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Millions of children have experienced the magic of Challenge Island’s award-winning camps! Inspired by everything kids love most, our epic camp adventures are vacations in their own right!
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When School is Out, STEAM is in with the World’s #1 STEAM Program! Contact Us for Full Listings and Descriptions of our Proprietary Camp Themes.
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2025 Spring Break & Summer Camps

Registration for Spring Break & Summer Camps 2025 is NOW OPEN!

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PUBLIC REGISTRATION (open to all in Northern NV, hosted at High Desert Montessori School): Click the pink “Register Now” button in the top right corner to be taken to our weekly themes with registration options.

ARROWCREEK Families: Click the pink “Register Now” button in the top right corner and select the camp(s) indicated “For Arrowcreek Families Only”.

RANCHARRAH Families: Email Jackie ([email protected]) to register.

We can’t wait to see you!

CAMP Cancelation Policy:

  • Each week-long camp price includes a $50 nonrefundable registration fee.
  • If your child cannot attend the camp you have registered for, you can get a 100% refund, minus the $50 nonrefundable registration fee, if you cancel more than 14 days before the start of camp (Monday, two weeks prior to the start of camp).
  • If your child cannot attend the camp you have registered for, you can get a 50% refund, minus the $50 nonrefundable registration fee, if you cancel more than 7 days before the start of camp (Monday, one week prior to the start of camp).
  • No refunds will be given for any camps less than 7 days from the start of camp.
  • If space is available, your child can transfer into a different camp week for no fee, as long as 3 days notice is given (Wednesday prior to the start of camp).
  • As a parent, I understand there are sometimes unexpected circumstances out of our control; I will do my absolute best to work something out with you. Please contact Megan directly ([email protected]) if you have any questions or concerns.

BRAND NEW IN 2025: Slimetopia 4 Once Upon a Slime

NEW FOR 2025! A magical mixing of our bestselling Slimetopia® and STEAMwarts® camp themes, Slimetopia® 4 has STEAM Teams designing an entire wizarding island that’s been transfigured into slime. Using enchanted materials, like crushed unicorn horn, they’ll will whip up everything from butter beer slime to exploding potions. They must collaborate to tackle spellbinding engineering challenges as they work to earn the Slimewarts Cup!

Slimetopia 3: Slime Chefs on Deck

*Bestseller* Our Challenge Island STEAM Teams® have been chosen to be slime sous chefs on the S.S. Slimetopia® cruise ship where they will stir up the most delicious-looking (not tasting!) slime recipes on the Seven Seas! From Ramen Noodle Slime on Shake, Rattle and Sushi Roll Day to Banana Split Slime on Tutti Fruity Day to Flamin’ Hot Cheeto Slime on Say Cheese Day,  Slimetopia 3 is a deliciously squishy, squashy, ooey, gooey blast!

SlimeTopia 2: Total Slime Takeover Camp

*Bestseller* The world is being taken over by slime and our STEAM Teams will design Slimeliner Jets to fly them to a different slimy continent every day! They’ll mix up an amazing array of internationally-inspired slimes from Italian Pizza Slime to Taiwanese Boba Tea Slime to Sahara Sand Slime to Pacific Ring of Fire Slime to every squishy, squashy, wonderfully worldly slime in between!

BRAND NEW for 2025! Space Explorer Camp

NEW FOR 2025! Get ready for a journey through time and space as we meet the great explorers. From Copernicus to Galileo, from the Wright brothers to Amelia Earhart, from Neil Armstrong to Mae Jemison, from Elon Musk to wherever your imagination will take you. This camp is guaranteed to be an out of this world experience!

BRAND NEW for 2025! Islandmon STEAM Quest (Pokemon)

NEW FOR 2025! Join us for a mini-monstrous journey into the Challenge Island® wild! Our adventurous STEAM Teams® are on a quest to catch, collect and train all of the island’s mini-monsters. They’ll visit gyms, earn badges, go on treasure hunts, and even engage in a battle or two. With the help of their islandmon ally STEAMaroo and her adorable joey, STEAMpuff, our STEAM Teams will tackle an island-full of engineering challenges as they evolve into true STEAM Champions. Ready? Let’s go!

STEAM-Warts Academy (Harry Potter)

*Bestseller* Welcome to STEAMwarts Academy of Wizards, Spells and Potions!  After designing their own wands and wizarding gear, our STEAM Teams take on a full load of wizarding classes from Transfiguration to Flying Broomsticks to Magical Beasts. They’ll mix up spellbinding potions, cast enchanting spells and make their own flying dragon & more!

Mine Island Camp (Minecraft)

*Bestseller* Grab your pickaxe and dig into the most exciting summer camp on the block! We’ll swap computers for creativity and mousepads for imagination as our STEAM Teams teleport into action-packed Mine Island hotspots. You’ll build shelters, create crafting tables and go mining for materials – and be sure to watch out for those pesky mobs! It’s no wonder our massively popular Mine Island Camp is a Challenge Island Kids Choice favorite!

Race Across the Rainforest

*Animal Lover Favorite* Inspired by our bestselling Challenge Island STEAM Adventure book, Race Across Anaconda Swamp, this camp takes our STEAM Teams on an an unforgettable journey through the Amazon Rainforest where they zip through the jungle’s action-packed layers, taking on engineering challenges inspired by the rainforest’s awesome animal inhabitants – from the playful monkeys to the hungry jaguars to the slithering anacondas on the dark and creepy forest floor.

Shark Camp

*Ocean Lover Favorite* It’s Shark Week at Challenge Island and what better way to celebrate than by bringing our Bridge to Sharktooth Island book to life? Our STEAM Teams will join characters Daniel, Joy, Kimani and Davinci on their Sharktooth Island adventures from bridge-building to pirate ship exploring to mixing up spectacular slime seas. They’ll dive into the fascinating world of SHARKS and tackle an ocean full of shark-inspired challenges! This cool camp is perfect for shark fact FINatics.

Pets Palooza Camp

*Animal Lover Favorite* *Bestseller* Wag on over to the most PAWSOME camp in town! Our Challenge Island STEAM Teams have been commissioned to engineer and design a luxurious resort created just for pets! Posh pet hotel rooms, fun-filled pet playgrounds, sporty pet stadiums and a pet health care center to name just a few. This popular camp gets gets two paws up and is a must for every pet-loving kid!

More Information About Camps

Whether You Are a Parent Looking Camps for your Child, a Venue Looking for Camps to be Offered at Your Location, or a Summer Program Looking for In-Camp Field Trips, We have the Perfect Camp Adventure for you in our wide array of themed STEAM camp programming.

Challenge Island has a magic formula.  My 10-year-old son has attended many other camps and has never been as excited about any of them as he was about his Challenge Island camp.  I don’t know how they do it but I do know their formula works, like nothing I’ve ever seen before.”

– Marcus S. Challenge Island Camp Parent

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