We will be hosting Online Camps for Summer 2020! Please visit our Online Summer Camps 2020 page to view descriptions of the camps offered and to register!
Guidelines:
Each camp is limited to 10 participants so that campers get personal attention .
All camps are for five days (Monday - Friday), three hours each day. Morning camps run from 9-12 pm, and afternoon camps from 1-4 pm.
You can sign up for both morning and afternoon camps as we avoid duplication of content.
Day Care Policies:
Day care will be provided from 12-1pm and 4-5 pm for a cost of $10 per hour. You can pay for day care in the lab, on the day you need day care, with a credit card.
If your child is staying through the lunch hour, please pack or order for delivery(See address above) a nut free meal.
Parents can drop kids off starting at 8:30am for no extra charge.
Parents will need to pay for the day care fee if students are not picked up on time.
A minimum of 5 campers are needed for a camp to be offered.
All camps are at Illinois MakerLab, Business Instructional Facility (BIF), Room 3030
Please check the age requirement for each camp before registering.
All prices listed below exclude the fees charged by Eventbrite, the website we use for bookings. Each camp is listed with the date of the first day, even though it is a five day camp(morning or afternoon). The cost mentioned is for the entire week.
Please fill out the Waiver forms for minors and bring with you to the session
Refund Policy: If you cancel ...
More than 30 Days prior to event - Full Refund
14 -30 days prior to event - 50% refund
7-14 days prior to the event - No refund but we offer 50% credit for another event of choice.
Less than 7 days - No refund
Family’s with a teen (Ages 14-17) intern/volunteer at the MakerLab will be eligible for camp fee waivers for younger family members. Apply now to be a summer intern!
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Adventures in 3D Modeling and Printing
Creative problem solving at its best! This camp introduces you to a new world of problem solving. That is the world of 3D printing!
Participants will gain a competence in the basics of 2D and 3D design and design thinking, as well as operations of 3D scanning and desktop 3D printing. Once mastered, participants will formed into teams of three members where they will creatively solve a design problem using the concepts taught. Students will engage in hands-on and iterative 3D printing activities to demonstrate the knowledge and design skills gained through the camp.
Get your thinking caps on and join us in solving a design problem with 3D printing!
Ages: 11+
Hours: 3 hours a day – FIVE days a week
Summer 2020 Dates: CANCELED
Price:
Early Bird Admission*: $99
Regular Admission: $119
*Sale ends 20 days before start of camp
Prerequisites: None
Minecraft + 3D Printing Camp
Join us for an educational and a fun camp for the world of Minecraft! Minecraft camp is a great learning opportunity centered on teaching design, and 3D modeling, scanning and printing tools and processes. It provides participants the opportunity to learn creative world-building and the fundamentals of digital modeling principles using variety of digital prototyping tools such as Tinkercad, Cura and 3D printers. Participants will build their imaginary world in the digital world of Minecraft and 3d print their digital buildings using 3D printers.
Ages: 10-15
Hours: 3 hours a day – FIVE days a week
Summer 2020 Dates: CANCELED
Price:
Early Bird Admission*: $99
Regular Admission: $119
*Sale ends 20 days before start of camp
Prerequisites: None
Design Thinking- CityX Camp
The City X Project is an international common core aligned education workshop for students that teaches creative problem solving using 3D technologies and the design process.
Help settle humans on a new alien planet. Humans have staked out an area for their first city, City X. However, they need inventions that solve challenges relating to health, safety, communication, transportation, and more. These inventions are to be created by a vast team of young designers all around Earth. It’s up to the City X designers – teams of students – to solve the real-world problems of 32 characters living in City X. Students use the Stanford D.school design process along with 3D modeling and printing technologies to invent, prototype, and test their solutions.
Ages: 9-14
Hours: 3 hours a day – FIVE days a week
Summer 2020 Dates: CANCELED
Price:
Early Bird Admission*: $99
Regular Admission: $119
*Sale ends 20 days before start of camp
Prerequisites: None
3D Printing Inventions
Participants in this camp will learn to use powerful 3D modeling software to try to solve engineering challenges alone and as a team. Participants will design and test their models and will learn about the process of rapid prototyping while being exposed to principles and tools used in professional design. This included the basics of freehand sketching, parametric and freeform modeling, and the mechanics of 3D printing. Additionally, participants gain exposure to design thinking, spatial logic, problem solving, and coordination.
Ages: 13-17 years
Time: 3 hours a day – FIVE days a week
Summer 2020 Dates: CANCELED
Price:
Early Bird Admission*: $99
Regular Admission: $119
*Sale ends 20 days before start of camp
Prerequisites: None