The University of Nebraska at Omaha STEM TRAIL Center welcomes you to 2025 Aim for the Stars Science and Math Camp!
If you need special accommodations, please let us know one week in advance by calling: 402.554.4999 (TTY 402.554.3799) or emailing: unoaimforthestars@unomaha.edu
Camp Details
- Weekly starting each Monday, June 2 - July 28
- No camps week of June 30
- 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Monday–Friday (each camp is 1 week long)
- Registration opens January 6, 2025
Ages
Camp choices are based on the grade entering in fall of 2025. There are no exceptions to the grade level requirement.
- Jr. Paleontology and Totally Cool Math and Science Combo is offered for those entering grades 3 and 4.
- Biomedical Engineering and Zombies is offered for those entering grades 8 and 9.
- Fourth and fifth graders attend camps together.
- Sixth through eighth graders attend camps together.
Location
Sessions of Aim for the Stars will meet in Roskens Hall, Arts & Sciences or the Durham Science Center, depending on the camp.
Before and After Care
To accommodate families who need to drop students off early or pick them up late, care is offered with an additional fee (non-refundable). Options for extended care:
- $20 per student, per week of camp for just before care: 7:30 - 8:30 A.M.
- $40 per student, per week of camp for just after care: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M.
Registration
Camps fill quickly on a first come, first served basis, although there are waitlists available on line; if a camp is full it will be shown as “Full”. Click on “Full” to add your child to a waitlist.
To check on information regarding particular camps visit aimforthestars.unomaha.edu.
You can also visit https://www.unomaha.edu/camps/listings.php. Use the drop down menu to filter the results to Aim for the Stars.
Payment and Cancellation Policy
- Initial nonrefundable payment of $50 deposit to hold a camp is subtracted from the cost of each camp.
- The balance due must be received by 4 P.M. Monday, May 5, 2025.
- Payment plans may be set up for those with financial need only. If payment arrangements have not been made or if the full balance is not received within the grace period (ends May 9, 2025), the $50 deposit per camp and reserved camp space(s) will be forfeited.
- Deposits are neither refunded nor applied to another camp or camper’s account.
- A $10 transfer fee is applied on all transfers.
- If a camp is not cancelled within 7 business days before the start of it, there is no refund. If a camp is cancelled 7 days before the start of it, a refund is given minus the $50 initial deposit.
Tuition Assistance
Limited tuition assistance is available. For more information about applying, please call 402.554.4999, email edahl@unomaha.edu.
Contributions
The Aim for the Stars Excellence Fund at the University of Nebraska Foundation supports Aim for the Stars. For information on how to contribute to the mission of Aim for the Stars, please contact Erin Dahl and edahl@unomaha.edu or 402.554.4999.
Parking at UNO
See details on the Drop-off and Pickup page.
Safety is of the greatest importance at Aim for the Stars. Parking procedures reflect the combined efforts of UNO Parking Enforcement, UNO Public Safety, and the director of Aim for the Stars to ensure the safety of your children. Please inform those dropping off and picking up children of the instructions and map found on the “Drop-off and Pickup” tab on the website. These instructions will be emailed the week prior to the start of your child’s camp.
Lunch
Each day, all campers need to bring a sack lunch, a refillable water bottle, and their own afternoon snack.
Electronics Policy
The AFTS staff cannot monitor every child’s use of personal technology; therefore, electronic devices, phones, watch phones/smart watches and the like are to be kept secured in a backpack or purse and not used during camp hours or in before or after care. If the device is being used, counselors and/or teachers will confiscate and send the device to the camp director. It will be returned at the end of the day. Safety concerns and the misuse of such technology at camp have led to this policy.
There is a telephone in each room and in the camp office and teachers carry phones on field trips that may be used for emergency calls to parents. Use of cell phones to call or receive calls from parents or others is discouraged during camp hours, including the lunch period.
Parents should call 402.554.4999 if they need to speak with a child. We are more than happy to have children use the office phone if they need to call parents/guardians.
Free Stuff
With each registered camp, campers receive a t-shirt and take-home STEM kit.
Contact Us
Aim for the Stars Summer Camps
STEM TRAIL Center - Roskens Hall
6005 S University Dr Rd N | Omaha, NE 68182-0266
Website: aimforthestars.unomaha.edu
Phone: 402.554.4999 or 402.554.2546
Email: unoaimforthestars@unomaha.edu