Join our STEM Explorers class where we will learn about simple machines and get creative with recyclable materials as we design and build our very own projects.

Join us in the Maryville Crime Lab where we will solve puzzles about crimes just like a scientist!

Roll up your sleeves, put on your makers cap, and get ready to create! This is our most hands-on camp! Together, campers will build a geodesic dome large enough to sit in. Who can build the strongest bridge? Can your bridge withstand the shake rattle and roll challenge? Explore the world of birds and beasts with bird feeder building and our super bug investigation. Speaking of birds, what did Hooty the owl have for dinner? A mouse? A Squirrel? A Frog? Kids will dissect owl pellets and reconstruct Hooty’s dinner. Enter the Mad Science chemistry lab and mix, mash, and brew concoctions to create cool sidewalk chalk and bath fizzers! Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults, simple machines, and megapinchers! Campers will discover the wonders of photography and make their own chromatography-dyed T-shirt. It’s a week packed with non-stop science fun! Complimentary after-care is included from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Additional before and after-care is available through Ballwin Parks and Recreation.

We are always evolving and advancing our offerings at Burr Oak. These offerings will change from session to session, but may also change week to week. Our goal is to provide our campers with a valuable experience that not only highlights social interaction, but places an emphasis on physical activity, problem solving, and creative engagement.

The tactile possibilities are endless! From scaly bubble wrap to fluffy felt; learn to add another sensory layer to your work of art! Get ready for a soft, squishy, scratchy, and bouncy week while we traverse touch and texture through the use of found and recycled materials.

How do you draw a sound? We will use sound to inspire our creative visions; transporting us to our wildest daydreams! Sounds of Tower Grove Park, Arsenal Street, birds, bands, neighbors walking by all serve as inspiration as we explore the connection between the world around us and the art we make.

Join us all summer long for our action-packed traditional summer camp experience where kids will laugh, explore, and create memories and friendships that will last a lifetime! Campers will learn new sports, experience the outdoors, go swimming twice a week, go on field trips, and so much more! Every week has a different theme with varied activities planned by our experienced youth professionals to ensure campers have the best summer ever!

Join us all summer long for our action-packed traditional summer camp experience where kids will laugh, explore, and create memories and friendships that will last a lifetime! Campers will learn new sports, experience the outdoors, go swimming twice a week, go on field trips, and so much more! Every week has a different theme with varied activities planned by our experienced youth professionals to ensure campers have the best summer ever!

Our arts & humanities camps encourage personal expression and the freedom to create, and provide new experiences for kids.

Summer Interludes are offered Monday through Friday, beginning at 8am and ending at 4pm each day. Breakfast, lunch and snack are served daily and are prepared with painstaking care and of the finest culinary standards — organic, locally sourced, seasonal, and made from scratch.

Calling all creature lovers! Explore fan favorite animals, add science exploration & add on optional field trip!

Come for a JAW-some time and dive deep with us as we explore shark facts, marine life and ocean antics!

Discover clay, collage, drawing, painting, and dramatic arts! Bring a white article of clothing to tie dye! Optional field trip to Lebanon, IL to see the Looking Glass Playhouse and more!

This S.T.E.A.M. camp will focus on building simple machines and use the scientific method as they explore classic experiments with a messy twist! Special guest appearances from local PlexKids STEM Partners!

Get ready to get messy, do obstacle courses, and be challenged!