We will take you on an adventure that includes, understanding flight, aircraft maintenance and building, avionics, air traffic control and much more. You will get to fly our flight simulator and go for a ride in a small airplane if you wish. We will tour Rapid City Airport and learn how it works from behind the scenes. At the end of this camp, you will understand the wide variety of careers available in aviation and how many of them connect to STEM.
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SD MINES Summer Camps 2026 – Pre-Med @ Mines
Join us at South Dakota Mines to begin your pathway to a healthcare career! Our health science camp will provide you with the opportunity to explore various healthcare pathways through discussions with students and local professionals, hands-on laboratory experiences, and tours of local clinical facilities. Come get glimpse of your future in healthcare at South Dakota Mines…. for a fun and pre-health pathways to careers in healthcare.
Join our Health Science faculty on for this exciting summer camp!
SD MINES Summer Camps 2026 – Technology, Texts and Textiles *NEW!
With texts and textiles as our focus, students will learn about technology from the perspective of the humanities, arts, and social sciences. We will delve into the aesthetics, design, production, sustainability, and social/historical contexts of printing and textile-related technologies (e.g., clothing, fabric, etc.). Students will explore big ideas from the interdisciplinary academic field of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and apply them to hands-on creative design projects that represent and express ways of understanding the intersection of technology and society in the past, present, and future. Students will develop and use their creative problem-solving skills in the Art Studio and Makerspace to design and print, sew, or construct a project of their choice to display in the APEX Gallery at the end of the camp.
SD MINES Summer Camps 2026 – Materials, Metallurgy & Forensics Camp – Metallurgical Engineering
THIS CAMP IS CURRENTLY FULL.
Explore metals, nanomaterials, composites, and polymers.
Dive into hands-on activities like heat treating, blacksmithing, welding, and casting.
Test materials for impact and tensile strength, and analyze them using optical and scanning electron microscopes.
Step into the shoes of a forensic engineer by investigating material failures and authenticating historic metal artifacts.
This day camp is powered by the ASM Materials Education Foundation and led by expert professors at South Dakota Mines. Ready to unlock the mysteries of materials and engineering? Join us!
SD MINES Summer Camps 2026 – Mining and Explosives
Dive into the explosive world of mining, where you’ll spend the week mastering the science behind detonations through hands-on blasting, rock-breaking experiments, and essential mine safety training. Witness firsthand how engineers harness powerful blasts to unearth precious minerals, sculpt dramatic landscapes, and carve iconic wonders like Crazy Horse from solid mountainsides.
South Dakota Farmers Union Senior Leadership State Camp
Discover Our Camp Program
Our residential camp is open to anyone interested in agriculture, cooperatives, Farmers Union, and leadership—no farming background required. All you need is curiosity about South Dakota’s leading industry.
Program highlights include:
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A week-long overnight camp
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Making friends from across the state
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Learning from agriculture leaders
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Tours of agricultural and cooperative facilities
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Exploring cooperative principles
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Plenty of fun activities
Campers can earn achievement trips and leadership awards through continued participation.
Transportation is includedwith multiple bus routes and convenient pick-up locations across the state.
Scholarships available.
South Dakota Farmers Union Jr State Camp
Discover Our Camp Program
Our residential Jr. State Camp is a 4-day, 3-night overnight camp at Lake Byron, open to anyone interested in agriculture, cooperatives, Farmers Union, and leadership—no farming background required. All you need is curiosity about South Dakota’s leading industry.
Program highlights include:
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A 4-day, 3-night overnight camp experience
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Making friends from across the state
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Learning from agriculture leaders
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Tours of agricultural and cooperative facilities
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Exploring cooperative principles
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Plenty of fun activities
Campers can earn achievement trips and leadership awards through continued participation.
Transportation is includedwith multiple bus routes and convenient pick-up locations across the state.
Scholarships available.
SDM Go to Mines
Visit the South Dakota Mines campus to meet with admissions, faculty, staff, current students, explore majors, and tour the campus.
SDM Go to Mines
Visit the South Dakota Mines campus to meet with admissions, faculty, staff, current students, explore majors, and tour the campus.
STC Career Exploration Day
Learn more about careers that inspire. Practice your skills. Meet everyday people that do the job. Join us at Southeast Technical College for career exploration events and camps throughout the year. Middle school and high school students will have the opportunity to consider potential career choices through fun, interactive and informative activities.