ECHO offers one-day and week-long science, stewardship, and design themed day camps during summer break and school vacation.
Set against the backdrop of the bustling Burlington Waterfront, a day at ECHO camp can move from a behind-the-scenes observation of ECHO’s animal care activities to a LEGO engineering challenge. Led by STEM educators, our program adheres to physical distancing guidelines with small groups, extra time outside, and cleaning protocols. Please note: Masks are required.
General Info
WAITLIST
Interested in signing up for a camp that’s sold out? Join our waitlist here and we’ll contact you if a spot opens up.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS: ECHO has limited scholarship funds available for those requiring financial assistance to participate in our camps. Please note ECHO’s available camp scholarship funds have been allocated for the summer of 2021. We invite you to apply for a school vacation camp scholarship in the fall. Click here to apply.
Questions? Contact camps@echovermont.org
Camp Emergency Cell Phone Number:
(802) 503-8986
Camp Staff
Our stellar camp team is composed of year-round ECHO educators, seasonal staff with backgrounds in science and education, and members of ECHO’s environmental teen leadership program. We believe the intimate, responsive atmosphere of our camps is what makes ECHO Camps a truly engaging experience. Therefore, we ensure a low instructor-to-child ratio of approximately 1:6. Past guest instructors have included scientists from UVM’s Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Lab, members of ECHO’s animal care team, and robotic engineers from Greensea Systems Inc.
Summer 2021 Camps
Please note: Registration is for a full week of summer camp; we are unable to prorate. Members: Please login to access member pricing.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
Animal Adventurers will spend a week discovering the amazing animals that call Lake Champlain home. We’ll get up close and personal with ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors, learn what it takes to care for these creatures, and explore their natural habitats. It’s the perfect camp for your budding biologist!
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
Ever created art using invisible forces like gravity or magnetism? How about painting with propulsion? Young artists will create one of a kind art projects using the power of physics and chemistry in this unique, messy and very hands on camp.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
REGISTER HERE
Campers will explore ECHO’s special summer exhibit, Human Plus, to discover some amazing inventions that extend human abilities. We’ll discover how neuroprosthetic limbs can be controlled by a person’s thoughts, and other marvels of biomedical engineering. We’ll even meet special guests from our community who work in this innovative field to learn about what it takes to engineer life-changing tools.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Science of Superheroes! Create your own super hero story and character with incredible powers. Then we’ll harness the power of invisible forces and engineer gadgets to help your super hero save the day.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
Animal Adventurers will spend a week discovering the amazing animals that call Lake Champlain home. We’ll get up close and personal with ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors, learn what it takes to care for these creatures, and explore their natural habitats. It’s the perfect camp for your budding biologist!
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
REGISTER HERE
Join us for a week of ecosystem exploration! Campers will learn all about the creatures that live here in the Lake Champlain Basin. We’ll have close encounters with ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors, learn about their amazing adaptations, and investigate what we can do to help keep their habitats healthy.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
Ever created art using invisible forces like gravity or magnetism? How about painting with propulsion? Young artists will create one of a kind art projects using the power of physics and chemistry in this unique, messy and very hands on camp.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Science of Superheroes! Create your own super hero story and character with incredible powers. Then we’ll harness the power of invisible forces and engineer gadgets to help your super hero save the day.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
Lift and thrust and balance, oh my! Look out for all kinds of awesome forces in this exciting, physics-focused camp. We’ll explore balanced and unbalanced forces of all sorts. Race a custom lego car down a 30 foot track, learn what it takes to launch objects into space, and explore the awesome forces that shape the world around us every day.
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
This camp is sold out but sign up for our waitlist here.
Animal Adventurers will spend a week discovering the amazing animals that call Lake Champlain home. We’ll get up close and personal with ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors, learn what it takes to care for these creatures, and explore their natural habitats. It’s the perfect camp for your budding biologist!
Upcoming Vacation Camps
$300 for members; $325 for non-members
Hours: 8:30 am-3:30 pm, Monday-Friday
Join us for a week of interstellar exploration. We’ll engineer lunar landers, design and launch custom mini rockets, and learn all about the vast expanse of space.