About USTEM Camps (New Partner)
2018 Summer Camp schedule and Payment
The Urban-STEM design teams work to develop and implement the finest STEM curriculum, STEM instructional support to schools and districts, and STEM programming for students. The Urban Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (U-STEM) will bring a 1,2 or 4 week camp to your school campus. Camps are designed for participants between the ages of 8 – 14.
For more information contact info@urbnastem.org
Camp Offerings
General Information
Camp Hours 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. All camps $300.00/week, $50 deposit due 30 days before camp to hold a pace.
Before and After Care is also available for an additional fee.
Before Camp Care: before 7:30 am $25/day
After Camp Care: after 4:30 pm $25/day
Campers during Before and After care will have the option to play fun games, watch age appropriate videos, do arts and crafts, solve puzzles and more. Snacks are provided. They are available for the entire week only and must be purchased on or before the first day of camp. Daily rates are not available. Campers must be picked up by 4:30 p.m., after which an extra charge of $1.00 per minute will be assessed.
Admission and Pick Up Times
General camp admissions will begin at 8:00 am. Campers are expected to be picked up by 4:30 pm. Any pick ups after 5:00 pm will be charged a late pick-up fee.
Camp Registration
Camps are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to high demand for camp spaces, all sales are considered final. During the camp season, camps that are full will be posted as such on our website. If a camp is full, your registration and payment will not be processed, and you will be contacted promptly so that you can make other arrangements. You will have the option of placing your camper on a wait list.
Lunch
Lunch and afternoon snack will be provided for campers. Campers are welcome to bring their own lunches.
Discounts
Full payment due 1 week before the start of each selected Academy
o Multi session discount available
o Multi student discount available
o Early payment discount available
(Call camp office for details, 281-935-7742)
Cancellations, Drop/Adds, and Refunds
The USTEM reserves the right to cancel camps that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements. If a camp is cancelled by the USTEM, registrants will receive a full refund. There is a $100 fee for all cancellations or camp transfers. In order for a registrant to receive a refund (minus cancellation fee) for a camp cancellation, registrants must contact the Camp Office in writing no later than 10 business days prior to the first day of camp. There are no refunds for camp registrations cancelled or dropped by registrants less than two weeks before camp begins. There is a $25 fee for returned checks.
Robotics (EV3, Vex IQ or NXT) - Urban STEM Campers use robotics (aquatic or land rover) in one of four current and real-world themes; Space, Alternative energy, Biotechnology, Adaptive Technologies and Aquatic Environments. Campers will work as scientists and engineers as they progress though this set of lessons, challenges, and projects that fully integrate science, technology, engineering, and math concepts while prompting creative problem solving, communication, and teamwork. Campers will use the EV3 LEGO®, NXT® or VEX® elements for building the challenge models to learn:
Basics of Gears: Campers apply physical science and math principles to build effective robots.
Learning Missions: Campers progress through several challenges in which they investigate, observe, calculate, and apply their knowledge to solve specific tasks.
Challenge Missions: Campers apply and creatively adapt programming and problem-solving skills to design and build robots to solve several different challenges.
Research Projects: Campers explore, plan, and develop solutions challenges engineers and scientists are working to solve – each topic has currents problems to solve. Campers working in small teams, students use the LEGO EV3®, NXT-G®, VEX IQ® or Tetrix® software during a challenge/project. They explore how to combine a graphical-based programming language with LEGO® Technic elements. Students use the common palette to have a better understanding of loops, switches, and sensor blocks.
Robotics (microprocessors) – Campers will
use math and science to design, build and code robotics structures and
mechanisms that demonstrate real word applications using a verity of
materials such as Aurdunio and/or Raspberry Pi. .
Structures and 3D design – Campers will use math and science to design and build several structures and mechanisms that demonstrate real word applications. Campers will explore and experience force and motion, Newton’s Laws and gravity by building Rube Goldberg machines, rollercoasters and flying machines.
Renewable Energy – Campers design and build wind turbines using gears, motors and other materials. Students will design and build blades and finally test their designs and compete for top energy generator. Students will also learn the basics of mechanical engineering.
Forensics – Campers learn the language of forensics. Chemistry is key to many forensic investigations. Students learn how basic chemical substances and chemical analysis apply to the field of forensics. By carrying out an investigation that leads to the arrest of a perpetrator.