Overnight Camps: Academics, Computers & STEM

Camp Launch provides eligible students in grades 7-10 with unique academic and enrichment opportunities. Campers are recruited from school districts throughout Virginia to participate in this two-week residential program with courses in STEM, Writing, and Personal Development.

Camp Orbit is a two-week extension of Camp Launch and is designed to provide 5-6 Camp Launch alums with an opportunity to participate in hands-on research and mentorship with a W&M or VIMS professor.

Virginia Space Flight Academy provides Six Co-Ed Residential Camps for ages 11-16

The Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS) program is an interactive online science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning experience for Virginia high school juniors and seniors, highlighted by a seven-day residential summer academy at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Students selected to participate in the program are immersed in NASA-related research, focusing on the Earth’s responses to changes in climate, weather, and natural hazards, through interaction with scientists, engineers, and technologists.