Design Your Racer
Every camper customizes their own solar-powered racer. No two cars look the same on race day.
Summer Camp · Grades K–6
Solar Speedsters Build & Race!
Design and customize your own solar racer — learn how sunlight becomes clean energy — then hit the track for the big Solar Race. Speed, sun, and a finish line.
Grade Range
K – 6th
Duration
4 × 3 hr sessions
Group Size
7 – 25 students
Take-Home
Mini Solar Dragster
Program Overview
Where curious kids become racer designers.
Get ready to race with the power of the sun! In this exciting camp, kids design and build their very own solar-powered racer cars while learning how sunlight gets turned into clean, renewable energy.
Once their creations are ready, it's time for the big Solar Race — where everyone's cars line up at the start for a fun, friendly showdown. Engineering, design, troubleshooting, and a serious need for speed.
Ready,
Set,
SOLAR!
Set,
SOLAR!
What's Inside Camp
Five things your camper will design, build, race, and win.
Solar in Motion
Watch sunlight power your car in real time. Outdoor testing shows the physics live, not in a textbook.
STEM Made Fun
Explore solar energy, circuits, motion, and basic engineering — all through hands-on building, not lectures.
The Solar Race
Race day! Friendly head-to-head challenges where every car gets a chance to zoom to the finish.
Teamwork & Tuning
Troubleshoot, tune, and improve performance with your crew — racing makes everyone a better engineer.
Take It Home
Leave with a mini solar dragster — and the bragging rights of having raced it on a real track.
From Past Camps
Inside the workshop.
Real campers, real builds. The energy in these rooms is contagious — even the parents stay to watch.
Parent Reviews
From the families who came back.
My daughter came home talking about photovoltaic cells. She's seven. Go Solar! Kidz made science feel like an adventure she wanted to keep going.
Four mornings, four builds, zero meltdowns. The instructors are calm, patient, and clearly love what they do. We've already signed up for next summer.
He's still racing his solar car around the kitchen floor a month later. Worth every dollar and then some — and the take-home project hooked him on engineering.
Got Questions?
Frequently asked.
What is the Solar Speedsters camp about?
Solar Speedsters is a hands-on STEM camp where kids build and customize their own solar-powered racer cars, learn how solar energy works, and participate in a friendly racing challenge.
What will my child learn?
Participants explore the basics of solar energy, circuits, engineering, motion, and troubleshooting — all through fun, interactive activities.
Do children need any prior experience?
No experience is required. All activities are beginner-friendly and guided step-by-step by our trained instructors.
Is the racing competitive?
It's friendly, fun, and challenge-based — everyone gets to race, troubleshoot, and improve. There's no losing, just learning faster.
What do they take home?
Every camper takes home their mini solar dragster — the same car they built and raced.
Upcoming Sessions · Summer 2026
Pick a race day near you.
Sessions run 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, four consecutive days. Filter by month to find a week that fits.
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Jul27– 30
ISD 276 Minnetonka
Mon–Thu · 4 sessions
Scenic Heights Elementary
Minnetonka, MN
Minnetonka, MN
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Jul27– 30
ISD 659 Northfield
Mon–Thu · 4 sessions
Bridgewater Elementary
Northfield, MN
Northfield, MN
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Aug10– 13
ISD 276 Minnetonka
Mon–Thu · 4 sessions
Excelsior Elementary
Excelsior, MN
Excelsior, MN
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Aug10– 13
ISD 112 Eastern Carver County
Mon–Thu · 4 sessions
Family Learning Center
Chaska, MN
Chaska, MN
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Ready to race the sun?
Register once and apply to any session that fits your family's summer.
