Summer Day Camps

Summer Day Camp Registration open!

All day camps are held in Jordan Hall on Clemson University’s campus

NEW THIS SUMMER!

The Great Island Escape

Age: 8-12 years old

Dates:

Tues-Fri, May 26-29, 1:00-3:30pm

M-Th, June 15-18, 1:00-3:30pm

M-Th, July 13-16, 1:00-3:30pm (only 2 spots remaining)

Cost: $170

Mission Begins: Train as junior engineers and design the ultimate bubble product for delivery

Crash Landing: Use science to survive intense island sun and protect your product

Power Up: Harness wind energy to build generators and send an SOS signal

Final Escape: Engineer and test sailboats to reach safety and complete the mission

NEW THIS SUMMER!!

Vet for a Week!

Age: 8-12 years old

Dates:

M-Th, June 1-4, 1:00-3:30pm (FULL, waitlist available)

M-Th, June 29-July 2, 1:00-3:30pm (FULL, waitlist available)

M-Th, July 27-30, 1:00-3:30pm (FULL, waitlist available)

Cost: $170

Step into the role of a real veterinarian for the week
Perform animal checkups by taking temperature, pulse, and observing behavior
Diagnose mystery animal patients using clues and critical thinking
Use microscopes and X-rays to investigate common animal illnesses
Acquire practice surgical skills and treatment techniques to help patients heal

SPECIAL NOTES for Vet for a Week Camp:

This week is full of hands-on “as real as possible” experiences to help young students understand the skills needed and the many career paths veterinary science has to offer in order to help our furry friends. This includes taxidermy animals. No live animals will be present. Students will learn how to conduct a basic physical exam on a canine/feline/exotic animal, basic suture and surgical procedures using aseptic technique, basic animal anatomy, identifying diseases and common day-to-day cases veterinarians deal with, and much much more!

We do not eat or drink anything in the lab per lab safety policy, but please be sure to make us aware of ANY allergies as we will be dealing with multiple materials and want to make sure all students are safe! Please let us know if your child would have trouble touching any of the following items: gloves, masks, play dough, chocolate, animal hair, bananas, blueberries, fruit, almond flour.

Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)

Age: 8-12 years old

Dates:

M-Th, June 15-18, 9:30am-Noon

M-Th, July 6-9, 1:00-3:30pm

M-Th, July 13-16, 9:30am-Noon (only 2 spots remaining)

Cost: $170

• Become a junior detective and crack the case using real forensic science
• Put your senses to the test—can you trust what you see, smell, and hear?
• Analyze fingerprints, DNA, and “blood” evidence to identify suspects and victims

Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets (Physics)

Age: 8-12 years old

Dates:

Tues-Fri, May 26-29, 9:30am-Noon

M-Th, June 8-11, 9:30am-Noon

M-Th, July 6-9, 9:30am-Noon (FULL, waitlist available)

Cost: $170

• Power up by building and testing real electric circuits
• Discover the push and pull of magnets and electric forces
• Build electromagnets, conductivity testers, and battle bots
• Design and launch compressed-air rockets to explore motion and speed

Engineering Design

Age: 8-12 years old

Dates:

M-Th, June 1-4, 9:30am-Noon (only 3 spots remaining)

M-Th, June 22-25, 9:30am-Noon

M-Th, July 20-23, 9:30am-Noon

Cost: $170

• Invent, build, and redesign your way through exciting engineering challenges
• Test your ideas, fix what fails, and make your creations even better
• Engineer roofs and towers, design roller coasters that twist & loop, save gummy bears by building parachutes
• New this year! Tackle hands-on LEGO® robotics challenges using teamwork and problem-solving

Mission Impossible: Spy Science (Formerly Elemental Adventures)

Age: 8-12 years old

Dates:

M-Th, June 8-11, 1:00-3:30pm

M-Th, June 29-July 2, 9:30am-Noon

M-Th, July 27-30, 9:30am-Noon

Cost: $170

Train as a junior science spy in a top-secret mission camp

Stop a “toxic” leak using water science and investigation skills

Send secret messages with floating objects and soap-powered boats

Design rescue tools to save trapped agents from flooding

Build gliders and engineer a science-powered final escape

Note:  If your child attends a morning and afternoon camp in the same week, please bring 2 snacks and 1 lunch. They will eat with our counselors. Lunch and snacks are not provided.

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 15th 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.