Discover our incredible STEAM-themed camps. Our camps are highly educational and interactive led by our skilled team of camp counsellors. Our summer camps inspire youth with fun, minds-on learning and active engagement in the arts and sciences, covering topics from space, to oceans, to animal superpowers and more!
Registration for 2026 camps will open early for members on Monday, March 2nd at 10:00am.
General public registration will open on Wednesday, March 4th at 10:00am.
Drop off and pick up time and signing in/out procedures
Please note that parents/guardians (or their designates identified during registration) will need to sign-in their children each morning at arrival, unless a waiver has been signed permitting youth 12 years and older (only) to self-sign in/out.
Parents/guardians or their designates are required to pick up their children no later than 5:00pm and are required to show identification.
Behaviour agreement
Parents/guardians and campers will be asked to acknowledge a camp behaviour agreement outlining the requirement to adhere to behaviour expectations, and the need to stay home if exhibiting symptoms of a communicable illness.
What to bring
Provide your camper with a lunch, two snacks, a water bottle, and a change of clothes.
Policies
Refund: Cancellations must be received 14 days prior to the start date of the registered camp to receive a refund minus a $50 administration fee per camp, per child. Cancellations requested within less than 14 days of the camp start date, without medical exemption, will not be refunded.
Pick up: Late pick up fee is $15 for every 15 minutes late or portion thereof (ie. 5 minutes late is $15 and 20 minutes late is $30)
Registration: Please note that summer camps are designed for school aged children. Children must already have completed Primary and be going into Grade 1 this fall to be eligible for Discovery Centre Summer Camps.
Thursday, July 2 – Friday, July 3
Grades 1-2 and 3 – 5
Summer Kick Off
Start the summer with Discovery Centre’s greatest science hits! From camp-favourite chemistry demos to shocking static fun, to hands-on slime–making, it’s 2-days of packed fun and discovery!
Cost
Thursday, July 2 – Friday, July 3
Grades 3-5
Budding Biologists
Grow your curiosity this summer in our 2-day Budding Biologists camp. We’ll dig into plant science, learn about pollinators, worm composting, and much more through hands on activities, games, and craft.
Cost:
Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10
Grades 4-5
Digital Discovery
Digital Discovery is an incredible camp experience, encouraging curiosity while increasing confidence in technical skills and supporting collaboration with peers. This week-long camp explores a variety of ICT topics including video game development, coding, robotics and hardware. And get to work one-on-one with current professional mentors in the ICT fields.
This camp is a collaborative partnership between Discovery Centre and Digital Nova Scotia, bringing interactive learning and the ICT sector together to provide an unforgettable experience for youth and showing them the innovative technology developed right here in Nova Scotia.
Cost
Monday, July 6 – Friday, July 10
STEAM Studio
Spark curiosity and creativity at our science of art -themed summer camp, where young innovators and Picassos discover the exciting connection between colorful masterpieces and cool scientific principles! Through hands-on experiments and imaginative art projects, campers explore chemistry by mixing vibrant reactions, uncover physics through light and motion art, and dive into engineering by building dynamic sculptures and kinetic creations. Each day is packed with messy and hands-on, minds-on activities that encourage participants to turn their ideas into dazzling works of art.
Cost
Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17
Lunar Launch
Blast off into discovery at our space science summer camp, where young explorers journey beyond Earth to uncover the mysteries of the Moon and the wonders of space! Campers dive into hands-on experiments, rocket-building challenges, crater-creating simulations, and out-of-this-world engineering projects inspired by real space missions. From learning how astronauts live and work in space to designing their own space habitats, children combine creativity, teamwork, and scientific thinking in an unforgettable adventure.
Cost
Monday, July 20 – Friday, July 24
Happy Campers
Discover the joy of growing from the inside out at our science of happiness themed summer camp, where participants explore the amazing ways, science helps us build brighter moods and stronger minds! Through fun experiments, positive psychology activities, teamwork challenges, mindfulness games, movement, and creative expression, campers learn how their brains and bodies work together to boost confidence, resilience, and overall well-being. Blending social science with hands-on discovery and energizing exercise, this uplifting camp empowers children with practical tools to manage emotions, strengthen friendships, and cultivate gratitude.
Cost
Monday, July 27 – Friday, August 3
Palaeo-Party
Unearth adventure at our Paleontology and Geology themed summer camp, where young scientists dig into the fascinating worlds of dinosaurs, fossils, rocks, and Earth’s ancient history! Campers become junior paleontologists and geologists as they excavate mock dig sites, identify real rock and mineral specimens, create fossil casts, and uncover how volcanoes, earthquakes, and shifting continents shape our planet. Through hands-on experiments and interactive challenges, children discover how clues from the past help us understand Earth today.
Cost
Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7
Grades 6-7
Digital Discovery Camp
Digital Discovery is an incredible camp experience, encouraging curiosity while increasing confidence in technical skills and supporting collaboration with peers. This week-long camp explores a variety of ICT topics including video game development, coding, robotics and hardware. And get to work one-on-one with current professional mentors in the ICT fields.
This camp is a collaborative partnership between Discovery Centre and Digital Nova Scotia, bringing interactive learning and the ICT sector together to provide an unforgettable experience for youth and showing them the innovative technology developed right here in Nova Scotia.
Cost:
Monday, August 3 – Friday, August 7
STEAM Studio
Spark curiosity and creativity at our science of art -themed summer camp, where young innovators and Picassos discover the exciting connection between colorful masterpieces and cool scientific principles! Through hands-on experiments and imaginative art projects, campers explore chemistry by mixing vibrant reactions, uncover physics through light and motion art, and dive into engineering by building dynamic sculptures and kinetic creations. Each day is packed with messy and hands-on, minds-on activities that encourage participants to turn their ideas into dazzling works of art.
Cost
Monday, August 10 – Friday, August 14
Lunar Launch
Blast off into discovery at our space science summer camp, where young explorers journey beyond Earth to uncover the mysteries of the Moon and the wonders of space! Campers dive into hands-on experiments, rocket-building challenges, crater-creating simulations, and out-of-this-world engineering projects inspired by real space missions. From learning how astronauts live and work in space to designing their own space habitats, children combine creativity, teamwork, and scientific thinking in an unforgettable adventure.
Cost
Monday, August 17 – Friday, August 21
Happy Campers
Discover the joy of growing from the inside out at our science of happiness themed summer camp, where participants explore the amazing ways, science helps us build brighter moods and stronger minds! Through fun experiments, positive psychology activities, teamwork challenges, mindfulness games, movement, and creative expression, campers learn how their brains and bodies work together to boost confidence, resilience, and overall well-being. Blending social science with hands-on discovery and energizing exercise, this uplifting camp empowers children with practical tools to manage emotions, strengthen friendships, and cultivate gratitude.
Cost
Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28
Palaeo-Party
Unearth adventure at our Paleontology and Geology themed summer camp, where young scientists dig into the fascinating worlds of dinosaurs, fossils, rocks, and Earth’s ancient history! Campers become junior paleontologists and geologists as they excavate mock dig sites, identify real rock and mineral specimens, create fossil casts, and uncover how volcanoes, earthquakes, and shifting continents shape our planet. Through hands-on experiments and interactive challenges, children discover how clues from the past help us understand Earth today.
Cost
Please stay tuned for the release of our free camps!
