To apply for camp, please download a camp registration form if you do not have one and complete it and mail with check made out to:
The Health Adventure, PO Box 180, Asheville, NC 28802.

For specific camp times and dates, download the 2009 Camp Brochure.

Young Adventurers Bubble and Fizz! [ALL SESSION FULL]
June 15-19  & June 22-26, Rising 1st-2nd graders
Air bubbles, soap bubbles, bubbles galore… Make concoctions, shake stuff up, and send things flying.  Investigate air pressure, experiment with carbon dioxide, and create some cool vibrations. This camp is a gas!

Young Adventurers’ Science Surprise [ALL SESSIONS FULL]
  June 15 - 19 & June 22-26, Rising 1st-2nd graders
Take ordinary materials and see how science makes them extraordinary. Turn an egg into rubber. Make ice cream in less than a minute. With kitchen materials, build a lava lamp you can take home! You’re always in for a surprise at this camp.

Pack Place Potpourri [SESSION FULL]
June 29-July 3, Rising 3rd-5th graders
Spend a week sampling the greatest hits of Pack Place. Campers will visit three museums each day. Launch rockets, meet The Health Adventure’s animals, engineer robots, and explore what makes you human in SCIENCE SAMPLER at The Health Adventure. Mine for gems, hunt for fossils, blast off into space, explore dinosaurs and more at the Colburn Earth Science Museum.  Draw, paint, sculpt, and more at the Asheville Art Museum. It’s a Pack Place world of fun! Register through the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Phone: (828) 254-7162, ext 321.

Surfin’ Safari
July 13-17 and July 20-24, Rising 3rd-6th graders
Let’s make some waves!  In fact, we’ll make an entire ocean ecosystem. Would you trade places with a pufferfish in the marine food chain? Where did the names “surgeonfish” or “deep sea anglerfish” come from?  Discover why the oceans are so salty.  Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is water – dive in! This camp will be deep.

Alien or Not?
July 13-17 and July 20-24, Rising 3rd-6th graders
Just what is an alien anyway? A single-celled creature slowly envelops its prey as it digests it alive…is it an alien, or an amoeba? You decide! Battle the unseen living in your backyard, underneath your fingernails, and even in your nose! Join us as we use microscopes, methylene blue, mouthwash and more to uncover the mysteries of the unseen. Come decide for yourself: are there really aliens living among us?

Family Robotics Workshop [SESSION FULL]
July 28th and 29th, Rising 4th graders - Adults
In this one-day workshop, kids of all ages will be working together. 
Discover the exciting world of robotics as you work as a family team to build and operate
a robot.  Design, test, and redesign your robot to accomplish tasks and meet challenges. 
Make your robot carry objects, navigate obstacle courses, and maneuver up steep ramps. 
Build, play, and explore – families and robots together!

GIRLS Quest: Girls Investigating Real Life Science [SESSION FULL]
August 3-7, Rising 6th-8th grade girls
Learn what it’s like to be a scientist in the real world! Design and test a marshmallow catapult. Tour Mission Hospital to discover the world of microbiology. Build a robot at UNCA, see a real ultrasound at an OBGYN office, and discover the inner workings of an animal hospital. Each day will combine lab experiments at The Health Adventure with field trips to visit female scientists at work in our community. Limited to 14 girls!