Check-in for the camp participants will be Wednesday, June 6th between 4-5:30pm and check-out will be Saturday night, June 9th. There will be 6 program sessions to work on merit badges or NOVA awards.  Extracurricular fun will happen each evening – team building games, pool, ziplines, etc. Campus dorm living for 3 cool nights and 9 great meals.  

 

Highlights of the evenings programs include a "stargazing" party with the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Robotic demonstrations!

$195 per Scout / $100 per adult leader which covers room/board, meals, and program materials. Scouts can come with their Troop or be a part of a provisional one. If a leader brings 5 or more scouts, they do not have to pay the leader fee. Registration will be open until 3 weeks before camp starts. There is no discount rate for this special camp.  
 

 

University faculty and staff will be present to help facilitate the activities associated with STEM Merit Badges and Nova Awards.  Our camp goal is to match volunteers with their area of interest and expertise to provide these potential badge offerings:

MERIT BADGES

Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Automotive Maintenance (all day)
Bird Study
Chess (all day)
Communications (all day)
Digital Technology
Electronics                         
Environmental Science (all day)
Geneaology
Geology
Nuclear Science
Personal Management (all day)
Programming 
Space Exploration
Surveying
Weather

NOVA AWARDS
Let it Grow (Agricultural Science)
Shoot (Science)
Start Your Engines (Technology)
Whoosh! (Engineering)
Designed to Crunch (Math)

Requirements for the Merit Badges could be viewed at:  http://www.scouting.org/Home/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx

Requirements for the Nova Awards can be viewed at:  http://www.scouting.org/stem/Awards/BoyScouts.aspx

We hope this camp will not only help instill an appreciation for the STEM fields, but also create professional connections for these youth.   Don’t miss this new experience at UMSL!

PLEASE REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS CAMP IN THE 'ATTACHMENT' BOX TO THE RIGHT