Camps - Staten Island Museum

Access to Parking Lot 3 (P3), which is directly behind the Staten Island Museum, may be limited or off line from April 8 – May 2, 2024 due to ongoing work. The Museum will be open to the public for regularly scheduled hours and school group visits. We recommend parking in lots P4 (near the pond) or P1 (near the Children’s Museum). Click here for location and directions.

Earth Camp has been suspended for 2024.

The Staten Island Museum is excited to be hosting STEM Summer Break Enrichment Programs, applications coming in April 2024.

STEM Summer Break Enrichment

APPLICATIONS DUE BY APRIL 24, 2024

For students 6th grade – 8th grade
Monday – Friday, July 22 – July 26, 2024
9am-3pm
Discovery Camp: Calling all science enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers! Discover the wonders of our natural world while hiking local trails, studying pond life and enjoying interactive workshops with our community partners from Freshkills Park. Engage in team building activities, games and creative design projects through hands-on field experiences. Whether you are harnessing the sun to cook in a solar oven, exploring the importance of sustainable architecture or mapping local biodiversity, each challenge will channel your creative energy and spark your imagination!

For students 3rd grade – 5th grade
Monday – Friday, July 29 – August 2, 2024
9am-3pm
Science in the summer with the Staten Island Museum. Channel your creative energy into hands-on, minds-on STEM projects, inventions and design challenges. Think like inventors and engineers while participating in workshops focusing on the design process. Campers identify problems, brainstorm ideas, design solutions, build prototypes, test, evaluate and redesign. Explore themes of biodiversity, sustainability and environmental resilience to build, invent, and experiment while engaging in team activities and games that challenge your creativity and spark your imagination.

NYC Department of Education Logo with STEAM matters logo and the NYC skyline silhouette

About STEM Matters NYC

Students can apply in April to STEM Matters NYC enrichment programs. Choose from a wide range of programs at amazing destinations throughout the five boroughs! Get your hands dirty in the garden, encounter amazing animals, or design an art or engineering project. Students will meet and work with field experts in programs that feature real-world learning experiences.