Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Join New City’s two science teachers, Tom Rankin and Eric Eskelsen, for a week in the Tom Hoerr Innovation Lab and Kitchen. Campers will get a chance to explore with our tools, laser cutters, and 3D printers as they learn about electricity, coding, and the design process. We will also spend time in the kitchen learning some of the science behind cooking. Makers will also get a chance to create their own solar oven. SUPER COOL!

Our classic game design camp reimagined to include even more of what you love! Make your first video game in this one-of-a-kind class that gives you the keys to designing your first 2D platformer game. Conceptualization, level design, graphics, sounds, and simple coding are just some of the concepts that we’ll explore. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun! Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Our classic game design camp reimagined to include even more of what you love! Make your first video game in this one-of-a-kind class that gives you the keys to designing your first 2D platformer game. Conceptualization, level design, graphics, sounds, and simple coding are just some of the concepts that we’ll explore. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun! Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Journey into the ever-evolving world of coding and programming! Campers will design and create their very own project in our Tom Hoerr Innovation Lab. Put your STEAM skills to use by creating air powered rockets, build a treasure chest for your valuables, learn basic circuitry, and take on several engineering challenges. The choices are yours to make but remember you inly have five days to make it!

Join us for the 2024 Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at WashU in St. Louis.

Our classic game design camp reimagined to include even more of what you love! Make your first video game in this one-of-a-kind class that gives you the keys to designing your first 2D platformer game. Conceptualization, level design, graphics, sounds, and simple coding are just some of the concepts that we’ll explore. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to have fun! Student projects will be available on a password-protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program.

Join the collaboration, communication and critical thinking as we work as a team to program challenges in an amusement park. Campers will dive into the fundamentals of coding and robotics through engaging hands-on activities with Wonder Workshop robots, including Dash and Dot. They'll learn how to program their robots to navigate obstacle courses and interact with their surroundings using Blockly.

Artificial intelligence has exploded and the skills needed to master these technologies have never been more in demand and productive for learners at every age. In this camp students will learn about AI (generative and traditional), and tightly related topics in Machine Learning (ML) on multiple levels; conceptual, ethical and logical (actually coding algorithms to demonstrate how Machine Learning analyzes data to produce results). This camp introduces students to one of the most exciting new technology frontiers in the past twenty years. Students will first spend time understanding exactly what AI, ML and Generative AI are, and discuss a brief history of how we arrived here. Next, we will introduce basic skills and models related to AI/ML, including how to break down complex problems into simpler sub-tasks. Then camp attendees will code algorithms to generate results, using plots and other data visualization tools. This exposes students to basic analytic coding (no prior experience required). Finally, we will apply this foundational learning to experimenting with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard and others. Upon completing this camp, the student should • Have a clear understanding of fundamental concepts related to AI, ML, Generative AI • Have established a knowledge base for extending their learning and development via further coursework or self-directed study in the areas of AI and ML • Have gained direct technical experience with fundamental skills such as problem analysis, through coding solutions and presenting results (data visualization) • Have gained/enhanced their direct technical experience with Generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Bard. No prior programming experience required – basic keyboarding ability and nothing more. Camp attendees must bring their own computer; Windows or Apple / Mac work equally well. iPads/tablets will not work Students must have registered for a Google ID prior to camp.

Through scientific investigations, students will explore how animals adapt to survive and thrive in their environments.