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Summer Camps 2020 - Update
Virtual & Remote Summer Programming
Parent Survey
STEM Homework Clubs
Virtual In-School Workshops
SUMMER CAMPS 2020 - UPDATE
It is after careful thought and due consideration that Science Venture, in consultation with the University of Victoria, has made the difficult decision to cancel our upcoming in-person summer camps.
On March 26th, the University of Victoria made the decision to transition all summer academic programs to be hosted online in virtual classrooms with no students coming to campus. It is appropriate to extend this transition to Science Venture’s summer camps as this decision upholds the safety precautions recommended by the provincial health authorities to best protect the health of our community through the summer season.
Welcoming campers to the University of Victoria campus is a tradition Science Venture holds dear and we acknowledge the importance of the camp experience for youth. In the effort to stay connected with youth this summer, our team will be providing virtual summer camps. The details regarding these camps are currently being worked out by our team and more information will be released in the coming weeks.
Thank you for your support of Science Venture camps. From all of us at Science Venture and the University of Victoria, we wish you and your families a safe and healthy summer and look forward to connecting with you in our virtual camps.
VIRTUAL & REMOTE SUMMER PROGRAMMING
The Science Venture team has been working hard to bring our platform into a digital medium. It is important to us that we continue to inspire Vancouver Island youth to explore their potential and discover their vital role in the world through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics during these unprecedented times.
We are pleased to stay connected through a number of programs this summer, including virtual summer camps and clubs, STEM at-home activities and live events. Science Venture’s Virtual & Remote Summer Schedule will be released on Wednesday May 6th, with registration opening on Wednesday May 20th.
Potential topics include:
Engineering Design Programming
Exploring the Great Outdoors
Comics, Cartoons & Coding
Virtual Codemakers
Kerbal Space EDU
Ocean Explorers
Space Venture
Music Studio
And more!
Be sure to visit our website or follow us on Twitter (@ScienceVenture), Instagram (@scienceventure) and Facebook (ScienceVenture) to stay up to date with all the latest announcements.
PARENT SURVEY
As we navigate through this transition to virtual and remote summer programming we want your feedback. This feedback will be used to tailor our summer programming and determine the capacity in which Science Venture can best support our community. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey.
COMPLETE SURVEY HERE
STEM HOMEWORK CLUBS
We are pleased to be offering STEM Homework Clubs, for grades 4 to 12 starting the week of April 27th. With the transition to online learning, we hope that building this online community will help youth maintain their learning and continue to explore their potential in STEM.
The general breakdown for these sessions will include time for youth to ask questions, introduction of topics/concepts by our Instructors through demonstrations or experiments and ending the session with projects and extensions for the the youth to explore.
STEM HOMEWORK CLUBS OFFERED
Grade 4 & 5: Math & Science - Tuesdays 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Apr. 28th to May 26th)
Grade 6 & 7: Math & Science - Wednesdays 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (Apr. 29th to May 27th)
Grade 8: Math & Science - Thursdays 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Apr. 30th to May 28th)
Grade 9 & 10: Math & Science - Wednesdays 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm (Apr. 29th to May 27th)
Grade 11 & 12: Physics, Biology, Chemistry & Math - Tuesdays 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (Apr. 28th to May 26th)
REGISTER HERE
VIRTUAL IN-SCHOOL WORKSHOPS
Our team has been working hard to digitize our in-school workshops. These workshops are offered for classes and can be completed asynchronously or synchronously in their online classroom. Topics are found below.
To book a workshop, please email svworkshops@engr.uvic.ca with the school name, number of students in the class and grade level.
Note: The Mysterious Matter grade 6 workshop is currently in development and will be available the beginning of May.
See our brochure for more details
