Trinidad History Museum Hands-On History Summer Camp

  • Camp
Trinidad History Museum: 312 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, USA
Jun 12 2023
Aug 04 2023

Schedules

Trinidad Time Machine (06/12/2023-06/16/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

Campers will explore what life in the area was like throughout multiple centuries. We’ll travel back in time to learn about industries, climates, homesteading, and human movement. This week will include learning about fossils and artifacts; discovering what life was like as a Santa Fe Trail merchant, coal miner, and early town settler; making pottery, adobe, candles, and more; and more!

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 06/08/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

Garden to Table (06/19/2023-06/23/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

During this camp, students will learn about plants and gardening, how plants around us were used by homesteaders, and how we can help our environment through art projects, conducting experiments, and planting seeds!

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 06/15/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

Mini Medics (06/26/2023-06/30/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

Campers will learn about the history of medicine and medical tools, and about important doctors from Colorado. We’ll build models of our lungs, spine, and other body systems; examine how different medical tools work; and learn about trailblazing doctors from our state!

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 06/22/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

History Unearthed (07/03/2023-07/07/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

Let’s be archaeologists! Campers will compare different archaeological discoveries around the world, investigate artifacts and their origins, and conduct their own mini-excavations!



Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 06/29/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

Around the World (07/10/2023-07/14/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

No passport needed for this journey around the world! We’ll learn about the geography, architecture, environments, arts, languages, and foods in over 10 different countries. Campers will get to take a mini-language class, cook different cuisines, learn various art forms, and more!



Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 07/13/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 12 years old when the program starts.

Mystery at the Museum (07/17/2023-07/21/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

Campers will put their investigative skills to the test this week: while learning about the history of detectives, finger-printing, spies, and more, campers will solve a crime that occurred in the Bloom Mansion! 



Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 07/21/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

Shipwrecked! (07/24/2023-07/28/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

Water, water, and more water! From aquatic plants and animals, to ocean currents and layers, to the importance of conservation–campers will learn about the water resources all around them, from the Purgatoire River to the oceans!

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 07/28/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

Myths, Legends, and Storytellers (07/31/2023-08/04/2023) Registration closed

Summer Camp
$125.00 USD
  • Mon8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Tue8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Wed8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Thu8:00 am - 4:00 pm
  • Fri8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Description

Campers will learn about various myths and legends across cultures and explore how stories get made and passed down. Campers will create comic strips, film a stop-motion story, record an oral-history, and cultivate the storyteller within!



Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 05/01/2023 and ends on 08/04/2023

Restrictions

Participants must be 6 years to 13 years old when the program starts.

In-person location

Trinidad History Museum: 312 E Main St, Trinidad, CO 81082, USA

Description

Hands-On History provides safe, reliable, experiential learning and activities for students in grades 1-8 when they are not in school. Where Kids Make History. Automatic tuition assistance available.

Registration closed.