Volunteering Opportunities

High School Summer Camp Volunteer Program

** Please note, we will begin reviewing applications and scheduling interviews March 1st **

Do you enjoy STEM? Do you want to participate in an exciting outreach opportunity this summer? Do you like working with young students also excited about STEM? You should consider volunteering at Challenger!!

Challenger Maine is looking for 1-2 high school student volunteers for each week of summer camp. High school students would assist during camp in the following ways:

Assist with experiment and activity prep work.
Assist Camp Staff during camp activities with students.
Assist with experiment and activity setup and teardown.
Help spread an enthusiastic and cheerful attitude at Challenger summer camp.

High school students will need to apply using the form below. All high school students will need to complete a virtual or in-person interview (exceptions made for returning volunteers). All high school students will be required to participate in a volunteer training. Each volunteer will be required to sign up for 1 full week of summer camp, but volunteers will be allowed to assist with up to 2 weeks.

The mandatory volunteer training date is Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 (Time TBD) 

Below are the weeks available for volunteering

Dates                              Camp Name

June 23rd-26th              Astronaut Academy Session 1

June 28th-July 2nd       Robot Tech Session 1

July 6th-9th                    Astronaut Academy Session 2

July 13th-16th               Robot Tech Session 2

July 20th-22nd              Robot ++

July 27th-30th               Expedition Earth Session 1

August 4th-6th              Motion Makers

August 10th-13th         Expedition Earth Session 2

August 17th- 19th and 20th-21st      Camp Curious A and B (half days)

The High School Volunteer program Application window will close on June 6th. Summer Camp week preference is first come, first serve.