2023 Missouri S&T Summer Camp Profiles
Aerospace Camp
Prepare to blast off for three fun-filled days on the Missouri S&T campus. Experience aeronautics and space flight from a ground-up perspective, as you learn about the history of flight, astronomy and space exploration. Your three days will be filled with computer simulations, interactive teamwork activities and practical hands-on experiences.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 5th — 8th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 18 — 20, 2023
COST: $395
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 72 students.
Amusement Park Design Camp
Do you love thrills, chills, and exciting rides at amusement parks? Join us and learn why amusement parks are constantly looking for the best designs for their parks. In this camp, you will use engineering physics, 3D printing, CAD, and hands-on models to develop your part of our own camp amusement park.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 6th — 8th graders
DATES & TIMES:
June 27 — 29, 2023
COST: $600
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Capacity is limited to 30 campers.
Art of Science Camp
Join other “future” creative scientists and explore unique ways to photograph, write and create multimedia art through natural discovery at S&T’s Field Station campus.
Campers will investigate the natural wonders to be found in the Ozarks and explain their findings through writing, photography and multimedia art. Working independently and as part of a team, campers will learn about science and then express what they learn in various artistic ways. From bugs and bark, to fungi and flowers, campers will learn to see science in a different way, as well as expand their ideas of what art can be.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 9th — 11th graders
DATES & TIMES:
June 25 — 29, 2023
COST: $650
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Capacity is limited to 30 campers.
ASM Exploring Materials in Your World Camp
Are you a highly motivated learner with an aptitude for math and science? If you are, then you should explore your interests by spending a week at Missouri S&T's Materials Camp! You will actively explore materials science and engineering principles through a combination of mini-demonstrations, field trips and group projects. With the help of experts, you will learn how to use state-of-the-art research equipment. You will also explore career opportunities available for those in the materials and engineering fields.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 11th and 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 23 — 27, 2023
COST: Free
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 48 students.
CyberMiner Camp
Campers who love working with computers and digital technologies will learn about information visualization and big data, compete in an AI challenge, build and program robots, and so much more!
AGES/GRADES: Rising 11th and 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 9 — 13, 2023
COST: $575
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 60 students.
Is It Alive? Day Camp
Prepare to blast off for three fun-filled days on the Missouri S&T campus. Experience aeronautics and space flight from a ground-up perspective, as you learn about the history of flight, astronomy and space exploration. Your three days will be filled with computer simulations, interactive teamwork activities and practical hands-on experiences.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 4th — 6th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 17 — 21, 2023
COST: $350
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 40 students.
Explosives Camp
The Summer Explosives Camp - the first and best camp of its kind! - provides a unique opportunity for hands-on learning experience with explosives. Participants will experience a variety of demonstrations, presentations, projects, and handling and shooting explosives. Camp culminates in the setup and shooting of a fireworks display.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 11th and 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
Session I: June 4 — 9, 2023
Session II: June 11 — 16, 2023
COST: Requires application and acceptance. $1,450
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 15 students.
Girls Go Green Camp
Love the earth? Engage your passion and learn about careers in environmental fields.
Dive into water quality and public health issues, learn about energy and gain a better understanding of resources and sustainability through the 21st century.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 6th — 8th graders
GENDER: Girls only
DATES & TIMES:
June 6 — 9, 2023
COST: $600
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 35 students.
Jackling Introduction to Engineering Camp
During Jackling Introduction to Engineering, you'll be introduced to a variety of engineering fields with demonstrations and activities related to each discipline. You will learn about what engineers do, what tools they use and how the various engineering fields affect everyday life. Engineering and science groups will present brief overviews of their areas of focus and the exciting technological challenges on which their graduates work.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 10th —12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
Session I: June 11 — 15, 2023
Session II: June 25 — 29, 2023
Session III: July 9 — 13, 2023
COST: $600
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 150 students per session.
Leading For Tomorrow Camp
Students will engage in interactive activities and experiences to explore, develop, and reflect on adaptive leadership, resiliency building, crucial conversations, immunity to change, and various other leadership practices. Students will gain knowledge to reflect on and apply to their own experiences, exploring how to be active leaders for tomorrow.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 11th and 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 24 — 28, 2023
COST: $650
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 30 students.
Mechanical Crash Course Camp
Have you ever wondered how everyday products are designed? Are you interested in making smart devices and products? Then the mechanical crash course is the camp for you. You will design an autonomous product with high school math and science knowledge. You will see a product’s design cycle, from project definition to test. Campers will use the full mechanical workshop with a CNC machining center and tools to bring the product prototype to life.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 9th — 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
June 20 — 24, 2023
COST: $750
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 30 students.
Minority Introduction to STEM-MI-STEM Camp
Explore future careers in science, engineering, mathematics and technology, in this intro camp for African American, Hispanic and Native American students.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 10th — 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
June 18 — 21, 2023
COST: Requires application and acceptance. $400
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 30 students.
Outdoor Girls Camp
Explore the outdoors by engaging in outdoor activities that include environmental science, biology, environmental engineering, and camping. This camp will include a little bit of everything including survival skills and learning about careers in STEM.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 9th — 12th graders
GENDER: Girls only
DATES & TIMES:
June 4 — 7, 2023
COST: $600
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 30 students.
Nuclear Engineering Camp
If you are interested in nuclear engineering, this one-week summer program will introduce you to the fascinating world of nuclear power and the outstanding opportunities in nuclear engineering.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 11th, 12th, and graduating seniors
DATES & TIMES:
June 4 — 9, 2023
COST: $800
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 40 students.
Robotics Camp
Come to campus ready to learn the basic principles of robotics at this hands-on camp, which includes electronics, sensors, motor and servo control, programming and control techniques as well as robotics applications in today’s society. Using the LEGO® Mindstorms™ Robotics Invention System, teams of participants will have the opportunity to invent, design, build, and program robots while learning the basic structure of computer programming.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 7th —10th graders
DATES & TIMES:
June 6 — 8, 2023
COST: $435
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 54 students
Space – The Final Frontier
Are you ready for an intense hands-on challenge to design, build, and fly a small satellite? S&T's Space the Final Frontier Camp is unlike anything you have ever experienced. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to encounter the edge of outer space.
Your math and science skills will be used to design and construct a small spacecraft to be launched on a high-altitude balloon to 100,000 feet. The camp will conclude with a high-altitude balloon launch.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 10th — 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 16 — 19, 2023
COST: $950
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 48 students.
The Sound of Miners
Love music and STEM? You can do both! Rehearse and perform orchestra music with other campers interested in music, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 9th — 12th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 19 — 23, 2023
COST: $650
SIGN UP DEADLINE: July 5, 2023
Viral Detectives: Containing Contagions!
Come be a viral detective and investigate a mysterious disease. Campers will participate in hands-on activities to explore possibilities for containing a spreading disease.
AGES/GRADES: Rising 6th — 8th graders
DATES & TIMES:
July 11 — 13, 2023
COST: Requires application and acceptance. $50
SIGN UP DEADLINE: Space is limited to 30 students.
