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Week-Long Programs to Engage, Inspire & Prepare Students with Mindsets & Skillsets to Succeed in the Future
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Multi-Week Course options available for students in grades 3-5 and 6-8, designed to equip students with skills and mindsets to succeed with real-world applications.
Course minimums are 8 students, with optimal bundles designed for two students to share one set of equipment. Students will have opportunities to share and showcase their work.
Facilitators are all specially trained instructors.
Summer sessions are typically designed to run weekly and can be extended into the regular school year as an in-class or out-of-school time offering.
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Intro to Robotics: Coding, Engineering, & Artificial Intelligence
Ready to start a journey exploring robots & AI? Jump into this introductory camp to learn the basics of programming, robotics, & AI.
WHY Artificial intelligence?
AI, is the future.
AI mimics human intelligence, allowing computer applications to learn from experience and algorithmic thinking.
Students who master the basics of artificial intelligence are set for the careers of the future and will be to control the processes that define life and work in the next century.
Inside the Camp
Students start by building and programming basic robots to do simple tasks and quickly progress to designing more complex robotic creations that will get them excited about engineering. Students learn the basics of programming by developing computational thinking skills through fun, hands-on exploration, and troubleshooting in the context of real-world scenarios.
Students work towards designing and building their own custom robot while tackling different AI concepts each day. This camp is perfect for students who want to learn the basics of robotics, coding, and AI.
Grade Levels: Courses designed for students in grades 3-5 with topics of high interest.
Tech Requirements:
- iOS, Android, or Chromebook device with UKIT EDU app installed;
- Internet-enabled device with webcam, microphone, and Zoom web conferencing ability;
- Reliable internet
Cost:
- $2,395 for groups of 8 with an instructor
- $1,595 for groups of 8 without an instructor
- $1,295 for groups of 8 for only the instructor and no equipment
Course Includes:
- 1 UKIT Beginner robotics kit per 2 students
- Flexible Access to virtual camp, including live virtual sessions ( up to 3 hours each)
- Additional offline activities
- Instructors provided for up to 3 hours per day onsite, for virtual instruction or to train on-site staff to deliver the courses.
Animal Robots: Design robots to mimic animal movements
Get out your binoculars! It’s time to use nature as inspiration for a robot you design, build, and program.
Animal Robotics relies on the foundations of biomimicry, which is all about using nature as inspiration for building objects, buildings, and even robots!
Why Biomimicry?
Biomimicry, at its essence, studies the successful strategies of survivors from the animal and plant world. Students who learn the basics of biomimicry can master strategies for everything from saving energy to dealing with environmental threats. Essentially, biomimicry is a pathway for students who want to help create systems that make life and work better for humans.
In this camp, students dive into the natural world to hone their observation skills, then translate the observations through a robot they design and program. During the week, students explore how biology, art, and robots can all be linked before they share their robotic creation on the last day. This camp is perfect for students who want to learn the basics of robotics, coding, and AI while thinking about how they connect to the natural world.
Grade Levels: Course designed to serve students from grades 3-5 with topics of high interest.
Tech Requirements:
• iOS, Android, or Chromebook device with UKIT EDU app installed;
• Internet-enabled device with webcam, microphone, and Zoom web conferencing ability; and
• Reliable internet.
Cost:
- $2,395 for groups of 8 with an instructor
- $1,595 for groups of 8 without an instructor
- $1,295 for groups of 8 for only the instructor and no equipment
Course Includes:
- 1 UKIT Beginner robotics kit per 2 students
- Optional Access to virtual camp including five live virtual sessions ( up to 3 hours each) and multiple
- Additional offline activities
- Specially trained instructors provided for up to 3 hours per day onsite, for virtual instruction or to train on-site staff to deliver the courses.
Robotics, Sensors, & AI: Build robots that interact with the world
Ready to see the world through the eyes of a robot?
Humans use senses to understand the world while robots use sensors to understand the world.
How are robot sensors different and similar to human senses?
This camp will help answer that question! Throughout the week, students build and program robots using multiple sensors to help build their computational and engineering design thinking skills while learning about fundamental AI concepts. Students will participate in activities that challenge them to think like engineers and solve problems using robotics and AI. The camp leads to a culminating activity where students design and build their own robot to solve an identified problem and create a presentation to showcase their invention. This is the perfect camp for students new to robotics who want to learn how to use robotics and AI.
Grade Requirements: Course designed to serve students from grades 6-8 with topics of high interest.
Tech Requirements:
• iOS, Android, or Chromebook device with UKIT EDU app installed;
• Internet-enabled device with webcam, microphone, and Zoom web conferencing ability; and
• Reliable internet access
- $2,795 for groups of 8 with an instructor
- $1,995 for groups of 8 without an instructor
- $1,295 for groups of 8 for only the instructor and no equipment
Course Includes:
• 1 UKIT Intermediate robotics kit per 2 students;
• Optional Access to virtual camp including five live virtual sessions ( up to 3 hours each) and multiple
Additional offline activities; and
• Specially trained instructors provided for up to 3 hours per day onsite, for virtual instruction or to train on-site staff to deliver the courses.
Vehicles of the Future: Self-Driving Cars, Autonomous Robots, & AI
Ready to explore how AI and robotics are changing the way we get from one place to another?
Self-driving cars were once science fiction but because of advances in technology, they are quickly moving into our daily lives. In this brand new camp, students dive into how AI has changed the way we think about transportation by building and exploring autonomous vehicles. By participating in hands-on activities, students explore the fundamentals of robotics and AI while learning what it takes to build the cars of the future. This is the perfect camp for the student who wants to challenge their understanding of robotics, AI, and how technology is changing our lives.
Grade Levels: Course designed to serve students from grades 6-8 with topics of high interest.
Tech Requirements:
- iOS, Android, or Chromebook device with UKIT EDU app installed;
- Internet-enabled device with webcam, microphone, and Zoom web conferencing ability;
- Reliable internet access
Cost:- $2,795 for groups of 8 with an instructor
- $1,995 for groups of 8 without an instructor
- $1,295 for groups of 8 for only the instructor and no equipment
Course Includes
- 1 UKIT Intermediate robotics kit per 2 students
- Optional Access to virtual camp including five live virtual sessions ( up to 3 hours each) and multiple
- Additional offline activities
- Optional Specially trained instructors provided for up to 3 hours per day onsite
STEM Pathways
STEM plays a huge role in many present day and future careers.
Have you ever wondered how elevators or a drawbridge works? Maybe you are curious about how the lungs work. Did you know with a little salt, water and some wires you can create electricity? Or you can explore solar energy. Join us in this camp to learn about some of the most exciting STEM careers that currently exist and technology that will lead to new careers in the future. And most of all, launch your students in thoughts about STEM careers they may want to pursue.
Grade Level: 3-8. These activities do have NGSS alignments.
Tech Requirements: None
Course Includes: 10 STEM kits to build working models across 5 STEM themes
Cost:• $2,995 for groups of 8 with an instructor
• $2,595 for groups of 8 without an instructor
• $1,295 for groups of 8 with only an instructor and no equipment
Exploration of Drones
Course designed from ITEEA standards, serves students from grades 6-8.
Take flight this summer with drones. Explore the thrill and excitement in one of technology’s fastest growing industries. All programs include real-life present day and future application. Get out of the chair and into the air as you learn: Racing, Coding, Delivery, Search & Rescue, Mapping, Autonomous Flight, and more!
Tech Requirements:
- iOS, Android device with Tello EDU app installed;
- Internet-enabled device with webcam, microphone, and Zoom web conferencing ability; and
- Reliable internet.
Cost:- $2,995 for groups of 8 with an instructor
- $2,595 for groups of 8 without an instructor
- $1,295 for groups of 8 with only an instructor and no equipment
Course Includes:
- 1 Tello Drone kit per 2 students.
- Flexible Access to virtual camp, including live virtual sessions (up to 3 hours each).
- Additional offline activities.
- Accredited STEM Instructors provided for up to 3 hours per day onsite, for virtual instruction or to train on-site staff to deliver the courses.
- Competition field elements.
