Overview

This program invites middle school students to gain leadership skills, meet with museum experts and learn about various scientific topics relating to the week’s theme during Frost Science camps. With the assistance of a mentor, CITs will develop a scientific resource or video aligning to one of Frost Science’s current exhibitions. At the end of the week, CIT’s will present their video to museum leadership.

The CIT program is designed for kids aged 12-15 to:

Explore interests in science
Build resumes with experience at a science museum
Become young leaders in STEM
Gain community service hours and a recommendation letter for their time as a CIT

CIT Information

Lunch: Included in the cost of camp.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., with aftercare available from 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Two (2) t-shirts are included with camp registration per week. All campers are required to wear the camp t-shirt while attending camp. Additional t-shirts may be purchased for $10 each.
Three (3) snacks per day are included with registration.

Winter Camp 2024: Separated into four two-day sessions. Register for one, or all four to accommodate your winter plans. Each two-day session is $225. Dual members receive a $10.00 discount. Crew members receive a $25.00 discount.
Summer Camp: $529 per week (5-day week)

9:00 a.m. Arrive at camp
9:30 a.m. Meet with museum experts
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Museum exploration with designed learning experience
3:30 p.m. Work on project
4:30 p.m. Aftercare

* Some Summer Camp weeks may be 4 days long.

Frequently Asked Questions can be found here.