Summer Info - Summer Camps
UMaine Summer Youth Programs
Innovation Adventure Day Camp
Whether you’re creative and love coming up with new ideas or adventurous and want to canoe the Stillwater River, this camp will have something for everyone! During this week long camp you’ll spend half of each day inventing new products, solving cool problems and learning how to create ideas and inventions and the other half on a challenge course, canoeing the Stillwater River and climbing a rock wall. Learn more about Innovation Adventure Day Camp.
UMMA Art Camp for Kids
Summer 2012 marks the 12th Annual Summer Art Camp to be held at the University of Maine Museum of Art! This year the museum offers 6 weekly sessions of art and fun for students from Grades 1 through 8.
Please visit the museum website at www.umma.umaine.edu to register online or call us at 561.3350 for more information and to request a brochure. Learn more about UMMA Art Camp.
4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pont
Summer camp at Bryant Pond is a unique blend of traditional camp activities, with fun and challenging outdoor and conservation.
Learn more about the 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond.
CAD Camp
Come learn, play, have fun, and engage in Creative Design at CAD Camp! Try new challenges at your own pace! Learn about computer-aided design (CAD) by designing something uniquely “you!” CAD Camp lets you mix your interest in design and computers with the fun of making new friends.
Campers arrive Sunday afternoon, and are met by faculty and MaineBound staff members to settle in. Friendly and fun MaineBound staff members live with the campers. Girls and guys are housed in separate wings of the dormitory. Campers choose their meals from the variety offered at The MarketPlace in the Memorial Union. Days are split into CAD instruction and recreation. Learn more about CAD camp.
Consider Engineering
Consider Engineering 3-4 day summer session for high aptitude math and science high school students by invitation only. Applications available on website.
Science Summer Camps
Our three unique day camps provide an exciting and fun way for your child to play and discover science in our everyday world. Click here to find out more about our affordable and educational day camps. Learn more about Science camps.
Maine Summer Transportation Institute
Maine Summer Transportation Institute which will run this year from July 9-20, 2012 (This is contingent upon receiving the grant).
The institute will run each day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the two weeks and is free. As participants in the annual transportation institute, up to 20 students from the greater Bangor area will get a close look at careers in engineering and transportation. The event is cosponsored by the Maine Department of Transportation, the UMaine College of Engineering, and the Federal Highway Administration. It is designed to introduce students at an early age to jobs and careers available in Maine’s transportation industry.
Accepted students will participate in field trips, leadership and team-building activities, and a series of age-appropriate workshops, with hands-on laboratory experiences all related to transportation mode, safety and products, alternative fuels, construction materials, and computer-aided design. Students also will participate in recreational activities at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The majority of the daylong activities will take place at the Bion and Dorain Foster Student Innovation Center, at different engineering labs and at various off-campus locations.
Application deadline will be May 31st, 2012. For more information please call Sheila Pendse: 207-581-2225 or Email: sheila.pendse@umit.maine.edu.
Maine Summer Youth Music Camps
The Maine Summer Youth Music Program offers opportunities in study and performance through band, orchestra, chorus, stage band, piano, small ensembles and classes in music listening and theory.
Learn more about Summer Youth Music Camps.
Campus Recreations Summer Camps
View a list of Summer Camps offered by Camus Recreation. Days vary by the camp. Learn more about Campus Recreation Summer Camps.
Maine Summer Sports Camps
Our goal is to provide a quality camp experience and memories to last a lifetime. Our UMaine coaches have designed their camps to give each participant a good foundation in sports skills, techniques, and the strategies of the game. This, we believe, will set the groundwork for a quality camp experience! Learn more about Summer Sports Camps.
Tanglewood 4-H Camp & Learning Center
Tanglewood 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Lincolnville and Tenants Harbor. Affordable hands-on nature study, outdoor living, gardening, creative arts, group building, camping & leadership focused day/residental camp program for 6-17 year-olds.
Upward Bound
Academic college preparation experience for economically disadvantaged high school aged youth.
Learn more about Upward Bound.