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Online STEMventures with Mote (OSM)™
For independent learners
Virtual Summer Camp 2025
Virtual Summer Camp 2025
For children ages 6 to 9, though all ages are welcome
For children ages 6 to 9, though all ages are welcome
Wild About Wildlife Week
Wild About Wildlife Week
Brought to you by Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Manatee Lagoon – An FPL Eco-Discovery Center®, and Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
Brought to you by Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Manatee Lagoon – An FPL Eco-Discovery Center®, and Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
July 7–11, 2025 | 9:15 am – 12:00 pm ET
July 7–11, 2025 | 9:15 am – 12:00 pm ET
From sea turtles to manatees to sharks and more, campers will embark on a virtual learning journey. Our week-long virtual camps are designed to spark curiosity and inspire young learners through a mix of animal observations, hands-on experiments, games, crafts, and educational lessons—all led by experienced educators from our partner organizations. Each week will explore a different wildlife or environmental theme, with all activities tied to that theme.
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
FREE
FREE
Contact
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.
Digital Discovery Workshop
Color Our Oceans
Color Our Oceans
Look back at our jawsome STEMventure™ early this summer
Look back at our jawsome STEMventure™ early this summer
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
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
🏆 Wild About Wildlife Virtual Summer Camp
1st Place–Educational Program
1st Place–Virtual Event
Zoom in. Focus together. Wonder around.™
Zoom in. Focus together. Wonder around.™
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