Lancaster Science Factory

Campers will explore plants and animals in our local streams, rivers, and watersheds, engage in hands-on activities about watershed health, and learn how they can help improve their local waterways. This camp includes a field trip to a local stream. 

Campers take on the role of environmental engineers to build green roofs, test permeable pavement, and design real solutions that keep our waterways clean. Through hands-on experiments and creative challenges, they will explore how scientists and engineers find pollution solutions. This camp includes a field trip to a local stream. 

Make717, The Lancaster Science Factory, and the Lancaster Rec are proud to present this immersive, week-long manufacturing technology camp for rising 6th – 9th graders.

In this immersive full-day camp, students will explore different manufacturing technologies like 3D Printing, Lasers, CNC, and more, at Lancaster’s professional-grade Maker Space – make717!

They’ll create a fully custom project using real-world fabrication methods. This year's project is a fully customizable gaming console powered by Raspberry Pi and made using at least four different manufacturing techniques! 

Camp times:  9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Location: make717

1151 Clark St

Lancaster, PA 17601

Please send a packed lunch with your child.

This camp is offered at a special discounted price thanks to the generous support of the Lancaster STEM Alliance.

Campers who dig dinos and all things prehistoric will love this interactive, project-based camp! Kids will be a Paleontologists exploring eras by making models, going on a dino dig, examining fossils, and much more!

Young learners will blast into adventure, launching their own rockets, mapping the star-filled night sky, and journeying through our solar system. Young astronauts will design a mission patch, map the moon for resources, and imagine what the future might look like in the Space industry!

NEW for 2026! StarLab, a planetarium that inflates and allows students to get the experience of a planetarium!