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Last year, we were able to impact over 4,000 students in nearly 40 different program offerings – a 39% increase over last year. We ended the year with an impact of over 150,000 students historically. Look for even more engaging and innovative programs as we begin 2018!
FIRST® LEGO League is competition for 4th-8th grade students. During this weeklong, half day camp, students will learn the basics of programming and mechanical design. Alongside student mentors, teams will build and program an autonomous LEGO EV3 robot to complete a series of tasks ranging from simple to more complex movements involving logic and sensors. No previous robotics programming experience is necessary. The week will conclude with a robot showcase.
Two sessions offered:
- June 4 - 8, 2018 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- July 9 - 13, 2018 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 4th-8th
Learn how cameras work and how math, science, and art come together to create photographs. Learn about the many different types of photography including landscapes, still life, documentary, and portraits. Get hands-on experience with modern digital cameras and learn how they function. Study composition and how to create dynamic images using the camera’s manual settings. Experiment with creative ways to edit, print, and share images.
Two sessions offered:
- June 4 - 8, 2018 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- July 9 - 13, 2018 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grades 3rd-5th
Mine and craft your mathematics skills with one of today’s most popular video and computer games, Minecraft. Students will partake in a variety of tasks designed to foster their understanding of proportional and algebraic reasoning, scale, and coordinate plane geometry. Bundle this camp with Maker Mania: Material Science for an all-day experience!
One session offered: June 11- 15, 2018 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 3rd-5th
Maker Mania: Materials Science will encourage students to understand how materials shape their world! Activities will focus on creative tinkering, making and encouraging students to explore using hands-on experiments. This experience will encourage the exploration of physical science while learning to draw conclusions and apply basic engineering principles. Join us and create slime, ooblek, borax crystals, stretch your imagination with 3D printing, and much more! Bundle this camp with Minecraft Mathematics for an all-day experience!
One session offered: June 11 - 15, 2018 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Grades 5th-8th
Learn the design process, soldering, electronics, and programming while building a robot. Then use the knowledge to build and program a robot to solve a real problem.The weeklong program culminates in a demonstration of the working robots, open to the public. What will you teach it to do? Will your robot know to follow the light? React to touch? The possibilities end only with your imagination.
Two sessions offered:
- June 18 - 22, 2018 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- July 23 - 27, 2018 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 8th-10th
Students will use underwater robots – also known as remotely operated vehicles or ROVs – as they engage in engineering challenges, team building and communication, and mock ocean exploration activities.
One Session Offered: June 18-22, 2018- 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Grades 6th-8th
Attention creative artists in the making! Want to create a lasting piece of artwork with a local area artist? Then join us for this one week summer bridge program and help create the next part of a community garden outside wall mural. Students will get to design and create the second part of the four-part mural. Students will learn about murals including history, techniques and finally plan and execute their group masterpiece all while using design thinking. Bundle this camp with Techno Fashion for an all-day experience!
One session offered: June 25 - 29, 2018 - 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Attention creative minds! Are you interested in programming, design and fashion? Techno Fashion gives you the chance to create your own wearable technology. Using Arduino devices, you will have the chance to program and create a piece of one of a kind clothing that you can show off to your friends! At the conclusion of this camp students will keep their creation including the Arduino processor. Bundle this camp with Art & STEM for an all-day experience!
One session offered: June 25 - 29, 2018 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 9th-12th
FIRST® Robotics Competition is design for students in 9th-12th grade. During this week-long, full-day camp, student teams will be given an unknown challenge featuring a ball on day one. All students will go through the brainstorm, design, build process, and also learn how to program the robot to operate in either LabVIEW, C++, or Java. Additionally, students will learn basic shop tools as they design build and test their robot. The week concludes with a competition on the final day.
One session offered: July 9 - 13, 2018 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Grades 5th-8th
Apply the design process and the basics of programming and mechanical design while building a mechanism to solve a specific challenge. Students will use the Arduino microprocessor and sensors to control motors to complete a series of tasks ranging from simple movement to more complex tasks. The week-long program culminates in a demonstration of the working robots, open to the public. What will you teach it to do? The possibilities end only with your imagination.
One session offered: July 16-20, 2018 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Grades 6th-8th
Ever dream of creating and/or being in a movie? Learn how to film and edit scenes from Shakespeare and Star Wars using just your smartphone! The camp will culminate in a final “red carpet” premeire
One Session Offered:
July 16 - 20, 2018 - Monday - Thursday 9:00am-3:00pm, and on Friday 9:00am-1:00pm
Grades 6th-8th
Learn how to film and edit short movies as you discover the rewards and challenges of acting for the camera. Campers will create a short film of Shakespeare and Star Wars in just one week!
One Session Offered:
July 23 - 27, 2018 - Monday - Thursday 9:00am-3:00pm and on Friday 9:00am-1:00pm
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