CAMP IMAG When School Is Out, CAMP IS IN.

Would you like to engage your child’s intellectual curiosity and imagination this summer?

The IMAG History & Science Center is a familyfriendly destination offering fun and educational interactive exhibits, aquariums, history displays, and a 3D theater. Its mission is to engage with guests in the exploration of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

This is achieved through hands-on experiences and educational programs that further the understanding of the natural and human-made world, and foster an appreciation for Southwest Florida’s unique environment, natural waterways and rich history.

The IMAG History & Science Center is now accepting registration for its upcoming STEAM Camps, which will be held from June 12 to August 9, 2023. Students in first through eighth grades will have a blast while inventing, experimenting, exploring and investigating during these all-new immersive one-week camps. Camp IMAG is available to students at the IMAG in Fort Myers and STEMLab in Estero at Miromar Outlets.

There are four themed summer camps planned for 2023, with the goal of sparking campers’ imaginations as scientists, designers, engineers and artists. Campers will also explore the museum, experience live animal encounters, participate in IMAG’s all-new Science Shows, get up close with sea life in the Touch Tank, and meet dinosaurs and titans of the ice age in IMAG’s 3D Theater!

For camp reservations, visit theIMAG.org/camp-imag or call 239.243.0043. The IMAG History & Science Center is located at 2000 Cranford Ave. in Fort Myers.

Steam Olympics

June 26 – June 30 & July 24 – 28

Engineer your way to the top!

Students in grades 1-2 will enjoy fun, silly and wacky STEAM-based challenges that include building a car that will roll the fastest and designing a boat that can hold the most weight. Meanwhile, grades 3-5 will attempt to build a boat, a plane and a zipline to see which will go farthest, hold the most weight, and more. Grades 6-8 will code, problem-solve, build and compete to create a winning pom-pom catapult, as well as design a Mentos Launcher to see how high a soda eruption will go!

Robotics Engineers

July 3 – 7

(No camp held on July 4) & July 31 – Aug. 4

Spend the week playing with, programming, and building robots! Grades 1-2 will program a Lego Mindstorm Rover to complete a task, maneuver a mini-Sphero around obstacles and complete a coding challenge. Students in grades 3-5 will play with tiny robots, race them and more, plus build your own nano robot to take home. Grades 6-8 will program mini-Spheros and Lego Mindstorms to make them complete challenges, design a problem-solving robot and bring your creation to life!

Our Mother’s Home of Southwest Florida provides a safe and nurturing environment for young moms, ages 11-21, who live in foster care with their babies. Its mission is to empower young mothers in the foster care and human trafficking systems to break the generational cycle for themselves and their children.

Prior to the launch of this 501(c)3 organization in 2000, teenage mothers in foster care were often separated from their child at birth. This unique residential approach is the only one of its kind in Southwest Florida to provide services that break the cycle – one teen at a time.

Our Mother’s Home promotes independence and integration into society for young mothers through the delivery of life skills training and activities such as cooking, personal care, housekeeping, financial literacy and grocery shopping. Adolescent mothers continue their high school education and receive the tutoring classes they need. Each young mother and her child also receive proper medical care including pre/post-natal care, well-child visits, vision, dental, physical and mental care.

As a 501(c)3 organization, Our Mother’s Home relies on dedicated volunteers and financial support from generous donors to provide commodities and services. Its success rate has generated great interest among those interested in decreasing the rate of children in foster care.

Learn more at ourmothershome.org.