STEM & Innovation Camps

FULL STEAM JULY option - FILLED TO CAPACITY

Registration fee per camp: $125 per camp through May 19; $150 per camp after May 20.

Note: When registering, please use your child’s enrolling grade for 2025-2026.

Cancellations must be submitted via email to lifelonglearning@kent.edu within 5 business days prior to the camp start date to receive a refund.

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

Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential (June Option) FILLED TO CAPACITY

LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential is LEGO’s learning platform for amplifying children’s understanding of concepts for science, technology, arts/literacy, and math (STEAM). Campers will engage in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts as they build with LEGO® elements and program with the intuitive SPIKE™ App. Note: Due to high demand, this camp is also offered July 21-24, 9-11:30 AM.

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

Schedule: June 9-12  MTWTH 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Digital Game Design   NEW OFFERING  

Campers will build from their excitement for video games and learn to design and program their own playable digital games using Construct 3. Construct 3 is a 2D game engine that can be used to design and create your games, such as puzzles, platformers, role-playing games (RPGs), shooters, racing games, or even storybooks.

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

Schedule: June 9-11  MTW   1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.     Meets 3 days 

Digital Game Design FILLED TO CAPACITY

Campers will build from their excitement for video games and learn to design and program their own playable digital games using Construct 3. Construct 3 is a 2D game engine that can be used to design and create your games, such as puzzles, platformers, role-playing games (RPGs), shooters, racing games, or even storybooks.

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

Schedule: June 16-18  MTW 9:00 AM - Noon    Meets 3 days 
KSU closed in observance of Juneteenth on June 19. 

3D Digital Design for Augmented Reality and Printing - FILLED TO CAPACITY

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.

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

Schedule: July 7-10 MTWTH  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Exploring Robotics    FILLED TO CAPACITY

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+.

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

Schedule: July 14-17 MTWTH  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential (July Option)  FILLED TO CAPACITY

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

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

Schedule: July 21-24  MTWTH  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM; Note: This is a second offering of this camp. The camp is also offered June 9-12, 9-11:30 AM.

3D Digital Design for Augmented Reality and Printing - NEW OFFERING FILLED TO CAPACITY

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.

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

Schedule: July 28-31 MTWTH  9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 

Summer STEM & Innovation Camps 2025

Step 1: ENROLL NOW & PAY    Sign In or Create New Profile 

STEP 1:  ENROLL NOW & PAY 

STEP 2:  CONSENT FORM   MUST BE COMPLETED TO RESERVE THE CAMP (please return to the webpage to complete STEP 2) Thank you!

Questions or assistance with payment with a check, please contact lifelonglearning@kent.edu or 330-672-3100.

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Please ensure that enrollment is completed with the name of the child participating in the program. 
Please use your child's enrolling grade for 2025-2026.  

Questions or assistance with registration payment, please contact lifelonglearning@kent.edu or 330-672-3100.