ECHO offers science, stewardship, and engineering-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. ECHO offers a selection of exciting week-long science, stewardship, and engineering-design themed day camps for children entering 1st to 3rd grade. Led by STEM educators, our program takes full advantage of ECHO’s exhibits and outdoor location next to beautiful Lake Champlain.
Questions? Contact camps@echovermont.org or 802-864-1848 Ext. 124
2023 Summer Camps
Camps are all sold out and our waitlist is full. Thank you everyone for support of our programs!
Monday-Friday, June 19-23, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Meet ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors up close and explore the many creatures that call Lake Champlain home! Campers will get behind the scenes with our Animal Care department and learn about freshwater ecosystems through hands-on engineering challenges and art projects.
Monday-Friday, June 26-30, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Physics + Chemistry + Engineering + Art = A week of fun at ECHO STEAM Camp! Campers will explore simple machines like ramps, pulleys and levers in order to engineer contraptions and produce one-of-a-kind art. We’ll also explore the science behind color and light.
Wednesday-Friday, July 5-7, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Explore the gravity-defying feat of flight! Engineer a catapult, design a paper airplane, and launch rockets while discovering the forces that make flight possible. Campers will learn all about nature’s winged wonders and the human technology these incredible animals have inspired.
Monday-Friday, July 10-14, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Our ECHO agents in training will use STEM skills to build gadgets, design secret codes, study the science of fingerprints, solve scientific mysteries and more in this all-new camp.
$360 Members; $390 NonMembers
Monday-Friday, July 17-21, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Throughout human history, humans have built tools to solve everyday problems. Campers will travel through time to learn about the devices that have changed our way of life. We will explore these inventions from the past while imagining the technology of the future.
$360 Members; $390 NonMembers
Monday-Friday, July 24-28, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Physics + Chemistry + Engineering + Art = A week of fun at ECHO STEAM Camp! Campers will explore simple machines like ramps, pulleys and levers in order to engineer contraptions and produce one-of-a-kind art. We’ll also explore the science behind color and light.
Monday-Friday, July 31-August 4, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Meet ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors up close and explore the many creatures that call Lake Champlain home! Campers will get behind the scenes with our Animal Care department and learn about freshwater ecosystems through hands-on engineering challenges and art projects.
Monday-Friday, August 7-11, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Our ECHO agents in training will use STEM skills to build gadgets, design secret codes, study the science of fingerprints, solve scientific mysteries and more in this all-new camp.
$360 Members; $390 NonMembers
Monday-Friday, August 14-18, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Meet ECHO’s Animal Ambassadors up close and explore the many creatures that call Lake Champlain home! Campers will get behind the scenes with our Animal Care department and learn about freshwater ecosystems through hands-on engineering challenges and art projects.
Monday-Friday, August 21-25, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Throughout human history, humans have built tools to solve everyday problems. Campers will travel through time to learn about the devices that have changed our way of life. We will explore these inventions from the past while imagining the technology of the future.
$360 Members; $390 NonMembers