Boat Camp
Boat Camp Program 2025
Choose Between
UConn Avery Point
(August 4th – August 8th, 2025)
-Or-
UConn Hartford
(July 28th – August 1st, 2025)
ELIGIBILITY
*Must be a resident of or attend a school in Hartford, Bloomfield, Windsor, East Hartford, Groton, New London, Norwich, or any Indigenous or Tribal communities.
*Must be a entering 5th or 6th grade student in Fall (August/September) 2024
*Must have an interest in science or STEM
KEY INFO
Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00pm
Cost: FREE!
*The program will run from Monday to Friday for all rising 5th graders and 6th graders (capacity: 20 for each camp)*
Boat Camp 2025 Daily Schedule
- 8:00 – 9:30: Welcome Breakfast, Introduction to EB & Explorer Program, Swag Handouts, Ice Breaker Games, Inflatable Submarine (One camp will have this and one will have the mobile lab).
- 9:30 – 11:00: Boat for Kid Activities, Cartesian Divers, PVC Periscopes.
- 11:00 – 12:00: Lunch at Mystic Seaport (Picnic Style).
- 12:00 – 3:30: Mystic Seaport Tour.
- 8:00 – 9:00: Morning Games/YouTube videos on Submarines and Trades etc.
- 9:00 – 10:30: Boat for Kid Activities, Cheese Wiz Welding Competition (fun prizes!), TRAVEL TIME.
- 11:30 – 12:30: Lunch at UCONN.
- 12:30 – 3:30: Tour of UCONN, Dairy Bar, Scavenger Hunt, etc.
- 8:00 – 9:00: Morning Games/YouTube videos on Submarines and Trades etc.
- 9:00 – 10:30: Boat for Kid Activities, Snap Circuits, TRAVEL TIME.
- 12:00 – 1:00: Lunch (somewhere on URI campus/Picnic Style?).
- 1:00 – 3:30: Tour of URI Nuclear Reactor (to tie into Snap circuits from AM).
- 8:00 – 9:00: Morning Games/YouTube videos on Submarines and Trades etc.
- 9:00 – 10:30: Boat for Kid Activities, Aluminum Foil Submarine Competition (Fun Prizes!).
- 10:30 – 12:00: Mobile Manufacturing Lab (The other camp will have the inflatable submarine here instead).
- 12:00 – 1:00: Lunch
- 1:30 – 4:00: Nautilus Tour
- 8:00 – 9:00: Breakfast with the trades/Guest speakers and donuts etc.
- 9:00 – 10:00: Boat for Kid Activities, Soap Carving.
- 10:00 – 12:00: Free Time/Free Swim at Avery Point/Games… etc.
- 12:00 – 1:00: Lunch
- 1:00 – 3:00: Activity
- 3:00 – 4:00: Closing Remarks