Week 8: Future Innovators & Big Ideas August 24–28, 2026

Outdoor STEAM Summer Camp – Program Week

Ages: 5–8 | 8–14
Camp Day: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
Before & After Care: Available

This week of Outdoor STEAM Camp offers a balanced mix of outdoor exploration and indoor STEAM activities designed for curious kids. Campers engage in hands on learning through science, technology, engineering, art, and math using age appropriate projects, challenges, and guided play.

Throughout the week, children are encouraged to explore, build, experiment, and collaborate while developing confidence, creativity, and problem solving skills in a supportive camp environment.

What campers experience this week:

• Outdoor science experiments and nature based exploration

• Creative building and engineering challenges

• Age appropriate technology and introductory coding concepts

• Art and design projects inspired by the natural world

• Teamwork, curiosity, and guided free play

This Outdoor STEAM summer camp program is offered in Durham Region and serves families throughout the region and surrounding communities.

WEEK 8 – Future Innovators & Big Ideas

August 31 – September 4
Ages: 5–8 | 8–14

WEEK THEME OVERVIEW

This week focuses on turning ideas into tangible designs.

Campers explore design thinking outdoors, then model, test, and refine ideas indoors using STEM tools.

Ages 5–8

Outdoor STEAM

Building and testing ideas outdoors

Simple mechanical challenges

Indoor STEM

Junior LEGO Robotics & Coding
Campers advance with LEGO SPIKE Essential, learning basic coding concepts through games and hands-on builds.

Ages 8–14

Outdoor STEAM

Design thinking challenges

Translating ideas into physical forms

Indoor STEM

3D Modeling Basics
Campers learn the fundamentals of 3D design using Tinkercad, creating items such as vehicles and characters while developing spatial reasoning skills.

Campers will have access to indoor and outdoor washroom facilities

You will receive an automated email within 2 to 4 hours after purchase. Using your receipt confirmation number, you must complete, sign, and submit the waiver and your child’s camp details within 24 hours of receipt.