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UNC Wilmington MarineQuest

UNC Wilmington MarineQuest

Summer Address:
MarineQuest Summer Camps, UNCW Public Service Box#5614, 601 South College Road
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA 28403-5614
Phone: 910-962-2460

Off-Season Address:
601 S College Road
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA 28403
Phone: 910-962-2460
Fax: 910-962-2410

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Camp Focus:

  • Academic and Pre-College Camps: Animals
  • Academic and Pre-College Camps: Marine Science
  • Description:

    MarineQuest is the "hands-on, feet-wet" marine and environmental education outreach program for UNCW. UNCW is a five minute drive from local beaches. For the past 27 years, MarineQuest has been offering the highest quality summer academic enrichment camps for children ages 5 - 16.  Outdoor habitat exploration, "lab" activities, creative arts and age appropriate activities are part of every academically sound camp.  We invite you to enroll your child in one of our unique camps where learning and enjoyment meet at the edge of the sea!

     

    For more information about our program, click on our logo above!


    Camp Season: 2006-06-11 to 2006-08-11
    Sessions:

    Ages 5 – 6:  Sea Squirts
    Your little squirts will enjoy our fun-filled camp for budding scientists interested in the field of "ickyology". They'll explore different marine habitats and meet some of the shelly, fishy, crusty and squishy critters that live there.


    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 11:45 am 

    One week camps:  June 9 - Aug. 8. 

    $125 per week of half days. 

     

    Ages 6 – 7: Sea Safari *NEW*
    Send your young adventurer on an exciting Sea Safari through the four habitats of a barrier island.  They’ll hunt for the wild animals and plants that survive in each habitat and discover the 'big game" of our marine environment. 

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 11:45 am

    One week camps:  June 9 - Aug.8. 

    $140 per week of half days.

     

    Ages 7 – 8: Sea Camp
    Send your young explorer on a true treasure hunt to discover the riches of our local barrier islands. Follow a secret map through the beach, dunes, maritime forest and marsh to find the true plant and animal treasures that inhabit our marine environment.

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

    One week camps:  June 9 - Aug.8. 

    $240 per week.

     

     

    Ages 9 - 10:  Sea SI
    Young detectives will be hot on the trail of a master environmental criminal tracking him through our local habitats. Campers will spend the week using their CSI forensic skills to decipher clues and collect evidence to solve crimes against the environment in this ecological mystery!


    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
    One week camps: June 9 – Aug. 8. 
    $275 per week.

     

    Ages 11 - 12: Coast Trek
    Send your pre-teen explorers back in time to the age of the giant prehistoric shark Carcharodon megalodon to discover how the North Carolina coast has changed over the years. While time-traveling through our coastal habitats back to the future, Trekkies will experience first hand how the forces of nature have created the coastline that we see today.

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
    One week camps 
    Commuter: June 9 – Aug. 8. 
    Residential: June 15 - Aug. 1. (Sunday Check-In)
    $375 per week (commuter) $650 per week (residential).

    Ages 12-13: Shore Shot *NEW*
    Are you a fan of Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel?  If so, our newest camp for aspiring videographers might appeal to you.  Document environmental topics related to our marine habitats using hand lenses, viewers, binoculars, cameras and digital camcorders to create your own public service announcement.

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
    One week camps 
    Commuter: June 9 – Aug. 8. 
    Residential: June 15 - Aug. 1. (Sunday Check-In)
    $400 per week (commuter) $675 per week (residential).

    Ages 13-14: Ocean Lab
    If your teen is tired of reading, writing, and arithmetic they just might want to try their hand at one of the four fields of marine science: biology, chemistry, geology, and physics. Each day of this exciting camp your junior scientsts will explore a different field using that great big outdoor lab we call an ocean.

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
    One week camps 
    Commuter: June 9 – Aug. 8. 
    Residential: June 15 - Aug. 1. (Sunday Check-In)
    $425 per week (commuter) $700 per week (residential).

    Ages 15-16: Camp O.C.E.A.N.S.
    Think you want to be a marine biologist? How about an oceanographer? Maybe you prefer marine technology specialist? You can check out your career options at our camp designed to let you step into the swim fins of different types of marine scientists and gain some first-hand experience using the kinds of instruments and ROV technology their research requires.

     

    Sunday 3 pm - Friday 1 pm
    Two week camps (Residential Only)
    June: 15-27  July: 6-18  July: 20 - Aug 1
    $1850 per two weeks.

    Ages 15-16: Camp O.C.E.A.N.S. Gulf Stream *NEW*
    Camp O.C.E.A.N.S. condensed for commuters only.

    Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
    One week camps (Commuter Only) 
    June: 9-13 & Aug. 4-8
    $500 per week.

    * All Summer Camps end at 1:00 pm on Fridays

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