Manchester offers coding, LEGO®, robotics day camps
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – Manchester University is adding Coding Day Camp to its Science Center summer camp offerings at the North Manchester campus.
Coding campers will learn computational thinking, how to program in a popular language such as Python or Java, to solve problems and create simple games.
It is 9 a.m. to noon June 10-14.
Coding Day Camp is for students entering seventh through ninth grade.
The cost is $89 per camper. Register by May 31.
LEGO® Robotics Camp returns this year for students entering sixth through eighth grade.
Campers will build, program and test robots that move using motors and interact with their environment using sensors. Participants will be given real problems to solve where you brainstorm to find creative solutions, develop those solutions through experimentation, observation and debugging, and then compete with your robot against others’ for prizes.
It is 9 a.m. to noon June 17-21.
The cost is $99. Register by June 7
LEGO® Camp is a fun and interactive way to learn basic engineering principles, science, technology, math and problem solving.
Designed for those who are entering first through eighth grades, campers will use LEGO kits to create up to 10 different custom motorized machines; advanced campers will use pneumatic sets to create air-powered models.
It is 8 to 11 a.m. June 24-June 28.
The cost is $79. To sign up siblings, use discount code Sibling19 to receive a $10 discount.
Register by June 16. Registration fees include instruction, use of LEGO kits and a T-shirt.
Register online for any camp at www.manchester.edu/summercamps.
A full refund is available until one week prior to start of each camp.
About Manchester University
Manchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., offers more than 60 areas of academic study to more than 1,400 students in undergraduate programs, a Master of Athletic Training, a Master of Pharmacogenomics and a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy. Learn more at www.manchester.edu.
April 2019