Indiana University South Bend will offer free STEM focused camps and workshops this summer for students and teachers, thanks to a Labs for Industry Futures and Transformation (LIFT) Initiative grant and the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership.
The STEM Summer Academy is a five-day hands-on camp for rising 7th through 10th grade students. It will introduce them to problem solving, computational thinking, programming, coding, app development, AI, virtual augmented reality and cybersecurity through hands-on activities.
Students will be given campus tours and be able to check out college life. Those who complete the camp will receive a programmable Sphero-mini robot. The camps will be offered June 9-13 and June 23-27, and lunch will be provided during the camp.
A two-day K-12 Teacher Workshop will introduce teachers to computer science, informatics and interactive media arts. No prior programming or computer science experience is required to attend the workshop.
The teacher workshops are offered June 5-6 and June 16-17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Breakfast and lunch is provided during the workshops. Participants will receive a certificate and a programmable robot.
Space for this is also limited so participants are encouraged to register early at https://go.iu.edu/8sgx.
