{"id":3852,"date":"2021-11-29T14:04:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/?p=3852"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:15:03","slug":"summer-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/summer-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Day Camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Summer Day Camp Registration open!<\/h3>\n<p><!--more-->[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;3905&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Mission Impossible&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:18&#8243; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_title_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3cbTJwN&#8221;][\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;3893&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:18&#8243; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_title_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3cbTJwN&#8221;][\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_hoverbox image=&#8221;3894&#8243; primary_title=&#8221;&#8221; hover_title=&#8221;CSI&#8221; hover_title_font_container=&#8221;font_size:18&#8243; use_custom_fonts_hover_title=&#8221;true&#8221; hover_title_link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3cbTJwN&#8221;][\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">All day camps are held in Jordan Hall on Clemson University&#8217;s campus<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;Register HERE&#8221; style=&#8221;outline&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;violet&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3cbTJwN|title:https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3cbTJwN&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>NEW THIS SUMMER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great Island Escape<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>8-12 years old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Tues-Fri, May 26-29, 1:00-3:30pm (Full, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 15-18, 1:00-3:30pm<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 13-16, 1:00-3:30pm (1 spot available)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $170<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission Begins:<\/strong> Train as junior engineers and design the ultimate bubble product for delivery<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crash Landing:<\/strong> Use science to survive intense island sun and protect your product<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power Up:<\/strong> Harness wind energy to build generators and send an SOS signal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Escape:<\/strong> Engineer and test sailboats to reach safety and complete the mission[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>NEW THIS SUMMER!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vet for a Week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>8-12 years old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 1-4, 1:00-3:30pm (FULL, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 29-July 2, 1:00-3:30pm (FULL, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 27-30, 1:00-3:30pm (FULL, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $170<\/p>\n<p>Step into the role of a real veterinarian for the week<br \/>\nPerform animal checkups by taking temperature, pulse, and observing behavior<br \/>\nDiagnose mystery animal patients using clues and critical thinking<br \/>\nUse microscopes and X-rays to investigate common animal illnesses<br \/>\nAcquire practice surgical skills and treatment techniques to help patients heal<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPECIAL NOTES for Vet for a Week Camp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week is full of hands-on &#8220;as real as possible&#8221; 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!<\/p>\n<p>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.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Crime Scene Investigation (<\/strong>CSI)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>8-12 years old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 15-18, 9:30am-Noon (3 spots available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 6-9, 1:00-3:30pm (2 spots available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 13-16, 9:30am-Noon (Full, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $170<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Become a junior detective and crack the case using real forensic science<\/li>\n<li>Put your senses to the test\u2014can you trust what you see, smell, and hear?<\/li>\n<li>Analyze fingerprints, DNA, and \u201cblood\u201d evidence to identify suspects and victims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Electricity, Magnets, Robots, and Rockets (Physics)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>8-12 years old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tues-Fri, May 26-29, 9:30am-Noon (FULL, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 8-11, 9:30am-Noon (FULL, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 6-9, 9:30am-Noon (FULL, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $170<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power up by building and testing real electric circuits<\/li>\n<li>Discover the push and pull of magnets and electric forces<\/li>\n<li>Build electromagnets, conductivity testers, and battle bots<\/li>\n<li>Design and launch compressed-air rockets to explore motion and speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Engineering Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>8-12 years old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 1-4, 9:30am-Noon (Full, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 22-25, 9:30am-Noon (Full, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 20-23, 9:30am-Noon (3 spots available)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $170<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Invent, build, and redesign your way through exciting engineering challenges<\/li>\n<li>Test your ideas, fix what fails, and make your creations even better<\/li>\n<li>Engineer roofs and towers, design roller coasters that twist &amp; loop, save gummy bears by building parachutes<\/li>\n<li><strong>New this year!<\/strong> Tackle hands-on LEGO\u00ae robotics challenges using teamwork and problem-solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Mission Impossible: Spy Science (Formerly Elemental Adventures)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age: <\/strong>8-12 years old<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 8-11, 1:00-3:30pm<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, June 29-July 2, 9:30am-Noon (Full, waitlist available)<\/p>\n<p>M-Th, July 27-30, 9:30am-Noon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $170<\/p>\n<p>Train as a junior science spy in a top-secret mission camp<\/p>\n<p>Stop a \u201ctoxic\u201d leak using water science and investigation skills<\/p>\n<p>Send secret messages with floating objects and soap-powered boats<\/p>\n<p>Design rescue tools to save trapped agents from flooding<\/p>\n<p>Build gliders and engineer a science-powered final escape[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><i>Note:\u00a0 <\/i><\/strong><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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).[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<em><strong>Cancellation Policy: <\/strong><\/em>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.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_toggle title=&#8221;How to Register for Summer Camp&#8221; style=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;violet&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; custom_use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1711030020181{border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221; use_custom_heading=&#8221;true&#8221;]Near the top of this page is a button that says Register HERE. (Circled in purple on the screenshot below.)<\/p>\n<p>Click to go to our registration page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessing the registration system:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If it is your first time accessing the site:\n<ul>\n<li>Select &#8220;Community Login&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Create a New Account&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Under \u201cAbout You\u201d, Select \u201cI am the parent or guardian\u201d. Continue. Enter Parent\/Guardian name and a valid, frequently accessed email address.\u00a0 The information provided will be the primary method of contact prior to program start. Continue and follow the prompts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have accessed the site previously:\n<ul>\n<li>Select &#8220;Community Login&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Use the credentials you previously created to log in to your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once logged into the registration site, select your week, and course, and complete all forms fully and accurately.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/summer-camps\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4162 size-large\" title=\"camp link to reg\" src=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/03\/camp-link-to-reg-e1711029965753-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"camp link to reg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/03\/camp-link-to-reg-e1711029965753-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/03\/camp-link-to-reg-e1711029965753-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/03\/camp-link-to-reg-e1711029965753-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/03\/camp-link-to-reg-e1711029965753.jpg 1195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Summer Day Camp Registration open!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camps-and-clubs","category-90","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3852"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4292,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3852\/revisions\/4292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scienceweb.clemson.edu\/cusoc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}