Talcott Mountain Summer of STEM Adventures
324 Montevideo Road, Avon, CT 06001
Activities:
- Art
- Computers
- Crafts
- Educational Activities
- Health and Wellness
- Science Activities
- Theater
Ages Served:
11–14 years oldAreas Served:
Greater HartfordProgram Length:
7–8 weeksStart Date:
June 16, 2023End Date:
August 11, 2023Hours of Operation:
9:00 am – 4:00 pmFee:
$375 per week with discounts available. HFPG Scholarships provide - 1 week per student per summer for students who are residents of Hartford or East Hartford.
Over 50 courses for (rising) Grades K-3 and 4-8. Small classes, mountaintop campus! Bus transportation included from Hartford, West Hartford and Avon.
To Register:
For course information visit the website
For more information contact John Pellino, [email protected], 860-677-8571
Deadline:
More about our camp:
TMSC’s Summer of Science Adventures serves students in two main grade bands, K-3 and 4-8, in a classroom-based educational program at our mountaintop campus in Avon. Courses are offered in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) and STEAM-related areas, and meet for a week at a time over eight weeks in June, July and August.
In order to address evolving needs, we annually add sections of courses as indicated by enrollment results, student and parent surveys and insight into current events and trends in education and the relevant topics.
Students get authentic, hands-on, inquiry-based, discovery-based activities, which has been Talcott’s hallmark since 1967. Courses are provided by instructors with professional experience or training in their area of science and related fields, assisted by “Science Center Scholars”, secondary students who have distinguished themselves in Talcott programs, or in competitive science, technology, math or engineering teams, or have the equivalent experience working in an educational setting.
Course content is informed by and mapped to the National Science Teachers’ Next Generation Standards (“NGSS”). The NGSS closely matches (93%) the science content and process used for the prior 15 years, the Connecticut Science Frameworks. Frameworks was developed through research by the Connecticut Science Teachers’ Association and the Connecticut Academy for Education, the State Systemic Initiative under the National Science Foundation, with Talcott Mountain Science Center as a key contributor and partner.
These activities integrate aspects of language arts, mathematics, social studies and visual arts, to provide a comprehensive approach to learning, and to help reduce summer learning loss. Students work in small groups to promote collaboration and cooperation. Courses use technology as needed and appropriate to build on student skills and experience.
Talcott Mountain Summer of Science Adventures is Allergen-Friendly.
