Summer 
Camp

Off-site Camps

Entering 4th - 8th Grade

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Art & Ecology: Outside The Classroom

Caribou Bog Outdoor Center

July 7 - July 10

Children entering 4th-5th grade
July 14 - July 17

Children entering 6th-8th grade

This STEAM Ecology Summer Camp is a great opportunity for upper elementary and middle school students who love the outdoors to learn about and interact with nature through hands-on, interactive projects and experiences. Campers will combine art and science to explore their local ecosystems and be encouraged to take a closer look at the world around them. Campers will have the chance to view the world through the eyes of a naturalist, and work on creative projects that explore sustainability, environmental adaptations, local Maine flora and fauna, and more. Daily hikes around the Caribou Bog Outdoor Center and surrounding area will provide campers with the opportunity to engage directly with the environment they are learning about, using it as an inspiration for their daily projects. Whether dyeing fabric with natural dyes or creating new creatures to inhabit the Maine woods, campers will leave with a newfound appreciation for the outdoors and the interconnectedness of nature. 

Girls Build The Future

July 28 - July 31

Girls entering 6th-8th grade

This camp provides opportunities to participate in hands-on design challenges, meet real-life engineers, and engage in engineering tasks that simulate what it's like to work in construction engineering. Our campers will learn about real-world construction topics, such as the infrastructure communities need to function, and explore creative solutions to modern construction and engineering problems. This STEM camp will introduce girls to role models, show them different career paths, explore basic construction concepts, and have fun while experimenting with various building materials and techniques. The camp culminates in a final project where participants design their own town, applying everything they've learned throughout the program. Through our curriculum, middle school girls will have the chance to explore career options they may not have considered before and strengthen their creative thinking skills.

Level 1

Entering 1st - 3rd Grade

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Bugging Out!

July 7 - 10
Have we grabbed your antenna-tion yet? This creepy crawly camp will investigate the big lives of all of those small critters we know you love! Channel your inner bug as you dress up like insects and crawl around the museum, learning all about the life cycles and jobs of these totally eww-some and adorably gruesome critters. Imagine life in a log and participate in a scavenger’s scavenger hunt! Discover the treasure that is bugs.
 

Making (Sound) Waves!

July 21 - July 24
Crash! Bang! Boom! Let’s make all kinds of different sounds that fill the room! Reveal the secrets of sounds.. Play with the science that makes your favorite songs and sing out loud all camp long. From the loudest of machines to the softest of whispers we’ll explore strange sounds from all around. Animals, machines, and instruments too, why does something sound different to me than you? The dial for fun this week is turned all the way up to eleven!
 

Magic, Myths, and Monsters!

August 4 - August 7

We sprinkled a little extra fairy dust over this camp just for you! This camp will bring you smiles that shine as bright as a full moon as we explore all things magical and enchanted. Dive deep like a mermaid into the natural world behind the fantasy and phenomena you know all about. Explore some of the wildest myths about natural and man-made, real-and unreal- life forms. Come and make enchanting crafts fit for a fairy, traps strong enough to hold a monster, and brew up potent potions.

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Icky, Sticky, Science!

August 18 -  August 21

Safety goggles are a must in this crazy week of science labs because it’s time for all things slimy and grimy! If it sticks then it is definitely one of our picks for this week. Come and see how much glue, sap, sugar, magnets, and more we can squeeze out of this week for a mess of fun! Work like a scientist and get stuck on science in this week of exciting discoveries and fun activities.

Level 2

Entering 3rd - 5th Grade

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Science Takes Flight!

June 30 - July 3

Join us for a gravity defying camp! This week we will loop and swoop through time and take a closer look at anything that flew high through the sky. From giant dinosaurs, to DaVinci’s flying machines, to helicopters, to lunar landings - investigate the many different attempts of flight over the centuries. Some birds may have mastered flying, but it took us humans a little bit longer. Put your knowledge to the test and make your own flying machines. Let your imagination soar with science!

The Great Art Heist!

July 14 - July 17

Art can be beautiful, tell stories, and hold memories…and be worth a lot of money? Throughout history some very famous paintings have been stolen. Come and learn more about how and why these great art heists happened as you hone your own skills solving a mystery curated just for you! Make, hide, find and forge your way through this week. Will you be skillful enough to figure out where the art went? Are you stealthy enough not to get caught?

Light and Color: World of Wonder!

July 28 - July 31

We will shed light on the science behind some of our world’s boldest and brightest occurrences, making it a week you’ll just need to see to believe. Have you ever wondered about rainbows, worried about lightning, or been wowed by creatures that glow? Then this is the camp for you! We will investigate a whole spectrum of ideas and even dissect an eyeball to better understand how they work. Come and see for yourself where science and colors collide. 

Wildlife Protectors!

August 11 - August 14

Do you love all living things big and small? Then this is the camp for you! Get to know a pack of people who care about different kinds of wildlife and what it takes to protect them. Explore the needs of animals near and far and how specialized vets and refuges are helping all kinds of native species survive and thrive! Be a wildlife protector for anything with a scale or a tail, or something with fur that can purr, or maybe even something with a shell or a funny smell!

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