Young adventurers may decide to hop on board for the next mission to Mars and explore the science of space travel, simulate rocket launches, and design a future community on another planet. Or campers can become authors and storytellers for the summer, creating their own magical worlds, one-act plays, detective mysteries, or science fiction stories.

Budding engineers and inventors can build model boats or hovercraft, or design electric circuits with batteries, bulbs, buzzers, and electromagnets. Or campers can choose to build models of atoms and molecules, design crystal structures, and explore the nature of everyday materials from salt to the semiconductors that power our PCs.

Campers can choose to design their own cities, theme parks, or roller coaster rides. Or they can start thinking like Leonardo da Vinci by exploring the use of light and color by master painters. Or, maybe they will be working with satellite images and developing a virtual city, considering the basic things that every community needs.

No matter what theme your child selects, the activities will be age-appropriate and wide-ranging, designed to capture the interest of all participants while providing unlimited opportunities for the development of analytical and deductive reasoning skills and innovative thinking.

Each day will involve three hours of educational activities, combining hands-on science projects, computer-based challenges, and artistic activities, all integrating the week’s theme. Staff will include certified elementary school teachers. Campus facilities used will include our computer labs, which house high-speed networked computers, and the Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences. With our academic facilities and natural setting, Stony Brook University is singularly suited for this uniquely integrated summer experience.