Camp Dates June 24-28, 2024.  Camp Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Out of the Box: Cardboard Engineering STEM Camp will take your imagination to the next level. Join us for a week of exploration, design, and construction as we transform ordinary cardboard into extraordinary creations!  During the camp, students will:

1. Learn the basics of engineering principles through hands-on cardboard construction.
2. Develop teamwork and collaboration skills as you design and build your dream business.
3. Explore problem-solving and critical-thinking strategies to overcome creative hurdles.
4. Unleash your artistic talents with themed designs and imaginative details.
5. Gain valuable experience in planning, budgeting, resource management (cardboard supplies, that is!), and presenting.

Here’s the challenge for Grades 5-8:

Imagine a collaborative and interactive community with a business or service you design! Think arcade, fashion/clothing store, theater, restaurant, salon, car wash, construction site, airport, sporting event venue, amusement park, mini-golf course, or even an animal rescue! Now, picture all the details that would make your business come to life – signage, product displays, and even working mechanisms!  You will share your design at a showcase for “city planners” (your family) at the end of the week.

Challenge for Grades 2-4:  

Imagine forts, vehicles, working robots, playhouses, and animal sculptures with working mechanisms for young children to enjoy. Brainstorm ideas and form design groups around the theme that most interests you. Design and build toddler-sized dramatic play structures from cardboard. Include working mechanisms to help develop pre-schoolers’ fine and gross motor skills while learning through dramatic play.  You will share your design at a showcase for “toy manufacturers” (your family) at the end of the week. 

The camp fee is $250 for members and $260 for nonmembers. Scholarship applications are available by emailing [email protected] and need to be received as early as possible but no later than June 10th.  *Campers bring a packed lunch & water bottle daily*