Oakes Museum High School Camps 2025
Our camps offer students entering 9th-12th grades a unique opportunity to learn in the field and lab. Qualified museum staff will lead each session, and college professors and professionals will offer their expertise as guest speakers.
June 9 – 13 – Field Biology Camp - $375
During this camp, students will become field biologists, exploring animal communities and habitats using field equipment and techniques. Each day will be spent primarily outside tracking animals, setting live mammal traps, electrofishing, among other hands-on activities. This camp focuses on mammals, birds, herps, insects, and plants of Pennsylvania to explain larger biological concepts.
July 15 -18 – Vertebrate Anatomy Camp – $375
In this lab-based camp, students will study the anatomy of various representative vertebrates and compare organ systems and adaptations for survival between animal orders. Labs include dissection, microscopy and tissue examination. Dissections will include frogs, sharks, pigeons, fetal pigs, and several organs.
Camp is 9:30-4:00 each day with a lunch included. Students will eat in Messiah University's cafeteria.
Scholarships are available, contact oakesmuseum@messiah.edu for more information.
Space is limited, so register early!