summer science camps

[Jon Chin]

My 14 year old brother wants to get his feet wet trying out potential career options.  I want him to come here during the summer and try going to a camp to try things out.  Does anybody here know of some programming/engineering/science/other camps in the area (preferably on the eastside)?

Jon Chin

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Hello Jon,
the pacific science center has loads of camps in the summer. Thing is, we've been somewhat disappointed in the quality and they might have filled up already, but check it out anyway.

In factoria mall is kidsquest, and as skeptical of its quality as I originally was, it's turned out to be a VERY educational place for my 10 y.o. They have geology, engineering, etc camps. I would definitely recommend that place.
kidsquestmuseum.org

In belleview there's a place called Mad Science. No experience with it. Looks awfully commercial (ergo watered down) to me, but maybe i'm wrong.

HTH

Jon Chin

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[Jon Chin]

Thanks for the suggestions.  They look like some pretty good camps, commercialized or not.  Sadly, it looks like my brother will be too old for those camps.  Maybe I'll resort to giving him some projects myself and make him self-learn. =)

Jon Chin

[Don Fanning]

http://www.wsg.washington.edu/education/events/noaa.html - NOAA Science Camp

There's also all kinds of other events.. Amateur Radio Field Day is in June which lasts a weekend (free), hackerspaces doing their projects or hanging out at the MCS.  Probably tho self-study is your better option unless he's ready to take a summer class or two at a community college. 

Certainly there are tours with local companies you can tie to the self-study:
http://www.boeing.com/commercial/tours/index.html

Tours will help give him an idea of what the job is about day to day...

[Jon Chin]

Those were some good finds, Don!  Thanks!

Jon Chin