Aeronautics Camp
FREE OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR HIGH SCHOOL FEMALES
Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aeronautics Camp (NKMAC) is a FREE overnight camp for high school females interested in careers in aeronautics.
Twenty female, high school students will receive a three-day camp award through the Nikki Kukwa Memorial
Aviation Fund and Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Selection for this camp
means there is no financial expectation to participants and their families.
Participants will explore careers in aviation while staying in dorms on Kent State University Kent Campus. The camp includes an airport tour, experiences at KSU’s Air Traffic Control and Flight Simulator Labs and aflight out of the KSU Airport. Participants will also learn more about majors in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, financial aid and campus life.
How To Apply: https://kent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d08nc1jh5LHHR8G
Submit your application online by June 14. Upon submission, your application will require one of the following items:500-word Essay: Describe why you would like to attend the camp. Upload the document within the online application.
Teacher Recommendation Letter: Ask a teacher to write a letter of recommendation and submit it via email to Cassy Mendenhall at cmenden6@kent.edu.
Application Deadline: June 14, 2024
TITLE:"ELEVATE YOUR TEACHING SKILLS & FLY TO NEW HEIGHTS"
Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/SXmbssRKbd
Thursday August 1st - Saturday, August 3rd 8AM-5PM - No housing provided
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Interested in bringing airplane and drone operations training to your high school? Eager to learn about safe flying practices and how to teach these subjects to your students? Inspired to create pathways for students to become a pilot of manned and unmanned aircraft? Ready to obtain your Remote Pilot Certificate? Join our workshop hosted by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering:“Drones: Coexisting with Planes.”
This three-day workshop is free and open to high school educators and administrators who want to educate future manned aircraft pilots and UAS operators. Topics covered include drone flight techniques, Part 107 certification guidance, drone registration procedures, and operating within a crewed environment. This workshop includes training sessions to use Kent State’s established curriculum and tools to discuss with students the educational and career pathways, and training in virtual reality (VR) curriculum in aircraft pilot and UAS operations.
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
Location: Aeronautics & Engineering Building
Emerging Engineer Camps!
Join us for a summer where fun meets the future of engineering!
Get hands-on with experiments, explore real-world engineering, and complete an exciting design project.
Whether you’re in middle or high school, these camps are your ticket to a summer of discovery and fun in STEM!
Opportunities for scholarships are available.
For details: https://www.kent.edu/cae/event/emerging-engineer-camp
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Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (lunch provided)
Location: Aeronautics and Engineering Building - Kent Campus
Middle School Camp
Grades 6-8
Mon-Wed, June 24-26 | $125
High School Camp
Grades 9-12
Mon-Fri, June 24-28 | $200
FANUC Robot Training
Kent State University is a FANUC Authorized Certified Education Training Facility that is able to provide training to students enrolled in academic programs as well as industry representatives. FANUC certified professors conduct all training at Kent State and are committed to providing the best learning experience.
Dates: July 22- 28 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room 028, Aeronautics and Technology Building, Kent State University
Contact: Darwin Boyd Ph.D. 330-672-3607 or email dboyd@kent.edu
Contact Office of Continuing Education for FANUC registration 330-672-3100.
Summer STEM & Innovation Camps
Registration fee per camp: $125 per camp through May 12; $150 per camp after May 12.
Note: When registering, please use your child’s enrolling grade for 2023-24.
Cancellations must be submitted via email to continuinged@kent.edu within 5 business days prior to the camp start date to receive a refund.
All camps are hosted in the AT&T Classroom/Room 034 of Moulton Hall on the Kent State Campus.
FILLED 3D Digital Design for Augmented Reality and Printing 3 spots available
Campers will use 3DSlash and Maker Empire to design 3D projects for printing and use CoSpaces and Merge Cubes to create augmented reality projects. Each camper will also print out one of their projects to take home.
Suggested grades: 4+ (Appropriate for grades 4 through 8)
Schedule: June 24-27, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
FILLED Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential *optional Free add-on
LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential is LEGO’s learning platform for amplifying children’s understanding of concepts for science, technology, literacy, and math. Campers will engage in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts as they build with LEGO® elements and program with the intuitive SPIKE™ App.
Suggested grades: 3+ (Appropriate for grades 3 through 8)
Schedule: July 8 - 11, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
FILLED Exploring Robotics *optional Free add-on FILLED
Campers will explore coding and computational thinking through hands-on experiences with a variety of programmable robots including mBots, Ozobot Evos, Edisons, and Sphero SPRK+.
Suggested grades: 3+ (Appropriate for grades 3 through 8)
Schedule: July 15-18, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Full STEAM Ahead with LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential - Session 2 *optional Free add-on
LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential is LEGO’s learning platform for amplifying children’s understanding of concepts for science, technology, literacy, and math. Campers will engage in hands-on investigation of STEAM concepts as they build with LEGO® elements and program with the intuitive SPIKE™ App.
Suggested grades: 3+ (Appropriate for grades 3 through 8)
Schedule: July 22-25, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM.
Digital Game Design
Campers will build from their excitement for video games and learn to design and program their own playable digital games using tools such as RPG Maker MV and more.
Suggested grades: 5+ (Appropriate for grades 5 through 8)
Schedule: July 29 - Aug 1, 2024 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
*FREE: optional add on.
Math is FUN with STEM Activities - suggested grades 3+
Each day, students will play math games, puzzles and STEM Challenges that use math. Campers will leave loving math!
This camp can be selected as a FREE add-on of the July morning camps with families able to select from one of three sessions July 8-11, July 15-18, or July 22-25, 2024. Following the morning camp, KSU staff will provide lunch 11:30 - 12:30 PM for campers staying for the afternoon session. the afternoon session will run 12:30 - 3PM in the AT& T Classroom.
Upward Bound Summer Institute
Register for this Upcoming Summer Program!
https://www.kent.edu/upwardboundprogram/summer-2024-work-study-site-pro…
Trio Upward Bound is seeking on-campus worksites for first generation prospective college students!
As a part of the Trio Upward Bound Program's commitment to delivering an employability skills curriculum to our participants, we offer our Career Connections Work Study Program. This program employs 11th and 12th-grade students on campus during the Summer Institute and connects them with career coaches to supervise and help develop relevant skills right in your office! This program thrives off of the support of the community, Upward Bound is seeking on-campus worksites to host first-generation prospective college students during the following dates and times.
Dates:
Times: 1:30-3:45
June 13th-15th
June 20th-22nd
June 26th-29th
July 5th-6th
July 10th-13th
