Engineering Challenge Camps

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Engineering Challenge Camps

June-August 2018

The Statler College will be hosting seven weeks of Engineering Challenge Camps in June, July, and August 2018.

Engineering in Action 2015 Campers at Mountaineer Baseball Stadium holding WVU Engineering Challenge Camp banner

Registration for camps is now open!

High School Engineering Challenge Camps 2018

High School camps run as overnight camps. Campers will have the opportunity to stay in a WVU residence hall. All meals and evening programming/supervision will be provided.

Students entering 9th-12th grade in the upcoming fall are eligible for high school camps.

Cost of Camp: $700 (Limited financial aid may be available upon request)
Each high school camp is limited to 25 campers

Dates and Themes for the 2018 high school camps are below.

June 17-22 - Females in the Field

June 24-29 - Engineering in Sustainability

July 8-13 - Engineering in Action

Engineering in Action Tentative Agenda
This camp (Engineering in Action) is currently full. You can sign up on the waitlist, and if a spot becomes available, you'll be notified.

July 8-13 - Engineering in Coding

Engineering in Coding Tentative Agenda
This camp (Engineering in Coding) is currently full. You can sign up on the waitlist, and if a spot becomes available, you'll be notified.

July 15-20 - Engineering in Healthcare

Middle School Engineering Challenge Camps 2018

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. The 2018 theme will be announced by October 1. Each week of camp will have the same curriculum.

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 30 campers per week
Final camp agenda will be available by April 1. You can see tentative and past agendas below. Activities will be similar, but different.

Middle School Tentative Agenda

Dates for the 2018 middle school campers are below. The theme will be "Engineering the Grand Challenges." Each week will have the same curriculum.

June 18-22 Middle School Registration
June 25-29 Middle School Registration
This camp (July 23-27 Middle School) is currently full. You can sign up on the waitlist, and if a spot becomes available, you'll be notified.

Elementary Engineering Challenge Camps 2018

Elementary camps will run as week-long,half-day camps with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30p.m. and 4th and 5th graders from 1 to 5 p.m. The projects will be different than the projects of the previous year.

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
Final camp agenda will be available by April 1. You can see past agendas below. Activities will be similar, but different

Dates for the 2018 elementary school campers are below. The theme will be "Move & Improve." Each week will have the same curriculum.

July 16-20

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade July 16-20 Registration
This camp (July 16-20 4th and 5th Grade) is currently full. You can sign up on the waitlist, and if a spot becomes available, you'll be notified.

July 23-27

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade July 23-27 Registration
This camp (July 23-27 4th and 5th Grade) is currently full. You can sign up on the waitlist, and if a spot becomes available, you'll be notified.

July 30- August 3

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade July 30- August 3 Registration
This camp (July 30-August 3 4th and 5th Grade) is currently full. You can sign up on the waitlist, and if a spot becomes available, you'll be notified.

Due to the popularity of our programs, we must limit each camper to one camp experience annually.

Questions About Camp

If you have any questions about camp, please email Cate Schlobohm or call her at 304-293-0399.

Camp FAQs

Past Camp Agendas

Are you interested in what activities your child would be involved with at an engineering camp? If so, check out the agendas from the Statler College's past camps. This year's agendas will be posted by April 1.