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Engineering Challenge Camps

2023 Engineering Challenge Camps

Engineering Challenge Camps are designed to help students learn the fun and exciting ways that engineering and computer science impact our lives through hands-on learning. Each camp features a theme that will help students build problem solving skill and to work better in groups. We have camps for Elementary, Middle and High School students.

Registration now open! Registration is based on the grade your student will enter in the upcoming Fall. Registration links are below. Questions? Contact Julie Gruber at julie.gruber@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-0399.

Engineering Challenge Camp participants.

Elementary Engineering Challenge Camps 2023

Theme: FUNdamentals of Engineering

Elementary camps run as week-long, half-day camps with 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4th and 5th Grades from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Projects will be different than previous years.

  • Cost of Camp: $250 (Limited financial aid may be available upon request)
  • Camp registration is based on what grade your student will enter in the upcoming fall. Elementary camps are for students entering 1st – 5th grade.
  • Limited to 25 campers per week
  • Each week of elementary school camp will have the same curriculum. Please register for only one week.
  • After you register for an elementary camp, you will need to send a non-refundable $100 deposit within two weeks to reserve your space at camp.
  • Final payment is due two weeks prior to your first day of camp and is non-refundable.
  • Final 2023 camp agenda will be available after April 1. You can see a past agendas below.

Elementary 1st – 3rd Grades Registration

NOTE: Elementary 1st-3rd camps have met capacity, and we are no longer accepting registrations. You can sign up on the Engineering Challenge Camp wait list, and if a spot opens, you will be notified.
  • Elementary 1st – 3rd Grades - June 12-16 -  REGISTRATION CLOSED 
  • Elementary 1st – 3rd Grades - July 10-14 -  REGISTRATION CLOSED 
  • Elementary 1st – 3rd Grades - July 24-28 -  REGISTRATION CLOSED 

Elementary 4th -5th Grades Registration

NOTE: Elementary 4th-5th camps have met capacity, and we are no longer accepting registrations. You can sign up on the  Engineering Challenge Camp wait list, and if a spot opens, you will be notified.

  • Elementary 4th - 5th - June 12-16 - REGISTRATION CLOSED
  • Elementary 4th - 5th - July 10-14 -  REGISTRATION CLOSED
  • Elementary 4th - 5th - July 24-28 - REGISTRATION CLOSED

Middle School Engineering Challenge Camps 2023

Theme: Constructing Your Community

Middle school camps run as week-long, full-day camps, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch included. Projects will be different than previous years. Each week of middle school camp will have the same curriculum; campers can only register for one week of camp.

  • Cost of Camp: $425 (Limited financial aid may be available upon request)
  • Camp registration is based on what grade your student will enter in the upcoming fall. Middle school camp is for students entering 6th-8th grade.
  • Limited to 25 campers per week.
  • Final camp agenda is available after April 1. You can see a past agendas below.
  • Each week of middle school camp will have the same curriculum. Please register for only one week.
  • Middle school camps are all located on the Evansdale Campus in Morgantown, West Virginia.
  • After you register for camp, you will need to send a non-refundable $200 deposit within two weeks to reserve your space at camp.
  • Final payment will be due two weeks prior to your first day of camp and is non-refundable.

Middle School 6th – 8th Grades Registration

NOTE: All middle school camps have met capacity, and we are no longer accepting registrations. You can sign up on the Engineering Challenge Camp wait list, and if a spot opens, you will be notified.

  • Middle School 6th – 8th - June 26-30 - REGISTRATION CLOSED
  • Middle School 6th – 8th - July 10-14 - REGISTRATION CLOSED
  • Middle School 6th – 8th - July 17-21 - REGISTRATION CLOSED

High School Engineering Challenge Camps 2023

High school camps run as week-long, full-day camps, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lunch included. Projects will be different than previous years. There will be three different weeks of high school camps, each with a different curriculum. Campers may register for more than one high school camp, if interested.

  • Cost of Camp: $425 (Limited financial aid may be available upon request)
  • Camp registration is based on what grade your student will enter in the upcoming fall. High school camps are for students entering 9th-12th grade.
  • Limited to 25 campers per week.
  • Final camp agenda is available after April 1. You can see a past agendas below.
  • There will be three different weeks of high school camps, each with a different curriculum.
  • High school camps are all located on the Evansdale Campus in Morgantown, West Virginia.
  • After you register for camp, you will need to send a non-refundable $200 deposit within two weeks to reserve your space at camp.
  • Final payment will be due two weeks prior to your first day of camp and is non-refundable.

High School Registration

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