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2023 Summer Camps
We are proud to announce the IDEAShop Summer Camp Program for 2023. These camps are
designed for ambitious high school and middle school students seeking opportunities
to learn high-demand technical skills in a fun and challenging environment. Spend
your summer at Harper in these exciting camps as you embark on your journey as an
engineer, computer scientist, roboticist, or entrepreneur. Learn career skills and critical life skills like teamwork, problem-solving and
perseverance.
No prior experience is necessary to attend any of our camps. Sign up soon since enrollment is EXTREMELY limited. We can’t wait to see what you
will accomplish this summer!
Please click on each camp title to take you to our enrollment site.
Limited scholarships are available, please apply here: Scholarship Application.
Artificial Intelligence
Self-Driving Cars, ChatGPT, DALL-E... The future of Artificial Intelligence has arrived.
Gain hands-on experience programming self-driving mini cars using the Python programming
language. Learn how generative AI tools like ChatGPT work and how to use them. Interact
with robots to learn about sensors, data, and machine learning. Explore the positive
and negative societal impacts of AI. Discover innovative ways to use AI technology
now and in the future! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Ages 13~17.
Days: 06/12-06/23 Time: 1:00P-4:00P Class: LKD0305 Price: $249
Additive Manufacturing
Come join us this summer at Harper College to take the first step in your journey
as an open-source machine designer and builder. These hands-on camps will teach you
basic skills for designing and building computer-controlled machines like 3D printers
and CNC mills. Basic computer skills, use of hand tools, and the ability to focus
and follow directions are required.
Limited needs-based FULL scholarships and merit-based partial scholarships are available,
please apply here: Scholarship Application.
In this fast-paced and jam-packed camp, you will learn skills in digital fabrication,
and model preparation for 3D printing, but you will also learn so much more. You will
learn how to design and build 3D printers and CNC machines from scratch by building
your very own open-source 3D printer. Ages 13~18. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
At the end of this camp you'll take home the 3D printer you built.
Days: 07/10-07/14 Time: 1:00P - 5:00P Class: LKD0256 Price: $249 (Grant Funded)
A 8-week course designed to teach you skills in digital fabrication, and model preparation
for 3D printing. You will learn how to design and build 3D printers and CNC machines
from scratch by building your very own open-source 3D printer. At the end of the
camp, you will not only go home with a 3D printer you built from parts, but with the
knowledge of how to fix it, maintain it, upgrade it, or even build an entirely new
printer of your own design. Ages 14+.
Your very own 3D printer included in the price
Days: 06/05-08/01 Time: Tuesdays 6:00P - 9:00P Class: LMK0065 Price: $699.00
Come join our exciting and fun camps where you will learn what it means to be and
engineer, scientist or entrepreneur. You will learn technical skills, but also careers
in these high-demand fields. These camps are in-person and targeted to ages 11 to
15.
Do you love the TV show BattleBots? Would you love to get a start in combat robotics?
You will build your very own plastic 1-pound Antweight or 150g combat robot. You will
use 3D modeling software to design the robot chassis and structural components, then
use a 3D printer to print your designs in plastic. In addition, you will build your
own remote-control electronics with DC motors, speed controllers, a battery, and a
radio control transmitter and receiver. Finally, you will assemble, test, and compete
with your robot against others in a friendly tournament. We will practice engineering
design and iteration, 3D computer modeling, 3D printing, soldering, tool use, mechanical
testing, and electronics troubleshooting. Cost of the camp includes a robot to take home. Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
Days: 06/12 - 06/23 Time: 1:00P - 4:00P Class: LKD0287 Price: $325
Welcome to the Robot Olympics! Campers will explore VEX (IQ or V5) by working in groups
to build and code their robots to compete in various Robot Olympic Events. Campers
will begin by building the Autopilot and using the remote control to play robot soccer
against other teams. They will then explore more complex coding and construction to
build a Clawbot and code it to compete in the Robot Olympics! Campers learn lifelong
skills in teamwork, leadership, and communication, as they go for the gold in Robot
Olympics camp. Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
Days: 07/10 - 07/21 Time: 9:00A - 12:00P Class: LKD0290 Price: $275
Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association, ever wonder
how smart thermostats, smart doorbells, or other smart home devices work? We live
in an expanding world of connected devices. The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the
billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet,
collecting and sharing data. Thanks to cheap processors and wireless networks, anything
with a sensor can become part of the IoT. Everything is going online, including homes,
cars, people, medical devices, even farming equipment. In this camp, students will
explore example IoT applications and design and build their own connected device.
Days: 06/12 - 06/23 Time: 9:00A - 12:00P Class: LKD0288 Price: $249
In this camp you will learn about the prevalence, applications, and potential for
computers and artificial intelligence. You will gain an understanding of the importance
and challenges of image analysis and build data sets to train machine learning algorithms.
From facial recognition to autonomous cars, you will discover that computers and artificial
intelligence are everywhere around us! Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association.
Days: 06/12 - 06/23 Time: 9:00A - 10:25A Class: LKD0251 Price: $189
or Days: 06/12 - 06/23 Time: 10:35A - 12:00P
In this camp, middle school girls will learn programming, basic electronics, and engineering
using the Arduino microcontroller. Students will build an obstacle avoiding robot
controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. Students will learn about product design
and careers in the electronics industry. On the final day campers will show off their
robot to fellow campers and their parents. Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association.
Days: 6/26 - 7/7 Time: 9:00A - 12:00P Class: LKD0248 Price: $249.00
In this camp, middle school kids will learn programming, basic electronics, and engineering
using the Arduino microcontroller. Students will build an obstacle avoiding robot
controlled by an Arduino microcontroller. Students will learn about product design
and careers in the electronics industry. On the final day campers will show off their
robot to fellow campers and their parents.
Days: 7/31 - 8/4 Time: 1:00P - 4:00P Class: LKD0253 Price: $225.00 (gender neutral
camp)
Creative middle school girls with an interest in engineering will dive into the engineering
design process through hands-on activities and learn about career opportunities as
an engineer. Students will learn to think like an engineer by designing and building
a roller coaster using common materials, creating and printing 3D models, making wearable
electronics, and learning artificial intelligence. Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association.
Days: 7/10 - 7/21 Time: 1:00P - 4:00P Class: LKD0249 Price: $275.00
Creative middle school kids with an interest in engineering will dive into the engineering
design process through hands-on activities and learn about career opportunities as
an engineer. Students will learn to think like an engineer by designing and building
a roller coaster using common materials, creating and printing 3D models, making wearable
electronics, and learning artificial intelligence.
Days: 06/5 - 06/9 Time: 9:00A - 4:00P Class: LKD0252 Price: $325.00 (gender neutral
camp)
This Summer Camp puts tools and technology into the hands of middle schoolers and
lets them take the lead in creating new ideas and building their own businesses in
a supportive, professional environment. During this weeklong day camp, students will
go from idea generation to presentation of their prototype and business plan under
the guidance of experienced facilitators and developers. On the last day, we will
invite parents and the local community to attend virtually as the students present
their businesses to compete for a prize! Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing Association.
Days: 6/26 - 6/30 Time: 9:00A - 4:00P Class: LKD0250 Price: $275.00
Have you ever dreamt of having your very own 3D printer? In this exciting class, you
will build your own Ender3 Neo 3D printer (proposed) from a kit and take it home when
completed. Learn the fundamentals of how 3D printers work and the essentials of using
CAD (computer-aided design). The first thing you print will be your own creation.
A thorough discussion on the usage of your new printer and ways to upgrade it will
be covered so you are comfortable using the machine once you have it at home.
Days: 6/26 - 6/30 Time 1:00P - 4:00P Class: LKD0077 Price: $375.00
or Days: 8/7 - 8/11 Time: 9:00A -12:00P
This exciting course will allow you to program fun and useful missions using block
programming on a Tello drone. You will command the drone to perform a variety of different
missions as you learn how to use geometry to determine the best angle to tilt the
drone camera, how to loop commands, how to fly in a star pattern, how to take panoramas
using the drone camera, and much more. Students will use drones during class times,
but do not get to keep their own drones at the completion of the class. You will work
in small groups on all projects.
Days: 7/3 - 7/7 Time: 1:00P-4:00P Class: LKD0180 - 013 Price: $225.00
or Days: 7/31 - 8/4 Time: 9:00A - 12:00P
The focus of the camp will be on building projects. Students will learn programming,
basic electronics, and engineering using the Raspberry Pi embedded computer. The campers’
final project will be a mobile robot programmed to complete an autonomous task. The
final day will be a demo and competition for campers to present their robot to fellow
campers and their parents. Funded by a grant from the Fabricators and Manufacturing. Get a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico!
Days: 7/24 - 7/28 Time: 9:00A - 4:00P Class: LKD0254 Price: $275.00
- Please contact us at innovate@harpercollege.edu if you have any questions or would like to request accommodations.
- In-person camps will be held in rooms with enhanced safety features and protocols.
Special safety rules must be adhered to by all camp participants.
A special thanks to our partners that made our camp program possible
