Online STEMventures with Mote (OSM)™

For independent learners

Virtual Summer Camp 2026

For children ages 6 to 9, though all ages are welcome

Brought to you by Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Manatee Lagoon – An FPL Eco-Discovery Center®

FREE

FREE Registration

Contact

📧 Email: marven@mote.org

📞 Call: 941-388-2904

One registration per household is all you need. The program is free for individuals and families, but voluntary donations are appreciated.

Contributions will be shared among the partner organizations that make this program possible.

Thank you for your support.

World Ocean Week

June 15–19, 2026 | 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Journey into the ocean and explore incredible habitats from sun-soaked coastal shores to the vast, mysterious deep sea. Join Manatee Lagoon, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, and special guests as we discover the animals, ecosystems, and wonders that make our ocean so extraordinary.

Wild About Wildlife Week

July 20–24, 2026 | 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm ET

Get wild and discover the incredible animals that share our planet. Journey through the animal kingdom from marvelous mammals to the fascinating fish that rule our seas. Join Manatee Lagoon, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, and special guests for a week of wildlife wonder.

Registration

Regsitration is required for all participants. Parents and legal guardians may complete one registration per household. There is no fee for individuals and families to participate, however voluntary donations will be accepted and will be evenly distributed among organizations which helped to make this program possible to support their environmental and educational missions. Thank you for your generosity.

These camps are designed for children ages 6 to 9, though children of other ages are welcome to register and join the fun.
Camp sessions include a blend of LIVE interactive lessons and on-your-own online activities and resources.
Can’t make it to a live session? No problem—recordings will be posted in the online classroom so you can catch up anytime.

Once you complete your online registration, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Then, the week before your camp session begins, you’ll get a second email with a link to the Camp Welcome Packet. The Welcome Packet includes:

Instructions for accessing the Google Classroom for your registered session
Guidelines for joining the camp’s live lessons using links found within the classroom

Look back at our jawsome STEMventure™ last summer 2025

Meet the shark species we care for at Mote Aquarium, including bonnetheads, sandbars, nurses, blacknoses, and more, along with their cousins—the skates and rays.

Testimonials

"Excellent sessions... Kept our 6 year old engaged for entire 3 hours. Content was age appropriate. Opportunity for interactive learning and Q+A was very helpful."

— Camp Parent, 06/11/2025

"Both of my kids LOVED the virtual camp! They had opportunities to view and learn about marine life they would not have otherwise been able to see and they also were able to view locations that are not near us. They had so much fun creating the crafts to go along with the lessons and all the activities correlated well with the lessons. Both kids were able to come away each day and tell me amazing new facts that they had learned and have asked when they can take another virtual camp again.”

— Kelly G. Jacksonville, FL, 07/2025

“Love the usage of Google classroom as a platform! It allowed content and activities to be posted so students could access and print as needed. The format allowed for as much or as little interaction as the student needed/wanted for each session.”

— Camp Parent, 07/2025

🏆 Wild About Wildlife Virtual Summer Camp

1st Place–Educational Program
1st Place–Virtual Event

Zoom in. Focus together. Wonder around.™

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