STEM & academic in Finger Lakes
11 listed across 10 towns. Ages, schedule, and price up front - we link out to each provider.
Towns with stem & academic
Cornell Cooperative Extension Wyoming County 4-H
academic/STEM · Warsaw
AgesCloverbuds ages 5-7 by January 1; 4-H members ages 8-19 in the current calendar year
ScheduleOffice Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. Re-enrollment due November 30; new members after April 15 pay a late fee; all enrollments by June 1 for the program year.
Price$20 per youth for Wyoming County residents; $25 per youth out-of-county. $5 late fee after the posted deadlines. Some clubs also collect dues.
Nazareth University Summer Camps
academic/STEM · Pittsford
AgesScience summer camps ages 6–16
ScheduleSummer (May–September campus camps)
PriceScience camp $425/week (includes lunch, snacks, T-shirt, and water bottle); 10% multi-camper/multi-week discount
SUNY Geneseo Youth Programs
academic/STEM · Geneseo
AgesSoaring Stars: entering 6th–7th grade in Livingston County schools. Coding & AI Camp: rising grades 9–12. Summer Academy: current high school sophomores and juniors under 18
ScheduleSummer; day camps and a one-week residential academy on the SUNY Geneseo campus
PriceSoaring Stars free. Coding & AI Camp $400/week ($50 off each additional week). Summer Academy $1750 (food, housing, materials, field trips included; transportation not included)
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Cornell Cooperative Extension Genesee County 4-H
academic/STEM · Batavia
AgesEnrollment ages 5-18 as of January 1 of the current year
Schedule4-H year October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Clubs meet on their own calendars.
PriceGenesee County residents $25 per youth or $50 per family (2 or more youth from the same household). Out-of-county $35 per youth or $70 per family.
Cornell Cooperative Extension Orleans County 4-H
academic/STEM · Albion
AgesCloverbuds ages 5-7; Junior 4-H ages 8-13; Senior 4-H ages 14-18. Age as of January 1 of the current 4-H year (October 1-September 30).
ScheduleNew members accepted throughout the year. Holiday Faire in December; Orleans County 4-H Fair July 27-August 1.
Price$5 enrollment fee per youth
FLCC STEAM Camps
academic/STEM · Canandaigua
AgesEntering grades 6-9
ScheduleSummer; week-long day camps 8:30am-3pm
Price2026: $250 per week including supplies, snacks, and a souvenir; bring lunch; income-based scholarships
RIT Camp Tiger
academic/STEM · Henrietta
AgesGrades 3–12
ScheduleSummer: one-week sessions in July, Mon–Fri; drop-off 8:15–9am; program 9am–3:30pm; pickup 3:30–5pm
Price2026: $450 per one-week session (includes $75 non-refundable administrative fee); 10% RIT-affiliate discount
Rochester Chess Center
academic/STEM · Rochester
AgesCamps ages 5–14; youth lessons beginner and intermediate
ScheduleYouth lessons Mondays 4:30–6:00pm and Tuesdays 6:00–7:30pm in 5–11 week blocks; kids tournament every Saturday 10am–1pm; school-break and summer camps
PriceLesson blocks $75 for 5 lessons to $165 for 11 lessons (member discounts); Saturday youth tournament $10; camp $79/day or $395 for a 5-day week (member discounts)
Rochester Museum & Science Center Curiosity Camps
academic/STEM · Rochester
AgesMuseum & Science Center summer camps ages 3–14
ScheduleSummer: 8 week-long sessions at the East Avenue campus; also break-week camps
PriceMini camps (ages 3–5, 9am–1pm) $210/week; full-day camps (ages 5–14, 9am–4pm) $330/week
Seneca Meadows Environmental Education Center
academic/STEM · Waterloo
AgesK–12 school programs. Exhibit Room geared for ages 9 and up
ScheduleExhibit Room open to the public Saturdays 10am–2pm. School programs by scheduled class visit
PriceSchool programs free
Victor Robotics
academic/STEM · Victor
AgesFIRST programs grades 2-12; FLL Explore grades 2-3; FLL Challenge grades 4-6; FTC grades 7-12
ScheduleSchool-year teams. FLL Explore: one evening a week 6:30-8pm, September-December. FLL Challenge: two evenings a week 6:30-8pm from September until the qualifier. FTC: two evenings a week (Blue Mon/Wed, Gold Tue/Thu)