by The Cooper Union
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High schoolers spend three or six summer weeks in Cooper Union's engineering school working on hands-on projects such as building a calculator from digital circuits, designing iOS apps, prototyping with Arduino and testing water quality. Classes meet Monday through Thursday.
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| Monday | 9 AM – 3 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM – 3 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM – 3 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM – 3 PM |
| Friday | — |
| Saturday | — |
| Sunday | — |
2026 session ran July 6-Aug 13; 2027 applications open Dec 11, 2026
3-week session $3,150; 6-week session $5,150; financial aid available with priority for NYC residents
Open Mon–Thu. Pick a date to add it to your plans.
Ages 14–17.
3-week session $3,150; 6-week session $5,150; financial aid available with priority for NYC residents
Monday: 9 AM–3 PM · Tuesday: 9 AM–3 PM · Wednesday: 9 AM–3 PM · Thursday: 9 AM–3 PM. 2026 session ran July 6-Aug 13; 2027 applications open Dec 11, 2026
41 Cooper Square, 10003, in the East Village, Manhattan.
Yes. Cooper Union Summer STEM is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Registration is handled by The Cooper Union: cooper.edu.
Kids build math and reading skills through short, leveled worksheet assignments done a little each day, coming into the center a couple of times a week for instructor check-ins. Students move ahead as soon as they master each level, so advanced kids can work well beyond their grade.
Middle and high schoolers explore problem-solving and proof-based math far beyond the school curriculum in relaxed weekly Sunday sessions. Levels range from newcomers to a college-bridge track, with a separate math contest preparation course.
Students work through a personalized plan built from an initial skills assessment, getting small-group help from instructors on everything from number sense to algebra and test prep. Kids can also bring school homework to get support during sessions.
Weekly tech camps at NYU's Kimmel Center where kids build robots, code, design games in Minecraft and Roblox, and try AI, video production, YouTube creation and 3D printing. Campers can sign up for one week or several.
Kids explore buildings and cities through drawing, 3D model making, city planning and computer design challenges. Offerings include after-school classes, monthly Saturday family workshops, vacation programs and week-long summer sessions.
Campers spend summer weeks at NYU learning coding, game development, robotics and digital design in small groups. Teens can enroll in intensive two-week academies for deeper dives into programming and AI.