore properties of the human anatomy like the heart, lungs and circulatory system. Kids will also get hands on with reactions by creating chemical reactions and learning the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 2: Circuits & Technology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 10 – June 14 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley
        • Description: During this session, kids will learn more about how electricity flows and connect how circuits are used in everyday life through robotics and technology. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 3: Friction, Force & Motion

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 17 – 18, June 20 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore the physics behind force and motion and principles of physics. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 4: Buoyancy & Density & Environmental Science

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 24 – June 27 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Phillis Wheatley
        • Description: During this session, kids will what Archimedes” Principle and why things float. Kids will also get hands-on with the environment and how to make thinks grow and keeping the earth green. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        STEM NOLA Summer Camp @ Behrman

        715 Opelouseas st New Orleans, LA 70114

        Note: Registration fee is refundable for students based on perfect attendance.

        Session 1:  Friction, Force & Motion

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 3 – June 6 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Martin Behrman
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore the physics behind force and motion and principles of physics. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 2: Buoyancy & Density & Environmental Science

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 10 – June 14 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Martin Behrman
        • Description: During this session, kids will what Archimedes” Principle and why things float. Kids will also get hands-on with the environment and how to make thinks grow and keeping the earth green. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM Olympics.

        Session 3: Circuits & Technology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 17 – 18, June 20 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Martin Behrman
        • Description: During this session, kids will learn more about how electricity flows and connect how circuits are used in everyday life through robotics and technology. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 4: Chemistry & Biology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 24 – June 27 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Martin Behrman
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore properties of the human anatomy like the heart, lungs and circulatory system. Kids will also get hands on with reactions by creating chemical reactions and learning the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        STEM NOLA Summer Camp @ Hynes-Parkview

        Note: Registration fee is refundable for students based on perfect attendance.

        Session 1: Buoyancy & Density & Environmental Science

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 3 – June 6 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Hynes-Parkview
        • Description: During this session, kids will what Archimedes” Principle and why things float. Kids will also get hands-on with the environment and how to make thinks grow and keeping the earth green. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics

        Session 2: Friction, Force & Motion

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 10 – June 14 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Hynes-Parkview
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore the physics behind force and motion and principles of physics. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 3: Chemistry & Biology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 17 – 18, June 20 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Hynes-Parkview
        • Description: During this session, kids will explore properties of the human anatomy like the heart, lungs and circulatory system. Kids will also get hands on with reactions by creating chemical reactions and learning the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Session 4: Circuits & Technology

        • Ages: K – 8th Grade
        • Dates: June 24 – June 27 | Mon-Thurs 9am-3pm
        • Registration: $25 per session | Camp Fee $0
        • Location: Hynes-Parkview
        • Description: During this session, kids will learn more about how electricity flows and connect how circuits are used in everyday life through robotics and technology. They will go through hands-on activities that will apply what they learn to compete in a STEM- Olympics.

        Summer Camps FAQ

        When is camp?

        STEM NOLA hosts camps throughout the summer months (June and July) for kids in Orleans Parish and the 5 surrounding Parishes.

        What type of camps do you offer?

        STEM NOLA offers a variety of camps to engage kids in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

        What grades can attend camps?

        STEM NOLA offers different camps that cater to different grade levels.

        Most of our camps are for K-8th grade students. Kids entering Kindergarten the upcoming fall to students that left 8th grade the previous Spring.

        Are there scholarships available for camp?

        Currently the only camp that requires a Camp fee is Technology Camp.

        We have scholarships available on a first come first serve basis.

        To apply for a need-based scholarship please read the information below:

        Need-Based Scholarships – Partial and full scholarships are available for Louisiana students only. If you believe that your child can qualify for a
        need-based scholarship you must provide documentation to verify need.

        • Partial Scholarship – 1 form of documentation = $50 registration + $100 summer camp fee
        • Full Scholarship – 2 forms of documentation = $50 registration ONLY
        • Documents include:
          – certification of free/reduced lunch – (i.e. a letter from the school)
          – documentation of social security disability
          – tax or payroll information
          – documentation of governmental support – (i.e. – medicaid, snap, etc)
        • To apply for a need based scholarship:
          Submit your supporting documentation to registration@stemnola.com
          Email Subject: Technology Summer Camp Scholarship – Child’s Name – Session #

        Will my camp fee be refunded?

        • ONLY Registration Fees will be refunded for Hands- On Camp THAT ATTEND the entire weekend
        • ONLY to students in Technology camp that are on scholarships AND ATTEND the entire week. Refunds will not be processed until 30 days after the end of the camp AND will
        • ONLY be sent to the card number on file for the payment. No refunds or credits will be given to any cancellations within two weeks of the camp date.
        • CAMP FEES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED!
        • NO FEES WILL be refunded if you cancel registration within two (2) week of the camp start date.
        • ALL REFUNDS will be processed 30 days after the last day of that camp!

        Is breakfast and lunch provided?

        • Technology Camp will have a breakfast snack and hot lunch provided by STEM NOLA. A Lunch schedule will be given at parent orientation
        • Hands-On Camp will have a breakfast snack and hot lunch provided by the school for kids at camp.
        • We encourage your child bringing their lunch if they have dietary restrictions or/are picky eaters.

        Will snacks be provided?

        • STEM NOLA will provide a snack in the afternoons for campers. Your child is encouraged to bring their own snack, however, in the case that they do not have one, a snack will be provided daily.

        Is there before and after care?

        STEM NOLA does not provide before or after care for students.

        Each camp has a 30 minute window before camp and after camp for drop-off and pick-up. If you drop off before the window, your child will not be supervised by an adult NOR will STEM NOLA be held liable. If you are late picking up your child, there will be a charge.

        What is the penalty for late pick-ups?

        STEM NOLA will charge for late pick-ups. STEM NOLA will charge $1 per minute per child for every minute late after the 30 minute dismissal period.

        Will there be a parent orientation?

        Yes, STEM NOLA will host a parent orientation on Sunday, June 2nd at 2pm.

        What is camp attire?

        Shirt

        • Accepted: Camp t-shirt, school t-shirt, or plain colored t-shirt
        • Unaccepted: No shirts with, holes, obscene and/or offensive language or graphics will be allowed)

        Pants

        • Accepted: jean shorts, gym shorts, jeans, joggers
        • Unaccepted: No shorts above mid-thigh, no tight clothing

        Shoes

        • Accepted: Closed toe shoes (tennis shoes)
        • Unaccepted: No sandals, flip flops, backless shoes

        Will my child receive a camp t-shirt?

        Every child will receive one (1) camp t-shirt for free at parent orientation. If you wish to purchase another you may do so while supplies last.

        How do I pay for camp?

        Technology camp payments can be made through the paypal link in the confirmation email you received.

        Hands-On Camp payments can be made on the camp’s website. Please be sure you enter the child’s name before pressing submit payment.

        Who do I contact if I have registration issues?

        Please contact us via email (registration@stemnola.com) or phone (504-391-0730) to help troubleshoot registration issues.

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        4910 Drexel Drive
        New Orleans, LA 70125

        Office Hours

        Mon – Sat : 8am - 6pm
        Sun : Closed

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