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!
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 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.
