Ideaventions Academy offers award-winning, unique, hands-on STEM camps with expert teachers and small groups, focusing on designing, building, and experimenting.
Ideaventions Academy Summer Camps offer full-day, one-week STEM programs for middle school students (rising 7th-9th grades). Each week features a different theme, providing a unique and engaging experience. Students participate in two hands-on science or engineering labs daily, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The curriculum also includes a computer science lab focused on coding and computational thinking, often utilizing Minecraft Education Edition to build teamwork and communication. Daily outdoor time, such as nature hikes or play, is incorporated, alongside a book and game club, and a 30-minute science or engineering film. The camps emphasize experiential learning in small groups with expert teachers, encouraging students to design, build, and experiment. Past camp themes have included combat robotics, rocket car design, chemical contraptions, and engineering squirrel obstacle courses, allowing students to explore diverse scientific and engineering principles.
A typical day includes two hands-on science or engineering labs, a computer science lab for coding and computational thinking, daily outdoor time, a book and game club, and a 30-minute science or engineering film.
This camp is best for intellectually curious middle school students who love to learn, enjoy hands-on challenges, and have a passion for science, engineering, technology, and mathematics.
12340 Pinecrest Road, Reston, Virginia 20191
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