Launch Math + Science Centers

My son (almost 8) loved LAUNCH! Making robotic projects every day was really exciting, and we were really impressed by one in particular, the prosthetic hand! For downtime from science they had a football to toss around which was great for energy-release.
Sep 17th, 2022

Our 5 year old son had such an amazing experience on the first day he couldn't wait to get there everyday. It's the first time he's ever been so happy with a camp experience. Launch staff and projects they create are excellent. We'll be recurring clients.
Sep 8th, 2022

My son and I love the summer camp! The staff and Scott are always really understanding of everybodys different circumstances. Always very helpful and supportive. The team at w65st is always welcoming and friendly. My son always talked about what he learned thru out the day with excitement! I cant wait to Go back next summer!
Aug 14th, 2022

We have both our daughters (ages 10 and 6) at Launch and are so happy. One of our daughters was struggling in math and falling behind, we have had her in math tutoring at Launch for several months and she is now performing at the same level or higher than her peers. We're so grateful! Both kids love the after school Scratch class. Our 6 year old who rarely likes any type of activity looks forward to it each week. I also have to say that the number of women in teaching positions at Launch makes me particularly happy to be part of the program- it's helpful for young girls to have women in math to look up to.
Mar 26th, 2022

Does it take a rocket scientist to run a camp? Nope. But when a rocket scientist* runs a camp, is the camp fantastic? Yes -- at least when it comes to Launch. (This is a review for the summer camp only, not the tutoring, which we've not tried.)Summer camp is, as previously noted, the bomb diggity. Our 10-year old and 6-year old both loved their two weeks there, loved all the STEM-y, fabulous projects they made: a copycat Operator game, gyroscope, perpetual motion device, magnetic art board, lava lamp, magic eight ball, pinball machine, marble maze, etc, etc, etc... Over the course of two weeks the projects were different each day and they were excited to show them off. It's clear that a lot of thought went into the programming. If there were even more emphasis on explaining the why and how scientific concepts behind all of these fun projects, the parents at least would love it even more. Campers are also introduced to Scratch, a baby programming app developed by MIT. The kids aren't using C++ / Java, but they do manipulate discrete strings of text (in colloquial English) to create games. Campers bring their own nut-free lunches, which they eat outdoors at the park whenever the weather permits. COVID precautions are thorough: There's a self-reported health screen every morning, a temperature check, and everyone remains masked indoors. Only nitpick: Campers don't get a lot of opportunities to run around at the park, which can feed into the doughy, weak, out-of-shape stereotype of math and science nerds. If my kids could play tag and run through a fountain at a playground on a 96F day, they'd be even happier campers. :) *Scott, the founder and owner, is literally a former rocket scientist, a.k.a. aerospace engineer! Wow!
Jul 21st, 2022