Camp Dates & Themes

Calling ALL Engineers! Jump into the world of engineering this summer with fun, hands-on and explorative learning. Build the skills engineers use everyday as you investigate, solve and create across the many disciplines of engineering and discover the engineer within you!

Note: Week 1 & Week 6 is a 4-day week and will reflect a cost reduction

Get ready to mix art with science, tech, engineering and math for a totally fun STEAM camp! We’ll have creative crafts, and science and engineering activities that let you explore the amazing world of STEM through your imagination. This week is all about making cool things and discovering the beauty of STEM in ways you never expected! 

Note: In Week 2, this theme is also offered as a Just for Girls camp. Just for Girls camp is open to Grade 4 to 6 girls, including campers who identify as girls and nonbinary youth.

Blast off into an out-of-this-world camp adventure! This week, we’ll explore science, engineering and space through awesome activities, cool challenges, creative crafts and tons of fun. Get ready to discover what it’s like to be an engineer and explore the mysteries of the universe!

This week, campers will dive into the world of building, designing, and creating through hands-on projects and teamwork. Whether you’re a curious first-time builder or an experienced maker, this week is all about experimenting, problem-solving, and bringing big ideas to life - one activity at a time!

Note: In Week 8, this theme is also offered as a Just for Girls camp. Just for Girls camp is open to Grade 4 to 6 girls, including campers who identify as girls and nonbinary youth.

Western Engineering Summer Academy (WESA) is for students going into Grades 7 to 12. Explore various disciplines of engineering through fun, hands-on science and engineering activities and challenges, campus tours and opportunities to meet faculty and staff here at Western, no experience required!  

WESA Just For Girl: Week 2 will be a "Just for Girls" WESA week which is open to those who identify as girls and nonbinary youth and will be open to all girls between Grades 7 to 12. 

WESA Grade 7 to 9: Our WESA Grade 7 to 9 cohort will run during Week 4 and 5.

WESA Grade 10 to 12: Our WESA Grade 10 to 12 cohort will run during Week 7. 

We're super excited to offer Just for Girls weeks again this summer for campers going into Grades 4 to 6 and Grades 7 to 12. Just for Girls weeks are open to all those who identify as girls and nonbinary youth. Just for Girls weeks follow the same themes as the other camps, but will purposefully have women instructors, foster a sense of community in an all-girls environment, and highlight the amazing accomplishments of women scientists and engineers.

For Grade 4 to 6 Just for Girls, please see Week 2: STEAM theme and Week 8: Engineer it! Builders and Makers theme.

For Grade 7 to 12 Just for Girls, please see Week 2 of Western Engineering Summer Academy (WESA).