Summer STEM at Chatham Marconi
July - August 2025
Register your child or grandchild now to enjoy adventures in Summer STEM at Chatham Marconi this year!
Summer is the perfect time to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics topics in classes designed especially for children entering kindergarten through grade 9!
Multi-day courses include Weather, Rocket League, Minecraft, and Radio Theater, or you could choose from our popular core classes in Robotics, Astronomy, Bot Building, and Summer STEM Adventures. And those are just some of the intriguing possibilities!
This year we are happy to welcome our new Summer STEM Director, Vicki Hill, and our fantastic returning teachers Kelly Terrenzi and Larry Brookhart. They’re all looking forward to working with another great group of young scientists at the STEM Education Center on the Chatham Marconi Campus.
Summer STEM is a wonderful opportunity to engage children’s curiosity and creativity during school vacation. Space is limited, so be sure to check the schedule and register soon!
Students entering grades 2-5
Dates: July 1 - July 3
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Meet Milo, the coolest Lego robot for early engineers! Solve problems like how to rescue a panda from an earthquake, navigate uneven terrain and help a bee find pollen. This robot set will ignite the curiosity of young engineers. This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades 2-4
Dates: July 8 - July 10
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
This introduction to robotics and coding will have your little ones getting crafty and creative! We will roll up our sleeves and learn about circuits, motors, and coding! Activities will include building a bristlebot that will scurry across the floor, creating a colorbot that will make abstract art, coding an Ozobot with magic markers, and more! Children will learn as they explore, play, and build! This is a hands-on class and students will take home all of their creations (Ozobot not included). This is a 3-day course.
Weather Station Cape Cod (43728)
Students entering grades 3-5
Dates: July 8 - July 10
Afternoons 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost $225/ Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
This introduction to all things weather will be interesting whether your young ones like rain or sun! We will explore the different types of clouds, weather disruptions such as tornados and hurricanes, and even build our own thermometer. There will be a take-home craft every day along with some laying on the grass and observing the clouds! This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades K-2
Dates: July 15 - July 17
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Children will learn how to program Ozobots with color codes and use their skills to create their own Ozobot games! They will also craft their names in binary, create a light-up circuit board, play coding games on the lawn, make a bristlebot or colorbot, and more! At the end of each day, the children will get to take home what they create (Ozobot not included). This class is offered twice per summer and each class will have its own fun theme. This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades 4-7
Dates: July 14 - July 15
Afternoons 1 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost $150 / Session (or $135 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Step into our studio and create stories with sound effects, funny noises, and silly props. We’ll explore how to embellish a script with aural enhancements in the tradition of Radio Theater. Along the way, we’ll have an opportunity to play with sound effects libraries, acoustic and electric devices, microphones, recording equipment, and much more. Join our radio theater troupe and play some noisy games along the way. This is a 2-day course.
Students entering grades 5-9
Dates: July 16 - July 17
Afternoons 1 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost $150 / Session (or $135 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Would you like to create art that moves? This is the class for you to develop animation skills using classic animation devices and computer software. It’s fun when you can imagine it, draw it, then set it in motion! Students will take home a zoetrope to continue their animation exploration. This is a 2-day course.
Coding with EV3 Robots (43728)
Students entering grades 5-9
Dates: July 21 - July 25
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $350 / Session (or $315 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
EV3 is the newest development in Lego Mindstorms with new parts, new sensors, and two variations of motors! Build complex machines like robotic vehicles and arms with the next-generation EV3. You have learned the basics; now it's time to deeply engage your critical thinking skills and solve complex, multi-step problems with your robots. These missions will build your confidence and boost your brainpower! This is a 5-day course.
Students entering grades 3-5
Dates: July 22 - July 24
Afternoons 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Do you love to play Minecraft? If so, join us for three days of gameplay with a focus on collaboration and problem-solving as you work through various challenges in the game. Creative and critical thinkers will love this class. This is a 3-day course.
Blast Off with Your Own Sound! (43728)
Students entering grades 6-7
Dates: July 29 - July 31
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $350 / Session (or $315 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
No experience needed – just bring your imagination!
Join us and dive into the awesome world of sound with the Adafruit NeoTrellis M4!
You’ll assemble your own light-up, button-smashing synthesizer in under an hour! Then, the
real magic begins. Learn to program with CircuitPython and make your buttons play ANYTHING! Drum beats? Electric guitar riffs? Even your own voice? YES! All materials included for you to make, program and take home!
This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades 2-5
Dates: July 29 - July 31
Afternoons 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Meet Milo, the coolest Lego robot for early engineers! Solve problems like how to rescue a panda from an earthquake, navigate uneven terrain and help a bee find pollen. This robot set will ignite the curiosity of young engineers. This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades 6-7
Dates: August 5 - August 7
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $350 / Session (or $315 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Want to make your skate board (or anything!) super bright and totally YOU? Join our
3-day summer course and create your own custom LED light string!
Build It Fast: Assemble your glowing light string in a flash. Watch your lights spring to life with a simple movement. Program your own awesome color sequences using the Adafruit Gemma
M0 mini circuit board. Personalize Anything: your helmet, backpack, or anything
you want!
We’ll start with the basics and soon you’ll be coding like a pro. All materials included for you to make, program and take home!
This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades 4-7
Dates: August 11 - August 15
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $350 / Session (or $315 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Search the skies and learn how to navigate and locate the many cosmic wonders above us! Students will have the opportunity to operate powerful optical instruments that will deliver exhilarating views of the heavens! Participants will discover the workings of a real observatory- the computer-controlled telescopes, sky-mapping software, networking with other observatories around the globe and viewing videos sent to us from the international space station. The evening Star Party will be held at the Harwich Observatory behind Harwich Elementary School. This is a 5-day course.
Students entering grades K-2
Dates: August 12 - August 14
Mornings 9 AM - 12 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Children will learn how to program Ozobots with color codes and use their skills to create their own Ozobot games! They will also craft their names in binary, create a light-up circuit board, play coding games on the lawn, make a bristlebot or colorbot, and more! At the end of each day, the children will get to take home what they create (Ozobot not included). This class is offered twice per summer and each class will have its own fun theme. This is a 3-day course.
Students entering grades 3-5
Dates: August 12 - August 14
Afternoons 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost $225 / Session (or $200 / Chatham Marconi Supporting Members or above)
Children will learn about engineering in this fun hands-on workshop. We will make smores in a homemade solar oven, create marshmallow shooters, design and test windmills, and much more. Each day will include a craft and outdoor play. Students will take home their creations. This is a 3-day course.
