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Build video games, learn to code, and have a blast at Code Ninja's STEM summer camp! Photo courtesy of the camp
Build video games, learn to code, and have a blast at Code Ninja's STEM summer camp! Photo courtesy of the camp
2/18/22 - By Laurie Rein

When you think about summer camp, you may picture canoeing on a lake, playing capture the flag, and eating s'mores by a campfire. But summer camp can also be about coding, constructing robots, and building with Legos. We've rounded up 15 STEM summer day camps in New Jersey, which promise a summer of fun for budding scientists, engineers, and computer programmers.

High schoolers may also want to check out our list of pre-college summer camp programs, which include some deep-dive STEM options. You can also find free coding for kids websites and apps.

For more summer camps in New Jersey, including traditional summer day camps, lakefront summer camps in New Jersey, and sleepaway summer camps in the Northeast, bookmark our New Jersey Summer Camp Guide and Camp Directory where you can search for summer camps by type, age, and town. 

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At the Tenafly Nature Center, campers explore the woods and trails, make crafts, share stories, and play games while learning about the environment. Photo courtesy of the center
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Arena STEM

Paramus
Ages 7-14
Arena STEM is a family experience center that hosts a variety of unique family entertainment, summer camps, and birthday parties. Kids can race a car, fly a drone, sail a yacht, or explore VR worlds. Week-long summer camp programs allow campers to plunge into the world of drones, robotics, 3D printing, computer science, and Tamiya 4WD car construction. Click through for full program details. READ MORE

Game Camp Nation - New Jersey

Morristown & Saddle River
Ages 9-19
Creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration: Game Camp Nation emphasizes the 4 C's needed for success in today’s media-driven world. This educational game studio for kids and teens offers in-person summer day camps, sleepaway camps, and year-round online lessons for aspiring game designers, programmers, and artists of all skill levels. READ MORE

Montclair Learning Center Camps

Bloomfield
Ages 3-12
Campers can explore STEM concepts through themes like robotics, coding, chess, engineering, video game design, app development, and more. Girls-only STEM Camp is available for girls entering first through sixth grades. Its Little Engineers camp caters to preschoolers.     READ MORE

STEAM Camps @ Little Ivy Academy

Ridgewood
Ages 6-14
This summer, your camper can build and code Lego robots, create electronic spy gadgets, learn to code, and much more. Traditional summer day camp activities are included, too, getting kids outdoors daily.  READ MORE

Buehler Challenger & Science Center

Hammonton
Ages 4-18
Blast off into a summer of space exploration, flying object creation, and simulated space missions at Buehler's summer camps. Groups are arranged by age, with full days for the older space explorers.  READ MORE

Science Summer Camp at Liberty Science Center

Jersey City
Ages 6-14
Where better to build STEM skills than this well-known, science-focused museum? Campers at Liberty Science Center explore weekly topics such as Oceans, Sci-Fi, Exploration, Showtime, Maker Skills and Nature.  READ MORE

Pingry Summer Camp

Basking Ridge
Ages 5-18
This cutting-edge computer science camp focuses on specialties like Scratch Jr., Robotics, Digital Logic Design, and more.  READ MORE

Lavner Summer Camp

Cherry Hill and Montclaire
Ages 6-14
Lavner Camps focus on experiential, hands-on learning, collaboration, excitement, and cutting-edge topics in STEM, technology, and the arts. Topics include graphic design, Roblox, Minecraft, and more.  READ MORE

KidzToPros Virtual Summer Camps

Tenafly, Millburn, and Wayne
Ages 4-14
Explore, learn, and thrive at KidzToPros STEM, sports, and art summer camps for kids in pre-K through eighth grade. Offering in-person and virtual camps, KidzToPros provides the perfect opportunity for kids to develop valuable skills in a fun, creative, and safe environment. READ MORE

Code Ninjas Norwood-Northern Valley

Norwood and Saddle Brook
Ages 7-14
At Code Ninjas, kids learn to code through an engaging, game-based curriculum that teaches teamwork, logic, math, and problem-solving. Roblox and Minecraft are the focus of some of the summer camp's programs. READ MORE

Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG)

Montclair
Ages 6-12
Summer Institute for the Gifted offers a STEAM+ curriculum, incorporating science, technology, engineering, arts, math, humanities, fitness, and recreation. READ MORE

Tenafly Nature Center - Camps

Tenafly
Ages 4-14
Children are encouraged to explore the natural world at the Tenafly Nature Center, a nonprofit, independent, member-supported nature preserve. STEAM topics covered include weather, wildlife, and environmental stewardship.  READ MORE

William Paterson University Summer Youth Programs

Wayne
Ages 9-15
Your child can build their academic confidence while learning and making great memories at WPUNJ Summer Youth Programs. Enrichment workshops include rocketry, video game design, and logic games. Mornings are spent enjoying traditional summer camp experiences, while afternoons are dedicated to more academic pursuits.  READ MORE

Dwight-Englewood Summer Connections

Englewood
Ages 4-18
Summer Connections at Dwight-Englewood School engages students of all ages in exploratory learning in areas such as robotics, photography, soccer, cooking, STEM, and more. READ MORE

Snapology of Monmouth County

Tinton Falls
Ages 5-14
Animal robotics, space science, video game design, Pokemania, and STEM survivor are just some of the offerings from Snapology's summer camp program. Half- and full-day programs are offered. READ MORE

Genius Gems

Millburn
Ages 5-12
At Genius Gems Summer Camp, educators use hands-on learning to lead kids entering kindergarten and up in topics that include Science Wonder Lab, Witches and Wizards Camp, Rainbow and Magic Potions, Pokemon STEM, Lego Brick Engineering, and more. Each week has a morning and afternoon session. READ MORE

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