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Visit Our Burke Museum Summer Camp Website
(206)-543-9681
burked[AT]uw.edu
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Burke Museum
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
CAMPER AGES: 5 - 13
TYPE OF CAMP: Day Camp. Daily 9am - 4pm
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: From dinos to dodos, Peru to the Philippines, Burke Museum Summer Camps take you behind-the-scenes with real artifacts and specimens! Work with a team of scientists, artists, and educators to explore the wonderful world of the Pacific.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Science, Academics, Wilderness/Nature, and more. Paleontology, Archaeology, Anthropology, Natural History.
CAMP LOCATION: Our museum is located on the Northwest corner of the University of Washington campus in Seattle, WA.
CAMP FACILITIES: We have 3 galleries and 2 classroom spaces in the museum, as well as access to behind-the-scenes collections and UW teaching labs, greenhouse, and other University facilities.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Burke Museum Summer Camps connects kids with the natural and cultural world of the Pacific. Whether they are digging for fossils, extracting plant DNA, or learning how to make stone tools, our camps encourage campers to be curious and get excited about the world around them, inspiring a generation of young explorers. Campers get up-close to the museum's collection of cultural artifacts and natural history specimens. They get hands-on and dirty digging for artifacts, making fossil casts, or building jurassic volcanoes.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Scholarships are available. For more information, download and complete our scholarship form: Our Camp Website Link: www.burkemuseum.org
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
For information about available camps and pricing, visit: Our Camp Website Link: www.burkemuseum.org
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