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Get ready for a week filled with exciting experiments, interactive activities, and endless discoveries!
Camp Details
Dates: July 28 – August 1, 2025
Ages: 8–11 years old
Cost: $250 per child
Location: Reading Science Center
Daily Schedule
Camp Hours: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Drop-off: 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Pick-up: 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
What to Expect
Looking for a summer experience that’s equal parts discovery, creativity, and science-powered fun? Reading Science Camp is your child’s launchpad into an exciting world of experiments, exploration, and hands-on STEM learning. Tailored for curious minds ages 8–11, this week-long day camp blends real science with interactive play — all in a welcoming environment led by experienced educators who know how to spark wonder and joy. Each day at Reading Science Camp offers a mix of structured learning and open-ended discovery designed to keep campers moving, thinking, and having fun.
Hands-On Science Lessons
Campers dive into two 45-minute STEM workshops daily, covering topics like:
Building and testing catapults
Exploring circuits using conductive “squishy” dough
Creating layered Poly Density bottles
Investigating acids and bases through colorful pH chemistry experiments
Creation Station
From stop-motion animation to shrink art and gumdrop engineering, a new creative challenge awaits campers each day.
Science in Motion & Moments of Discovery
Each day, campers will put science into motion with active science games that bring big ideas like Newton’s laws and Bernoulli’s principle to life through play and movement. Then, they’ll slow things down with time to reflect — using their observation journals to record what they see, smell, touch, and hear as budding scientists making sense of the world around them.
Exhibit Exploration
Each day begins and ends with free exploration time in the museum, where campers can interact with exhibits and follow their curiosity wherever it leads.
Registration will open soon
Registration for Reading Science Camp opens soon—stay tuned for details on how to secure your child’s spot.
Check back here for updates!
Camp Location
Reading Science Center
645 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19601
Reading Science Camp Policies
Filling out the registration form does not guarantee your child a spot in our summer camp. We have limited availability, and spots are secured only upon payment. After completing the form, you will receive an invoice via email. Your child’s spot will be officially reserved once payment is received. All payments must be recieved before July 1, 2025.
Make the most of your Reading Science Center experience by becoming a member! Members enjoy discounts on events, along with year-round benefits like unlimited admission, discounts on merchandise, and savings at local restaurants.
Members receive 10% off Reading Science Camp!
info@rdgsci.org
484-878-2112
Reading Science Center
645 Penn Street
Lower Level
Reading, PA 19601
Monday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
We validate parking in the Double Tree Convention Garage for up to 3 hours.