Summer Camps
Would you like to experience the FUN in science this summer? EUReKA! offers week-long science day camp programs for students ages 7-13:
- JUNIORS are 7-8 years old
- INTERMEDIATES are 9-10 years old
- SENIORS are 11-13 years old
- Girls Adventures in Science Camp for 9-13 year olds
*** Age based on child's age by Dec. 31 of the current year ***
The 2025 Camp Schedule is now available!
Week 0: July 3-4: Girls Adventures in Science Day Camp at TRU
Week 1A: July 7-11: Seniors available
Week 2B: July 14-18: Girls Only Week! - Seniors available
Week 3A: July 21-25
Week 4B: July 28 - August 1: Seniors available
Week 5A: August 5-8 **short week - Seniors available
Week 6B: August 11-15
Week 7A: August 18-22
**Due to the stat holidays on the Mondays of these weeks, these camps will be held Tuesday to Friday. The cost of the camp will be adjusted appropriately to reflect this change.
Campers will enjoy an interactive week of demonstrations, hands-on activities, group activities, building projects, university tours, outdoor activities, and games. Areas of science covered include: biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and technology (and more!). The best part is that campers get to do all of their own experiments! We have alternating A-Weeks and B-Weeks that offer different projects, so campers can come for 2 weeks of camp in the summer if they wish! Projects are different each and every year (except for your favourites), as we ensure the curriculum is not repeated for at least 7 years.
CURRENTLY PLANNING: At our Girls' Adventures in Science Day Camp, five of our female instructors will be in attendance and we will conduct several science experiments and outdoor activities. Interested in 3D printing, craft making, female guest presenters, treasure hunts and other cool events? Sign up for a fun day with female-identifying instructors. By including positive female role models who all love science, we hope to empower your daughters, build their confidence and spark an interest in science and related fields.
EUReKA! Is pleased to continue our All Girls’ Week. Studies have shown that girls learn better in female-only environments, resulting in more females pursuing future careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. According to a study done by the Goodman Research Group, girls who graduate from all-girls schools are six times more likely to consider majoring in STEM programs during their post-secondary education. This has inspired us to offer a week of science camp experiences for EUReKA!'s young lady scientists of all ages. This will take place during Week 2 of camp, July 14-18 for our junior, intermediate, senior and technology camps. We will show them the role science plays in their everyday lives, encouraging them to explore and discover new things every day. With the help of strong female role models and mentors in STEM careers within our community, we hope to open their eyes to the possibilities science offers for young female scientists at the high school, post-secondary and career levels. If you have any questions about the benefits of all-girls programming, please do not hesitate to contact us. Check out our Girls Only page for more information!
EUReKA! is happy to announce that we are continuing our Technology Camp! Last year in technology camp, participants built moving artwork through HTML and Java, constructed their own games and learned about coding! You don't just sit in front of the computer all day, though. The EUReKA! instructors challenge you in our daily capture the flag games, with hands-on engineering challenges, and during our weekly water-fight! Some of the projects this summer will be designed by other Actua network members and Google employees!
EUReKA! Bursary Program
At EUReKA! we believe everyone should be able to come to science camp! Thanks to the AMAZING support from Kamloops businesses and organizations and support from other businesses and organizations in BC, we are pleased to announce that our bursary program is as strong as ever! Please check out our 2025 Bursary Application , that you can fill out and email to: eureka@tru.ca or mail it to:
EUReKA! Science Program
c/o TRU Science Office
805 TRU Way
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC, V2C 0C8
The Board of Directors meet every two weeks during the summer to review applications and allocate funding!