Discover More at Camp this Summer!
The Discovery Center of Idaho is excited to offer need-based summer camp scholarships while funding lasts. Apply today!
To be added to a waitlist for sold-out camps, please email education@dcidaho.org.
Wizarding Camp
To be added to a waitlist for sold-out camps, please email education@dcidaho.org.
June 2-5 SOLD OUT
June 9-13 SOLD OUT
9 am – 4 pm (morning at Idaho Botanical Garden, afternoon at Discovery Center)
Ages 7-10
The Discovery Center of Idaho and the Idaho Botanical Garden are excited to partner again this year to provide whole day programming full of hands-on magical fun! Learners will start their day at the Garden and end each day at the Discovery Center. Enroll your learner in the Syringa School of Intermountain West Wizardry where campers will be sorted into unique houses, learn about herbology, potions, magical creatures and more! The week will end with a scavenger hunt (your wand will choose you!) and an official wizarding ceremony.
Park Explorers Camp
Ages 7-11
9 am – 4 pm
Explore Julia Davis Park! Visit a different cultural institution each day. Partners include: Boise Art Museum, Zoo Boise, Idaho State Museum, and the Discovery Center of Idaho. A detailed schedule will be provided. Participants will begin and end each day at the Idaho State Museum.
Elementary Explorers Camp
Ages 5-7
9 am – 12 pm
Elementary Explorers Camp offers a safe and gentle environment for our younger campers to explore and discover the world around them! This 3 hour Monday through Thursday camp includes daily story time, facilitated access to our Young Learners gallery and hands-on STEAM activities that inspire imagination and make learning fun!
The Art of Printmaking Camp
Ages 8-12
1-4 pm
Get creative and explore the art of printmaking over time! We’ll look into the development of technologies that allowed so many kinds of printing to thrive and use our artistic and creative skills (and develop new ones!) to design prints of our own at each stage!
Single Day Camps: Week of July 21-25
Ages 7-11
9 am – 3 pm with early and late drop off options
En-GROSS-ing Science Day Camp: Monday, July 21
Join us for this full day exploration of all the amazingly gross things our bodies can do! Learn about how our bodily functions keep us safe, including sweat, snot, blood, burps and more (yes, we mean poop and farts).
STEAM & Storytelling Day Camp: Tuesday, July 22
Learn how we can use robotics, chemistry and creativity to tell important stories in new and exciting ways!
Space Exploration Day Camp: Wednesday, July 23
Put on your astronaut helmet and join us as we explore the secrets of outer space!
Ocean Depths Day Camp: Thursday, July 24
For covering more than 70% of the world, there is so much we don’t know about the oceans. Dive into the deep with us if you dare!
Dinosaur Day Camp: Friday, July 25
Enter the wonderful world of dinosaurs! Spend some time with TINKER, our resident T-rex, explore how dinosaurs have left their mark on our planet and participate in activities to learn more about the different types of dinosaurs that have existed throughout geological time.
STEM Multisport Camps
Full and half-day options hosted here at the Discovery Center of Idaho – visit the Skyhawks Sports registration page to learn more and sign up!
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Wizarding Camp
Ages 7-10
9 am – 4 pm (morning at Idaho Botanical Garden, afternoon at Discovery Center)
The Discovery Center of Idaho and the Idaho Botanical Garden are excited to partner again this year to provide whole day programming full of hands-on magical fun! Learners will start their day at the Garden and end each day at the Discovery Center. Enroll your learner in the Syringa School of Intermountain West Wizardry where campers will be sorted into unique houses, learn about herbology, potions, magical creatures and more! The week will end with a scavenger hunt (your wand will choose you!) and an official wizarding ceremony.
Note: Please sign up for only one week; we will run the same camp twice to open up this opportunity to more interested campers!
Park Explorers
Ages 7-11
9 am – 4 pm
Explore Julia Davis Park! Visit a different cultural institution each day. Partners include: Boise Art Museum, Zoo Boise, Idaho State Museum, and the Discovery Center of Idaho. A detailed schedule will be provided. Participants will begin and end each day at the Idaho State Museum.
In Partnership With:
Sponsors:
Elementary Explorers
Ages 5-7
9 am – 12 pm
Elementary Explorers Camp offers a safe and gentle environment for our younger campers to explore and discover the world around them! This 3 hour Monday through Thursday camp includes daily story time, facilitated access to our Young Learners gallery and hands-on STEAM activities that inspire imagination and make learning fun!
The Art of Printmaking Camp
Ages 8-12
1-4 pm
Get creative and explore the art of printmaking over time! We’ll look into the development of technologies that allowed so many kinds of printing to thrive and use our artistic and creative skills (and develop new ones!) to design prints of our own at each stage!
Single Day Camps: Week of July 21-25
Ages 7-11
9 am – 3 pm with early and late drop off options
En-GROSS-ing Science Day Camp: Monday, July 21
Join us for this full day exploration of all the amazingly gross things our bodies can do! Learn about how our bodily functions keep us safe, including sweat, snot, blood, burps and more (yes, we mean poop and farts).
STEAM & Storytelling Day Camp: Tuesday, July 22
Learn how we can use robotics, chemistry and creativity to tell important stories in new and exciting ways!
Space Exploration Day Camp: Wednesday, July 23
Put on your astronaut helmet and join us as we explore the secrets of outer space!
Ocean Depths Day Camp: Thursday, July 24
For covering more than 70% of the world, there is so much we don’t know about the oceans. Dive into the deep with us if you dare!
Dinosaur Day Camp: Friday, July 25
Enter the wonderful world of dinosaurs! Spend some time with TINKER, our resident T-rex, explore how dinosaurs have left their mark on our planet and participate in activities to learn more about the different types of dinosaurs that have existed throughout geological time.
In Partnership With:
Sponsors:
Elementary Explorers
Ages 5-7
9 am – 12 pm
Elementary Explorers Camp offers a safe and gentle environment for our younger campers to explore and discover the world around them! This 3 hour Monday through Thursday camp includes daily story time, facilitated access to our Young Learners gallery and hands-on STEAM activities that inspire imagination and make learning fun!
In Partnership With:
Sponsors:
Elementary Explorers
Ages 5-7
9 am – 12 pm
Elementary Explorers Camp offers a safe and gentle environment for our younger campers to explore and discover the world around them! This 3 hour Monday through Thursday camp includes daily story time, facilitated access to our Young Learners gallery and hands-on STEAM activities that inspire imagination and make learning fun!
In Partnership With:
Sponsors:
Wizarding Camp
Ages 7-10
9 am – 4 pm (morning at Idaho Botanical Garden, afternoon at Discovery Center)
The Discovery Center of Idaho and the Idaho Botanical Garden are excited to partner again this year to provide whole day programming full of hands-on magical fun! Learners will start their day at the Garden and end each day at the Discovery Center. Enroll your learner in the Syringa School of Intermountain West Wizardry where campers will be sorted into unique houses, learn about herbology, potions, magical creatures and more! The week will end with a scavenger hunt (your wand will choose you!) and an official wizarding ceremony.
Note: Please sign up for only one week; we will run the same camp twice to open up this opportunity to more interested campers!
Park Explorers Camp
Ages 7-11
9 am – 4 pm
Explore Julia Davis Park! Visit a different cultural institution each day. Partners include: Boise Art Museum, Zoo Boise, Idaho State Museum, and the Discovery Center of Idaho. A detailed schedule will be provided. Participants will begin and end each day at the Idaho State Museum.
The Art of Printmaking Camp
Ages 8-12
1-4 pm
Get creative and explore the art of printmaking over time! We’ll look into the development of technologies that allowed so many kinds of printing to thrive and use our artistic and creative skills (and develop new ones!) to design prints of our own at each stage!
Single Day Camps: Week of July 21-25
Ages 7-11
9 am – 3 pm with early and late drop off options
En-GROSS-ing Science Day Camp: Monday, July 21
Join us for this full day exploration of all the amazingly gross things our bodies can do! Learn about how our bodily functions keep us safe, including sweat, snot, blood, burps and more (yes, we mean poop and farts).
STEAM & Storytelling Day Camp: Tuesday, July 22
Learn how we can use robotics, chemistry and creativity to tell important stories in new and exciting ways!
Space Exploration Day Camp: Wednesday, July 23
Put on your astronaut helmet and join us as we explore the secrets of outer space!
Ocean Depths Day Camp: Thursday, July 24
For covering more than 70% of the world, there is so much we don’t know about the oceans. Dive into the deep with us if you dare!
Dinosaur Day Camp: Friday, July 25
Enter the wonderful world of dinosaurs! Spend some time with TINKER, our resident T-rex, explore how dinosaurs have left their mark on our planet and participate in activities to learn more about the different types of dinosaurs that have existed throughout geological time.
In Partnership With:
Sponsors: