SAME Camps Recap 2024

Our theme for the 2024 camps season was Start YOUR Stem Journey! And what a journey it has been. SAME had the privilege of welcoming 265 students and 116 mentors to the five camp installations across the United States:

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss.
• U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C.
• U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, Calif.
• U.S. Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.
• U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

It was a remarkable season of fun, including building concrete beams and dog kennels, operating drones and remote-controlled underwater vehicles, using survey equipment, conducting experiments, constructing and racing cardboard boats, and more! Learn more about the SAME Camps Program.

We can’t express our appreciation enough to all the sponsors, the SAME Foundation, SAME Posts, Camp Directors, volunteer staff and mentors, parents, and of course the AWESOME students for a great camp season.

From the first-ever SAME camp at NAS Jacksonville to the 24th year that future military engineers and STEM professionals descended in Colorado Springs for the SAME/Air Force Academy Camp, the SAME’s 2024 camps continued to make a positive impact on the futures of hundreds of high school students.

Our son really enjoyed the USAFA campus, SAME STEM Camp Counselors, and the structured program which afforded him several “hands on experience” with construction, problem solving, and leadership. The SAME STEM Camp leadership, organization, and structure of this camp not only exceeded the expectations of our son and family but has left a long-lasting impression with Xavier to continue his passion to return to the USAFA next summer by getting selected to attend their “Summer Seminar” and eventually attend the USAFA as a Cadet in 2026.

Peter Rouse, SAME/Air Force Academy Camp Parent

2024 Camps – In the News

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  October 3, 2024

  Pro Football Fundraiser

  Please help SAME Cincinnati raise funds for the upcoming year! Until October 30th, FootballMania tickets will be available for $20 each. This fundraiser is great for football enthusiasts and beginners alike, as it does not require participants to be familiar with the game. Simply sign up and you will be randomly assigned NFL teams to […]
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  July 29, 2024

  SAME’s STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps Wrapping Up the 2024 Season!

  SAME’s 2024 season of its STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps has come to a close. Read the wrap up of final three camps of five STEM camps this summer.
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  July 19, 2024

  SAME Cincinnati Members Attend STEM Summer Camps

  SAME Air Force Academy Camp – Colorado Springs, CO Craig Liegibel, Commissioning Agent at FFE Inc., was a Camp Counselor at the SAME Air Force Academy Camp for one week in Colorado Springs, Colorado. SAME offers several week-long, live-in STEM camps with full immersion in engineering and STEM activites. Campers work as teams to complete […]
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  July 18, 2024

  Post Best Practices: A High Bar in Hampton Roads

  TME recently chatted with leaders of the Hampton Roads Post to talk about their commitment and involvement to SAME’s STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps.
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  July 8, 2024

  SAME’s 2024 STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps Are in Full Swing!

  Summer means another incredible Engineering & Construction Camp season! High school students embraced engineering challenges in collaboration with the Army and Navy.

Check out our national media coverage: here and here.

Thank You Camp Sponsors!

National Camp Sponsors

Companies Donating $1000

Companies Donating $500

Post Camp Sponsors

Immerse Yourself in THEIR Future…Thanks to SAME Camp Mentors!

You can be part of the solution by participating in SAME’s STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps as a mentor. By sharing your knowledge and experience, you not only enhance your own leadership skills but also directly contribute to shaping the future of our industry. Join us in giving back to the community and developing young talent while strengthening your own skillset at these amazing camps!

Interested in becoming a mentor? Sign up here

The Camps Mentoring Program is financially supported by the SAME Foundation.

Help foster engineering leadership with a generous donation to the Foundation!

Donate to the SAME Foundation

2024 SAME Camp Photos

I would like to extend my gratitude to the Portland Post for their sponsorship and $800 travel stipend. Through the sponsorship, I was able to have an experience that is unmatched. I learned all about construction in all different areas and, even more importantly, how to work with a team. And for that I will be forever grateful to SAME.

Eliana Ferdani, 2024 USMC Camper

All SAME Posts that Sponsored 2024 Campers