Learn the ins and outs of 3D Design and 3D printing with TinkerCAD! While learning 3D design skills, students will make custom D&D D4s (4-sided dice) and D10s (10-sided dice). They'll also do fun D&D-inspired challenges and a mini-campaign while waiting for the prints to finish. Dice will be printed and sent home. Print and material fees are included.

Bring your creations to life in this 3D printing class. The ancient craft of jewelry making is brought to the modern world using TinkerCAD and 3D printers. Students will learn to build 2D and 3D models on the computer using CAD software. They will design and print a pair of earrings, a ring, or a pendant in this class. Additionally, they will get to bring home two of their 3D creations, and other beaded creations. Printing and material fees are included.

This camp is a hands-on product design class, emphasizing creative thinking and problem solving. Students will explore options to find, modify and prepare 3D files to be brought to life, using a 3D printer. By the end of this course, students will become familiar with the workflow and terminology of digital fabrication. We begin learning by designing and printing functional fishing lures, then continue solving design challenges. Printing and material fees are included.

New to coding? This camp is perfect for you! Step into the world of Pokémon as you create your very own video game filled with thrilling adventures and your favorite Pokémon creatures. Designed specifically for beginner coders, this camp makes learning coding skills super fun and easy. Work in small teams to build an exciting Pokémon adventure map, code a game to catch Pokémon, design your dream Pokémon team, and even create a duel game to battle against your friends. Ready to code and catch 'em all? Please bring a USB Flash drive to save your projects.

The sun is your best friend if you know how to use it! This class teaches how to cook with just the sun. Solar cooking bypasses traditional cooking means. No electricity, gas, charcoal, or wood needed for solar cooking. Students will learn how to cook meals, dry food for preservation, and purify water all with the sun. In the end, students will build their own mini sun oven and take home an edible micro green plant. Each participant will take home a mini solar oven.

Learn how scientists and engineers study nature to find solutions to fix the problems we face in this biomimicry focused STEM camp. We will put your problem-solving skills and creativity to the test to find a solution to a variety of challenges like designing & building wind turbines, earthquake proofing buildings, designing prosthetic limbs, and more! Inventors will benefit from learning how nature connects to STEM and solving real world problems as well as further developing teamwork and problem-solving skills. Make sure to dress for the weather and wear closed-toed shoes and long pants as parts of this class will be outdoors!

Unlock your inner engineer! Join us as we explore, investigate and solve problems, while learning about mechanical engineering building blocks. This exciting engineering class combines LEGO® Education™ and LEGO® Technic™ materials to explore machines. Students will be working in pairs, enjoying hands-on activities that emphasize building techniques, while understanding the mechanical principles of pulleys, levers, gears and wheels. Students will be encouraged to apply their learning to develop creative solutions to engineering challenges.

Students will work in small teams of 2-3, using the EV3 Mindstorms Robotic Systems and specialized LEGO® Technic™ engineering components to build extreme robots, and run programs to experiment with and overcome Olympic-style challenges. Students will then be challenged to morph their projects into better, stronger or faster robots. Possible robotic projects include Shot Put Launcher, Flipping Gymnast, Sumobot, and more.

Make science come to life! This class is powered by the LEGO® WeDo systems and scratch software. Students working in pairs will explore the exciting world of robotics! Learn programming skills, engineering concepts, and the names of robot components. Students will build LEGO® models featuring working motors, tilt sensors, motion detectors, and a LEGO® USB Robotics Hub. Please bring a drink and snack daily.

Stimulate your child's creativity by designing and building epic, solar-powered cars, robots, and machines from easy-to-assemble parts. In addition, your young tikes will build solar powered cranes, lift bridges, and many other designs. Let your little engineers explore the world of solar energy while learning how to problem solve and stretch the imagination. Each participant will take home a mini solar project.

Join us on this fun interactive solar learning experience. Students will learn exactly how solar electric is used for today in modern electric vehicles. Your young one will build a take home mini solar race car where they will challenge each other in a race. As the main event, students will work in teams to build a Solar Go Kart to later race each other! Your young tike is sure to have a blast! Particpants will take home a mini solar dragster.

This summer step into the magical world of wizards with unique blend of STEAM (STEM and art) adventures! Craft fyour very own light-up wand, mix up fun "magical" concoctions, engineer your own locomotive, and create your own Golden Snitch, along with many more fascinating projects. Get ready to unleash your inner wizard and make this summer truly magical- Hogwarts style!

Grades 1-3 Create YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME! Love video games? Young students can create their platform video games in this incredible class! Choose your storyline with your favorite superheroes as your stars. Add challenges and difficulty levels. Then, share them by email or post them on the web to challenge family and friends. Students can practice math, logic and programming, and put their video game talents to work! Bring a USB drive to save your games on the last day. Students should have basic reading skills.

If learners like building and figuring out how things work, they will love this class. Join us as we explore, investigate and solve problems, while learning about simple machines' engineering building blocks. Students working in pairs will enjoy hands-on activities using LEGO® Gears and unique LEGO® Technic® engineering components that incorporate math, science and creativity. They will then use what they learned to solve challenges. Learning projects may include mini mechanical concept models, a moving dragon, scale, clown, crane, car, fan, merry-go-round, and more.

Compete in a world of pixelated challenges! Join us for a thrilling week of Minecraft competitions, where you'll test your skills against other players in a variety of exciting events. Create arenas with others, like the giant Colosseum. Build different mini games or work together to make a giant battle arena! We will be using the PC/Java Edition of Minecraft. Bring a USB drive to save your games on the last day. Minecraft is a Mojang Studios trademark. This camp is not affiliated with them.

Kids will learn about art mediums through nature and how it connects to different science principles through our activities. Depending on the weather some of the activities we may do are making charcoal sticks, paint & dye color science, fiber weaving, animal footprints, and more! Kids will benefit from being able to creatively express themselves while also learning about art, science, and history. This class is a mixture of indoor and outdoor activities so make sure kids dress for the weather and wear closed-toed shoes! Kids will be able to take home most of their creations.

Kids will learn survival skills through fun games and activities. They will leave knowing a wide variety of outdoor survival skills like the rule of three, how to signal for help, shelter engineering, fire science and safety, treating water, orienteering, and more! Plus, at the end of the camp they will get the chance to test out all their skills in a survival scenario and graduate from Survival Camp! The skills are not only great for a lost/survival situation but also for camping and outdoor excursions as well as teaching kids’ confidence, self-reliance, teamwork, and problem solving. Make sure to dress for the weather and wear closed-toed shoes and long pants as most of the class will be spent outdoors!

Designed by the experts at MIT, this unique system teaches children about simple machines, engineering, programming, and so much more. The LEGO® Education WeDo Robotics Builders class allows students to explore different concepts in robotics. Possible models may include scuba driver, clown fish, bathyscope, sea gulls, submarines, and more. Students will build LEGO® models featuring working motors, tilt sensors, motion detectors, and a LEGO® USB Robotics Hub. Students will be working in pairs.