Due to inclement weather and road conditions, all Fairfax County facilities, including McLean Community Center, will be closed through Tuesday, January 27. For complete and up-to-date operational status, please check the MCC website and Socials. We regret any inconvenience that this disruption of MCC programs and services causes and hope you will stay safe during this Winter weather.

Science

January 2026

Robotics (Robo-Fun)

Stemtree’s Robotics After School Program uses the wonder and genius of robots to inspire students to learn engineering, apply their knowledge and skills of basic science, model construction, computer programming and problem solving to explore STEM concepts. This program utilizes instructional time, assessments, and hands-on activities to reinforce key concepts and improve problem-solving skills while […]
Monday, Jan 12 - Monday, Mar 16
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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June 2026

Secret Agent Lab

Suspects! Schematics and Sleuths! Connect the dots using science to help solve a crime in this hands-on investigation of the science of sleuthing. Uncover the science involved in evidence gathering, analysis and fingerprinting detection. Enhance your recall and observation skills and learn how to use spy equipment. Instructor: Mad Science. Ages 8-12 Activity No. 1103.1266/22-6/26  […]
Monday - Friday, Jun 22 - 26
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Crazy Chemworks

Shake up a flask of fun in the lab and become a junior chemist! Learn to recognize chemical reactions and mix up a few reactive ingredients for some sensational results. Check out the colors of chemistry with the power of ph paper and create a stopper-popping reaction. Probe the properties of light and discover some […]
Monday, Jun 29 - Thursday, Jul 2
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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July 2026

Eureka! The Inventors Camp

Children will overcome a series of challenges using basic materials, simple machines, tips from famous inventors and the most important of all- their mind. With a little bit of ingenuity, children will create catapults and forts, construct working light sticks to take home, and assemble a set of circuits with batteries and light bulbs. While […]
Monday - Friday, Jul 6 - 10
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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NASA: Academy of Future Space Explorers

Blast off with the only camp designed and created specifically by NASA engineers! Set your future space explorers on a trajectory from our Earth’s atmosphere to the outer reaches of our solar system! This hands-on program will bring children closer to the stars, planets, comets, and more. Learn about living in space, getting away from […]
Monday - Friday, Jul 13 - 17
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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Red Hot Robots

Join Mad Science and our Radical Robots for a scientific journey through circuitry and sensors. Explore several different types of robots…robots that follow lines and sounds, robotic arms like the ones you see in the big factories on TV. You will even play tag with robots that you control! Complete the camp by building your […]
Monday - Friday, Jul 20 - 24
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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Flight Academy

Calling all pilots! As a Mad Science flight cadet in training, you will discover how airplanes fly. Test your airplane’s performance in a wind tunnel. Build your own kite, stunt plane and model rocket. Ride the air on a Hovercraft. Discover how hot air balloons, blimps, and parachutes work. Instructor: Mad Science. Ages 6-10 Flight […]
Monday - Friday, Jul 27 - 31
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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August 2026

Dinosaurs and Ancient Worlds: Underground Explorers

Dig up dinosaurs and the ancient past! Solve real-life mysteries! Kids learn about archaeology and the techniques scientists use to excavate fossils and long-lost cities! They also study bone fragments, pottery shards, amber deposits, and fossils to understand what they can tell us about history! What’s more, each class includes a make and take-home project, […]
Monday - Friday, Aug 3 - 7
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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Science in Motion

Discover how things move with science. Take apart pellets to see what an owl cannot digest! Join a team of camper engineers and build bridges, domes, cubes, and pyramids. Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults, and simple machines. Make your own sidewalk chalk, crystal gardens, and chromatography dyed t-shirt. Instructor: Mad Science Ages 6-10 Science […]
Monday - Saturday, Aug 10 - 15
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave. McLean, VA 22101
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