Over the past week, campers – ranging from 5th to 8th graders – came to The Citadel’s campus to take part in the annual summer STEAM Camp. STEAM is an educational approach that combines science, technology, engineering, arts and math. This year’s theme was “Out of This World: Cosmic Creativity,” and campers had the opportunity to gain real-world knowledge about space from qualified Citadel faculty and cadets. Held over the course of five days, the STEAM Camp is an initiative between The Citadel Fine Arts Program and The Citadel STEM Center of Excellence, where campers participate in hands-on activities.
“Our STEAM camp brings together the complementary resources of the STEM Center and the Fine Arts program to engage these wonderfully curious young minds in a college environment — it’s been a highlight of our summer for the past seven years,” said…
