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Summer STEM Circles

Our Summer camps and STEM Circles in-person and virtually are offered on a variety of topics for rising middle and high school students. These are designed to be one-week long with each focused on one theme such as: 3D design, App Development, Math Puzzle Solvers, Building Laser Harps with Arduino, Designing and building Drones, and many other STEM and STEAM topics, along with students presentations and showcase on Fridays.

Program information

Registration for Summer 2023 is now open!

It is our pleasure to offer a variety of STEM/STEAM summer STEM circles in-person this summer and at different locations. Each session is one week long and you can sign up your child for one or more session based on their interests.

These Summer STEM circles are for students who will be rising into 7th to 12th grades in Fall 2023.

Please Note:

  • Due to our funding restrictions, priority is given to students in Northern New Mexico in the following counties: Santa Fe, Taos, San Miguel, Mora, Sandoval, Rio Arriba, and Los Alamos.
  • These are in-person programs, and of course following CDC and NM Department of Health guidelines.
  • All sessions will run from 9 AM to 3 PM Monday through Friday, but location might differ.
  • Lunch will be provided and will provide the parents with the menu the week before each session, but special special dietary requests might not be accommodated.
  • Registration is on a first come first serve basis and space is limited. You will receive an email informing you that your child has been placed on a waiting list if limit is reached.
  • The non-refundable registration fee is $25 for each one-week session. Waivers are available if $25 causes financial hardship. Donations are accepted and appreciated!
  • On Friday at the end of each session from 2-3PM, we will have a community showcase where students show and demonstrate what they learned during the week. Parents and sponsors are invited to attend.
  • Lunch and T-shirt are provided to each participant free of charge. Donations of snacks is appreciated!
  • The Aviation and Aerospace circle is for girls only. We welcome non-binary students and gender nonconforming students who are comfortable being in a girl-supported environment.

Event Registration Process

Registration is a 3-step process - 2 documents and a payment

  1. Parent/Guardian needs to fill out the registration form by clicking on the button below for the session they want the student to participate in.
  2. Parent/Guardian needs to download, fill out, sign and submit Camp Permission Form in English or in Spanish and send with payment or bring on the first day of the session. Blank forms will be available if needed.
  3. Pay the registration fee of $25 per session per student. Once registered for all the sessions, payment can be processed securely online by clicking "Pay Online" button, but with an extra fee of $2/session to cover processing costs. Or $25 cash or by check payable to STEM Santa Fe can be mailed to:
    P. O. Box 33103, Santa Fe, NM  87594
    Waivers are available if $25 causes financial hardship.

Thanks to our sponsors and donors that we are able to cover the actual cost of these sessions!

Events Dates and Locations

Building Laser Harps with Arduino

Week of June 6 – 10, 2022
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Indian School
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The Laser Harp project is a replica of a popular laser harp at Meow Wolf. This project is a table-top instrument that has only three lasers with an Arduino board that will play a tone when a beam is interrupted.

(No coding or engineering experience required)

Register Here

Register with Santa Fe Indian School
Contact Alissa L Chavezlowe

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Sky is not the limit – Aviation and Aerospace

Week of June 20 - 24, 2022
For Girls and nonbinary students rising into 7th-12th grade
Jet Center Santa Fe Regional Airport Santa Fe, NM
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Learn about different careers in Aviation and Aerospace with hands-on activities, demos and presentations, by professionals and pilots from the aviation industry and in collaboration from the local members of the two organizations: Women in Aviation International (WAI) Land of Enchantment Chapter and the Rio Grande Norte Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

Register Here

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App Development – Gaming for Education

Week of June 27 - July 1, 2022
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Community College
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Creating Apps and games to learn subjects is becoming part of education. Projects to be entered in the Congressional App Challenge.

(No coding experience required)

Register Here

Sold out

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Building Laser Harps with Arduino

Week of July 5 – 8, 2022
Note: this event starts on Tuesday
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Community College
Event Picture

The Laser Harp project is a replica of a popular laser harp at Meow Wolf. This project is a table-top instrument that has only three lasers with an Arduino board that will play a tone when a beam is interrupted.

(No coding or engineering experience required)

Register Here

Sold out

Registration is closed

Building Laser Harps with Arduino

Week of July 11 – 15, 2022
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Northern New Mexico College
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The Laser Harp project is a replica of a popular laser harp at Meow Wolf. This project is a table-top instrument that has only three lasers with an Arduino board that will play a tone when a beam is interrupted.

(No coding or engineering experience required)

Register Here

Sold out

Registration is closed

Events Dates and Locations

Sky is not the limit – Aviation and Aerospace

Week of June 5 - 9, 2023
For girls and nonbinary students rising into 7th-12th grade
Jet Center Santa Fe Regional Airport Santa Fe, NM

Learn about different careers in Aviation and Aerospace with hands-on activities, demos and presentations, by professionals and pilots from the aviation industry and in collaboration from the local members of the two organizations: Women in Aviation International (WAI) Land of Enchantment Chapter and the Rio Grande Norte Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

The Aviation and Aerospace circle is for girls only. We welcome non-binary students and gender nonconforming students who are comfortable being in a girl-supported environment.

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Building Laser Harps with Arduino

Week of June 12 – 16, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Nambe Pueblo

The Laser Harp project is a replica of a popular laser harp at Meow Wolf. Students are challenged to build a table-top instrument that has three laser beams with a circuit and an Arduino board that will play a tone when a beam is interrupted.

No coding or engineering experience required but will definitely learn some that week!

Contact Santana Bartholomew at sbartholomew@nambepueblo.org for more information and on how to register.

Participants need to meet the following criteria:

  • Native American (enrolled in any tribe in the nation)
  • 7th - 12th grade
  • Must be enrolled in Tewa Roots Society Basecamp Summer Program (June 5 – August 4)

Enrollment in the TRS Basecamp Summer Program requires being present for our mandatory summer meeting on May 25th at 6pm (at TRS Basecamp in Nambé). Limited number of spots available.

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3D Design and Printing

Week of June 12 – 16, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Notrhern New Mexico College

An introduction to 3D printing and design, students will learn how to use computer software in order to design their own personalized projects, test and redesign and 3D print live in the classroom.

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Patterns: The Intersection of Art and Math

Week of June 19 – 23, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Community College

Artists and Mathematicians have long been fascinated by patterns, both simple and complex. Participants will learn about a variety of such patterns and create some of their own.

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Building a Solar Sun Tracker (NNMC)

Week of June 19 – 23, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Northern New Mexico College

Students are challenged to build a tabletop Solar Sun Tracker controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. A solar panel sits on a custom-built 3-D printed frame with light sensors and motors that tilt in two dimensions in order to track the sun/light and produce power more efficiently.

No coding or engineering experience required but will definitely learn some that week!

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Building a Solar Sun Tracker (SFCC)

Week of July 10 – 14, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Community College

Students are challenged to build a tabletop Solar Sun Tracker controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. A solar panel sits on a custom-built 3-D printed frame with light sensors and motors that tilt in two dimensions in order to track the sun/light and produce power more efficiently.

No coding or engineering experience required but will definitely learn some that week!

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STEM Pathways for All

Week of July 17 – 21, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Community College

Students become immersed in a number of different hands-on projects that are based on multiple STEM disciplines and get to meet a number of STEM professionals. Topics range from Algae cultivation to engineering to chemistry to robotics.

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App Development with Apple Swift

Week of July 24 – 28, 2023
For students (all genders) rising 7th-12th grade
Santa Fe Indian School

Open exclusively to Santa Fe Indian School students. Creating Apps and games on topics of interest to students. Projects encouraged to be entered in the Congressional App Challenge and the Apple  Swift Student Challenge.


No coding or engineering experience required but will definitely learn some that week!
Contact Kevin Lewis at KJLewis@sfis.k12.nm.us for more information and on how to register.

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Questions?
Contact Registration@stemsantafe.org
or call (505) 570-5402

This program over the years

STEM Summer Circles 2022
Summer 2022 - Various locations around Santa Fe
Making a Miniaturized Chemical Sensor
June 7-11 2021 at Santa Fe Community College - Santa Fe, NM
Building and flying drones / Santa Fe
June 7-11 2021 at Santa Fe Community College in Santa Fe, NM
Building and flying drones / Española
June 21-25 2021 at Northern New Mexico College in Española, NM