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Whitaker Summer Camps (Harrisburg) (grades pk-12th, Weekly, Full & 1/2 day)

222 Market Street
Phone: (717) 214-2787Email: info@whitakercenter.orgWebsite: Visit Website

🚀 Whitaker Center Summer Camps: Where Science, Innovation, and Fun Collide! 🎭 🔬 🎨

Looking for the ultimate summer camp experience that blends hands-on learning, mind-blowing science, and just the right amount of organized chaos? Welcome to Whitaker Center Summer Camps, the place where kids of all personalities—whether they’re future rocket scientists, Broadway stars, or kids who just love to take things apart to see how they work—find their happy place.

With programs for Pre-K through 12th grade, Whitaker Center camps offer a mix of STEAM, innovation, and musical theatre camps, designed to spark curiosity and keep kids engaged all summer long. Whether they’re building robots, experimenting with physics, coding their next big idea, or belting out show tunes, there's a camp here for every kind of learner.

Camp Options Include:

✔️ Jr. STEAM Camp (Pre-K & K) – Hands-on, curiosity-fueled fun for the littlest scientists.
✔️ STEAM Camps (Grades 1-8) – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math collide for high-energy exploration.
✔️ Innovation Camps (Grades 3-8) – Think next-level problem solving, coding, and design thinking.
✔️ Musical Theatre Camps (Grades 3-12) – For the future Broadway stars (or just kids who love a good spotlight moment).
✔️ Girls in STEAM Camps (Grades 3-8) – A special program designed to empower and inspire young women in STEM fields.

Why Choose Whitaker Center Camps?

They Love Science, and They Love Kids. Every experiment, performance, and project is hands-on and exciting.
Perfect for ALL Personality Types. From type-A rule followers to kids who insist on breaking the rules just to see what happens, there’s a space for everyone.
Seriously, the Kids Don’t Want to Leave. And parents? Well, you get a quiet house for the day. Win-win.

Registration Details:

🗓️ Registration opens February 7, 2025 at 10 AM. Camps fill up fast!
📍 Located at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, Harrisburg, PA.
💡 Scholarships available for qualifying families.

Spots are limited, so don’t wait—register now for a summer filled with discovery, creativity, and fun!

🔗 Register Here




Business Review

I have five very different kids. One is a type-A, schedule-loving, STEM-obsessed overachiever who probably has a ten-year plan. One is a theatre kid, which means we live with dramatic monologues at the dinner table. One is a neurodivergent, sensory-seeking, extra-needs thinker who keeps us on our toes. And the 6 year old? Well, he just wants to build things and see if they explode.  The other is only one month old so she's still a potato, so leaving her out of the conversation for now.  

And yet, Whitaker Center Summer Camps worked for ALL of them. Somehow, miraculously, they create an environment where kids of all personalities, learning styles, and quirks thrive—whether it’s in a robotics lab, on stage, or knee-deep in an experiment.

From Little Learners to STEAM Camp to Innovation Labs, we’ve done it all. The staff is patient, creative, and genuinely loves kids, the projects are challenging but fun, and the atmosphere is pure scientific magic. Also? They make learning look WAY more exciting than I do at home.

If you need a camp that will actually engage your kid, Whitaker Center is it. And if you need a camp that lets you drink a coffee in peace while your kid learns and thrives? Also Whitaker Center.

TL;DR: Sign up immediately. You won’t regret it.