Science Matters Summer Academy

COSAM Outreach



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2026 Summer Camp Information  
Registration Fee: $15/camper (non-refundable)
Tuition: $250/week/camper Science Matters
$300/week/camper for Curious Curators Camps
$335/week/camper for SCORE Camps
Payment Types: Visa/MC Only
  Registration type is determined by the rising grade for the 2026-2027 school year.

Registration will occur on Tuesday, February 17

Rising 1st/2nd registration opens at 9 a.m. 
Rising 3rd/4th registration opens at 9:15 a.m. 
Rising 5th/6th/7th/8th/9th registration opens at 9:30 a.m. 

   Register Here!   
Registration Link will not activate until 2/17 at the respective time for each age

(If you arrive early and do not see your child's registration type, please close window and come back to this page and click the above "Register Here" button. Refreshing the link will not update the page correctly. Also, if you are registering a second child, please log out of the first child's registration, close browser, and come back to this page and select "Register Here!")

 

Listing of all Science Matters camps for summer 2026.
Dates Generic Camp Theme Rising Grade
June 1 - 5 SCORE: Beginning 3D Printing 5/6
June 1 - 5 Curious Curators**  5/6/7
June 8 - 12 Weather Wizards 1/2
June 8 - 12 Score Robotics: Let's Go with VexGo! 3/4
June 8 - 12 Sky Explorers: The Science of Weather  3/4
June 8 - 12 Curious Curators** 4/5
June 8 - 12 Weather Wonders 5/6
June 15 - 19* Wild about STEM: Animals Science Camp 1/2
June 15 - 19* Amazing Animal Explorers 3/4
June 15 - 19* Into the Wild 5/6
June 15 - 19* SCORE Robotics: Design Has No Limits - 26/27 VEX IQ Competition Camp 7/8/9
June 22 - 26 Biology Buddies: Exploring Living Things 1/2
June 22 - 26 Score Robotics: Wild about Coding 1/2
June 22 - 26 Bugs & Blossoms: Junior Entomologists & Biologists 3/4
June 22 - 26 SCORE Robotics: Design Has No Limits - 26/27 VEX IQ Competition Camp 5/6
July 6 - 10 Storybook STEM 1/2/3/4
July 13 - 17 Anatomy Adventures: Inside the Human Body STEM Camp 1/2
July 13 - 17 Body Builders: Junior Human Biologists 3/4
July 13 - 17 Medical Microbiology 5/6

 *Camp will take place on the Juneteenth holiday.
**5th graders are only permitted to sign up for one Curious Curators week.

We will be adding additional SCORE Robotics Camps prior to camp registration going live on February 17.

CLICK HERE for the 2026 Science Matters Course Descriptions!

Sample Camp Schedule:

Science Matters camp schedule for campers.
7:45am – 8:00am Drop-off students (Haley Center) 
8:00am – 8:30am Thematic Activity (Cross-Curricular Activities)
8:30am – 11:30am  Science Instruction
11:45am – 1:00pm Lunch and Outdoor Play 
1:00pm – 3:30pm Science Instruction 
3:45pm– 4:00pm Child Pick-up (Haley Center) 
 

Please direct all Science Matters event-related questions to Kristen Jackson, jacksk6@auburn.edu .