Registration for our 2024 In-Person March Break Science Camp is now open! Sign up for our newsletter to receive email notifications about our programs.
Keep your child curious and learning over their March Break by joining our camp.
Our March Break Science Camp is a week-long day camp developed and delivered by Junior Instructors and undergraduate students through hands-on, interactive, and innovative activities developed here in the Faculty of Science at York University. Students are divided into Junior (grades 3-4), Intermediate (grades 5-6) and Senior (grades 7-8) levels for optimized learning and engagement. Register today!
PROGRAM DETAILS
Grade Level
Junior (grades 3-4), Intermediate (grades 5-6), Senior (grades 7-8). Continue reading to learn about camp descriptions for each level.
Dates
The camp runs from Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15, 2024.
Time
9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with before- and after-camp care available at an additional cost.
Pricing
$335.00 per camp
2024 Camp Descriptions
All curricula are developed and delivered by undergraduate and graduate students through hands-on, interactive, and innovative activities developed here in the Faculty of Science at York University.
Junior Science & Engineering (Grade 3/4)
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm | Course Fee: $325.00 | Before and After-Care Available
Every day is different! Join us for a week of STEM where campers will investigate different scientific properties and participate in many interactive hands-on activities and workshops.
Intermediate Science & Engineering (Grade 5/6)
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm | Course Fee: $325.00 | Before and After-Care Available
Campers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of STEM activities to explore their interests.
Senior Science & Engineering (Grade 7/8)
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm | Course Fee: $325.00 | Before and After-Care Available
Campers will get hands-on with science experiments, spending time learning to use equipment like microscopes and
Daily Schedule
A typical day consists of 2 to 4 experiments and activities. There are two 15-minute breaks (morning and afternoon) and one 1-hour lunch for students to use the washrooms, have a snack, and enable camp staff to implement camp room cleaning procedures.
Lunch is not provided and will be held indoors. We recommend using ice packs for your child's lunch, as we do not have the facilities to refrigerate lunches.
Allergies are an increasing concern, particularly nut allergies. We do implement a nut-safe lunch policy for the safety of our campers. We ask that you pack nut-free lunches for all campers.
Before- and After-Care
Camp runs Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Before- and after-camp care is supervised, unscheduled time. Science magazines, books, puzzles, and games are available for campers.
Before-camp care:
- Time: 8:00 am to 9:00 am
- Cost: $30/week
After-camp care:
- Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Cost: $30/week
Financial Assistance
We offer Financial Assistance for Science Engagement Programs, when funding is available. Applications will be assessed on a first come, first serve basis, depending on funding availability.
If you require financial assistance, please submit an application online. Read our Bursary Policy [PDF].
If you have questions, please email explore@yorku.ca.
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