2023 Camp Guide | Academic

March 2023

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RMC Aviation Camp

Rocky Mountain College
www.rocky.edu/camps | camps@rocky.edu
June 6-8, 9am-3pm
Grades: Entering 9th-12th
Cost: $250 (includes t-shirt)
Location: RMC Flight Operations Center (located at Billings Logan International Airport)
Parking: 1801 Aviation Place, look for RMC signs
Includes a flight in an RMC airplane with a skilled FAA certified Flight Instructor, flight in aircraft simulator, orientation to drones, tours of Air Traffic Control Tower, Charter aircraft company, Billings Airport runways and taxiways. Instruction about aircraft design, flight planning, aerodynamics. The camp is great exposure for any student considering entering the world of professional aviation.
Important info: Meal breaks included, campers should bring their own meals the first 2 days, lunch provided the last day.

Wise Wonders Science & Discovery Museum Camps

Wise Wonders Science & Discovery Museum
www.wisewonders.org/summercamps
Camps: June 12-August 3
Camp Themes: Fairy Tales, Engineering, Space, LEGOS, Science of Art, Dinosaurs, and STEAM.
See website for more info & to register

Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake

7653 Canyon Ferry Rd - Helena
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
The MLC is a camp like no other, where students are empowered by learning and creating together. Camp life includes STEM immersion experiences, friendship-building, and recreation at Canyon Ferry Lake. Evening options include a traditional campfire or exploring the night sky with our world-class observatory. Our camp staff is composed of certified teachers, many of whom are nationally recognized and have earned prestigious teaching awards. Our staff-to-camper ratio is 1:6 or lower. Each of our instructors and counselors is CPR & First Aid certified.

Camp Innovations

Montana Learning Center
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
Grades: Entering 7th-9th
June 18-22: Flight Squad
June 25-29: LEGO Robotics: To Mars & Back
July 9-13: The Physics of Engineering
July 16-20: Montana Treasures
July 23-27: Crime Scene Investigation
July 30-Aug 3: Flight Squad
Aug 6-10: Crime Scene Investigation
At this overnight camp, campers are involved in STEM activities and recreation. They spend their time exploring the fascinating world of science. Expect programs that challenge them to be curious and problem solve with other students. Each camp features exciting field trips & tours in the Canyon Ferry Lake area.
More info/register: www.MontanaLearning.org/Camp-Innovations

Camp Young Naturalist Adventures

Montana Learning Center
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
Grades: Entering 4th-6th
June 18-22: LEGO Robotics: To the Moon & Back
June 25-29: Rock On
July 9-13: Zombie Apocalypse
July 16-20: Water, Water Everywhere
July 23-27: LEGO Robotics: To the Moon & Back
July 30-Aug 3: Rock On
August 6-10: Zombie Apocalypse
At this 5-day overnight camp, campers engage in STEM activities and recreation. They spend their time exploring the fascinating world of science. Expect activities that challenge campers to be curious and problem solve with other students. All activities take place on the shores of Canyon Ferry Lake or nearby.
More info/register: www.MontanaLearning.org/Camp-Young-Naturalist

Camp Discovery

Montana Learning Center
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
Grades: Entering 1st-3rd
June 19-22: Nature Explorers
June 26-29: Young Astronaut Training
July 10-13: Dinosaur Discovery
July 17-20: Water Wonders
July 24-27: Dinosaur Discovery
July 31-Aug 3: Young Astronaut Training
August 7-10: Nature Explorers
At this 4-day, day-only science camp, campers are bused to MLC's campus on the shores of Canyon Ferry Lake from Helena M-TH. Lunch and snacks provided.
More info/register: www.MontanaLearning.org/Camp-Discovery

Camp Explore the Universe

Montana Learning Center
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
Grades: Entering 9th-12th
June 25-29
At this overnight camp, campers study the universe with our stat-of-the-art telescopes, including Montana's largest public-use telescope. They learn how to locate objects in the night sky, photograph them, and manipulate astronomical data just like astronomers do.
More info/register: www.MontanaLearning.org/Camp-Explore-the-Universe

Camp Extreme Yellowstone Expedition

Montana Learning Center
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
Grades: Entering 9th-12th
July 30-August 4
At this overnight camp, Quake Lake serves as the hub for camping and science experiences and as a jumping off point for excursions to Old Faithful, Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Falls, and Lamar Valley.
More info/register: www.MontanaLearning.org/Camp-Extreme-Yellowstone

STEM SCIENCE SUMMER CAMP

MSU Billings
msubillings.edu | 406-657-2323
Grades: 3rd-5th | August 7-11, 8:30am-4pm
Location: College of Education Building at MSUB
Cost: $250
Taught and facilitated by MSUB Assistant Professor of Science Education, Dr. Elaine Westbrook, she will be ably assisted by a secondary science and English education major. Camp will focus in the mornings on water hydraulics through a water pump project. In the afternoons, the focus is on photovoltaic cells activities. On the last day of the camp the children will present their work to families and other interested parties. The activities and instruction will include opportunities for hands-on mathematics, reading and writing embedded in the two projects. It will be a rich educational environment that includes high energy and fun activities.
Please send the campers with a sack lunch each day and a little pocket money to get a drink or snack at the Student Union Building.

Dinosaur Camp

Montana Learning Center
www.MontanaLearning.org/student-programs | 406-475-3638
Grades: Entering 9th-12th
August 13-18
MLC is partnering with Carter County Museum in Ekalaka for a unique camping experience. This adventure includes 3 days of field expeditions to active paleontological dig sites in the Hell Creek Formation. In addition to fossil digs, campers will tour Carter County Museum, sort material collected in the field, learn the basics of fossil preparation and prepare fossils they gathered at the digs for display in the Museum.
More info/register: www.MontanaLearning.org/Dinosaur-Camp

Originally printed in the March 2023 issue of Simply Local Magazine

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