Challenge Island STEAM Camps are for rising K-5th kids who are interested in problem-solving and FUN this summer with exciting weekly themes beginning in mid-June.
Challenge Island STEAM Camps 2025
Each daily workshop will include 3 hours of hands-on activities taught live by Michigan-based STEAM professionals. Programs are Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics-based challenges which also grow skills in cross-curricular learning, teamwork, presenting, and interacting with others.
Challenge Island is a STEAM enrichment program where smart and curious kids work together in teams to solve fun, hands-on “challenges” which teach them about STEAM fundamentals, as well as important success skills like creativity, critical thinking, problem solving and much more. The 3-hour/5-day camp programs this year will give campers a chance to grow their STEAM and teamwork skills as they take on fun challenges from the worlds of slime, children’s stories “Islandmon” creature collecting, space exploration, and entrepreneurship.
Challenge Island STEAM Camps in Metro Detroit are coming this summer to – Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Brandon, Canton, Clarkston, Fenton, Hartland, Huntington Woods, Rochester, Springfield Twp, Troy, and West Bloomfield.
Registration for 2025 is now open! Register HERE (or go to the Register Now tab on Challenge Island’s website – challenge-island.com/oaklandcounty
Challenge Island STEAM Camps Daily Activities
- Multiple hands-on STEAM challenges in each session
- Cross-curricular learning with each challenge
- Practicing 21st Century Skills (perseverance, collaboration, sociability, creativity, communication…)
- Opportunities to interact with students from other communities
- Live Challenge Island STEAM Camps instruction
- Sharing of accomplishments in an encouraging environment
Challenge Island STEAM Camps 2025
Registration for all in-person camps HERE
Slimetopia 4 Camp – Once Upon A Slime Camp / Grades K-5
During this all-new camp, campers will turn famous children’s books into fantastical slimy adventures, including Alice’s Unbirthday Cake Slime, Charlie’s Everlasting Gobstopper Slime, Percy’s Blue Cookie Slime and Narnia’s Turkish Delight Slime.
- Birmingham – Berkshire Middle School – July 7-11 and Aug 4-8 from 12:30-3:30p
- Bloomfield Hills – Academy of the Sacred Heart – July 7-11 from 9a-12p
- Brandon – Harvey-Swanson Elementary – June 16-20 from 1-4p
- Canton – Summit on the Park – June 23-27 from 1-4p
- Clarkston – Community Education – Aug 11-15 from 1-4p
- Fenton – Southern Lakes Parks & Rec – June 16-20 from 1-4p
- Huntington Woods – Gillham Rec Center – Jun 23-27 from 1-4p
- Rochester – Long Meadow Elementary – July 14-18 from 1-4p
- Springfield Township – Hart Community Center – July 21-25 from 1-4p
- Troy – Troy Community Center – July 28-Aug 1 from 1-4p
Islandmon Steam Quest Camp Camp / Grades K-5
Campers will catch, collect and train new mini-monsters each day as they tackle engineering challenges while visiting gyms, earning badges, going on treasure hunts, and even engaging in a battle or two.
- Birmingham – Berkshire Middle School – July 7-11 and Aug 4-8 from 9a-12p
- Bloomfield Hills – Academy of the Sacred Heart – July 14-18 from 9a-12p
- Brandon – Harvey-Swanson Elementary – June 16-20 from 9a-12p
- Canton – Summit on the Park – June 23-27 from 9a-12p
- Clarkston – Community Education – Aug 11-15 from 9a-12p
- Fenton – Southern Lakes Parks & Rec – June 16-20 from 9a-12p
- Huntington Woods – Gillham Rec Center – Jun 23-27 from 9a-12p
- Rochester – Long Meadow Elementary – July 14-18 from 9a-12p
- Springfield Township – Hart Community Center – July 21-25 from 9a-12p
- Troy – Troy Community Center – July 28-Aug 1 from 9a-12p
STEAM Space Explorers Camp / Grades K-5
Campers will journey through time and space to meet & recreate the work of the great explorers of history, including Copernicus, Galileo, the Wright Brothers, Neil Armstrong and many more.
- Birmingham – Berkshire Middle School – July 21-25 from 9a-12p
- Bloomfield Hills – Academy of the Sacred Heart – July 28-Aug 1 from 9a-12p
- Hartland – HESSC – July 14-18 from 9a-12p
- Huntington Woods – Gillham Rec Center – Jul 28-Aug 1 from 9a-12p
- Rochester – RARA – July 7-11 from 9a-12p
- Troy – Troy School District Learning Center – Aug 11-15 from 9a-12p
- West Bloomfield – WB Middle School – Aug 4-8 from 9a-12p
STEAM Tank Entrepreneur Camp / Grades K-5
Campers will learn about famous entrepreneurs, target markets, logo and slogan creation and more, as they work in small teams to create their own businesses as PIZZApreneurs, SWEETrepreneurs, PETrepreneurs, HAUNTrepreneurs and SLIMEtrepreneurs.
- Birmingham – Berkshire Middle School – July 21-25 from 12:30-3:30p
- Bloomfield Hills – Academy of the Sacred Heart – July 21-25 from 9a-12p
- Hartland – HESSC – July 14-18 from 1-4p
- Huntington Woods – Gillham Rec Center – Jul 28-Aug 1 from 1-4p
- Rochester – RARA – July 7-11 from 1-4p
- Troy – Troy School District Learning Center – Aug 11-15 from 1-4p
- West Bloomfield – WB Middle School – Aug 4-8 from 1-4p
Challenge Island Summer Camps
248-690-5080
challenge-island.com/oaklandcounty
mikep@challenge-island.com
For more info on Challenge Island STEAM Camps, contact Mike at 248-690-5080 or mikep@challenge-island.com, or visit challenge-island.com/oaklandcountyeast
