We melt.
We launch.
We get slimed.

Two weeks. Real goggles. You keep what you build.

Day 2: bottle rocketsYours goes higher if you do the math. The math is the secret ingredient and we will deny saying that.

Day 4: kitchen lavaThermite? No. Sugar, fire, and a teacher who says "stand back" a lot? Extremely yes.

Day 6: night hike + telescopeSaturn has rings. You will see them with your own eyeballs and make a noise about it.

Day 9: robot sumoYour robot against their robot in a circle of tape, and the crowd goes feral.

Day 12: THE EGG DROPForty feet of empty air, one egg, and whatever you managed to build between them.

psst: touch any day to see what your grown-ups get told about it

The same camp, translated for adults

Camp Supernova is a two-week day camp in South Lake Tahoe run by credentialed science teachers. Ratio 1:6, all staff first-aid certified and background-checked. Hover the loud column and this one answers.

Projectile motion, measurement, iteration

Water rockets on a public field with a 30 m exclusion zone. Kids graph three launches and revise their fin design between each.

States of matter, exothermic reactions

Sugar caramelization and baking-soda volcanoes. Nothing hotter than a stovetop; heat-resistant gloves worn throughout.

Astronomy fundamentals

Optional evening session with our 10-inch Dobsonian, 19:30 to 21:30. Parent pickup at the trailhead; hot chocolate is included and non-negotiable.

Intro engineering, servo control, sportsmanship

Pre-built chassis, block-based coding. Losing gracefully is practiced explicitly, twice.

The capstone: constraints and testing

Materials budget, weigh-in, public test. Every child presents their design for one minute. It is the single best thing we do.

July 13 – 24 or August 3 – 14Weekdays 9:00 – 15:30, extended care to 17:30

until the first launch of the summer

Sign up, $840
Camp Supernova LLC is licensed by El Dorado County. Refunds in full until 30 days out. 18 spots per session, sibling discount 15%, full scholarships for four kids per session, no essay, just ask. Questions: hello@campsupernova.com.