Summer Camps

Check-in will take place at 8:30am (or 1:30pm for afternoon camps), at the main entrance located near the rear of the Fab Lab building. Volunteers and/or staff will help you check-in your child outside. Please arrive on time each day so the schedule of activities is not disrupted.

You are also required to sign your child out when picking them up at 12:30pm (or 5:30pm for afternoon camps). Again, this will be done outside of the building and a volunteer will retrieve your child from the lab. If someone other than you will be picking up your child, please notify Fab Lab staff so that person’s name can be added to your account.

Face coverings are not required for staff, visitors, program participants, volunteers or members.

The lab and its machines and equipment are professionally cleaned and sanitized with EPA-approved products each night. 

Antibacterial hand soap is available in restrooms and antibacterial hand sanitizer is available throughout the lab for easy access and use.

Students should wear comfortable, fitted, casual clothing and closed-toe/closed-heel gym or tennis shoes. NO OPEN-TOE SANDALS or FLIP FLOPS allowed. Campers who show up with open-toed shoes will need to have a closed-toe pair brought to them before they may join camp. Very loose clothing and jewelry are not permitted for safety purposes and long hair should be secured around machines.

Please pack a snack or lunch for your child to enjoy during the daily designated snack time. Snacks WILL NOT be provided so please don’t forget to send your child with something to fuel their big ideas. Please make sure your child brings a refillable bottle for water which they can refill at the lab’s water station. 

Completion of Waiver of Liability, Media Release and Authorization forms are mandatory for your child’s participation. You were required to acknowledge these forms during camp registration.

Cancelations must be made at least 10 days in advance of your enrolled camp session to qualify for a full refund. Cancelations made less than 10 days out from camp will qualify for a 50% refund. A 2% processing fee will incur with all refunds. Cancelations must be made in writing to info@suncoastscience.org or by calling 941-840-4394. Cancelations by voicemail will not be accepted. No-shows do not qualify for a refund. If your child has to be picked up early or misses one or more days of camp, there is no refund for camp time missed.

You will NOT be charged when adding yourself to a camp waitlist. Students on the waitlist will be notified in the order they were added to the waitlist if a spot becomes available. We will notify you as early as possible by phone or email if there is an opportunity to move off the waitlist and include instructions on how to process your camp payment.

For each student to have a positive, safe experience in Fab Lab summer camps, we have established the following expectations.

1. Walking is our preferred mode of transportation while in the lab! No running please.

2. No food or drink (including candy and gum) is allowed in classoom or machine areas unless agreed upon with staff or volunteers. The snack/lunch you bring will be set aside for snack time.

3. The Golden Rule… Treat others as you would like to be treated! This means raising your hand to speak, respecting others’ personal space and keeping your hands to yourself, being considerate, kind and helpful, using appropriate language, etc.

4. Treat our machines and tools respectfully... like they are your own!

5. We have multiple camps running each week. Please be sure to stay with your group at all times.

To reinforce these rules and encourage an appropriate and safe learning environment, we employ the "Three Strikes and You're Out” policy in relation to the above expectations.

• Reminder: A reminder of our expectations will be given to the student.
• Warning: The student will be removed from camp activities for a short period of time.
• Action: We will discuss the behavior in question when you pick up your child. This is the student’s first strike.

If the behavior continues, we will contact you by phone during camp hours to discuss. You may be required to pick up your child at this time. This is the student’s second strike.

If the behavior ceases to stop after the first two strikes, we will contact you to immediately pick up your child from camp. This is the student’s third and final strike and they will not be allowed to return to camp.

In extreme circumstances, we reserve the right to forego the above policy and immediately dismiss a camper if we deem the camper's behavior or actions too severe for them to continue.