Tech Academy Minnesota - STEM Summer Camps for Kids

Offering summer day camps in partnership with

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South Washington Community Ed

STEM Summer Camps

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South Washington Community Ed and Tech Academy have teamed up on summer camps for more than 10 years. You'll usually find our camps at Lake Middle School in Woodbury and Cottage Grove Middle School.

30 Camps Available Grades 2nd – 10th 30 Topics

Browse the schedule below and click “Register” for pricing and enrollment.

2026 Summer Camp Schedule

Showing 30 of 30 camps

Grade:
Status Camp Location Dates Time Grades
Ended Robotic Builders: Engineering Camp
Robotic Builders: Engineering
New Projects & Challenges! Make science come to life!
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 8 – Jun 11
1:00pm – 4:00pm 2nd - 5th Ended
Ended Robotic Builders: Mighty Machines Camp
Robotic Builders: Mighty Machines
Build and program your own robot creations!
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 15 – Jun 18
9:00am – 12:00pm 2nd - 5th Ended
Ended Escape the Labyrinth: VR Game Development Camp
Escape the Labyrinth: VR Game Development
Design, develop, and create 3D Virtual Reality environments and characters!
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 15 – Jun 18
9:00am – 12:00pm 5th - 9th Ended
Ended 3D Printing & Design: D&D Camp
3D Printing & Design: D&D
Learn the ins and outs of 3D Design and 3D printing with TinkerCAD with D&D!
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 15 – Jun 18
1:00pm – 4:00pm 5th - 9th Ended
Ended Game Design with Roblox Camp
Game Design with Roblox
Explore the different possibilities Roblox has to offer in creating awesome games.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 15 – Jun 18
1:00pm – 4:00pm 3rd - 6th Ended
Ended Nintendo-Inspired Coding & STEAM Camp Camp
Nintendo-Inspired Coding & STEAM Camp
Code and create movies with popular Nintendo Characters.
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jun 22 – Jun 25
9:00am – 12:00pm 2nd - 6th Ended
Ended Multiplayer Minecraft: City Builder Camp
Multiplayer Minecraft: City Builder
Work together to build a city in a multi-player Minecraft server with a town hall, farms, and more!
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jun 22 – Jun 25
1:00pm – 4:00pm 2nd - 6th Ended
Ended Extreme Robotics: Robo-Wars Tournament Camp
Extreme Robotics: Robo-Wars Tournament
Build RC robots inspired by Discovery Channel's BattleBots.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 22 – Jun 25
1:00pm – 4:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended 3D Printing & Design: Pokémon-Themed Camp
3D Printing & Design: Pokémon-Themed
Design 3D Pokemon on Tinkercad.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 29 – Jul 2
9:00am – 12:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended Multiplayer Minecraft: Theme Park Builder Camp
Multiplayer Minecraft: Theme Park Builder
Work as a team to create a custom theme park in Minecraft.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jun 29 – Jul 2
1:00pm – 4:00pm 2nd - 6th Ended
Ended Retro Game Modding with Java Camp
Retro Game Modding with Java
Hack into classic games using Java.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jul 6 – Jul 9
9:00am – 12:00pm 5th - 9th Ended
Ended Extreme Robotics: Battlebot Olympics Camp
Extreme Robotics: Battlebot Olympics
Re-engineer your robots to make them better, stronger and faster!
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 6 – Jul 9
9:00am – 12:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended Robotic Builders: Battle Machines Camp
Robotic Builders: Battle Machines
Let the battle begin! This robotics camp uses the LEGO WeDo Robotics system.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jul 6 – Jul 9
1:00pm – 4:00pm 2nd - 5th Ended
Ended Extreme Robotics: RC Builders Camp
Extreme Robotics: RC Builders
Learn about science, engineering, and technology while having FUN through hands-on projects.
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 6 – Jul 9
1:00pm – 4:00pm 2nd - 6th Ended
Ended Hogwarts Film School & Coding Camp Camp
Hogwarts Film School & Coding Camp
Create digital animations and participate in our Harry Potter-themed STEAM activities!
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 13 – Jul 16
9:00am – 12:00pm 2nd - 5th Ended
Ended 3D Printing & Design: Minecraft-Inspired Camp
3D Printing & Design: Minecraft-Inspired
Learn 3D design skills, and make custom mobs and Minecraft-inspired creations.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jul 13 – Jul 16
9:00am – 12:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended Extreme Robotics: Battlebots Camp
Extreme Robotics: Battlebots
Battle bot against bot using EV3 LEGO Robotics servo motors, light sensors, and ultrasonic technology.
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 13 – Jul 16
1:00pm – 4:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended Video Game Design: Platformer Camp
Video Game Design: Platformer
Learn game coding by creating your own platforming video game in this camp.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jul 20 – Jul 23
1:00pm – 4:00pm 5th - 9th Ended
Ended Minecraft Mod Development: Mega-Tools & Mobs Camp
Minecraft Mod Development: Mega-Tools & Mobs
Create super-tools, fun or fearsome mobs, and tasty new foods with MCreator!
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 20 – Jul 23
1:00pm – 4:00pm 3rd - 7th Ended
Ended Intro to Python & AI Camp
Intro to Python & AI
Learn to use AI in various applications with Python.
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 27 – Jul 30
9:00am – 12:00pm 6th - 10th Ended
Ended Extreme Engineering: Motors & Pneumatics Camp
Extreme Engineering: Motors & Pneumatics
Use LEGOs to build animatronic and pneumatic creatures.
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Jul 27 – Jul 30
1:00pm – 4:00pm 6th - 10th Ended
Ended Minecraft Escape Room: Escape the Ender Dragon Camp
Minecraft Escape Room: Escape the Ender Dragon
Build Minecraft escape room worlds with a team in PC Java Edition. Race to escape the Ender Dragon. Take home your world.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Jul 27 – Jul 30
1:00pm – 4:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended Pokémon-Inspired Coding & STEAM Adventures Camp
Pokémon-Inspired Coding & STEAM Adventures
Create a stop-motion Pokémon-themed film with Pokémon inspired sets and props!
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Aug 3 – Aug 6
9:00am – 12:00pm 2nd - 5th Ended
Ended 3D Printing: Jewelry Fabrication & Arts Camp
3D Printing: Jewelry Fabrication & Arts
Make jewelry 3D models on CAD software.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Aug 3 – Aug 6
9:00am – 12:00pm 3rd - 7th Ended
Ended Build & Defend: Strategy Game Coding Camp
Build & Defend: Strategy Game Coding
Code your own Tower Defense video game using the Construct 3 programming interface in this camp.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Aug 10 – Aug 13
9:00am – 12:00pm 5th - 9th Ended
Ended 3D Printing & Design: Nintendo-Themed Characters Camp
3D Printing & Design: Nintendo-Themed Characters
Bring your favorite video game characters to life by creating Nintendo-inspired characters with TinkerCAD
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Aug 10 – Aug 13
9:00am – 12:00pm 4th - 8th Ended
Ended Minecraft Survival Camp: Defeat the Ender Dragon Camp
Minecraft Survival Camp: Defeat the Ender Dragon
Survive, gear up and take on the Ender Dragon in our multiplayer Minecraft world!
Cottage Grove Middle Cottage Grove, MN
M-Th
Aug 10 – Aug 13
1:00pm – 4:00pm 3rd - 7th Ended
Ended Extreme Robotics: Robo-Racers & Dragsters Camp
Extreme Robotics: Robo-Racers & Dragsters
Build cars and dragsters with motors and sensors to explore the environment.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Aug 10 – Aug 13
1:00pm – 4:00pm 5th - 9th Ended
Ended D&D STEAM Camp Camp
D&D STEAM Camp
Create DND video games, and embark on a one-shot campaign.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Aug 17 – Aug 20
9:00am – 12:00pm 3rd - 7th Ended
Ended Intro to Computer Science with Python Camp
Intro to Computer Science with Python
Students will learn computer science concepts using Python.
Lake Middle Woodbury, MN
M-Th
Aug 17 – Aug 20
1:00pm – 4:00pm 4th - 8th Ended

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