Summer Camp at Hagley

NOTE: Registration links will go live January 23, 2026, at 10 a.m.

Summer Camp at Hagley offers day camps with experiences ranging from STEAM discovery to old-school fun. Campers can journey back to the 19th century or use STEAM concepts to complete challenges and bring new ideas to life. Ages: 7-12. 

Summer Camp at Hagley – Week 1
July 13 through July 17 – Monday to Friday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

This week’s themes are: 

Life Long Ago (Ages 7-9): Life Long Ago Camp celebrates 250 years of historic lifeways and pastimes.  Each day campers will explore different activities that multiple generations of Americans experienced, such toymaking, gardening, dancing, cooking, and fishing.  Campers will also experience tasks specific to a black powder factory like firing off a charge of powder, making a water wheel, and working in an 1870s era machine shop.  The camp week culminates in a carnival where campers can share what they learned with their families.

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(link goes live January 23, 2026, at 10 a.m.)

STEAM Maker Camp (Ages 10-12): STEAM Maker Camp empowers campers to create! Throughout the week, they’ll learn safe tool and tech skills while building projects like a birdhouse, a sewn tote bag, and a 3D-printed trinket. Campers will practice hands-on, 21st-century making all week, then share their creations with family at a final Maker Expo.

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(link goes live January 23, 2026, at 10 a.m.)

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Summer Camp at Hagley – Week 2
August 3 through August 7 – Monday to Friday – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

This week’s themes are: 

STEAM Discovery Camp (Ages 7-9): STEAM Discovery Camp sparks campers’ natural curiosity with a week of hands-on challenges and investigations. Each day features a new science theme, such as life science, physics, technology, and engineering. The week ends with a Science Expo where campers share their projects and favorite demos with family. 

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(link goes live January 23, 2026, at 10 a.m.)

Learning the Trades (Ages 10-12): "Before there were makerspaces, early makers were plying their trades.  Learning the Trades Camp offers campers a chance to be trained in many of the different skills and jobs that shaped this nation over the past 250 years.  Campers will become powdermen, stone masons, coopers, farmers, mapmakers, printers, and more.  A fun “jobs fair” at the end of the week will mark the end of the campers’ apprenticeships as they share their new skills with their families. In 2026, we will celebrate the country's 250th birthday with professions from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. 

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(link goes live January 23, 2026, at 10 a.m.)

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Each camp has a maximum of 20 campers for ages 7-9, and 12 for ages 10-12. Camps are staffed by adult camp instructors and teenage camp counselors. Teens, age 15-18, who are interested in volunteering can sign up to be counselors at www.hagley.org/volunteer. Extensive training is provided. 
 

Camp Schedule:
Camps operate Monday-Friday
Camp Day: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.        
Drop Off begins: 8:30 a.m.

Fees:
Non-members: $380 per week
Hagley Members: $320 per week
For questions, please contact Education Program Coordinator Jeff Durst at (302) 658-2400 ext. 285 or jdurst@hagley.org.

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STEM programs are made possible by DuPont and M&T Charitable Foundation.