APPLICATION FOR SPICE CAMP 2024 NOW OPEN!

Have you ever wished you had an invisibility cloak or gone looking for the end of the rainbow? Are you the kind of person who always wants to know WHY?  

SPICE Camp is a UO supported program designed to engage young women in the sciences through hands-on experimentation.

Camp Topics

Rising 6th Graders - More than Meets the Eye: Science Discovery

Navigate the science scavenger hunt, visiting well-known and hidden features of the UO campus to collect data and solve the puzzle.  Learn about the scientific method with paper airplanes, plumb the depths of the mystery box, and apply what you've learned in the Amazing Science Race.

Rising 7th Graders -  Whodunit? Forensic Investigation

How do we know what happened before we arrived on the scene?  Forensics is the science of figuring out just that, whether it's a 100 million-year-old comet strike or a murder that happened just last night, learn how scientists solve mysteries with geology, chemistry, and archaeology.

Rising 8th Graders - Build It! Maker Camp

Learn about simple and complex machines, computer programming, and all the physics in between.  Then put your knowledge to work by building a series of maker projects such as BEAM bots, e-textiles, and interactive Automata.

What is the participation cost?

Camp tuition is $750.   Scholarships are available and awarded on a need basis. 

When?

Session 1: July 8th - 19th - Discovery, Forensics, Maker

Session 2: July 29th - August 9th - Discovery, Forensics, Maker

Session 3: August 12th - 23rd - Discovery (rising 6th grade) campers only!


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Be a Junior Minion at Camp

Former campers who volunteer with SPICE are eligible to participate in the leadership program.

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What SPICE is About

SPICE creates an environment where girls and non-binary students can share the joys of hands on science. Our programs are rooted in high-quality research on how to support the development of strong science identities.

 

Summer Camps

SPICE offers three unique and effective summer camps for girls entering 6th-8th grades.