Delran STEAM Camp 2026

Camp Overview

Each summer, students entering 2nd through 8th grade have the opportunity to attend Delran's STEAM Camp. Held at Delran High School, this four-week camp has helped students grow, learn, and explore their curiosity since 2016. Running Monday through Thursday, each week brings a new, exciting project. The best part? Students build it themselves, then put it to the test. It's a great way to keep their minds engaged, learn hands-on, and build problem-solving skills. STEAM Camp is run by our amazing Delran teachers, with help from student volunteers.

Week 3 Spotlight: A Different Challenge for Every Grade

Every grade tackled something different this week, which meant walking down the hallway felt like visiting four different workshops at once.

2nd grade got a very particular assignment: build a shaded shelter for a (very lucky, very fake) dog. Using resources like paper, popsicle sticks, tape, and aluminum foil, students had to figure out how to create real shade with limited materials. It turned out to be trickier than it sounds once you're actually trying to keep the sun off a dog that likes to run around and play fetch!

3rd grade went hands-on with circuits, working to get a light to turn on using what they built themselves. For a lot of these kids, this was likely their first time actually completing a circuit rather than just learning about one, and there's nothing like that first moment the light flickers on.

4th grade worked through a story called Erik's Unexpected Twist. In the story, Erik and his friend Matthias are camping when Matthias hurts his knee, and Erik has to help design a brace to get him safely out of the woods. Students followed the story and got an amazing introduction to biomedical engineering, getting to see what goes into creating a brace like Erik's.

5th grade built the arms of a windmill using popsicle sticks and paper, then tested their designs by seeing if the blades would actually catch wind and turn using a fan. It's a simple setup, but it gets at real engineering concepts like balance, blade shape, and how design choices affect performance.

6th through 8th grade spent their week in the fab lab with Mr. Deloche, where they got to work with a computer design software and a laser cutter to bring their own designs to life. Giving older students access to tools like this is a great way to show them what engineering and design can actually look like outside of camp.

By the end of the week, you could really see how much the kids enjoyed getting to try something new and make it their own. Whether it was a light turning on, a windmill spinning, or a design coming off the laser cutter, each grade got to experience that same feeling of figuring something out and making it work. That's what STEAM Camp is really about, giving kids the chance to build, test, and try again.