{"id":65798,"date":"2025-02-25T08:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=65798"},"modified":"2025-04-01T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:16:44","slug":"summer-blast-utcs-challenger-stem-learning-center-relaunches-summer-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/summer-blast-utcs-challenger-stem-learning-center-relaunches-summer-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer blast: UTC\u2019s Challenger STEM Learning Center relaunches summer camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_65800\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"834\" data-attachment-id=\"65800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/summer-blast-utcs-challenger-stem-learning-center-relaunches-summer-camp\/challenger-center-24-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,834\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Angela Foster\/University of Tennessee at Chattanooga&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Challenger Center, Friday, June 14, 2024&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1718379231&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Challenger Center-24-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Challenger Center-24-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Challenger Center, Friday, June 14, 2024&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center-1024x712.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-65800 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center.jpg\" alt=\"The Challenger STEM Learning Center is located at 755 Mocs Alumni Dr. on the UTC campus.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center-800x556.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center-580x403.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/Challenger-STEM-Learning-Center-610x424.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Challenger STEM Learning Center is located at 755 Mocs Alumni Dr. on the UTC campus.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Get ready for takeoff. The Challenger STEM Learning Center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is hosting day camps for children throughout the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in June, rising second to sixth graders in the Challenger Exploration Camp will have the opportunity to participate in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) challenges, rocket launches and explorations of space and Earth. Each day, campers can also go on excursions to locations such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattzoo.org\/\"><strong>Chattanooga Zoo<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/campus-recreation\/facilities\/arc\"><strong>UTC Aquatic and Recreation Center<\/strong><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/arts-and-sciences\/chemistry-and-physics\/jones-observatory\"><strong>Clarence T. Jones Observatory<\/strong><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mohhc.org\/\"><strong>National Medal of Honor Heritage Center<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Challenger STEM Learning Center and to access a link to the Challenger Exploration Camp, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/go.utc.edu\/challenger-camp\"><strong>go.utc.edu\/challenger-camp<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Levi Lanzoni, operations coordinator for the Challenger STEM Learning Center, said he looks forward to bringing the Challenger Exploration Camp back after a three-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of doing our summer camps is it gets the word out about the Challenger Center,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>To provide more opportunities for children to attend, the summer schedule is divided into groups for rising second and third graders and rising fourth through sixth graders. The camps will take place July 21-25 and July 28-August 1.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cost for the camp is $290.50 per week. The Challenger STEM Learning Center will host up to 20 children per week.<\/li>\n<li>The center will provide transportation for excursions, allowing parents to drop their children off in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>All excursion tickets are included in the camp price.<\/li>\n<li>Children are required to bring their own lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As part of the Challenger STEM Learning Center\u2019s mission to educate and inspire the community, it is working with Hamilton County Schools to align the concepts explored in camp with the curriculum children are learning in school.<\/p>\n<p>With a mission and space dedicated to fostering curiosity and creativity from an early age, Lanzoni hopes the summer camps will inspire greater community engagement with the Challenger STEM Learning Center as it strives to provide each visitor with a meaningful experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want them to do activities that are STEM-oriented,\u201d Lanzoni said. \u201cA lot of (camp activities) are standards-aligned \u2026 that way we\u2019re teaching content that they are reviewing in class so it\u2019s relevant to a lot of kids\u2019 age ranges.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/health-education-and-professional-studies\/challenger-stem-learning-center\">Challenger STEM Learning Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-02\/challengerutc-camps-2025.pdf\">Challenger Exploration Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/apply\">How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"344\" data-attachment-id=\"65799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/summer-blast-utcs-challenger-stem-learning-center-relaunches-summer-camp\/challengerutc-camps-2025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1240,344\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"challengerutc-camps-2025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588-1024x284.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588-1024x284.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588-768x213.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588-800x222.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588-580x161.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2025\/02\/challengerutc-camps-2025-e1743513322588-610x169.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTC&#8217;s Challenger STEM Learning Center is hosting day camps for children throughout the summer. Starting in June, rising second to sixth graders in the Challenger Exploration Camp will have the opportunity to participate in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) challenges, rocket launches and explorations of space and Earth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/summer-blast-utcs-challenger-stem-learning-center-relaunches-summer-camp\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1493,"featured_media":65800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4926,70,15,56,3,122493,12659,7712,64,8288],"tags":[123085,125218,123528,123826,123828,125217,123829],"class_list":{"0":"post-65798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-campus","9":"category-challenger-stem-learning-center","10":"category-college-of-health-education-and-professional-studies","11":"category-community","12":"category-education","13":"category-events-entertainment","14":"category-faculty-and-staff","15":"category-news","16":"category-school-of-education","17":"tag-bethany-cothran","18":"tag-challenger-exploration-camp","19":"tag-challenger-stem-learning-center","20":"tag-cultivating-a-culture-of-innovation","21":"tag-leveraging-our-special-place-as-chattanoogas-university","22":"tag-levi-lanzoni","23":"tag-operating-with-excellence","24":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Summer blast: UTC\u2019s Challenger STEM Learning Center relaunches summer camp | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UTC&#039;s Challenger STEM Learning Center is hosting day camps for children throughout the summer. 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