SMILE Camp provides 100% hands-on education, working closely with local universities to deliver real science exploration and challenge students to their full potential.
SMILE Camp offers an immersive, hands-on learning experience in STEM fields, specifically designed to foster a lifelong passion for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Campers engage in real science exploration through a diverse range of interactive labs and activities, challenging them to work to their full potential and encouraging deep understanding. The comprehensive curriculum delves into core concepts across chemistry, physics, and biology, alongside practical applications in computer design and various engineering disciplines. Students gain valuable practical skills by actively participating in projects such as building and launching rockets, constructing functional quadcopters, or modifying vehicles into electric models. Further opportunities include exploring the intricacies of 3D design and printing, programming robotics, and understanding the scientific principles behind everyday phenomena like the chemistry of cooking. The camp's mission is to introduce students to the 'how and why' things work, cultivating critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and collaborative skills within a stimulating peer-rich environment. This approach aims to inspire and equip the next generation of innovators and scientific thinkers.
A typical day at SMILE Camp involves multiple hands-on labs and activities, allowing students to discover the world of STEM and learn how and why things work.
The camp is ideal for academically/intellectually gifted students eager to explore real science among peers and those fascinated by specific STEM topics like biology, mechanics, or computer design.
6301 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27606
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