An unequaled S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics) experience where the emphasis is on hands-on, unforgettable experiences. Campers actively learn and create in a collaborative, highly interactive laboratory environment mentored by college students and classroom teachers.
SMILE stands for:Science: We use Materials Science experiments and analytical equipment as the medium to explore the underlying principles of science, engineering, design, physics, and chemistry.
Math: Students become familiar with numbers, structures, equations, and develop a sense of scale as we explore advanced materials phenomena from the Mega scale down to the Micro and Nano.
Interactive: Small groups of 8 campers create a safe and highly interactive environment. The campers carry out the experiments, drive the electron microscopes, and operate the analytical equipment while interacting with mentors, engineers, scientists and fellow campers.
Learning: Campers learn by doing. They perform experiments not available in a regular school setting. The goal is to expose these students to what happens beyond the classroom, encouraging them not only to have greater interest in the curriculum that they receive at school but also to go above and beyond. With fun, hands-on experiments, we open up each camper’s mind to exciting real-world applications of science, math, technology and engineering that they do not see elsewhere.
Experiences: We do really cool stuff! These are experiments that normally only college students would have access to. In addition, the campers have an opportunity to meet, interact, and develop friendships with students and mentors like themselves. Campers will be creating, designing, building, growing, and bringing home what they create.
Program Hours 8:30 am - 4:30 pm M-F
Drop-off is from 8:00 - 8:30 am and pickup is from 4:30 - 5:00 pm
We can provide early care before 8:00 am and late pickup between 5:00 - 6:00 pm for an extra fee.
