Registration is now open!
Download the one-page PDFIn our School Age Camps, your camper will experience:
- 6 hours of facilitated engagement in the Museum and in classrooms
- Social skill-building with support from caring camp staff
- Group lunch (sent from home) with their fellow campers and a daily "snacktivity" led by camp staff
- Fun, fun, and more fun for growing creative minds!
June 17-21 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
REGISTERRising 1st-2nd Graders
What can you imagine? We'll invent, build, test, iterate, and start the engineering design process all over again - it's a maker camp for rising first and second graders! Bring your creativity for a week of fun in Museum exhibits and creating wild inventions with wacky materials.
*This camp is FULL! To be added to the waitlist, please click the button below to fill out the waitlist form. If a spot opens up or another camp becomes available, someone from our team will be in contact with you.
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NEW DATE: July 29-Aug. 2 | 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
REGISTERRising 1st-2nd Graders
Due to popular demand, an additional week of this camp has been added to our summer camp offerings!
Do you love to mix, combine, combust, and activate? Come into our lab, where things can get MESSY! With daily experiments, Museum play, and goop to take home, we know you'll love this sticky, science-y camp.
*The original dates (July 15-19) for this camp are FULL! To be added to the waitlist, please click the button below to fill out the waitlist form. If a spot becomes available, someone from our team will be in contact with you.
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June 24-28 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
REGISTERRising 3rd-5th Graders
All systems are "go" for a week-long mission to the moon using NASA's First Woman graphic novel as a guide. We'll follow Officer Callie as she and her trusty robot assistant, "R.T." establish the first long-term presence on the moon. What's on the dark side of the moon? What does it take to survive in a lunar space station and plan for future moon colonists? Can the moon serve as a future launching point to Mars? Campers in our CDM-based ground team will explore, discover, problem-solve in the Museum and in exciting, hands-on lab activities.
*This camp is FULL! To be added to the waitlist, please click the button below to fill out the waitlist form. If a spot opens up or another camp becomes available, someone from our team will be in contact with you.
WAITLIST- A backpack with a change of clothes - things can get messy and we want you to be comfortable all day!
- A lunch from home and a refillable water bottle (we are unable to heat up camper lunches).
- A daily "snacktivity" will be provided. If your child has food allergies, we encourage you to pack an extra snack. We do our best to accommodate, but we cannot guarantee an allergen-free environment.
- Camp registration forms if you do not submit them in advance.
CDM sets the standard for developmentally appropriate practice, and we want your child to have a best-fit experience. Here are some signs that our School Age cams are right for your camper:
- Your child is enthusiastically curious and can devote their attention to a multi-step process
- Your child is adaptable to new environments, able to express themselves verbally, and able to respond to verbal instruction and redirection
- Your child wants to spend their Summer making new friends, collaborating with peers, and making unforgettable memories in the Museum!
Registration questions? Please contact the Reservations Department at (423) 648-6040 or (423) 648-6045.
Camp questions? Please contact the Camp Director at (423) 648-6044.
