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family · Monday 17 August 2026 · 09:00am 
Designer Minds STEAM Summer Camp - Enniscorthy
At Enniscorthy · Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
At Enniscorthy · Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Designer Minds runs a week-long STEAM camp in Enniscorthy every summer, giving primary school children five mornings of hands-on science, coding, engineering, art and maths - the kind of thing that sticks with a kid long after the school year ends. It is run by Designer Minds, an Irish company with camps across the country, and the format is well tested: small groups, age-split so that a six-year-old and an eleven-year-old are not doing the same thing at the same bench. If your child is curious, likes making stuff or has ever asked how a robot works, this is worth the week.
The camp runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm, at the Presentation Centre in Enniscorthy. Children are split into Junior (1st-3rd class, ages 6.5-9) and Senior (4th-6th class, ages 10-12) groups, with activities pitched accordingly.
Over the five mornings they cover a wide range of projects. On the science side, expect polymer chemistry - making slime and oobleck to understand non-Newtonian fluids - alongside chromatography art and human anatomy. Technology and coding sessions include programming LEGO robots and Lightbot challenges. Engineering gets physical with GraviTrax marble runs and circuits. Creative sessions bring in stop-motion animation and t-shirt design. Maths gets the Minecraft treatment. There are also teambuilding games and design thinking exercises woven through the week.
The balance is deliberate: roughly a third of activities involve screens; the rest are hands-on and off-device. The organisers describe it as project-based learning, and the camp has spaces in both age groups for August 2026.
Enniscorthy sits on the River Slaney, about 24km north of Wexford town on the N11/N30. From Dublin, it is just over two hours by road; from Waterford, under an hour. Irish Rail serves Enniscorthy on the Dublin-Rosslare line, and the town centre is a short walk from the station. The Presentation Centre is in the town itself. Street parking is available in the town centre and there is a public car park nearby on Mill Park Road.
With mornings at camp, afternoons free up nicely for the town. Enniscorthy Castle and the National 1798 Rebellion Centre are both worth an hour each, and the riverside walk along the Slaney is pleasant in August. There is more to see in Enniscorthy and across Co. Wexford.
Heading to Enniscorthy in Enniscorthy? Wexford has plenty more to see. Read the Enniscorthy area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.