2025 JMC Weekly Themes
Week 1 June 2-6 Blasting into Summer!
Week 2 June 9-13 Water, Water Everywhere!
Week 3 June 16-20 Coding & Robotics
Week 4 June 23-27 Freeze Out
Week 5 June 30-July 3 Carnival STEAM
Week 6 July 7-11 Science of Cattlemen’s
Week 7 July 14-18 Grossology
Week 8 July 21-25 JMC Challenge
Week 9 July 28-Aug 1 Music & Movement
Week 10 Aug 4-8 Storybook Engineering
Week 11 Aug 11-15 Magic of Science
Week 12 Aug 18-20 JMC’s Got Talent
Blasting into Summer! – Summer has arrived and Junior Mountaineers is blasting off! Engineer rockets & launch them, have a blast with sports on the Western Athletics facilities, make telescopes & learn about space. This camp is sure to be out of this world!
Water, Water, Everywhere! - What causes something to sink or float? How can reusable water balloons be used for volleyball? How do scientists help explore and protect the ocean below? These questions and more are all explored in this exciting camp about H20!
Coding & Robotics – Campers will be taken on a coding adventure as they use their creativity & problem-solving skills! Hands-on opportunities with KaiBots, small, educational robots, will allow campers to create games, program robots to complete tasks, and more.
Freeze Out – Have you ever gone ice blocking? Made your own ice cream? Wondered how arctic animals keep warm? Join us for this science of ice camp that will answer these questions plus incorporate fun games like freeze tag and a frozen t-shirt race.
Carnival STEAM – It’s carnival time in Gunnison! JMC will be designing rollercoasters, creating carnival games, and learning about Amusement Park physics this week at camp. Campers will finish the week by playing the games they designed in our very own JMC Carnival!
Science of Cattlemen’s – Cattlemen’s Days are a part of Gunnison’s culture and it demonstrates lots of science and athleticism of both humans and animals. Learn about genetics and animal breeding, line dancing, and the physics used by the athletes and animals competing in rodeos.
Grossology – Learn about interesting and gross facts! We’ll make snot/slime, explore how much liquid and mass toilet paper and diapers can handle before breaking/reaching capacity, collect samples from places we think are “dirty” and “clean” to watch the bacteria grow, and dissect owl pellets!
JMC Challenge - The Junior Mountaineers Challenge is part STEAM, part Survivor, and a whole lot of fun! Campers will be split into tribes to complete a series of STEAM challenges ranging from using a potato to create electricity to bubble ball competitions to brain teasers, and more!
Music & Movement – How does what you eat impact your body? How does your body move during sports? Campers will learn about healthy eating from a nutrition coach, use science songs to learn about the human body, and learn about human kinetics!
Storybook Engineering - Five Days. Five storybooks. Multiple STEAM adventures. A new story for each day of Storybook Engineering will spark curiosity and creativity for campers to have fun with many hands-on activities! Storytime, with a sporty & scientific twist!
Magic of Science – Harry Potter fans are in luck with this camp! Campers will be put in a House by the magical sorting hat, learn about the science of magic, play quidditch, and compete in the Hogwarts Tournament of Houses throughout the week.
Junior Mountaineers’ Got Talent – Campers will use the engineering process to design costumes, use science to perform magic tricks, and use their athletic skills to compete in the Summer 2025 Junior Mountaineers’ Got Talent. Parents / Family will be invited to watch the performances at the outdoor amphitheater on the Western Campus as we wrap up the Summer of 2025!