Academy Science Camp

June 23-August 28, 2025

Academy Science Camp

Ages 5-12

Academy Science Camp

Academy Summer Science Camp is back this year with a refreshed format, new themes, tours, experiments, museum exploration, field trips and so much more! Camps run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with four- and five-day options available depending on the week.


The Academy also offers a camp geared toward highschoolers called ELSA (Environmental Leadership Summer Academy).

Mini Academy Camp (Ages 5-6)

Junior Academy Explorers (Ages 7-9)

Academy Explorers Camp (Ages 10-12)

Pricing

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For more information on Academy camp, please consult this Camp Handbook

Scholarships

A limited number of scholarships are available for eligible Philadelphia households on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information about Academy Science Camp or to inquire about scholarship eligibility, contact Jennie Payne, Camp Programs Manager at jn894@drexel.edu. All scholarships for the summer 2025 camp season have been filled.

Payment and Refund Policy

Payment in full must be made at the time of registration. Refund requests before or on June 1, 2025, may be accommodated, minus a 25% per week nonrefundable deposit per camper. Starting June 2, no refunds will be given, but campers may switch into a different camp week pending space availability. The Academy reserves the right to suspend or terminate the enrollment of any camper without refund if we deem it is in the best interest of the camp and/or camper.

Lunch and Snack

Campers should arrive each day with a packed lunch, water bottle and snacks. We will have extra snacks here in case of emergencies. These snacks will most often include Goldfish Crackers, popcorn, 100% juice drink or similar foods.

Drop Off and Pick Up Location

The Academy of Natural Sciences is located at 1900 Benjamin Frankling Parkway, Philadelphia. For Academy Camp, please use the 19th Street Entrance located on the side of the building.

Environmental Leadership Summer Academy

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July 13–19, 2025

12 p.m. drop-off at the Lighthouse Center

Price: $2200
*includes overnight accommodations at the Lighthouse Center, catered meals and snacks, transportation to field sites, equipment rental and more

The Environmental Leadership Summer Academy (ELSA) of the Academy of Natural Sciences is an immersive summer sleep-away expedition for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors (17 years and younger) to gain hands-on field experience across a range of research areas: local community habitats and environments; beach, marsh, and Pine Barren ecology; botany, lake ecology and geology.

Students will gain a broad understanding of what it means to be an environmental scientist, leader and advocate in this rapidly growing field through theory-based courses and hands-on immersion experiences led by Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel University scientists and professors.

During this research-rich summer adventure, students will create bonds that last a lifetime and discover pathways that will open doors to future careers in environmental science and related fields.

For more information on Environmental Leadership Summer Academy, please consult the ELSA Camp Handbook.

For programmatic questions, please contact Michelle Gannon at meg355@drexel.edu

For registration questions, please contact Mariah Romaninsky at mjr377@drexel.edu

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