Innovation Lab:
Summer STEAM Camp
Project Scientist’s Innovation Lab (formerly Summer Lab) is a joyful, hands-on, immersive summer STEAM camp designed to build confidence and spark curiosity in girls. From building prototypes to solving real-world problems, each lab fosters collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving. Through field trips and connections with diverse STEM role models, girls experience a sense of belonging and see themselves as innovative scientists and problem solvers.
Key Features: STEAM Curriculum & Materials | Training & Ongoing Educator Support | Real-World STEM Career Exploration and Role Model Connections | STEM Company Partner | Summer Program | Students Ages 4-12 years
The Project Scientist Difference
Our programs are available in English and Spanish
Our programs are facilitated by educators who are equipped with the knowledge, strategies, and confidence to foster spaces of belonging for girls* in STEM.
One of the distinguishing features of our programs are our strong partnerships with STEM companies which allow us to take our students on STEM expeditions and give them the opportunity to interact with women role models.
Through intentionally engaging parents and caregivers we ensure that our students receive holistic support in their STEM education journey.
To date, we have provided nearly 135,000 STEAM education experiences, impacting over 27,000 girls from communities across the United States and Mexico.
Bring Innovation Lab to your School or Nonprofit
Project Scientists partners with school districts, individual schools, nonprofit, community organizations and library systems to offer our Innovation Lab to girls from underestimated communities. We provide curriculum, training materials for teachers, STEAM education kits for students and all the logistical support to run our programs. All our programs are available in English and Spanish.
Want to bring our program to your school, school district or nonprofit organization? Fill out this program interest form and a member of our team will contact you with next steps.
Champion your child’s STEM journey
Are you a parent or caregiver looking to enroll your child in our Innovation Lab? While we don’t take enrollments directly, you can fill out our program interest form and a member of our team will contact you with opportunities in your location. If we don’t have a program offered near you we can explore ways to bring our lab to your child’s school.
Become a Funding Partner
STEM companies are a core part of our programs. We partner with companies to host expeditions at their facilities and engage their employees as volunteers and role models for our students. Funding from STEM companies allows us to offer our programs tuition-free, making them more inclusive and accessible to our students. Funding partners also have the opportunity to host students on their campus for 1-3 weeks, engaging both students and employees.
Read about the benefits of being a funding partner here.
What they're saying:
“My favorite part about camp is that I'm learning stuff and I get to meet new people and we get to do things that I really like. When I grow up I want to be a doctor or a vet.”
Gertrude (Greta)
“When I grow up I want to be a scientist that studies germs and my favorite part about camp was when we did the experiment with the pepper because it was cool when all of the pepper went away with the soap.”
Lena
“My favorite part of this week was learning new things about space, and I liked learning about airplanes and rockets and how they work.”
Rebecca
THE PROJECT SCIENTIST PATHWAY
What comes next after Innovation Lab?
Here’s more ways to stay engaged on the Project Scientist pathway!
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