Camps

SUMMER 2019

The MOST will offer four (4) one-day camps during 4th of July week (1st-5th), each with a different theme, and three (3) week-long camps in July and August. All camps are ideal for children ages 6-12 (must have completed all-day Kindergarten), and are limited to 20 campers per session.

ONE-DAY CAMPS (4th of July Week)

BE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Monday, July 1st, 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$60 for members, $70 for nonmembers

Through hands-on activities and interactive lessons on sustainability, alternative energy, conservation, and more, campers will become environmental experts ready to go out into the world and take on one of the biggest problems facing their generation: climate change.

BE THE DOCTOR
Tuesday, July 2nd, 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$60 for members, $70 for nonmembers

Calling all kids who love to help others – stat! Campers will explore careers in medicine, learn how to use the tools of the trade, and discover concepts in anatomy, biology, and medical science in this hands-on exploration of what it means to Be the Doctor!

BE THE COMPUTER SCIENTIST
Wednesday, July 3rd, 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$60 for members, $70 for nonmembers

Gamers, coders, and techies unite! Explore the most rapidly growing STEM field during this day-long immersion into the basics of programming, computing, and technology, from binary code to 3D printing.

BE THE MARINE BIOLOGIST
Friday, July 5th, 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$60 for members, $70 for nonmembers

From sharks and sea turtles to coral reefs and crustaceans! Future marine biologists will have the chance to discover the biodiversity of marine ecosystems and learn the importance of respecting and protecting the oceans and the countless organisms they support.

WEEK-LONG CAMPS

MYSTERY AT THE MOST FORENSICS CAMP
July 22nd – 26th (M-F), 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$250 per week for members, $275 for nonmembers

There’s been a crime at the MOST! Campers will dust for prints, analyze DNA, examine specimens through a microscope, and more. Then, the last day will feature a challenge where campers can test their new skills: a whole new crime scene to analyze!

MISSION TO MARS SPACE CAMP
July 29th – August 2nd (M-F), 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$250 per week for members, $275 for nonmembers

What does it take to be an astronaut? Discover what it takes to launch a shuttle, explore a planet, and work as a team! This week of astrophysics and astronomy all leads up to the main event: a live simulated space mission.

POTENT POTIONS CHEMISTRY CAMP
August 5th – 9th (M-F), 9 AM – 4 PM (No Before or After Care)
$250 per week for members, $275 for nonmembers

Curious chemists can explore the wonders of chemical change in the laboratory, kitchen, and beyond! The MOST’s Potions Professors will guide campers through a variety of hands-on experiments, explosions, and other potions with surprising effects.

Campers of the MOST’s 2018 Mission to Mars Summer Camp work as a team to simulate a Space Shuttle Launch!