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I'm looking for a good science camp for girls, with an emphasis on chemistry and physics if possible. Those are the areas that dd12 loves. I see that Education Unlimited has some science camps for girls that look interesting. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations, either Education Unlimited or others? TIA!

I can't give you a specific recommendation on something that's available all over, but our state university holds middle school science camps that my kids have loved - I think you'll find the same at other universities and colleges, especially schools that are strong in math/science.

My ds has also attended CTY's summer science camps and loved them.

Another possibility are local science camps funded by private industry - there are a few of those in our area too - some in cooperation with a local college, others private.

One thing I found when my kids became middle school age is that local and state camp information wasn't advertised the way younger-age camps were - so I had to do some digging and networking to find out what was actually available. Networking here is great - but you might find something really great through local networking too

polarbear

Have you looked at camps for gifted kids usually held at universities? At that age my son attended a gifted camp held at a local university. He took a class in 'physics' and 'chemistry'. The classes were run by junior faculty and graduate students and labs were held in university labs. It was a good experience. I can PM the information about his camp if you want, although I don't seen the specific classes he took on offer this year.

It really depends on where you are located. Another place to check is a local science museum?

I'll second the JHU-CTY camps. My DD15 has gone the last two years and is going back again this summer. She had a blast both in and out of class.

Best of luck,
--S.F.