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Summer Camp with Mad Science (Grades K-5)
Program Details
Mad Science is the world's largest science enrichment provider. We pride ourselves on the unique and interactive way of teaching students how to make science fun! Using an extremely hands-on and enthusiastic approach, we give students the chance to become Mad Scientists. We have FUN down to a science!
Mad Science Registration Questions or Programs? Contact Laura at MS@madsciencenenj.org or call 201-236-1400.
Enroll today! Space is limited!
Camps will be offered in half and full day sections, with weekly sign-ups available. Please look at the days/dates carefully, as there are no makeup classes for individual absences. Please note that you are to pick up your child from the designated area at the end of each camp -- children will not be released without parent/guardian.
- Half-day campers should come prepared with a snack.
- Full-day campers should come prepared with lunch & snack.
- Supervised lunch for full-day students from 12:00-12:30 PM
- This camp is open to Roxbury and non-Roxbury residents.
- Cost covers instruction and all materials!
Registration is handled directly by Mad Science of Northeast NJ's Online Website: Please log on to northeastnj.madscience.org and click on the "Parents" tab to register for the "Camps".
Mad Science registration is handled directly by Mad Science of Northeast's NJ's online website on a first-come, first serve basis.
Program Dates
WEEK 1
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) June 22, 2026 - June 26, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Brixology
Using LEGO® bricks, kids build a different engineering-themed project in each class. They explore different engineering fields, including mechanical, structural, aerospace, nautical, and bioengineering. They use critial thinking and creative problem-solving to test and improve their creations.
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Wacky Watts
This camp is extemely electric! Learn all about electricity, its properties and how we use it every day! Make indoor lighting as you conduct Hair-Raising experiments and explore the amazing Tesla Coil! It promises to be shocking! Jump in and investigate inertia, gravity, and centripetal force. Let's join Bernoulli and Newton as we look into their work in aerodynamics and the properties of air! We will play Mad Science Air Hockey, Generate Vortex generators, and defy gravity as we levitate a ping pong ball! Don't Crack as we become Under Pressure!
WEEK 2
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) June 29, 2026 - July 03, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Dino Diggers
Step inot the shoes of a paleontologist and dig into the fascinating world of dinosaurs! Campers will excavate fossils, study ancient creatures, and uncover the secrets of Earth's prehistoric past. Every discovery brings science to life as they explore how scientists piece together clues from millions of years ago!
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Shockingly Sticky Science
Get ready for a hair-raising and hands-on adventure into the wild world of electricity, magnetism, and gooey chemistry! Campers will make things pop, fizz, and cling as they explore the forces that attract and repel. From static shocks to sticky slime, every experiment is packed with energy, excitement, and science that sticks!
WEEK 3
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) July 06, 2026 - July 10, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Fizz & Pop Science
Step into a world of bubbly reactions and fizzy explosions! Campers become junior chemists as they mix colorful concoctions, watch safe chemical reactions come ot life, and uncover the science behind what makes things fizz, pop, and foam. It's hands-on chemistry that's equal parts science and excitement!
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Reaction Action
The action heats up as campers dive deeper into the world of reactions that sparkle, sizzle, and transform! They'll explore the amazing changes that happen when different materials meet, from color-changing experiments to cool electrochemical art. Every activity is an adventure in discovery--and every reaction brings a big "wow"!
WEEK 4
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) July 13, 2026 - July 17, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Mad About Slime
Get ready to stretch, squeeze, and splat your way through the science of slime! Campers become real chemists as they mix and experiment with gooey creations, uncovering the science of polymers, reactions, and texture. It's hands-on, messy fun that turns chemistry into a sensory adventures!
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Glow Lab Adventures
Step into the science of things that shine, sparkle, and glow! Young scientists will explore the mysteries of light and color through illuminating experiments with luminescence, fluorescence, and chemical reactions that dazzle the senses. It's a bright and brillant journey where chemistry truly lights up the fun!
WEEK 5
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) July 20, 2026 - July 24, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $342/student | Full Day - $447/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Mad Science Robots
Join us for a week of fun with amazing robots! Learn about the uses of robots in our world and spend time experimenting with your very own super cool robot! Discover the science of circuits and how robots use sensors to explore things around them. Use your skills to build your very own working robot to take home with you! (Please note: This is a different Robot build than MAd Robots).
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Ready STEM Go
Kids uncover how science shapes the world around them! They'll explore animals on land and under the sea, mix wild chemistry creations, and dive into the forces of motion and energy. Along the way, they'll explore radical robots, investigate super power sources, and discover the technology that keeps us connected. Packed with hands-on experiments, exciting discoveries, and mind-blowing fun, this program makes science come to life!
WEEK 6
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) July 27, 2026 - July 31, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Legends & Lore: Unleashing Creativity thru Myths & Mystery
From sea creatures of the deep to phoenixes in the sky, children discover and explore legends and lore across time, space, and culture. Children learn and tell their stories about nature, emotions, and ideas through painting, scultures, and other works of art.
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Building Wonders
Throughout history, humans have created some incredible wonders. Go on a journey through time and discover the impressive - and sometimes mysterious - wonders of the world like the Pyramids of Egypt, Easter Island, The Great Wall of China and many more. We'll guide children to build their skills, their creativity, and their sense of wonder.
WEEK 7
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) August 3, 2026 - August 7, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Whodunit Crime Solvers
Become the ultimate detective! This session is dedicated to the core skills of investigation, observation, and suspect identification. You'll master recognizing unique biological patterns to establish identify, learning that every person leaves a distinct trace. You will then enter a simulated forensic lab to perform physiological analysis and examine evidence to help link suspects to a scene. The morning wraps up by teaching you how to document and map a scene accurately, creating detailed blueprints from a "birds-eye-view" to preserve all crucial facts.
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Funky Forensics
Time to get Wacky in the specialized science lab! This high-energy session focuses on advanced scientific testing and pattern interpretation. Dive into forensic chemistry by using analytical methods to test liquids, determining their chemical identity, such as whether they are an acid or a base. Practice reconstructing damaged written evidence by meticulously piecing fragments back together to recover vital messages. You'll interpret complex patterns and tracks left by vehicles and analyze how liquids drip or splatter, determining the cause and source of the action. Finally, learn to use specialized magnification tools to boost your surveillance and observation skills.
WEEK 8
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) August 10, 2026 - August 14, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - NASA: Academy of Future Space Explorers
From our Earth's atmosphere to the outer reaches of our solar system, this hands-on program sends children on a quest for exploration! Comets, planets, stars, and more are all waiting to be discovered. Learn about the four forces of flight, the challenges of space travel, and even build your own model rocket!
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Sky Scientists
Do you have the "Wright" stuff? Get ready to blast off into an unforgettable adventure! In this high-flying camp, kids will explore the science of flight from the very first airplanes to the rockets that soar beyond our skies. Campers will build and launch their own flying creations, experiment with Newton's laws in action, and discover how forces make things zoom, zip, and glide. We'll even take a journey through our incredible Milky Way to see just how big and amazing our universe really is. Sky Scientists Camp is where curious minds take flight!
WEEK 9
SESSION DATES: (Monday-Friday) August 17, 2026 - August 21, 2026 (5 Days)
LOCATION: Roxbury High School, 1 Bryant Drive, Succasunna, NJ (Room #E-142)
COST: Half Day - $305/student | Full Day - $410/student
REGISTER ONLINE: Mad Science website
Morning (9:00am-12:00pm) - Creature Feature Science
Step into the world of animals and insects! Junior scientists will explore how creatures big and small adapt, survive, and thrive through hands-on experiments and exciting games. From dissecting owl pellets to building bug houses, campers become real-life biologists uncovering nature's coolest secrets. It's a week of discovery where science gets wild!
Afternoon (12:30pm-3:00pm) - Mad Mix-Ups
Grab your googles and get ready to stir, swirl, and hake things up! In this chemistry-powered adventure, campers will mix mysterious ingredients, create crazy reactions, and take home fun creations like fizzy bath bombs and colorful crystals. Every day brings a new experiment and plenty of "wow" moments in our bubbling Mad Lab of hands-on fun!
Registration
Register now online at the Mad Science website.
The Roxbury Community School is self-sufficient and a course/program must pay for itself. If there are not enough registrants, the course/program will be canceled. The Coordinator reserves the right to remove from class those individuals who have not paid tuition.
There are no refunds for courses/camps AFTER the program starts. All cancellations must be received in writing to comschool@roxbury.org at least seven days prior to the start of the class for a refund. After that date, there will be no refunds.
If you have questions or problems regarding this program or registration, please email comschool@roxbury.org.