Denver Locations

Join us at one of our three Denver area locations in Park Hill, Platt Park and Highland/Wheat Ridge for an unforgettable, fun summer!

A Day at Camp Galileo

Camp Galileo’s acclaimed curriculum combines STEAM exploration and outdoor fun for kids in grades K–10.

  • K-1st
  • 2nd-3rd
  • 4th-5th
  • 6th-8th
  • 8th-10th

Kinder - 1st

Our Nebula Campers work on 1-2 day, age-appropriate projects individually and in small groups to challenge their thinking and test their perseverance.

  • Optional AM Care

    Families that need an early start can drop campers off for convenient pre-camp care from 8 am to 9 am.

  • Opening Ceremony

    Each day kicks off with an all-camp energizing opening ceremony full of songs, skits, and cheers.

  • Innovator's Studio

    Campers build creative confidence by turning their ideas into individual, polished STEAM projects to take home every week.

  • Snack Break

    Campers take a nut-free snack break to refuel their brains and bodies.

  • Idea Lab

    Campers collaborate in small groups on daily design challenges, experiment with wild ideas and discover that sending their creations crashing down is all part of the fun—and learning!

  • Lunch/Free Play

    All-camp lunch and break. Campers eat lunch and play outside with friends.

  • Outdoor Adventure

    Campers play exciting outdoor games, take on team-building challenges with an innovative twist and engage in traditional camp fun.

  • Closing Ceremony

    We end the day together with a special all-camp gathering.

  • Optional PM Care

    Extended Care campers head to our exciting, inviting post-camp destination to keep the fun rolling from 3 pm–6 pm. Activities include outdoor time, lanyards and crafts.

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2nd - 3rd

Our Star Campers work on 1-2 day, age-appropriate projects individually and in small groups to challenge their thinking and test their perseverance.

  • Optional AM Care

    Families that need an early start can drop campers off for convenient pre-camp care from 8 am to 9 am.

  • Opening Ceremony

    Each day kicks off with an all-camp energizing opening ceremony full of songs, skits, and cheers.

  • Innovator's Studio

    Campers build creative confidence by turning their ideas into individual, polished STEAM projects to take home every week.

  • Snack Break

    Campers take a nut-free snack break to refuel their brains and bodies.

  • Idea Lab

    Campers collaborate in small groups on daily design challenges, experiment with wild ideas and discover that sending their creations crashing down is all part of the fun—and learning!

  • Lunch/Free Play

    All-camp lunch and break. Campers eat lunch and play outside with friends.

  • Outdoor Adventure

    Campers play exciting outdoor games, take on team-building challenges with an innovative twist and engage in traditional camp fun.

  • Closing Ceremony

    We end the day together with a special all-camp gathering.

  • Optional PM Care

    Extended Care campers head to our exciting, inviting post-camp destination to keep the fun rolling from 3 pm–6 pm. Activities include outdoor time, lanyards and crafts.

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4th - 5th

Supernova campers work to complete small group challenges and work on longer, individual projects that test their determination.

  • Optional AM Care

    Families that need an early start can drop campers off for convenient pre-camp care from 8 am to 9 am.

  • Opening Ceremony

    Each day kicks off with an all-camp energizing opening ceremony full of songs, skits, and cheers.

  • Innovator's Studio

    Campers build creative confidence by turning their ideas into individual, polished STEAM projects to take home every week.

  • Snack Break

    Campers take a nut-free snack break to refuel their brains and bodies.

  • Idea Lab

    Campers collaborate in small groups on daily design challenges, experiment with wild ideas and discover that sending their creations crashing down is all part of the fun—and learning!

  • Lunch/Free Play

    All-camp lunch and break. Campers eat lunch and play outside with friends.

  • Outdoor Adventure

    Campers play exciting outdoor games, take on team-building challenges with an innovative twist and engage in traditional camp fun.

  • Closing Ceremony

    We end the day together with a special all-camp gathering.

  • Optional PM Care

    Extended Care campers head to our exciting, inviting post-camp destination to keep the fun rolling from 3 pm–6 pm. Activities include outdoor time, lanyards and crafts.

Learn more

6th - 8th

Our Middle schoolers campers, Meteors, work on one epic individual project throughout the week. They collaborate with others to provide feedback and a helping hand.

  • Optional AM Care

    Families that need an early start can drop campers off for convenient pre-camp care from 8 am to 9 am.

  • Opening Ceremony

    Each day kicks off with an all-camp energizing opening ceremony full of songs, skits, and cheers.

  • Individual Project Work

    Campers focus on one amazing week-long project, building incredible new skills as they transform their grand vision into reality.

  • Lunch/Free Play

    Campers take a nut-free snack break to refuel their brains and bodies.

  • More Project Time

    Campers get back to work on their epic projects with help from inspiring instructors, sophisticated tools and like-minded peers.

  • Closing Ceremony

    We end the day together with a special all-camp gathering.

  • Optional PM Care

    Extended Care campers head to our exciting, inviting post-camp destination to keep the fun rolling from 3 pm–6 pm. Activities include outdoor time, lanyards and crafts.

Counselor in Training

CITs are leaders at camp. They engage in leadership development activities and own projects within a camp aspect of their choosing.

  • Optional AM Care

    Families that need an early start can drop campers off for convenient pre-camp care from 8 am to 9 am.

  • Opening Ceremony

    Each day kicks off with an all-camp energizing opening ceremony full of songs, skits, and cheers.

  • Leadership Development / Team Building

    Counselors in training shadow K–5th-grade campers, observe and support Galileo staffers in action, mentor younger kids and get personalized coaching from experienced instructors.

  • Camp Mentorship

    Counselors in training shadow K–5th-grade campers, observe and support Galileo staffers in action, mentor younger kids and get personalized coaching from experienced instructors.

  • Lunch

    CITs eat lunch together and spend time with friends.

  • Camp Magic

    CITs help make camp magic by devising Water Day stations, leading skits, planning flash mobs, crafting flair and more. They also tackle hands-on design challenges from engineering launchers and golf-courses, to putting on mini Olympics.

  • Closing Ceremony

    We end the day together with a special all-camp ceremony.

  • Optional PM Care

    Extended Care campers head to our exciting, inviting post-camp destination to keep the fun rolling from 3 pm–6 pm. Activities include outdoor time, lanyards and crafts.

Denver Summer Camps

If you’re looking for one of the best summer day camp Denver has to offer, you can be sure Galileo is the right choice! Our acclaimed summer program combines creativity, STEAM exploration, collaboration, and play to inspire campers to envision and create a better world. We cultivate campers’ confidence, resilience, and ability to think outside the box and roll it into a traditional summer camp that’s unforgettably fun.

Our Denver summer camps strive to help kids build long-lasting friendships and collaboration skills through engaging team-building activities. Through hands-on engineering, art, and design projects, campers will have the opportunity to take their imagination to the next level, creating catapults, carnival games, story reels, outdoor adventure, and more while collaborating with other campers and making new friends.

Denver Summer Camp: Designed For All

Whether your camper is a fan of art and engineering projects or loves doing outdoor activities in the sunshine, our day-camp summer programs in Denver have it all.

If your child loves a good challenge, they can test their new skills with a variety of team-building tasks such as running a relay race or designing a collaborative cardboard city. Creative kids find plenty to spark their imaginations with projects from optical illusion design to stained glass painting. There are indoor and outdoor activities for every kid at every age and skill level!

Dive Into SUMMER Fun With Camp Galileo in Denver

Denver summers are a blast for your camper! Give your kids the opportunity to take full advantage of the beautiful Colorado weather while making new friends, working independently and in groups to accomplish challenges, and having a blast with all of our silly day camp traditions. (Did you know our mascot is a rubber chicken?) Don’t miss out on our summer pass!

At Camp Galileo, we’re dedicated to developing innovators who envision and create a better world. Empower your child’s future—join the Camp Galileo family today!

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