State Museum announces new line up of Spring Break and Summer camps
February 11, 2016
The South Carolina State Museum is excited to offer a new line up of camps for spring break and summer for the 2016 season. Each camp is themed with a different focus and subject matter for each day or the entire week. Campers engage in a number of activities from exploring new galaxies in the BlueCross BlueShield Planetarium to creating their very own rockets and rubber band helicopters.
Spring break camps will run from Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 1. Each day will focus on a different subject matter history to science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics programing. Every day of camp features a morning social time with other campers, museum exploration, hands-on and interactive activities, snack time and lunch time. Each day campers will be divided into two groups by ages 6 – 9 and 10 – 13.
Summer camps will run from June until August. Campers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of different camps while exploring the museum, experiencing 4D and planetarium shows, and engaging in problem based educational activities and STEM projects throughout the day. Whether it’s exploring space in the planetarium and observatory, engineering their own robotic designs, discovering the world of physics, or even experimenting with a world of chemistry, there’s something for every camper to enjoy. Summer Camps are separated by ages, 6-8; 9-11 and 12-14.
“Campers will be immersed in a world of creativity and learning with museum education staff,” says education manager, Laura Kane. “State Museum camps are a great way to keep your child’s mind exercised during breaks and allow them to have a fun, memorable experience.”
For questions contact the group visits office at 803.898.4999 or email [email protected]. For spring break and summer camp schedules, pricing and registration visit www.scmuseum.org.
About the South Carolina State Museum
As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum, offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its greatest artifacts, an 1894 old textile mill full of character and charm. In addition to beautiful meeting spaces throughout the facility, guests can explore outer space in one of the largest planetariums in the Southeast, watch an interactive 4D movie and look through a vintage telescope in a one-of-a-kind observatory. These exciting opportunities are all in addition to the four floors of South Carolina art, cultural history, natural history and science/technology that guests can experience. Visit scmuseum.org.
