Programs & Activities

Riverbend's school programs bring students outdoors to make science come to life through nature-based STEM education. Field trips and environmental learning experiences are available for school groups.

Riverbend's Aquaponics program offers hands-on environmental STEM learning, including a collaboration with Aqua Pennsylvania and Upper Darby School District serving nearly 1,000 fifth graders. Students explore sustainable food systems and environmental science.

Esports program for kids ages 7–12 at the YMCA of Greater Brandywine. Combines competitive gaming with teamwork, strategic thinking, and digital citizenship.

Campers explore optical illusions, light and color, non-Newtonian fluids like slime, and mind-bending logic puzzles. Includes a field trip to the Museum of Illusions.

Students learn about water systems through hands-on study of macroinvertebrates, water testing, stream erosion, and plant life using access to the Darby Creek. The Watershed Lab provides real-world environmental science experience in a natural setting.

Uplink Studios is a physical network of community e-sports training centers and entertainment arenas for youth gaming enthusiasts.

Esports classes at the YMCA for kids ages 7-12 in Chester County. A fun, structured program that combines gaming with youth development.

Various locations, (610) 977-2405,www.ceoacademyeducationusa.comDay • grades 4–12 • journalism, law, medicine, STEM, creative writing, science

Campers explore force and motion, chemical reactions, and how the body works through hands-on engineering challenges and playful discovery. Includes a field trip to the Lancaster Science Factory.

Kids engage in fun, hands-on STEM activities in one of two dedicated STEM Labs, including experiments like making elephant toothpaste, building robot courses, and testing scientific concepts. Designed for all ages with a focus on making science exciting and accessible.

Students get hands-on experience studying water systems through the Watershed Lab, with access to Darby Creek for learning about macroinvertebrates, water testing, stream erosion, and plant life. A great opportunity for kids to explore real-world environmental science.

School and community groups can visit the Upper Main Line YMCA's 54-acre Environmental and STEM Education Complex for guided field trips covering watershed ecology, animal ambassadors, and hands-on STEM activities. An enriching educational experience for students of all ages.

Hill Top Prep's Esports & Technology program for neurodiverse students in grades 6–12 blends gaming, teamwork, and tech exploration to build communication, collaboration, and digital literacy skills. The program is offered in a supportive environment with a 4:1 camper-to-staff ratio.

Our complex has two STEM Labs for all of your scientific needs! Whether it's making elephant toothpaste, building robot courses or testing our favorite candy's floatability, we are having fun with STE

In our Watershed Lab students learn about the importance of water systems including: macroinvertebrates, water testing, stream erosion, plant life and more. With access to the Darby Creek, our watersh

Our Education and STEM programs offer an early introduction to a wide variety of concepts and teach science, technology, engineering, math, sign language and more through creative play, setting a foun

Welcome to East Whiteland Township Parks & Recreation!East Whiteland Township Parks & Recreation offers numerous active and passive recreational facilities and amenities throughout our park system for

Campers don't just make things, they master techniques. From hinges and zippers to knife skills and coding, every project builds competence that lasts beyond summer..

Multiple locations, (800) 968-4332Day • ages 5–12 • creativity, persistence, problem solving, STEM

Various locations, (610) 321-8212,steminnovationpa.orgDay • ages 10–18 • academics, STEM

Teen volunteer Ani presents a 'Know Your Body' program exploring the endocrine system for kids in grades 2-6. A fun and educational introduction to human biology.

Rosemont, (877) 248-0206,emaginationtechcamps.comDay and overnight • ages 8–17 • computers, technology

Kids in grades K-5 come together to build and create in the Lego Lab. A fun, open-ended building session that encourages creativity and problem-solving.

Kids explore STEM concepts through an 18th-century colonial lens at the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, combining history with science, technology, engineering, and math activities. Campers enjoy group projects and a supervised swim in Ridley Creek.