| Mon-Thu, Jun 27 - Jun 30 |
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3D Printing & CAD
This 3D printing camp takes students through the 3D printing process from start to finish. Students will design 3D objects using TinkerCAD and use the 3D slicing program Cura to bring their creations to life. From industrial design and manufacturing to software and hardware engineering, the 3D printing industry is booming. This is an excellent introduction to 3D printing and is ideal for students who like to draw, design, imagine and see their creations come to life. -
Beginner Coder - Pokemon Adventures
New to coding? Then this camp is for you! Create an amazing Pokémon adventure in a video game of your own creation! Specially designed for beginner coders, we make it extra fun for kids to learn coding skills. Create your own universe of magical Pokémon creatures to explore an adventure map, code a “catch a Pokémon” game, design your own Pokémon team and create a game to duel against friends. Please bring a USB flash drive to save your projects. -
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Candy Lab
Create sweet memories this summer in this exhilarating STEAM camp! It’s time to have delicious fun as you discover the amazing science behind your favorite sweets. Mix up totally awesome experiments and design packaging for our creations. Have a blast as we make tasty gummy bears, mix up yummy edible slime and so much more! As you do, learn about the science and chemistry of food as well as super interesting STEAM concepts. We’ll make it even sweeter with other exciting activities. Wear clothes that can get messy. -
Clever Concoctions & Incredible Inventions
Join us in this messy and super exciting camp! Have a blast exploring chemical reactions in a fun, slimy way. Create all kinds of ooey gooey, sticky, bouncy, slimy mixtures. Kids will also be challenged to solve fun engineering problems and so much more. -
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Destination Mars: Rocketry
Launch and watch your rocket speed 300 feet into the air! You will make and take home multiple rockets. We will investigate basic aeronautical concepts including propulsion, thrust, lift, drag and more. Hypothesize about travel in outer space, how to get a United States astronaut to Mars and life on Mars. Please bring two empty 2-liter bottles for experiments. -
Drone Racing & Rocket Launching
Would you like to learn more about drone technology? What about learning to fly drones and participate in aerial races? Learn the science behind flight. Not only will you race drones against your friends, you’ll also learn about model rocketry and how to shoot rockets up to 300+ feet into “space”! The camp also includes a “swarm” of fun STEAM projects. -
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Engineering: Wacky Action Contraptions
Unleash your imagination as you journey through the wide-ranging world of LEGO® building. Build models and discuss the engineering science behind each. This fun, hands-on class shows students how engineering can be fun and silly yet still educational. Improve your model and customize your creations. Possible models include the Never-Look-Back Machine, Skittletops, Do-Nothing Machine, Coat Hanger Daredevil, Trapdoor Cable Car Parachute Machine, Rubberband Racer, Balloon-Powered Car and other wacky action contraptions. -
Epic Robo Lab: Build Your Own Robots
Robots are so much fun, and this camp is full of them! Do you like your robot cute and fuzzy or perhaps more hawkish and intriguing? You are the creator of your own robots. Using motors, batteries and other supplies from your “inventors shack,” have a blast as you engineer a different robot each day. They can be fast moving, wiggly, shaky, spinning and so much more. We’ll top the week off with other mind-boggling, engaging activities. -
Escape Room: Space-X Galactic Mission
If you are looking for the most thrilling, out-of-this-world adventure this summer, then this camp is totally for you! Imagine your mission is being stuck on a newly-explored planet and you now need to figure out how to return to Earth! Your path back leads you to solve fun clues and STEAM challenges. Build a rower, design an extension arm, create a light up constellation map and once you’ve collected all the clues, launch your own rocket! Explore space like never before in this action-packed camp! -
Escape to Hogwarts
The Ministry of Magic is inviting all aspiring wizards to this extraordinary camp. Each day, students participate in engineering challenges to earn points for their houses. Create the farthest-reaching Golden Snitch Launcher and the fastest Gringott cart to reach the vaults. At the end of the week, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup, a great honour! -
Extreme EV3: Battlebots
By combining the LEGO® building system’s versatility and the Mindstorms EV3 (the most sophisticated microcomputer brick ever made by LEGO®), this camp will energize and excite students. Construct fun LEGO® models, experiment with programs and compete in robotic challenges. Robot building, block programming and teamwork will be part of each day’s activities. Final challenges will be centered around hitting targets and a sumo battle. -
Extreme EV3: RoboWars
Take your engineering skills to a higher level. Use the EV3 Mindstorm Robotics Systems and special LEGO® TechnicTM engineering components to build extreme, competitive robots. Build remote-controlled robots inspired by the popular Discovery Channel’s BattleBots. Students will be challenged to morph their projects into better, stronger and faster robots to compete in a tournament on the last day. -
Fantastic Electric Toys
Do you like buzzers? Speakers? LED lights? In this electrifying camp, we’ll use all of them to engineer outrageously fun toys and contraptions. As you do, learn about circuits and the power of electricity. Take home tons of fun electric toys that you build on your own and earn the title of Master Toymaker. -
Hacking Minecraft
New mods explored! One of the most popular video games in history, Minecraft, offers an amazing world of endless possibilities limited only by your imagination. Students will learn how to expand their world’s abilities using popular game-enhancing mods. Participate in building challenges and we’ll also explore creating and editing skins and textures. We will be using the PC/Java edition of Minecraft. Bring a USB flash drive to save your creations on the last day. -
Hogwarts Magical Robotics Builders
Journey to the magical world of Harry Potter and other fantasy lands. Build and program magical-themed projects. Young imaginations will soar! Students will be taught foundational building and introduced to programming concepts. They will learn about sensors, motors and special technics components using the LEGO® Wedo Systems. Possible projects include Magic Chest, Dragon, Hippogriff, Magic Hat, Magic Carpet and Magical Staircase. -
Intro to Game Coding
Learn to create an interactive 2D video game using your favorite characters. Choose characters from Undertale, Pokémon, Nintendo®, Minecraft and even classic characters like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Sonic and Mario! We will learn to use Scratch® and will be walked through creating a maze game and picking which main character to use. Bring a USB flash drive to save your games on the last day. -
WaitlistCustom Painted Minecraft Diamond Pickaxe -- Justin M (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)
Intro to Minecraft Modding: Zany Armor
Learn to mod Minecraft and customize your gaming experience. We will create wild new armor, items, weapons and more! Students will be introduced to beginner coding concepts and learn how to make custom Minecraft items and mods. Students should be comfortable with keyboarding, reading and playing Minecraft! Take home your mods to share with family and friends. We will be using the PC/Java edition of Minecraft. Bring a USB flash drive to save your creations on the last day. -
Jr. Artistic Engineers
The two different worlds of art and engineering will meet and students learn how art and engineering can work together. Just like Leonardo da Vinci, students become both artist and engineer as they create different projects each day like a kaleidoscope, pendulum painting, 3D geometric figures, slime art and more! -
Jr. Engineering in the Great Outdoors
Pack your bags and lace up your hiking boots engineers! In this indoor camp, we are engineering designs to help us explore the great outdoors. Construct a tent, engineer your own survival pack, make s'mores in your own solar oven and more! Join us for a week of fun and adventure where everyone goes home a happy camper! -
Jr. Inventors Workshop
We have opened up the workshop for a week of fun, creativity and, of course, engineering! Students will invent new machines and explore creative design solutions using the engineering design process. Discover how a wind-up toy works, build your own animation machine and design your own drawing robot in Jr. Inventor’s Workshop. -
Jr. Wreck-It Week
Smash! Crash! BOOM! Students in this camp enjoy building and breaking! They will use the engineering design process to create a wrecking ball and a catapult, construct safety mechanisms to protect a raw egg from impact and more! Put on your hard hats and safety goggles and join the fun! -
Jr. Zoo Camp
Learn about the incredible adaptations of animals all over the globe. Every day of camp, you’ll camouflage with chameleons or shake claws with lobsters as you use bricks to build different animals. From the science of how a camel’s hump helps it survive in harsh deserts to the complicated languages of monkeys, each animal’s adaptation is essential for survival in a particular environment. By the end of the week, you will have learned about enough animals to open your own zoo! -
Master Minecraft Modder
It’s adventure time in Minecraft and time to learn to mod Minecraft! Using Minecraft EDU. You’ll learn the ins and outs of creating a custom adventure map, programming teleporters and using WordEdit to instantly create massive structures. You’ll also explore awesome mods such as industrial craft and Parzi’s SW mod to create automated factories, working vehicles and a jet pack! Learn to use custom tools to create your own unique skins. An immersive camp for both beginner and advanced Minecraft fans.. -
Minecraft Escape Room
Dig deep and get exploring in puzzle- filled maps in this Minecraft camp! Using Minecraft EDU, you’ll learn how to use redstone mechanisms and programmed commands in order to create the perfect Minecraft Escape Map. Design fun puzzles, engineer traps to trick your friends and even make hidden rooms to hide your treasure! By the end of this class, you will be able to show off your new adventure mapping, redstone and command skills to your friends. No advanced Minecraft knowledge required.
