GSSM accepting applications for its GoSciTech residential summer camp

March 25, 2016

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for GoSciTech, its week-long, residential, STEM camp for rising 8th – 10th graders on GSSM’s Hartsville campus. Online applications are available at http://www.scgssm.org/goscitech.

GoSciTech provides unmatched opportunities to explore the endless possibilities of science and technology in an interactive, residential environment. For one week, rising 8th, 9th and 10th graders can live on GSSM’s campus and experience an entire camp devoted to their favorite subject. All camps are led by college, university and GSSM professors, along with other professionals in their respective fields.

A wide variety of courses are offered during the four weeks of GoSciTech. Course favorites include Pre-Med & Anatomy, Beginning and Advanced Robotics Programming in Minecraft, Chemistry in the Kitchen, Marine Biology, Science and the Law, Codes & Cryptography, Dyeing to do Chemistry, Astrophysics, and many more. Check out the full list of nearly 30 summer 2016 courses.

GoSciTech will run the following weeks:

Week 1: June 12-18, 2016
Week 2: June 19-25, 2016
Week 3: July 10-16, 2016
Week 4: July 17-23, 2016

Tuition for each camp week costs between $780 and $900. Students can choose to stay up to four weeks. Need-based financial aid is available to residents of South Carolina on a first-come, first-served basis. To apply, complete the financial aid section of the application before April 15.

The application deadline for all of GSSM’s summer programs is May 13, 2016.

Find a full list of courses, learn more and apply online at http://www.scgssm.org/goscitech.

 

About GSSM

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is a two-year, public, residential high school in Hartsville, SC, specializing in the advanced study of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with a unique emphasis on economics and entrepreneurship.

GSSM residential program can serve as many as 288 high school juniors and seniors annually from across the state. In addition, the school impacts more than 10,000 students and teachers each year through its innovative outreach and virtual programs. Learn more by visiting www.scgssm.org.