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Welcome to a summer camp experience like no other! The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is excited to offer seven weeks of STEAM-focused summer camps for children ages 6 – 12. Our summer camps are packed full of hands-on activities designed to ignite the curiosity and creativity of young minds, blending history with hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. 

All camps include behind-the-scenes tours, interactive guided walkthroughs of our extensive collection of artifacts and historic streetcars, time to explore our 21,000 square foot Welcome and Education Center exhibit galleries, and rides on several of our fully-restored antique trolleys. Each day also includes a daily snack.

Enroll your child in a program that sparks their interest in learning and a passion for history and STEAM. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity for your child to have a summer full of fun, exploration, new friendships, a lifetime of memories, and STEAM-fueled adventures!

Summer camps run daily, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

LEGO® Camp

Ages 6 – 8

Our most popular camp is back again this summer: Join us for a week of LEGO® themed building challenges, artistic creations, and more! Explore the world of engineering while making models, investigate motion with cars and ziplines, then test out gears and simple machines. Create a brick self-portrait, then try painting with bricks! Design and create a LEGO® Town and Trolley Park, then ride down the rails aboard the LEGO Coding Express®. 

New this year: Campers will also spend time with LEGO® Education BricQ Motion kits that will allow them to experiment with forces, motion, and interactions without the need for technology.

DATES

• June 9 – 13
• August 4 – August 8 

CAMP THEMES: Math, LEGO®, Engineering, Art, Science, History, Physics, Physical Science, Transportation

COST

• $150 Member / $175 Non-Member (Early Bird Special until January 31st)
• $175 Member / $200 Non-Member after Feb 1st

LEGO® Engineering Camp

Ages 9 – 12

Explore the world of engineering and the forces of physics, then compete to build the tallest towers, longest bridges, and fastest vehicles. Design a paper airplane launcher, construct interactive carnival games, turn the classroom into a Brick-themed mini-golf course, and race through marble run mazes. Finish the week by building sets, props, and characters entirely out of LEGOs® to create a stop motion movie masterpiece!

New this year: Campers will also spend time with LEGO® Education BricQ Motion kits that will allow them to experiment with forces, motion, and interactions without the need for technology.

DATES

• June 16 – 20
• July 28 – August 1

CAMP THEMES: LEGO®, Engineering, Science, Art, Animation, Math, Technology, History, Physics, Transportation

COST

• $150 Member / $175 Non-Member (Early Bird Special until January 31st)
• $175 Member / $200 Non-Member after Feb 1st

NEW: History Explorers Camp

Ages 6 – 8

Step back into the past and discover what life was like over 150 years ago! Explore how people historically traveled long distances, such as with sailboats crossing the rivers and oceans, covered wagons traveling the Oregon Trail, and riding from the country into the big city aboard an electric streetcar. Play popular games from days of old, then get hands-on with traditional arts and crafts. Make historic recipes for different foods and candy, identify native plants and their uses, then try growing your own fruits and vegetables. 

Campers will also get to tour the John White house, located at the Washington County Fairgrounds. This historic house was built between 1804 and 1806 and was originally the heart of a 360-acre farm. It is a historic residential landmark/farmstead as designated by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.

DATES

• June 23 – 27

CAMP THEMES: History, Engineering, Science, Transportation, Biology, Nature, Art

COST

• $150 Member / $175 Non-Member (Early Bird Special until January 31st)
• $175 Member / $200 Non-Member after Feb 1st

STEAM Camp

Ages: 6 – 8

It’s full STEAM ahead in a camp dedicated to all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math! Design, build, and test the tallest towers, longest bridges, and strongest structures. Explore the history of transportation from trolleys and trains to boats, cars, and planes. Construct working circuits out of playdough, make a batch of streetcar slime, and shrink a trolley down to pocket-size!

DATES

• July 7 – 11 

CAMP THEMES: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, History, Transportation

COST

• $150 Member / $175 Non-Member (Early Bird Special until January 31st)
• $175 Member / $200 Non-Member after Feb 1st

Extreme STEAM Camp

Ages 9 – 12

Discover how science, history, and technology come together as we explore the past and plan for the future! Make a working instrument out of fruits and vegetables, then design and build electrifying inventions for a new “Smart Streetcar” using Makey Makey technology. Whip up a fresh batch of conductive playdough to make real working circuits, then explore solar-powered vehicles and renewable energy sources. Spend a day learning to code with Sphero Robotics to drive through obstacle courses, then design and race robot-powered horsecars. Unleash your inner innovator! 

DATES

• July 14 – 18

CAMP THEMES: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, Robotics, Coding

COST

• $150 Member / $175 Non-Member (Early Bird Special until January 31st)
• $175 Member / $200 Non-Member after Feb 1st

Frequently Asked Questions

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