STEM & Innovation Camps

 

Summer STEM & Innovation Camps 

Presented by 

Kent State University’s Research Center for Educational Technology


All camps are hosted in the AT&T Classroom/Room 034 of Moulton Hall
on the Kent State Campus. 

Registration fee per camp: $125 per camp through May 14; $150 per camp after May 14. Registration begins April, 2023.

Note: When registering, please use your child’s enrolling grade for 2023-24.

Registrations: To register for any programs in the listing, please note the two-step registration process. Registration is not final until both steps have been completed. Please ensure that registration is completed with the name of the child participating in the program(s) instead of the parent or guardian's name.

Cancellations: Cancellations must be made five business days before the program start date to receive a full refund of the registration fee. Cancellations must be submitted via email to continuinged@kent.edu.

Full Steam Ahead with Lego Spike  and Exploring Robotics -  Filled to capacity

 

 

Program Listing

Summer STEM & Innovation Camps

List of Programs:

Exploring Robotics

Suggested grades: 4+  (Appropriate for grades 4 through 8) 

Schedule: July 10 - July 13, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Campers will explore coding and computational thinking through hands-on experiences with a variety of programmable robots including mBots, Ozobot Evos, Edisons, and Sphero SPRK+.

 

Junior Adventures with Robots

Suggested grades: Grades 2-3 

Schedule: July 10 - July 13, 2023 1 PM - 3:30 PM

Young campers will be introduced to the fundamentals of coding as they explore a variety of programmable robots including Blue-Bots, Ozobot Evos, Edisons, and Sphero SPRK+.

 

Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential

Suggested grades: 3+  (Appropriate for grades 3 through 8)

Schedule: July 17 - July 20, 2023  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential is LEGO’s learning platform for amplifying children’s understanding of concepts for science, technology, literacy, and math. Campers will engage in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts as they build with LEGO® elements and program with the intuitive SPIKE™ App.


3D Digital Design for Augmented Reality and Printing

Suggested grades: 4+ (Appropriate for grades 4 through 8)

Schedule: July 24 - July 27, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Campers will use 3DSlash and Maker Empire to design 3D projects for printing and use CoSpaces and Merge Cubes to create augmented reality projects. Each camper will also print out one of their projects to take home.

 

Digital Game Design

Suggested grades: 5+ (Appropriate for grades 5 through 8)

Schedule: July 31 - August 3,2023  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Campers will build from their excitement for video games and learn to design and program their own playable digital games using tools such as RPG Maker MV and more.

 

Step 1: Complete the Registration Form

Register for Summer STEM & Innovation Camps Here

Additional Notes:

  • Complete one registration form per student per program. 
  • Refundable registration fees for cancellations made 5 business days prior to program start. 

Please ensure that registration is completed with the name of the child participating in the program(s) instead of the parent or guardian's name. Please use your child's enrolling grade for 2023.  

Please complete registration Step 2 and submit the program registration fee via credit card. Payment can also be submitted via check.

For assistance with registration payment, please contact Judi Cash at jcash11@kent.edu. 

Step 2: Registration Fee Payment

Submit Payment for Your Registration Fee via Credit Card Here

  • $125 per camp through May 14
  • $150 per camp after May 14 

Please ensure that registration is completed with the name of the child participating in the program(s) instead of the parent or guardian's name. Please use your child's enrolling grade for 2023-2024.  

For assistance with registration payment, please contact Judi Cash at jcash11@kent.edu. 

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