Looking for the best STEM summer camps in Houston, TX for 2026? We track 157 programs for Houston students across AI, coding, robotics, science, math, and space. Below are our handpicked top picks in each category — click ‘see all’ for the full list, or any program for details and enrollment. Programs marked ★ Featured are standout live-online options you can join from Houston.
AI Agent Builder Lab ★ Featured
Middle/High School · $499 · Online
Go from AI user to AI builder in one weekend. A live, online intro where students with no coding experience learn how large language models work and build…
AI Explorers Lab ★ Featured
Middle School · $699 · Online
A live online AI program for middle schoolers in grades 6-8. Across 8 hands-on sessions, students learn how AI works, write smart prompts, train their own…
AI FinTech Lab
High School · $799 · Online
Hands-on lab where students deploy AI agents in financial markets, build a trading bot, and learn why most trading bots fail.
AI Medicine Lab
High School · $799 · Online
Hands-on lab where students train real medical AI models and research crews while learning where medical AI fails — and how to use it responsibly.
AI Research Fellowship
High School · $2,500 · Online
Advanced 1:1 PhD-mentored fellowship where students with AI/Python foundations conduct original AI research and produce a submission-ready paper, with…
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AP Computer Science A Summer Bridge
High School · $999–$1,499 · Online
A live, online 6-week bridge that teaches real Java programming from scratch before the school year — objects, classes, arrays & ArrayLists, inheritance,…
Black Rocket Summer Camps
Middle School · $135–$350/wk
Black Rocket offers tech-focused summer camps for kids and teens, with programs in coding, game development, and digital arts. Camps are held at various…
Code Galaxy
Middle School · $169/wk
Code Galaxy offers coding and game development camps for kids and teens ages 7-17. Their camps cover various programming languages and game design…
Code Ninjas
Elementary · $225–$369/wk
Code Ninjas offers coding camps for kids ages 7-14. Their camps introduce children to coding through game-based curriculum and fun activities. They have…
Code Ninjas Katy
Elementary · $225–$250/wk
Code Ninjas offers coding camps for kids ages 7-14. Their camps introduce children to coding through game-based curriculum and fun activities. This…
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AI Robotics & Autonomous Drone Lab ★ Featured
Middle/High School · $799 · Online
Learn Python-powered robotics, sensors, electronics, AI, computer vision, and autonomous drone concepts through guided projects in a small-group live…
American Robotics Academy
Middle School · $190–$385/wk
Campers design, build, and program robots using LEGO Technic systems, tackle engineering challenges, and create take-home crafts.
Club SciKidz Houston Junior Robot Engineer
Elementary · $425/wk
Young campers (ages 7-9) build and program robots to complete real tasks, exploring how systems work and experimenting with design through hands-on…
Engineering For Kids of Houston
Elementary · $400/wk
Engineering For Kids provides hands-on engineering programs for children ages 4-14. They offer a variety of summer camps focused on different engineering…
iD Tech BattleBots® Camp: Robotics Engineering with VEX
High School · $1,299/wk
Teens engineer their own robot champion using the VEX Robotics Design System and C++ to compete in BattleBots®-style robot showdowns.
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AP Calculus AB Summer Bridge
High School · $999–$1,499 · Online
A live, online 6-week bridge that previews AP Calculus AB before the school year — limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, and…
AP Statistics Summer Bridge
High School · $999–$1,499 · Online
A live, online 6-week bridge that previews the full AP Statistics course before the school year — exploring and visualizing data, probability and…
Episcopal High School Summer Math: Geometry/Algebra II/Precalculus Topics
Middle/High School · $600
Students strengthen foundational mathematics skills in Geometry, Algebra II, or Precalculus to prepare for upcoming courses, taught by experienced…
Houston PREP (Pre-Freshman Enrichment Program)
Middle/High School · Free
An intensive, free mathematics-based pre-college enrichment program for high-ability middle and high school students, covering topics like engineering,…
iD Tech Camps at Rice University
Middle/High School · $500–$700/wk
Kids and teens learn coding, game design, app development, data science, and machine learning through hands-on projects at Rice University.
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AP Biology Summer Bridge
High School · $999–$1,499 · Online
A live, online 6-week bridge that previews the major AP Biology units before the school year — cells, genetics, molecular biology, evolution, and ecology…
AP Chemistry Summer Bridge
High School · $999–$1,499 · Online
A live, online 6-week bridge that previews the major AP Chemistry units before the school year — atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry, kinetics,…
Baylor College of Medicine - Doc-Prep Program
High School · Free
A competitive, week-long medical career exploration for rising high school seniors with a strong interest in medicine and health sciences, held on the BCM…
Camp Invention
Elementary · $270–$310/wk
Camp Invention is a nationally recognized STEM summer camp program for children entering grades K-6. Their camps focus on creativity, innovation, and…
Challenge Island Summer Camps
Elementary · $189–$279/wk
Challenge Island offers STEM-themed summer camps for children ages 4-14. Their camps focus on creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork through hands-on…
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Aerospace Engineering & Mission Design Lab
Middle/High School · $999 · Online
A structured, college-level foundation course in aerospace engineering, taught live online over 6 weeks. Every session pairs strong concept-building with…
Aerospace Research Fellowship
High School · $2,500 · Online
Advanced 1:1 mentor-guided fellowship where high school students conduct an original aerospace research project — from aviation safety and drones to…
Club SciKidz Houston: Astronomy, Rocketry & Space Camps
Elementary · $385/wk
Campers engage in hands-on STEM activities like building and launching model rockets, creating solar system models, and learning about space travel and…
Flight Academy (Mad Science Houston)
Elementary · $220–$360/session
A 5-day aviation and aerospace-themed camp where school-age children explore the world of flight.
Drone Camp
Middle School · Pricing varies
Participants code, launch, and fly drones through exciting missions and timed challenges, learning programming to control real drones.
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AI Cyber-Defense Lab
High School · $799 · Online
Hands-on lab where students build AI-powered scam and phishing detectors and learn the limits of defensive AI filters.
TryEngineering Summer Institute - Cybersecurity
High School · Pricing varies
High school students engage in hands-on cybersecurity projects, explore engineering concepts, and experience college life on the Rice University campus…
iCode Sugarland - Minecraft: Cyber Defender
Middle School · $469/session
Students use Minecraft: Education Edition to learn cybersecurity, digital citizenship, identifying threats, building networks, and practicing incident…
iCode Cypress - Cyber Agent: Protect Your Community with Cybersecurity
Middle School · Pricing varies
Kids learn to protect personal data, spot online threats, and stay safe across the internet through fun, hands-on challenges.
iCode Memorial - Minecraft: Cyber Defenders
Middle/High School · Pricing varies
Campers use Minecraft: Education Edition to learn cybersecurity, digital citizenship, identifying threats, building networks, and practicing incident…
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