Our premise was to provide a hands-on, STEM, summer, learning opportunity that mimics a research ship mission – held in a classroom setting – where middle school students could learn about the deep ocean and research equipment used. The camp is based on the premise that a research scientist going to sea needs a good plan and innovative tools, as well as the know-how and staff to utilize and fix them.

Students engage in hands-on activities in the areas of robotics, sensor technology, programming, marine geology and ecology. Like professional ocean research, the SS-ROV Camp emphasizes purposeful engagement and vision, planning and preparation, teamwork and execution, and discovery and problem solving.