NOVA SySTEMic

Virginia Community College’s NOVA SySTEMic camps focus on hands-on, project-based science and technology learning for third- through twelfth-graders (depending on the specific course). The programs enable students to begin exploring STEM fields their educational and workforce opportunities. Courses include robotics, coding app design, cybersecurity, aerospace topics, and more.

NOVA SySTEMic camps are offered in a variety of locations in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and Alexandria.

Camps run from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Childcare available 7:45 am – 9:00 am and 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Discounts are available if you sign up for multiple camps and/or if you sign up multiple children.

Camps for children in grades 3-12

NOVA SySTEMic is Northern Virginia Community College’s STEM outreach program. We’re passionate about developing a pipeline of student-centered activities from elementary school to career, building the STEM workforce of the future in the process.

The core underpinnings of a competitive economy are the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Northern Virginia faces a critical shortage of skilled workers in these areas and NOVA SySTEMic is focused on changing this.

The NOVA SySTEMic mission is to develop a sustainable STEM pipeline in Northern Virginia. We engage students in elementary school and inspire them to continue to pursue STEM education in high school, college and the workforce through a collaboration with schools, businesses and community organizations.

We have developed partnerships with school divisions, higher education institutions, employers, and chambers of commerce throughout Northern Virginia to create a sustainable workforce pipeline.

Various activities, such as summer STEM camps, career exploration, competitive robotics and STEM dual enrollment are being delivered to participating teachers and students and are built on the critical need for a hands-on, activity based approach to learning STEM through collaboration and innovative teaching methods.

In the end, it’s about relationships, inspiration and skill. If we can capture the minds of young students and inspire them in STEM, then we have established a great platform for excellence, personal career satisfaction, and relationships made and maintained that will foster a desire for students and professionals to remain in Northern Virginia to achieve their dreams in the STEM fields.

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