About this camp
Curious about how the world around you works? Like to explore and investigate? Have a vivid imagination? This signature series of hands-on STEM summer camps is specially designed for inquisitive young minds.
But this isn’t your average camp. It is a high-energy mission designed for explorers who love science, games, and getting their hands dirty. You won’t just learn about space; you will experience it.
Your mission begins with high-altitude thrills as you build and launch bottle rockets at the IM Fields. From there, you will snack your way through astronomy with Oreo Moon Phases (yes, you get to eat the evidence) and test your teamwork in the blindfolded Mission Lightyear survival challenge. You will even go behind the scenes at the UGA Observatory to see where the pros study the stars, before wrapping up the week by creating Alien Slime and cracking the code in our Space Race Escape Room.
Don’t settle for a boring summer—launch yours into a new orbit!
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