Check-in for the camp participants will be Wednesday, June 7th between 4-5:30pm and check-out will be Saturday night, June 10th. 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 / $75 per adult leader.  Scouts can come with their Troop or be a part of a provisional one. If a leader brings 3 or more scouts, they do not have to pay the leader fee. Registration will be open until 2 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

Animation
Astronomy
Automotive Maintenance
Chess (all day)
Communications
Composite Materials (all day)
Disability Awareness
Digital Technology
Drafting
Electronics                         
Engineering
Environmental Science (all day)
Fingerprinting
Game Design
Geneaology
Geology
Inventing
Medicine
Music​
Nuclear Science
Personal Management (all day)
Photography
Plant Science
Programming (all day)
Public Health
Public Speaking
Radio (all day)
Robotics
Space Exploration
Weather

NOVA AWARDS
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