Girls Only Camps:
Camp |
Location |
Grade |
Description |
| Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer Camp for Girls | Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin | 6-7 |
Students design, manufacture, and fly a radio controlled Airplane |
| Science Technology and Engineering Preview Summer Camp for Girls | Michigan | 10-11 |
Students learn about manufacturing and robotics while building a robot capable of being guided through an obstacle course. |
| Purdue University EDGE camp for Women | West Lafayette, IN | 10-11 |
This camp, set up to encourage interest in engineering, also incorporates robotics, circuit board construction, web skills and powerpoint skills |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign G.A.M.E.S. | Urbana-Champaign, IL | 8-9 |
Computer Science camp whose theme varies from year to year. 2004 is Robotics, 2003 was Computer Games. |
| University of Evansville Camp for Girls | Evansville, IN | 10-12 |
Mini classes in computer science and engineering include handon projects. Also, students will shadow a professional. |
| Ohio University Women in Engineering and Technology Summer Program | Athens, Ohio | 10-11 |
Special Criteria: Female students from Ohio given priority. Topics include programming and graphics, electric vehicles, robotics, circuits, and various engineering topics. Also, various social events such as Movie Night and a Pool Party are planned. |
| Imaginary Worlds | Grand Rapids, MI | 6-8 |
A summer day-camp in which middle school students create computer animations using CMU's Alice software, or MIT's Scratch software. Both Alice and Scratch provide innovative drag-and-drop environments that let young people create sophisticated computer animations without having to learn a programming language. A separate all-boy camp is also available. |
Co-ed Camps:
Camp
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Location
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Grade |
Description
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| Summer Institute | Columbus, Ohio | 9-10, teachers |
Ohio Supercomputer Center brings in experts to teach this programming and networking course which also involves disciplines such as computational chemistry and mechanical engineering. |
| National Computer Camp | Connecticut, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and California | 3-12 |
A huge variety of courses from beginner to advanced and include topics from internet to various programming languages. |
| Virtual Simulation Camp | Michigan | 6-12 |
Use industrial simulation software to build models and program devices. |
| Cybercamps | nationwide locations vary by year | 3-12, vary by specific program |
Everything from game design, animation, robotics, programming, web design, video editing, and photography and graphics are offered on various campuses. |
| iD Tech Camps | over 60 universities internationally | 2-12 |
One week program: Learn skills in 2D and 3D Video Game Creation, Programming & Robotics, Web Design & Flash Animation, Digital Video Production, and 3D Character Modeling. |
| Purdue University CS camps | West Lafayette, IN | 3-12 |
The Purdue CS program includes “Lego Programming” among other interesting topics. |
| Operation Catapult, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology | Indiana | incoming 12th graders |
An amalgam of engineering and programming |
| Indiana University School of Informatics | Bloomington, IN | 9-12 |
Special Criteria: low-income home, first generation college student, ethnic minority, or female Basic computing, informatics, computer graphics, 2D animation, data visualizations, web site development, virtual reality, and computer system design |
| SummerTech Summer Camps | New York, Indiana, Ohio, Arizona | 5-11 |
Curriculum includes visual basic, C++, and java programming, flash, web design, 3D gaming and modeling, and a roller coaster camp that includes computer gaming, roller coaster design, and actual theme park visits. |
| eMagination Computer Camps | Waltham, MA; St. Davids, PA; Lake Forest, IL; Atlanta, GA | 3-12 |
Workshops include game and web design, 3D animation, flash, digital photography, computer music, building a PC, rockets, and radio controlled cars as well as programming in several languages. |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | 9-12 |
This engineering class for a college credit includes background in various engineering skill and labs incorporating projects like robotics, electronics, biomechanics, computer engineering, digital signal processing, and various other engineering related topics. |
| University of Notre Dame Summer Camp | Notre Dame, IN | incoming 12th graders |
The camp focuses on an overview of engineering design and computer programming. |
| MSOE Summer Programs | Milwaukee, WI | 10-12 |
Computer engineering, software engineering, and management of information systems are offered in this summer program. |