Award-Winning Camps Now Offered at Salish Sea
Elementary School in Othello Square
SEATTLE, Feb. 6, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Science Center (PacSci) will offer
summer camps in a new location in South
Seattle this year. The new site, located at Salish Sea
Elementary School in South
Seattle's Othello Square,
includes PreK programming, PM extended care for busy parents and
guardians, and 33 scholarship spots. Summer campers will engage in
a variety of topics such as "Under the Sea", "What's Up Doc?", "To
the Moon", "Mission to Mars", "Cooking Up Science", and more.
"We are delighted to expand inclusive and accessible STEM
programming to the South Seattle
community, which has a rich history and diversity," said
Will Daugherty, PacSci's CEO.
"Summer camps are an invaluable resource that provide students with
opportunities to engage with STEM outside of the classroom, and the
PacSci team is incredibly excited to bring those opportunities to
students in South Seattle. We also
hope to learn and partner with South
Seattle communities to inspire new STEM learning for
students."
"I am excited to see more high-quality STEM opportunities for
youth and families in South
Seattle during the summer," said Erin Okuno, PacSci board member and South Seattle resident. "Out-of-school time
exploration, wonder, and connecting to people and communities help
children learn and see themselves as part of a larger world."
PacSci's award-winning summer camps offer more than 100 exciting
opportunities for exploration and experimentation. In addition to
the new location in South Seattle,
PacSci will continue to offer summer camps at five other locations
across the Puget Sound, including Mercer Slough in Bellevue; Explorer West Middle School in
West Seattle; St. Thomas Middle
School in Medina; Kirkland
Seventh-Day Adventist School; and the PacSci campus itself. Over
300 scholarship spots are available across all locations. PacSci
also offers girls-focused and sensory-friendly summer camp
options.
Camp registration opens on Monday,
February 6 for PacSci members and on Monday, February 13 to the public. To learn more
and register, visit PacSci.org.
About Pacific Science Center
Pacific Science Center is an independent, not-for-profit
institution in Seattle, Washington
and has been a gateway to access science education and innovation
for over 60 years. The institution's mission is to ignite curiosity
in every child and fuel a passion for discovery, experimentation,
and critical thinking in all of us. Pacific Science Center
innovated during the pandemic to expand its digital and virtual
programming and increase its reach across Washington, employing technology to bring
experiential STEM education directly to homes and classrooms. In
2021—2022, its interactive online programs reached nearly half a
million people and Virtual Field Trips reached more than 28,000
students across the state. PacSci imagines a future in which it
serves every grade in every preK-8 Title I school in the state with
programming in schools, digital and virtual programming, and
in-person field trips–all at no cost to schools, educators, or
families.
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