Summer Camp 2023
Welcome to STEM Summer Camp 2023!
This camp truly has it all! We explore different science based themes each morning as well as enjoy recreational field trips each afternoon. The perfect balance of structure and fun. Early Bird Registration is open now until March 15, 2023. The Early Bird Rate is $125 per week and includes all field trips and activities. After March 15 the rate are $150 per week is registering for 7-11 weeks, $165 per week if registering for 4-6 weeks, and $175 per week if registering for 1-3 weeks. Spaces fill up fast, so get signed up early!
Summer camp includes fun themed STEM activities, field trips, games, arts, and more! Weekly and daily options are available. Camp is open daily 7:00 am - 6:15 pm and registration is open for campers ages 5 -13.
Fun Weekly Themes Each Morning
In addition to fun trips to the pool, parks, museums, nature centers, and more, we explore weekly themes each morning here at STEM Encounters. These morning camps are hands-on and fun keeping campers busy and engaged.
June 12-16
Digging For Dinosaurs Paleontology Camp
We are getting our hands on some tools as we explore the techniques used to unearth fossils and bones and reconstruct dinosaurs. Campers will hunt for dino eggs, assemble dinosaur skeletons, classify their findings and play dino themed games.
June 19-23
Science Behind Sports Camp
Campers learn fun sports skills and the physics behind them. Perfect your shot and get a perfect throw with science! We will be moving and playing while experimenting and analyzing.
June 26-30
Escape Room: Pirate Edition
Time is ticking and the challenge it to decode, decipher, and reveal all the answers to the clues given in our pirate themed challenges. Campers will use their wits and each other as they collaborate and work their way through each fun and sometimes messy challenge.
Lego Creations
July 5-7
Lego Creations Camp
Using motorized parts and inspiring examples campers will create Lego creations that move, lift, turn , and pull. The ideas are limitless and campers will have fun making multiple inventions and testing out challenges.
July 10-14
Dinosaur Detectives Paleontology Camp
Campers are on a mission to uncover several mysteries about what is hiding underground, in a tar pit, and on the bottom of the ocean. Through deciphering clues, digging and sifting campers unearth some incredible finds and solve the mysteries.
July 17-21
Nature Discovery Camp
Campers will explore area rivers, forests, and more sifting for fossils (yes we have them here in Pitt County!), looking for wildlife, and learning about how all of this connects to our lives here in Pitt County. We will also become stewards of our natural areas and learn how to take care of environment.
July 24-28
Science Behind Sports Camp
Campers learn fun sports skills and the physics behind them. Perfect your shot and get a perfect throw with science! We will be moving and playing while experimenting and analyzing.
July 31-August 4
Aviation and Aerospace Engineering
From the Wright Brothers to the moon, campers explore what went into getting mankind into the clouds and beyond. Campers will make projects centered around wing design, rocket launching, and more.
August 7-11
Escape Room: Space Edition
Time is ticking and the challenge it to decode, decipher, and reveal all the answers to the clues given in our space themed challenges. Campers will use their wits and each other as they collaborate and work their way through each fun and sometimes messy challenge.
August 14-18
Maritime Travel Camp
Campers will be learn all about voyages on the high seas while learning sailing knots, making their own periscopes, and more. We will also learn how to chart and plot our courses to destinations far away.
August 21-25
Lego Creations Camp
Using motorized parts and inspiring examples campers will create Lego creations that move, lift, turn , and pull. The ideas are limitless and campers will have fun making multiple inventions and testing out challenges.
We also have a STEM sampler camp available May 30-June 2 and June 5-9 for those attending schools that end their year a bit early.
Lego Creations
DAY CAMPS
Day Camps are available for Winter Break, Spring Break, teacher workdays and some holidays. Day Camps include fun themed STEM activities, games, arts, and more! Weekly and daily options are available. Camp is open daily 7:00 am - 6:15 pm. Once we have a First Time Visit Form on file, simply call anytime you need to reserve a spot.