STEM Career Exploration Camp

4-H STEM Career Expoloration Camp (formerly known as 4G STEM Camp) introduces youth entering sixth, seventh, and eighth grade to careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). The camp includes hands-on activities, lab experiments, and field trips to area businesses offering STEM-related careers. 

2024 STEM Camp Highlights:

  • Dates: June 24-28 , 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Registration fee $200
  • go.illinois.edu/STEMCamp
    • Required forms  | Spanish version

2024 4G STEM Camp Site Visits

Overarching goals for STEM Career Exploration Camp
  • Youth understand STEM career opportunities that exist in central Illinois.
  • Youth develop an interest in STEM and STEM learning activities.
  • Youth develop knowledge and skills needed to actively engage in STEM learning activities.
  • Youth understand how they can use STEM to solve everyday problems.

Partners include University of Illinois Extension Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit and Bradley University Center for STEM Education. This is one of the many positive youth development opportunities offered within the 4-H program. 

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Anyone interested in future STEM related events can sign up to receive email notifications: go.illinois.edu/FMPTeblast

STEM Camp Teachers Track

  • Teacher Track Application, deadline May 1: go.illinois.edu/STEMCampTT
We are accepting up to 5 area teachers for participation in this week-long camp. Teachers would be involved in group facilitation during the camp and would also be asked to reflect on the experience and how he or she could use similar type programming to enhance their classroom experiences. 
If selected, teachers would be asked to attend an orientation session, the week-long camp (which includes a workshop session with Bradley faculty), along with two follow-up sessions after the camp experience as they are implementing something they learned from the opportunity.
  • Orientation call:  early June
  • STEM Camp: June 24-28, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Post-event call: mid-August
  • Implementation of a project – fall 2024
  • Project update at Teacher Tuesday- spring 2025
In addition to 40 hours of continuing education credits, teachers will be paid a stipend for their participation in the camp.
Application Deadline: May 1

Additional STEM Learning

4-H staff provide a variety of creative programs that provide STEM career education to youth and teachers during the summer months. You can watch any of our Facebook pages or you can join the E-blast Mailing List and select the 4-H Youth Development subject matter area, to receive updates when those learning opportunities are available.

4G STEM Camp Albums

two girls in hard hats
4G STEM Camp 2022
two young girls looking at a sculpture at the Peoria Riverfront
4G STEM Camp 2021
girl looking at test tube
4G STEM Camp 2019 Highlight Video
girl with hard hat
4G STEM Camp 2019