2023-2024 School Year Camps
Spring 2024 Programs will open for registration October 11th.
- Due to child care licensing, students must be 5 years old by the time of their camp.
Looking for engaging enrichment for your child when school isn't in session? We’ve been in the lab designing some exciting new hands-on opportunities to challenge the most curious brains.
There are scholarship opportunities to help families register for camps. Please visit the Youth Scholarship Program page for more information.
We have an early drop-off option from 7:30 am - 8:30 am for all camps that are EUREKA!-based.
EUREKA! will be requiring immunization records for all student campers. If the school your student attends is within Colorado, you will not need to upload these records, as we have access to them through a database.
If your student does not attend school yet, or is homeschooled, you must upload immunization records to the account. Registration will not process without uploaded records to each student's account. Please follow these steps to upload the documents.
- Log into Dashboard
- Click FAMILY & FRIENDS on the left
- Click EDIT on the student's account
- On the right, you'll see a button +ADD DOCUMENT
EUREKA! will accept medical exemptions for immunizations (MMR, Tetanus, Polio, Hep A/B) upon submission of the medical exemption form reviewed and signed by a physician (MD or DO). All non-medical exemptions will not be accepted.
EUREKA! Camp Family Handbook
Camp FAQs
Cancellation Policy
Credits for cancelled camps will no longer be issued, regardless of cancellation date. Prior to camp, we work hard to ensure all materials are prepared and ordered for all camp participants. Therefore, refunds can only be issued up to two weeks before the start date of the camp. Cancellations made prior to the two week window will receive a full refund, minus the standard processing fees (5% of the total transaction). We can not partially refund a camp due to illness.
If you would like to switch camps, our administrative staff will remove participants from the roster, and you will receive your refunds (minus the standard processing fee). Parents then must manually register for their child into the new requested camp on their personal Dashboard account, instead of an internal transfer. This allows for staff to keep better attendance records for our child care license, as well as for safety and logistical purposes.
For Environmental Institute Overnight Programs, refunds can only be issued up to four weeks before the date of the camp, and will incur the same 5% standard processing fee.
To cancel registration, email info@eurekasciencemuseum.org with the full name of the child, camp name, and dates for the program you wish to cancel.
No School Day Camps
To support when schools aren't in session, EUREKA! offers No School Day camps so students have the opportunity to grow their love of STEAM!
- Schedule:
- 8:30AM-9:00AM – Drop Off
- 9:00AM-4:30PM – STEAM Lessons and Activities (with lunch and snack break)
- 4:30PM-5:15PM – Pick Up
Please provide your camper with a lunch, 2 snacks, water bottle!
2023-2024
Fall Semester
- 9/5/23: Sports Science
- 9/25/23: Hydrology Exploration
- 9/25/23: Fall on the Farm (CSU Research Center, 4PM Pick Up)
- 10/12 - 10/13/23: Fall Into Autumn
- 10/16/23: Pumpkin STEAM
- 10/16/23: Fall Harvest (CSU Research Center, 4PM Pick Up)
- 11/2/23: LEGO STEAM (Select D51 schools are off)
- 11/3/23: World Bison Day
- 11/20 - 11/22/23: Harvest STEAM (3PM Pick Up on Wed)
- 12/22/23: Snowflake Science (3PM Pick Up)
- 12/27 - 12/29/23: Science of Winter
- 1/2 - 1/5/23: New Year's LEGO STEAM
- 1/8 - 1/9/23: Journey Through Space
Spring Semester
- 1/15/24: MLK Day STEAM
- 2/19/24: President's Day STEAM
- 3/14/24: Scientific Seedlings (CSU Research Center, 4PM Pick Up)
- 3/15/24: Monument Explorers @ Dinosaur Journey (Traveling, 4PM Pick Up)
- 3/14- 3/15/24: Magical Math (Pi Day)
- 3/18-3/22/24: LEGO Engineering
- 4/11/24: Spring on the Farm (CSU Research Center, 4PM Pick Up)
- 4/12/24: Pterodactyls and Trails @ Dinosaur Journey (Traveling, 4PM Pick Up)
- 4/11-4/12/24 Crazy Chemistry
- 4/25/24 LEGO Engineering (Select D51 schools are off)
- 5/9/24: LEGO Creations (Select D51 schools are off)
- 5/10/24: Spring STEAM
- 5/24/24: Science of Plants
Click here to log in and register!
Click here for more information about our Environmental Institute programs!
Friday STEAM Camps
To support select schools who aren't in session on Fridays, EUREKA! offers Friday STEAM camp so students have the opportunity to grow their love of STEAM!
- Schedule:
- 8:30AM-9:00AM – Drop Off
- 9:00AM-4:30PM – STEAM Lessons and Activities (with lunch and snack break)
- 4:30PM-5:15PM – Pick Up
- Members: $35 per session
- Non-Members: $40 per session
Sign up options include full semester or week-by-week.
Please provide your camper with a lunch, 2 snacks, and a water bottle!
2023-2024
Fall Semester
- 8/18/23: Science of Your Brain
- 8/25/23: Dinosaur Exploration
- 9/1/23: Things That Fly
- 9/8/23: Science of Fruit
- 9/15/23: (Closed for Annual Fundraiser)
- 9/22/23: Future Doctors
- 9/29/23: Lunar Exploration
- 10/6/23: Engineering Mosaics
- 10/20/23: Incredible Insects
- 10/27/23: Pumpkin Science
- 11/10/23: Science of Music
- 11/17/23: Turkey STEAM
- 12/1/23: Science of Smells
- 12/8/23: Makerspace
- 12/15/23: Science of Bacteria
Spring Semester
- 1/12/24: Engineering Exploration
- 1/19/24: Crazy Chemistry
- 1/26/24: LEGO Engineering
- 2/2/24 Science of Shadows (Groundhog Day)
- 2/9/24: Valentine STEAM
- 2/16/24: Science of Maps
- 2/23/24: Astronomy
- 3/1/24: Fascinating Fossils
- 3/8/24: Amusement Park Physics
- 3/29/24: Art Engineering
- 4/5/24: Architecture & Design
- 4/19/24: River Hydrology
- 4/26/24: Amazing Plants
- 5/3/2024: Science of Cities
- 5/17/24: Amazing Teeth
Spring Semester Camps will be posted in Fall 2023
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Dig In to Adventure! Fridays
Come learn science outside on No School Fridays! We will spend our mornings hiking at local trailheads and spend our afternoons in the garden at the CSU Research Center. We will learn about native plants, soil, water, desert ecosystems, and even do some cooking and eating!
**This camp is not suggested for students with severe food allergies.**
Drop off and pick up will be at 3168 B 1/2 Rd, Grand Junction, CO 81503
Tentative Daily Schedule for CSU Research Center Camps:
8:30AM-9:00AM – Drop Off
9:00AM-12:00 AM- Hiking at local trailheads(with lunch and snack breaks)
12:00-2:30 PM- STEAM and gardening activities at the CSU research center
2:30-3:00PM – Pick Up
Includes three Fridays in April:
- 4/5/24
- 4/19/24
- 4/26/24
Friday Skiing and Snow Science
NEW this year! Students who do not have school on Fridays can spend their winter Fridays skiing at Powderhorn Ski Resort and learning snow science! Physics of skiing, learning about the crystalline structures of snow flakes and tons of winter fun!
FRIDAY SKIING AND SNOW SCIENCE (for intermediate skiers)
This program is for intermediate skiers ages 6-11 who already know how to confidently ski. Participants must provide their own gear and lift ticket, and be able to confidently navigate a blue run. Participants can register for 4 week sessions in December, January, February, and March.
- Ages 6 - 11
- Confident Intermediate skiers only
- December, January, February, and March Sessions
- Participants must bring their own ski gear & Powderhorn lift ticket
- Daily Schedule:
- 8:00AM – Drop Off at EUREKA!
- 9:00AM-3:00PM – Skiing and STEAM Lessons (with lunch and snack breaks)
- 4:00PM – Pick Up at EUREKA!
SESSION SCHEDULE:
Participants can register for 4 week blocks at a time. The following Fridays are the session dates per block.
- December Session
- 12/1/23
- 12/8/23
- 12/15/23
- 12/22/23
- January Session
- 1/5/24
- 1/12/24
- 1/19/24
- 1/26/24
- February Session
- 2/2/24
- 2/9/24
- 2/16/24
- 2/23/24
- March Session
- 3/1/24
- 3/8/24
- 3/15/24
- 3/29/24
Click here to log in and register!
NEW this year! Students who do not have school on Fridays can spend their winter Fridays skiing at Powderhorn Ski Resort and learning snow science! Physics of skiing, learning about the crystalline structures of snow flakes and tons of winter fun!
This Program is for students who attend schools that are not in session on Fridays, students may not skip school to attend.
LEARN TO SKI PROGRAM (for first-time skiers)
This program is for students ages 8-11 years old who are learning to ski for the first time. Participants can register for 4 week sessions in January and February.
- Ages 8 - 11
- First time skiers only
- January Session & February Session
- Ski lessons and gear rental are provided for first time skiers
- Daily Schedule:
- 8:00AM – Drop Off at EUREKA!
- 9:30AM-2:30PM – Skiing and STEAM Lessons (with lunch and snack breaks)
- 4:00PM – Pick Up at EUREKA!
SESSION SCHEDULE:
Participants can register for 4 week blocks at a time. The following Fridays are the session dates per block. (Learn to Ski Program is only in January and February Sessions)
- January Session
- 1/5/24
- 1/12/24
- 1/19/24
- 1/26/24
- February Session
- 2/2/24
- 2/9/24
- 2/16/24
- 2/23/24
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