Check out the 2023 summer day camp options!
All day camps are held in Jordan Hall on Clemson University’s campus
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)
Age: 8-12
Dates: May 30-June 2, 1 pm – 3:30 pm (Full) / June 5-8, 9:30 am – 12 pm (Full) / July 6-7 9:30 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 3:30 pm
Cost: $150
- Investigate a crime scene to determine what happened and how
- Learn how your senses detect clues — or fool you
- Identify criminals and victims using DNA, fingerprints, blood, and other forensic science tools
Chemistry
Age: 8-12
Dates: All Dates Full
Cost: $150
- Use indicators to investigate the pH of different items
- Harness chemical and physical reactions to create art
- Create polymer models, make slime and design a delayed-release pill
- Learn the science behind chromatography
Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets
Age: 8-12
Dates: All Dates Full
Cost: $150
- Explore basic principles of electricity by building and manipulating electric circuits
- Investigate how magnetic and electric fields interact
- Build and test conductivity meters, electromagnets, and battle bots
- Experiment with Newton’s 3 laws of motion by designing and building rockets
Engineering Design
Age: 8-12
Dates: June 20-23, 1 pm – 3:30 pm / July 10-13, 9:30 am – 12 pm (Full) / July 24-27, 1 pm – 3:30 pm
Cost: $150
- Engage in the engineering design cycle
- Compete in challenges and races with vehicles and simple machines designed by you
- Learn the basics of bioengineering by designing and testing helmets and casts
- Explore the life cycle of honeybees and design a pollinator device.
Weird & Wacky Food Science
Age: 8-12
Date: June 12-15 1 pm – 3:30 pm (Full) / June 26-29 1 pm – 3:30 pm
Cost: $150
- Investigate what makes pop rocks pop
- Experiment with coke and mentos to create eruptions
- Explore enzymes and sugars in our food
- Investigate how our senses impact taste
2023 Summer Day Camp Schedule
Month | Week | Camp 1 | Camp 2 |
May | 30-2 | Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets | CSI |
June | 5-8 | CSI | Chemistry |
12-15 | Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets | Weird and Wacky Food Science | |
20-23 | No Camp | Engineering Design | |
26-29 | Chemistry | Weird and Wacky Food Science | |
July | 6-7 | CSI | |
10-13 | Engineering Design | Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets | |
24-27 | No Camp | Engineering Design |
Note: If you sign your child up for an AM and PM day camp in the same week, they can pack a lunch and eat it with our counselors! If you have signed up for only one day camp in a given week (AM or PM), drop-off starts 15 minutes before class start time (9:15 am or 12:45 pm respectively), and students must be picked up within 15 minutes of the class end time (12:15 pm or 3:45 pm respectively).
Cancellation Policy: Withdrawals prior to May 16th will be assessed a $25 processing fee; these withdrawals must be received in writing (an email is sufficient). There will be no refunds for withdrawals after May 16th.