2018 YES! Summer Science Camps Announced

2018 YES! Summer Science Camps Announced
2018 YES! summer camp registration is open. YES! requests parents limit registration to one camp in order allow maximum participation.  Registration forms available for pick up at the Greensboro Center.  

Field and Stream, June 4-8

Monday-Friday Day Camp for rising 3-5th graders
Camp Cost: $100, Includes all meals and trips
For those who love exploring the outdoor world! Every day will be a new adventure in boating, fishing, archery, wildlife tracking, astronomy, and insect collections to name a few! Participate in fun outdoor games, and spend a night camping at the Refuge! See you under the stars!

Adventures in Flight , June 25-29

Monday-Friday Day Camp for rising 3-5th graders
Camp Cost: $100.00, Includes all meals and trips
Want to learn all about flight from birds to bats to planes to rockets? This week will center on learning the art and science behind flying and take you up and away! We will create wings and gliders, tour a flight center, build and launch rockets, fly radio controlled airplanes and drones!! Get ready for take-off!

Outdoor Survival Camp, June 17-22

Sunday-Friday Overnight Camp for rising 6-9th graders
Camp Cost: $150
Are you up for an adventure? Do you love camping and the outdoors? This overnight camping experience will introduce students to skills such as fire-building, wilderness first-aid, climbing, hiking, gear packing, fishing, star navigation, map reading, shelter building and so much more!

Detectives by Nature, July 16-20

Monday-Friday Day Camp for rising 3rd – 5th graders
Camp Cost: $100, Includes all meals and trips
Calling all sleuths! If you love solving mysteries and having a blast while doing it, than this is your camp! Spend a week uncovering the mysteries of the world, and building clues for a who-dunnit at the end of the week! Become a sneaky spy and test your skills in decoding and on the tripwire. Explore forensic science, blood typing, finger printing, and clue analysis! All evidence points to FUN!

Agriculture Career Exploration, July 23-27

Monday-Friday Day Camp for rising 6-9th graders
Camp Cost:  $125, Includes all meals and trips
Agricultural and natural resources careers are not just about farming and ranching! In this action-packed week of career exploration, we will experience agriculture for the 21st century! Prepare yourself to use remote sensing and drones to analyze plants, or check on livestock health. Become a poultry scientist, a dairy manager, a weed scientist, a food scientist, and even an entomologist. We will even spend a day working with an agricultural veterinarian and pathologist! This week is sure to get you thinking about a future in agriculture!

i-Dig it!, July 30 – August 3

Monday – Friday Day Camp for rising 6-9th graders
Camp Cost: $125, Includes all meals and trips
Are you ready to discover the world beneath your feet? Join us for a week of geology and archaeology as we explore the ancient rock layers, fossils, and artifacts from around Mississippi and the world! Learn orienteering, canoeing, and fossil hunting skills as we search for unique landforms and clues of ancient life. Use technology and computer software to look inside artifacts and recreate civilizations from centuries ago! You will definitely DIG this camp!