STEM Forward Career Exploration

July 14-18, 2025 • 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Drop off 8:00 - 8:30 a.m., Pick-up 3:30 -4:00 p.m.
(After Care – Not available)
Rising 8th-12th

Base Price $235 (You Pay Only $125)
$110 scholarship applied to ALL registrations through Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers (WORC)

Learn about the vast STEM career opportunities from real-world STEM experts. Discover different job roles in STEM. The area’s top experts will guide students through different career paths and how to get started. Participants will participate in hands-on workshops designed to help students learn in a safe and fun environment and do what STEM professionals do daily. Participants will also learn directly from our mentoring STEM professionals as they travel to various on-site locations. Throughout the week, the campers will be immersed in the STEM professional community.

*Letter of recommendation required for this camp. This letter can come from a teacher, mentor, or STEM professional.

With Support from Workforce Opportunities in Regional Careers (WORC)

Extended Care (Before and After Care)

CAMP INVENTION:
To accommodate working families, an extended camp experience is being provided. Extended Camp hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will be an additional weekly cost. To sign up, please select the Extended Camp option during checkout.

OTHER RPSEC SUMMER CAMPS:
An Extended Camp experience is being provided in the afternoon.

After Care (3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) – $50

Policies

Cancellations/Refunds

Camp Invention

(Please refer to the Camp Invention cancellation policies)

ALL Other Summer Camps

Refund Policy: 10 days before the camp date, 75% refund less a $10 handling charge. Three to nine days prior, 50% refund less a $10 handling charge. Less than three days prior, no refund. Please note: If a camp does not reach the minimum number of required campers by three weeks before the start date, RPSEC reserves the right to cancel and refund 100% of the tuition.

Food

The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center will NOT provide snacks and Lunch. Campers must bring their snacks and lunch. Science Center educators supervise snack and lunch breaks.

Camp Check-In

All campers must check in and out with a parent or guardian daily. Any pick-up or drop-off changes should be turned in at that time.

Pick-Up

Parents or legal guardians must pick up their children at the end of each program. Children will not be allowed to meet parents outside of the pick-up area. To ensure the safety of campers, we require advance written notice when anyone other than a parent or legal guardian will pick up campers after the programs.