Day Camps
Ignite Your Curiosity!
Calling all young explorers, budding scientists, and creative minds! Are you ready for an epic summer adventure filled with discovery, hands-on learning, and endless fun? Then prepare to blast off with Whitaker Center’s out-of-this-world Day Camps!
Don’t miss out on this unforgettable summer! Gather your crew, choose your adventure, and get ready to make incredible memories at Whitaker Center!
Winter Day Camps
Winter Day camps run from 9:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
A day off from school means an extra day of fun and exploration with Whitaker Center’s Winter Day Camps! Winter Day Camps are for students in grades 3 through 6.
Our Day Camps include:
- Exploration in the Science Center
- 3D movie showing in our digital cinema
- Educator-led lessons in our STEAM Labs and Innovation Zone
Pricing
$75 | Non-Members
$70 | Whitaker Center Members
January 19
Snowflake Science
From snowflakes to pixels, there are so many ways to unleash creativity scientifically. Campers will experiment and invent using snowy weather as inspiration.
February 16
STEAM Olympics
Flex your science skills with experiments and activities that combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math with the winter olympic games. Campers will take on fun STEAM challenges to go for the gold!
Summer Camps
Why Families LOVE Our Camps
At Whitaker Center, we believe learning should be an adventure. Our camps create dynamic, supportive environments where children explore, experiment, and discover the wonders around them. Whether they’re designing roller coasters, investigating AI, exploring rainforests, or performing on stage, campers develop skills that extend far beyond summer.
🔬 Ignite Curiosity
Hands-on activities bring science, technology, and the arts to life through engaging, age-appropriate exploration.
💪 Build Confidence
Supportive instructors and collaborative projects help every camper discover their unique strengths and abilities.
🤝 Make Lasting Friendships
Shared experiences and team challenges create bonds that often last well beyond camp week.
🎯 Develop Essential Skills
From coding to performance, problem-solving to creative thinking, campers gain abilities for lifelong success.
Find Your Summer Fun
Jr. STEAM Camps (PreK-K)
⏰ Drop-off: 8:00-9:00 A.M. | Pick-up: 12:00-12:30 P.M.
🕐 Half-Day Program
STEAM & Innovation Camps (Grades 1-8)
⏰ Drop-off: 9:00-9:30 A.M. | Pick-up: 3:30-4:00 P.M.
🕐 Full-Day Program
Musical Theatre Camps (Grades 3-12)
⏰ Drop-off: 8:30-9:00 A.M. | Pick-up: 4:00-4:30 P.M.
🕐 Full-Day Program
🎭 Friday Performance: 4:00 P.M.
Jr. STEAM Camps (PreK-K)
Our Jr. STEAM camps inspire young learners to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics through hands-on discovery and creative play. Each week features a unique theme that sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and shows campers how science connects to the world around them.
Through experiments, stories, and playful activities, young campers will explore rain, wind, snow, and storms while learning how weather shapes our world. This fun, engaging week sparks curiosity and imagination for little weather explorers.
Campers will explore how things move through playful experiments with ramps, balls, pendulums, and creative art activities. This joyful week introduces young scientists to motion using curiosity and imagination.
Campers will enjoy a fun, age-appropriate exploration of rainforest animals and plants. The week’s theme is inspired by our traveling exhibit Under the Canopy.
This week campers blast off to investigate our home planet and beyond through stories, hands-on activities, art, and movement. Young explorers will spark their curiosity as they discover Earth, the sky, and the stars.
Through play, stories, and creative experiments, young campers will explore super-powered science like speed, strength, and how animals and the world around us work. This fun, action-packed week sparks imagination, curiosity, and a love of discovery for little heroes-in-training!
Through experiments, stories, and playful activities, young campers will explore rain, wind, snow, and storms while learning how weather shapes our world. This fun, engaging week sparks curiosity and imagination for little weather explorers.
STEAM Camps (Grades 1-5)
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics make our STEAM camps run! Each week has a unique theme with engaging hands-on activities and opportunities for creative discovery. Although the weekly theme is the same, lessons for each are carefully crafted to be engaging and meaningful at the campers’ level.
Campers will explore groundbreaking scientific discoveries and influential scientists from continents across the globe through hands-on activities that blend science, technology, engineering, art, and math. It’s a week of curiosity, creativity, and discovery that inspires young innovators to think big.
Campers will design their own roller coasters while exploring the laws of motion through hands-on experiments and creative technology activities. This exciting week blends science, engineering, and art to show how motion brings the world around us to life.
Campers will discover a different layer of the rainforest each day through hands-on activities inspired by our traveling exhibit Under the Canopy. This immersive week invites campers to learn about rainforest animals, plants, and habitats while sparking curiosity and a love for nature.
Campers will begin by exploring Earth and then journey farther into the universe each day through individual and group investigations, creative projects, and interactive discovery. This cosmic adventure inspires curiosity about our planet, space, and the wonders beyond.
Unleash your inner hero! Campers will dive into exciting science and engineering challenges inspired by superhero powers – exploring movement, strength, chemistry, and the science of living things. This high-energy week sparks curiosity, creativity, and imagination while showing that real science can be super!
Explore the power of the natural world with exciting hands-on science activities inspired by the amazing forces that shape our planet and atmosphere. This dynamic week sparks curiosity, creativity, and discovery as campers learn how nature moves, changes, and inspires awe.
Innovation Camps (Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-8)
Innovation camps challenge young minds to think like creators, coders, and problem-solvers through cutting-edge technology experiences. From game design and robotics to AI exploration and digital art, campers develop critical thinking skills while discovering how technology can be both powerful and fun.
Campers will spend the week cracking codes, exploring symbols and ciphers, and diving into the world of game design through engaging challenges. This interactive camp sparks problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork while showing how technology can be both playful and powerful.
Get creative with technology! Campers will explore digital and tactile art through interactive projects that spark imagination, teamwork, and design thinking. This colorful, fun-filled week inspires young creators to experiment, innovate, and bring their ideas to life.
Campers will explore how machines learn, investigate the science behind AI, and discover ways to use technology ethically and responsibly. This hands-on, interactive week encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and curiosity about the powerful role of AI in our world.
Campers will explore the basics of game design, creativity, and problem-solving through practical projects and collaborative challenges. This exciting week lets young innovators imagine, build, and play their own games while learning how technology brings ideas to life.
Campers will explore logic puzzles, problem-solving challenges, and collaborative role-playing adventures that build critical thinking and creativity. This engaging week combines storytelling, strategy, and hands-on fun to inspire young innovators to think, plan, and play like true problem-solvers.
Hello, Technology is designed to help campers explore, understand, and use technology with confidence. Through interactive activities and creative challenges, campers will learn how devices work, discover the basics of coding and digital tools, and practice problem-solving in a tech-driven world. This week sparks curiosity, builds skills, and empowers young innovators to engage with technology safely and thoughtfully.
Tech Explorers is back for a second year with a whole new week of coding and engineering challenges. Campers spend half their day immersed in the world of Minecraft Education learning the art of coding. The rest of the day they embark on practical engineering challenges that ignite curiosity and creativity.
Tech Explorers is back for a second year with new LEGO Spike Robotics challenges and Minecraft Education lessons. The Minecraft Education platform provides daily explorations in coding. While LEGO Spike Robotics blends engineering and coding for a full day of engagement.
Girls in STEAM Camps (Grades 3-5 & Grades 6-8)
Girls in STEAM camp is all about exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Each day includes new hands-on experiences. From astronomy to zoology, Girls in STEAM has something to ignite every girl’s imagination.
Girls in STEAM camp is all about exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Each day includes new interactive experiences. From astronomy to zoology, Girls is STEAM has something to ignite every girl’s imagination.
Girls in STEAM camp is all about exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Each day includes new hands-on experiences. From astronomy to zoology, Girls is STEAM has something to ignite every girl’s imagination.
Sponsor Acknowledgment:
Thank you to The Stabler Foundation and Capital Blue Cross for their support of our Girls in STEAM programs.
Musical Theatre Camp
(Grades 3-5 , Grades 6-8 , Grades 9-12)
New for 2026: Expanded Musical Theatre Opportunities!
This year, we’re excited to offer expanded musical theatre camps, allowing more campers to experience the joy of performing! We will present Disney’s Frozen Kids (grades 3-5) and Shrek the Musical Jr. (grades 6-8) on two different weeks with two different casts.
You’ll love this fanciful and heartwarming stage adaptation of the celebrated animated film. Join Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Sven, and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love.
📅 Orientation & Auditions: April 11, 2026
It’s a “big bright beautiful world” as everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, leads a cast of fairytale misfits on an adventure to rescue a princess and find true acceptance. Part romance and part twisted fairy tale, Shrek JR. is an irreverently fun show with a powerful message for the whole family.
📅 Orientation & Auditions: April 12, 2026
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! This one-hour edition of the hit Broadway musical, brilliantly adapted from the iconic Nickelodeon series, is specially tailored for young actors.
📹 Video Auditions Required
📅 In-Person Lead Auditions: June 6, 2026
Important Information
Schedule: 8:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Performances: Fridays at 4:00 P.M.
Cast Size: Limited to 30 students per week
Orientation and Audition:
> Disney’s Frozen Kids & Shrek the Musical Jr.: To enhance the campers’ experience, all participants will engage in an orientation and audition day. Campers will meet our dynamic director, Steffan Bomberger, and talented assistant director and choreographer, Ashlyn Auriemma. They will guide campers through their developmental approach to musical theater, including introductory movement and singing exercises. Campers who wish to audition for lead or speaking roles will stay for individual auditions after the group orientation.
- April 11, 2026: Orientation and auditions for Disney’s Frozen Kids
- April 12, 2026: Orientation and auditions for Shrek the Musical Jr.
> SpongeBob the Musical: High school campers must submit an audition video. Campers wishing to audition for lead or speaking roles will audition in person on June 6, 2026.
Musical Theatre Registration:
After registering for camp, please complete the enrollment form detailing your camper’s availability:
- Single Week: Campers available for only one of the two weeks can attend that week.
- Flexible Availability: Campers with flexible schedules will be considered for more roles.
Camp Pricing
SINGLE WEEK CAMPS
Full-Day Camps (STEAM, Innovation, or Musical Theatre)
- Non-Members: $325/week
- Members: $300/week
Half-Day Camps (Jr. STEAM for PreK-K only)
- Non-Members: $200/week
- Members: $175/week
BUNDLE & SAVE!
6-Week STEAM Package (Full-Day) Includes Weeks 1-6 of STEAM and Innovation Camps
- Non-Members: $1,830 (Save up to $180!)
- Members: $1,650 (Save up to $180!)
6-Week Jr. STEAM Package (Half-Day) PreK and K camps only
- Non-Members: $1,050 (Save up to $150!)
- Members: $900 (Save up to $150!)
Next Steps
Step 1: Register & Pay
Choose the camp(s) that your child wishes to attend from the dropdown options above.
You will be directed to our Agile ticketing platform to complete payment. Payment is due at the time of registration.
Step 2: Enrollment Form
After registering and paying for your camp through Agile, you will receive an email from the camp director with your next steps. This will include completing an enrollment form that must be returned within 2 weeks to retain your registration.
**Families that don’t complete the enrollment form within 2 weeks may lose their registration if the camp is filled. Camper will not be allowed to attend camp if the enrollment is not complete AND/OR the invoice is not paid.
Scholarships
Summer Camp STEAM scholarships are available to attend STEAM and Innovation camps at a reduced rate. Families that qualify for the Pennsylvania ACCESS/EBT Card are encouraged to apply.
*Need-based – must receive state assistance/benefits. Based on available funds. Can only use one (1) week per child, per summer.
Step 1: Complete Scholarship Form
Step 2: Complete Enrollment & Pay Invoice
If selected for a scholarship, you will receive an email with next steps, including enrollment form completion and partial payment.
**Families that don’t complete the enrollment form within 2 weeks may lose their registration if the camp is filled. Camper will not be allowed to attend camp if the enrollment is not complete AND/OR invoice is not paid.
If the summer camp you want to sign up for is sold out, don’t worry—join our waitlist! Spots may open up, and we’ll contact you as soon as they do. It’s the best way to stay in line for the camp experience you’re hoping for.