About Camps

SCIENCE VENTURE SUMMER CAMPS

Every July and August, Science Venture runs weekly day camps at the University of Victoria for youth entering Grades 1-8 in Fall 2025.

Each camp group is led by university students who deliver innovative, fun, and hands-on science, technology, engineering and math programming.

Campers get the opportunity to explore the university, meet researchers and conduct experiments in real labs.  

2025 dates

Camps run from June 30 to August 22, 2025.

Cost

  • 5-Day Camps: $325

  • 4-Day Camps: $260

  • Half-Day Camps (5-Days): $160

  • Half-Day Camps (4-Days): $130

  • Extended Hours: $45 for 5-day week; $36 for 4-day week

Camp streams

STEM-U Camps - Join us for the ultimate university experience. Complete with lab schedules, on-campus field trips, and leading-edge researchers, STEM-U camps are your chance to experience the best of UVic. Explore the various fields of science from physics to chemistry and biology in the many amazing facilities that the University of Victoria has to offer. 

Maker Camps – Tinker the week away in our maker camps.  Designed for the curious, who want to take apart objects, design new ideas, and build.  

Specialty Camps – Explore the world of veterinary medicine and animal science, bring your stories to life in a comics and cartoons camp, or dive into a world where science, technology, engineering and math intersect.

CAMP HOURS

Summer camps run Monday to Friday from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.  
Extended hours: Extended hours provide additional time slots for early drop-off or late pick-up. They cover 8-9 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. There is an additional cost. Please register for extended hours when you register. Extended hours are NOT available for off-campus programming.

REGISTration date

Camp registration opens Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7 a.m.  Visit the registration page to set up your account today!

CANCELLATION POLICY

Science Venture operates as a non-profit organization and incurs substantial fees for each cancellation. The later the cancellation, the harder it is for us to fill the spot with somebody on the waitlist.

To offset these costs, our cancellation and transfer policy is as follows:

  1. More than 7 business days before the program’s start date: 100% refund of program price, minus a $50 cancellation fee.

  2. 7 business days or less before the program’s start date: 50% refund of program price.

  3. After 9 a.m. the Friday before the program’s start date: No refund provided. Exchange of equal value is possible, subject to availability.

staff TRAINING

All Science Venture instructors receive extensive pre-camp training that includes:

  • lab safety

  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

  • earthquake safety

  • behaviour management

  • communication

  • program design

All instructors have First Aid and CPR certificates and criminal record checks

camper package

Stay tuned for the 2025 Camper Package.

Actua is a leading Canadian science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) youth outreach organization. Each year, the Actua network engages over 375,000 youth in 600 communities across Canada in transformative STEM learning experiences that build critical skills and confidence. Please visit www.actua.ca.