Dordt Discovery Days 2024
Dordt Discovery Days is an academic five-day camp for students who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grades.
Date and time
Location
Dordt University
700 7th St NE Sioux Center, IA 51250Refund Policy
Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast for Residents
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Devotions and announcements
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Morning class
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Free time
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon class
4:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Day Campers leave campus
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Free time
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Supper
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Organized group activities
9:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Commuters leave campus
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Praise and worship/Small group devotions
10:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Residents in dorm
10:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Lights out
About this event
Dordt Discovery Days is a five-day camp for students who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grades and wish to explore new interests or dive deeper into familiar ones. Students choose a morning and an afternoon class in the arts, sciences, humanities, sports, or even recreational activities. Students meet new friends from a variety of places and backgrounds. They live and learn together in Christian community. Dordt Discovery Days provides an academic and social setting that encourages all students to develop their skills and interests.
There are three enrollment options:
- Day camper: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Includes classes, lunches, snacks, t-shirt
- Commuter: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Includes classes, lunches, snacks, t-shirt, and evening meals and recreational activities
- Resident: Includes four nights in campus residence halls supervised by Dordt's student services staff, classes, meals, snacks, t-shirt, and evening recreational activities
To learn more, check out the Important Information and Class Descriptions at: https://www.dordt.edu/events/dordt-discovery-days-2024
Registration:
- Opens at 10 a.m. CDT on April 9.
- You can sign up to be on the waitlist which is a FREE ticket. It does not guarantee a spot. We will assess the availability of your waitlist requests as they become available.
- On the registration form, you can list your preferred roommate (please verify that person is coming). Dorm rooms fit two campers. Many campers go "potluck," so you do not have to indicate a roommate.
Frequently asked questions
Please visit: https://www.dordt.edu/general-uploads/DDD-Parent-FAQ.pdf