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Session: Experiential Physics Jr (Grades 8-9) (UBC Geering Up)


Experiential Physics Jr (Grades 8-9)

By: UBC Geering Up


About this Program:

  • Day Camp
  • Age 12 - 14 (Coed)
  • Specialized in Science (multi) and STEM, offers 4 activities
  • 4 session dates to choose from
  • Cost starting from $440
  • Busing not available
  • Special needs support available


Contact:

6190 Agronomy Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3

Experience the wonders of phenomenal physics through hands-on experiments! Participants will have a chance to translate their learnings into creative experiments that blend physics, art, and technology. Explore the wide range of applications of physics through mirrors, prisms, lasers, and more! Whether you’re curious about optics or want to deepen a love of physics, you’re sure to get enLIGHTened in this camp.  

Join this program if you're looking for an interactive physics playground – no experience necessary! Physics is a pre-requisite for many engineering programs. Come explore how physics can be fun and its real-life applications! 

This program is intended for participants entering Grades 8 or 9 in September 2026.

Program Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Lunch: Participants will go outside for a one-hour long lunch each day. Parents can select "Lunch Release" in registration to allow their youth to leave the program group during the lunch period to purchase food.

Activities: In our programs we will have a variety of activities including engineering building challenges, coding projects, experiments, creative design projects, and more.

Lunch Program:

  • UBC Vancouver: the lunch program is an optional purchase when registering for your programs. Participants receive a main course, side, and drink for their lunch each day. The lunch program costs are for each day of the camp week.
  • South Surrey: the lunch program is included in your registration, new for 2026! Participants receive a main course and side for their lunch each day.


Character Development: This program helps build the following traits

  • Curiosity: Our programs are designed to provide an introduction to different areas of STEM that participants may not have seen before.
  • Interpersonal skills: Science doesn't happen alone! Participants will participate in the scientific process with their peers and explore different physics concepts.


Session Dates and Rates:

Jul 06 - 10, 2026
Vancouver, BC
6190 Agronomy Road

09:00 - 15:00
$500
2026-07-06500
Jul 27 - 31, 2026
Vancouver, BC
6190 Agronomy Road

09:00 - 15:00
$500
2026-07-27500
Aug 04 - 07, 2026
Vancouver, BC
6190 Agronomy Road

09:00 - 15:00
$440
2026-08-04440
Aug 24 - 27, 2026
Vancouver, BC
6190 Agronomy Road

09:00 - 15:00
$440
2026-08-24440


Special Needs Support: This program is able to accomodate a few campers with special needs

Mild Support       Specialized programming

ADD/ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Down Syndrome
Dyslexia
Hearing loss
Intellectual disability
Physical Disability
Tourettes Syndrome
Vision loss
Mild Support       Specialized programming


Activities:

Recreational       Instructional       Intense or Competitive

Logical thinking
STEAM
STEM
Technology
Recreational       Instructional       Intense or Competitive



Physics is phenomenal!
Explore the world of physics in this hands-on camp.

 

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