Engineering & Exploration Summer Camp

Seneca Hill Summer Camp: Explore, Learn & Play!

At Seneca Hill Summer Camp, curiosity becomes creation, and play becomes problem-solving 🌱. Our Engineering & Exploration program blends hands-on STEM learning with energetic outdoor fun and thoughtful skill-building, making each summer day an exciting opportunity to think like an engineer, explore like a scientist, and connect with new friends along the way.

What Makes Our Program Special?

This isn’t a typical summer camp — it’s a STEM adventure designed to spark imagination and build real critical-thinking skills. Every week features a STEM Building Challenge where campers dive into the engineering design process: identifying problems, imagining solutions, planning, building prototypes, testing ideas, and iterating improvements 📐🔧. These challenges encourage creativity, collaboration, and confidence, and campers get to take home their own engineered creations at the end of each week. 

Our experienced educators — many of whom are classroom teachers throughout the school year — guide children through these projects with patience and enthusiasm, creating a supportive environment where curiosity leads the way.

What Will Children Do & Experience? Each summer week has a playful theme that inspires STEM exploration:

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Build balloon-powered racers and explore motion and force.s
• A Bug’s Life: Create moving mechanical caterpillars and uncover simple mechanisms at work. 
• Farm Fun Windmills: Learn about renewable energy by designing working windmills. 
• Carnival Engineering: Design your own rotating Ferris wheel while learning about balance and motion.

Beyond the building challenges, days include teamwork games, exciting weekly field trips, outdoor play, and opportunities to build leadership and study habits — all woven together to create a rich, balanced summer experience.

A Typical Day at Camp

Each day is thoughtfully structured to ensure a balance of active play, learning, and free time. While activities vary by week, here’s a general schedule:

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Welcome & Morning Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Sports, Games & Outdoor Play
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Snack Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Science Experiment or Craft Project
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | Lunch
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM | Reach Ahead Language & Math / Special Theme Activities
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Water Play, Nature Walk, or Special Event
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Snack Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Games & Wind-Down Activities
4:00 PM | Dismissal

Weekly Field Trips

Each week, campers will embark on exciting adventures in the city! Our field trips include:

• Week 2: Edward Gardens
• Week 3: Farm
• Week 4: ROM
• Week 5: Reptilia
• Week 7: Pioneer Village
• Week 8: Aquarium

*Kindly note, that while we have planned these field trips, they may be subject to change based on the weather, weekly camp enrollment, and other unforeseen factors. We will promptly inform families of any adjustments that week.

At Seneca Hill Summer Camp, every camper leaves with new skills, lasting friendships, and cherished summer memories. Whether they are discovering new passions, strengthening academics, or simply having the best summer ever, our camp is the perfect place to explore, learn, splash, and play!

👉 Join us for a summer of fun and discovery!