We're a STEAM engine to power kids' imagination, creativity and love of learning.
Thinkery Camp programs provide a creative, safe and challenging environment for campers to learn and grow—and have a whole lot of fun while they're doing it!
In each weeklong camp, Pre-K to 5th grade campers engage in playful, hands-on learning activities that develop critical thinking skills in a collaborative environment. Camps focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), with a variety of fun mental and physical challenges that activate campers’ creativity and stimulate their natural curiosity.
Campers explore questions of “how” and “why” through immersive, interactive learning experiences designed to keep them moving, thinking and creating.
Program Information
In order to provide the most developmentally-appropriate environment to play, learn and grow, campers are divided into the following age groups. [Please note, the following age groups are recommended for students entering these grades in Fall 2019]
Pre-K–Kindergarten
(Must be 4 years old by March 1, 2019)
Full day sessions, 9 am–4 pm. Optional half-day program with pick-up at 1:00 pm for a discounted price.
Curious Pre-K–K campers receive structure and guidance as we nurture their innovative minds. Enticing projects and activities offer little learners problem solving practice and opportunities for group collaboration.
1st–2nd Grade
Full day sessions, 9 am–4 pm
Campers entering 1st or 2nd grade begin to stretch their wings by testing out new abilities. Budding innovators look beyond what is seen and explore how things work. Inquiry-based learning and a focus on the design process drive campers’ discovery of STEAM concepts. These campers enjoy a full day program and experience science in action through hands-on field trips and guest speakers.
3rd–5th Grades
Full day sessions, 9 am–4 pm
Campers entering 3rd, 4th or 5th grade delve deeper into the Thinkery experience through more advanced tools and multi-day challenges. Campers team up to perfect every phase of the design process and tackle the world’s emerging problems. These campers have the opportunity to meet and learn from Austin-based innovators, and they discover how science answers questions through hands-on field trips and guest speakers.
We have designed our camp themes to grow with our campers—as campers get older, they dive deeper into STEAM concepts and tackle more complex challenges and materials.