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 opens March 1st at 9:00 a.m. Questions? Contact Julie Gruber at julie.gruber@mail.wvu.edu or call 304-293-0399.
Engineering Challenge Camp Dates:
- Elementary School: June 12-16, July 10-14, July 24-28
- Middle School: June 26-30, July 10-14, July 17-21
- High School: June 12-16, June 26-30, July 17-21
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.
Middle school and 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. Each week of middle school camp will have the same curriculum; campers can only register for one week of camp. 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.
Camp Themes:
- Elementary School: FUNdamentals of Engineering
- Middle School: Constructing Your Community
- High School: Tackling the Challenges: Engineering in Sports (week 1), Behind the Scenes: Engineering in Entertainment (week 2), Engineering Solutions in Healthcare (week 3)
Elementary Engineering Challenge Camps 2023
- 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
- Limited to 30 campers per 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.
Middle School and High School Engineering Challenge Camps 2023
- 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. High school workshops are for students entering 9th-12th grade.
- Limited to 30 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. There will be three different weeks of high school camps, each with a different curriculum.
- Middle school and 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 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.