iSPACE SUMMER CAMPS
Give Your Child The Experience of a Lifetime!
When you enroll your child in our STEM summer camps, you’re placing them into an environment where they can flourish -- AND have fun doing so! From Kindergarten through high school, our hands-on programs nurture your budding astronaut, scientist, engineer, architect or computer programmer. Help your child build technical skills, create new friendships and become more confident with iSPACE!
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2024!
Give Your Child The Experience of a Lifetime!
When you enroll your child in our STEM summer camps, you’re placing them into an environment where they can flourish -- AND have fun doing so! From Kindergarten through high school, our hands-on programs nurture your budding astronaut, scientist, engineer, architect or computer programmer. Help your child build technical skills, create new friendships and become more confident with iSPACE!
Summer Camp Registration Will Open January 2025
SUMMER CAMP OVERVIEW:
> Camps are held from 9:00AM - 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday
> Registration is $340, which includes a camp T-shirt.
> Extra camp T-shirts can be purchased for an additional $15 at registration.
> Campers should bring a small healthy snack, water bottle, and lunch each day.
> Campers should register for camps corresponding to their grade for the 2024/2025 school year.
Locations: iSPACE, 10020 Reading Rd. in Evendale, Northern Kentucky University & Rockwern Academy (Kenwood)
NEW! After Camp Care: iSPACE, in conjunction with our partner Gorman Heritage Farm, will be offering After Camp Care for all Evendale based camps. Click
Multi-camp Discount – You will receive a discount of $50 when you enter more than one camp or a sibling in the same registration. This discount is for family only, and only applies to camps held at the Evendale or Northern Kentucky University locations.
Referral Discount – You can receive a $50 discount on your camp purchase if you refer a friend that also purchases a camp at iSPACE. This family must be a new family to iSPACE and have not registered for any camps in the past. This offer only applies to camps held at the Evendale or Northern Kentucky University locations. To redeem your discount, please email us at info@ispacestem.org.
2024 SUMMER CAMP GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE NOW!
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS:
iSPACE wants as many kids as possible to have the opportunity to attend our camps. However, we know that the cost of camp can be a burden for some families. The iSPACE Camp Scholarship Fund exists to help students attend an iSPACE camp. Camp Scholarship awards are based on financial need and demand for camp is high; therefore, qualifying for a scholarship does not guarantee a camp scholarship award, or a spot in summer camp. This program allows one camp scholarship per child per summer. However, if a family has more than one child, applications can be submitted for each child.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
CAMPER CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS:
Request for cancellation/refunds must be received at least four weeks prior to the camp session start date regardless of the registration date. Cancellation requests are subject to a $50 cancellation fee per camp. Cancellations within four weeks of the camp session start date will not result in refunds unless accompanied by written doctor's orders verifying illness or injury. Camper tuition is not discounted when campers arrive late or leave early as expenses are contracted for the season and enrollment is limited.
CANCELLATION OF CAMP SESSION: iSPACE reserves the right to cancel any camp session and after-camp session that does not meet the minimum registration requirements. If this is necessary parents will be contacted at least four weeks prior to the beginning of camp and fees will be refunded in full.
VOLUNTEER AT iSPACE CAMP!
iSPACE IS LOOKING FOR CAMP VOLUNTEERS!
Want to gain real-world experience while helping your community? Are you aged 14 years or older? Sign up to be a camp volunteer today!
SAMPLE CAMP OFFERINGS FROM SUMMER 2023
2024 iSPACE SUMMER CAMPS (A-Z)
3D MAKERSPACE CAMP
Grades 6 - 8
This summer, your camper will become a “maker” as they conceive and create a miniaturized version of their favorite place. During camp, the classroom will transform into a mini makerspace where your camper will learn skills including 3-D printing, polymer clay techniques, and origami. Their take-home will include at least one camper-designed, 3D-printed object to take home. Be ready to “think big” while learning to scale down to miniature!
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AMUSEMENT PARK ANTICS
Grades 4 - 5
Campers will don their hard hats and work as engineers to design, build and test roller coasters. They will test drive customized mouse-trap cars and create the ultimate drop zone experience with an egg as the payload! Warning: constructing knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion and how forces work has never been more amusing!
COMPLETED!
APP INVENTOR
Grades 8 and Up
Make your technology mobile! MIT App Inventor will teach you how to plan, design, code, and publish your apps! App Development Camp is the place to get started, whether you want to create a game, photo editor, to-do list, or something completely different and unique. You’ll develop your programming skills at camp and familiarize yourself with app creation. The MIT App Inventor software is user-friendly, making this camp an excellent choice for those looking to learn to program and develop awesome apps with little coding experience. If you have used Scratch before, this camp is the perfect next step; however, no prior experience is necessary.
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APP INVENTOR
Grades 8 - 12
Make your technology mobile! MIT App Inventor will teach you how to plan, design, code, and publish your apps! App Development Camp is the place to get started, whether you want to create a game, photo editor, to-do list, or something completely different and unique. You’ll develop your programming skills at camp and familiarize yourself with app creation. The MIT App Inventor software is user-friendly, making this camp an excellent choice for those looking to learn to program and develop awesome apps with little coding experience. If you have used Scratch before, this camp is the perfect next step; however, no prior experience is necessary.
ART-gineering
Grades 6 - 8
At this summer camp, STEM and artistry intersect, and your camper’s creativity will flourish as they conceptualize and design innovative ideas and inventions! The week is packed with hands-on activities where campers learn special drawing techniques and showcase their amazing inspirations by building beautiful prototype models. Whether they want to design a bridge, a home, a toy or something brand new, your camper will use the engineering design process to bring their ideas to life.
ASTRONAUT TRAINING CHALLENGE
Grades 2 - 3
At this “out of this world” summer camp, your camper will train to become an astronaut without leaving Earth! They will build and launch rockets, race through obstacle courses, investigate forces of flight, problem-solve during simulated emergency situations, and learn what astronauts eat and drink while living in space. Astronauts-in-training will use Sphero robots to complete their missions, providing them with a glimpse into the life of an astronaut!
COMPLETED!
EVENDALE: Jul 29th–Aug 2nd
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
BIO BOTS (LEGO® EV3 Robots)
Grades 6 - 8
Lions, tigers, and… robots? Did you know that robots can be programmed and coded to mimic the traits of any animal in nature? When your camper attends the BioBots summer camp, they will explore animal behavior and program robots (LEGO EV3) to mimic the traits of their favorite creatures!
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NEW! BIO QUEST
Grades 6 - 8
Camp under development! Campers will become biologists as they explore different topics of biology through a variety of hands-on activities. More details to come soon!!
COMPLETED!
BUGGIN' OUT (BLUE BOTS)
Grades K - 1
Grab your antenna and wings as you embark on a different Bee-Bot adventure each day. Stories, science experiences plus programming a Bee-Bot robot all add up to a hive full of fun! Bee-Bots, designed for the younger robotic enthusiast, will send campers on an exciting journey each day to explore Dino-Bots, Farm-Bots, Bug-Bots and more! Get ready for a buzzing great time!
COMPLETED!
EVENDALE: July 22th - July 26th
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
CO-BOTICS! (LEGO® WeDo 2.0)
Grades 2 - 3
Ready for an adventure? Join us as we explore the benefits of humans and robots working together! Campers will build and program their way through dangerous situations while exploring different types of robots using LEGO’s NEW WeDo 2.0 Robotics kits and programming platforms. Get your camper ready to jump into the future of robots, wireless programming, and exciting challenges! Oh my!
COMPLETED!
NORTHERN KY UNIVERSITY:
June 10th - June 14th
COMPLETED!
ROCKWERN ACADEMY (KENWOOD):
July 22nd - July 26th
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
COOL CHEMISTRY
Grades 4 - 5
Join our group of mad scientists! Be prepared to brew, blend, and build while exploring bizarre and beguiling experiments. Cool chemistry concepts include: acid and bases, chromatography, polymers, boats that run on soap, density, and more! This camp is sure to sure to charm and captivate the chemist in you!
COMPLETED!
DEEP SPACE BOTS (LEGO® EV3 Robots)
Grades 6 - 8
Travel to the edge of the universe in a robotic adventure that reveals a future when humankind will transform distant planets into livable habitats. Campers join Space Shuttle Entropy’s team as they investigate distant moons and planets. They will put their programming and engineering skills to work in this engaging robot adventure in deep space!
COMPLETED!
EV3 CHALLENGE "SMART CARS" (LEGO® EV3 Robots)
Grades 4 - 5
Look Ma - no hands! Self-driving cars are no longer science fiction! Campers take on the roles of engineer and computer programmer to build and design autonomous cars that can navigate roads and park themselves. There will be no need for crash-test dummies in this LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 robot ultimate driving experience!
COMPLETED!
ENVIRONAUTS TO THE RESCUE
Grades 2 - 3
Do you have what it takes to become an Environaut? Do you like little critters? Environaut campers will explore how animals and plants interact with the soil, water, and atmosphere. To prepare for our Friday rescue simulation, we'll operate Sphero robots daily! In our experiments, many of them outside, we will track mammals and insects, build habitats for mealworms and fish, and collect data as mealworms race each other! Campers may take home their mealworms and fish at the end of the week (or donate them back to iSPACE).
COMPLETED!
EXPLORE SCIENCE OLYMPIAD
Grades 4 - 5
Science Olympiad is the premier team STEM competition in the nation, and this camp will model this program. Each day will have a different theme which will incorporating various STEM events and activities. The camp will culminate in a Challenge Day, where the campers will show off and test their final creations. Do you have the “Wright” stuff to build and test an airplane? Do you have the observation skills of a Chemist? Can you decode the encrypted message? If you are up for a STEM challenge, this is the camp for you!
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FORENSIC FUN
Grades 4 - 5
Farmer Bob is missing and we need your help to solve this mystery! Campers will serve as investigators to try and locate Bob and as forensic scientists analyzing evidence collected at the crime scenes. Latent print and footprint comparisons, toolmark and handwriting analysis, principles of chromatography, scientific method and DNA analysis will all be used to solve this mystery! (Based on curriculum developed by BCI, which incorporates a study of Ohio fossils.)
COMPLETED!
GET YOUR GAME ON (Video Game Design)
Grades 6 - 8
Campers are transformed into authentic video game designers as they learn and apply animation techniques and special tricks to create their own amazing versions of maze-based and platform computer games. They will develop programming prowess as well as a sense of pride when they get to share and play real video games that they design and program themselves!
COMPLETED!
JAVA BOOT CAMP
Grades 6 to 8
Java Boot Camp is a beginning intensive, hands-on experience with Java. Campers will write, compile, test and troubleshoot Java programs. Students will be introduced to the basics of object oriented programming and the use of various programming structures. These will include basic class structure, creation of methods, top down design and decomposition, proper use of commenting and indentation, effects of inheritance, iterations (for loops and while loops), and decision making (if statements). The lessons will use Karel the Dog to allow students to have fun while they are learning.
REGISTER NOW!
MAGICAL WORLD
Grades K - 1
This will be a fun and exciting camp filled with classes just like at that school for wizardry that you have read so much about. Campers will make spell books, wands, learn about magical creatures, potions, care of plants, read maps, and play games all with a magical theme. This will not be a scary camp, but perfect for young imaginations.
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MOON MISSION
Grades 4 - 5
iSPACE is on a mission to recruit crew members for a moon landing, and we need your camper’s help! Mission experiences include building and launching rockets, designing landers to arrive safely on the moon’s surface, along with a variety of “hands-on, minds-on” lunar science explorations. The mission concludes with a mini-iMISSION, an exciting experience where your camper will immerse themselves into the role of a scientist or engineer faced with the challenges of living and working on a lunar base!
COMPLETED!
NATURE BOTS (LEGO® WeDo 2.0)
Grades 2 - 3
Explore the perilous side of nature from the comfort of your…LEGO builds? Using LEGO’s newest WeDo 2.0 robotics kits and programming platform, campers will be challenged to come up with solutions for some of the scientific world’s most pressing questions. How do we save the bees? How can we prevent coastal flooding? What can we do for earth quake prone areas? LEGO Engineers will put their brains together to become the scientist of tomorrow! Are you ready to tame nature’s fury?
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
RADICAL ROCKETS
Grades 6 - 8
Warning: Campers may get wet! While launching water bottle rockets, we bet campers won’t even notice how wet they are as they watch their rocket soar high in the sky. Then, it’s back to the drawing board to design an even better rocket. They’ll also build and launch air powered and solid fuel rockets. Creativity and teamwork make for an action-packed week of radical rocketry fun!
COMPLETED!
ROBO BLAST (LEGO® EV3 Robots)
Grades 4 - 5
Calling all cadets! Enlist in this exciting adventure where campers will work in teams to build and program LEGO® MINDSTORM EV3 robots. Combining LEGO robots, daily robotic challenges, a rocket, and new friends is sure to make this camp a blast!
June 10th - June 14th
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EVENDALE: July 8th - July 12th
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EVENDALE: July 29th - August 2nd
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
ROBOTS IN SPACE (Blue Bots)
Grades K - 1
Robots have crashed landed on Earth and they need your camper’s help to save their vanishing civilization from extinction! At this space-themed summer camp, your camper will be introduced to robotics, and how they can use their problem-solving and programming skills to create a better world for their new robot friends.
COMPLETED!
NORTHERN KY UNIVERSITY:
June 10th - June 14th
COMPLETED!
ROCKWERN ACADEMY (KENWOOD):
July 22nd - July 26th
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
SCIENTIST SCIENTIST
Grades K - 1
Scientist, scientist what do you see? I see bubbling solutions, buzzing insects, rainbows of color and so much more looking at me! Junior scientists will explore a different science topic each day based on the books of award winning children’s author, Eric Carle. Finding the science in beloved literature, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar or The Mixed-Up Chameleon engages even the youngest scientist through experiments, activities, and science related crafts!
FULL - WAIT LIST ONLY!
SMART (SCIENCE MEETS ART)
Grades 2 - 3
What happens when a camper’s inner Picasso meets their inner Einstein? The combination will cause reactions that will be filled with oohs and ahhs! Campers will not only discover that science is fun (and messy), but also how science plays an important part in the process of creating art and toys. Campers will also use robotics and coding along with other media to design one-of-a-kind masterpieces!
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STOP ACTION MOVIES
Grades 2 - 3
Action! Have you ever wondered how stop motion movies are made? The hit "Box Trolls" was made using stop motion as well as many Pixar movies. Campers will learn the basics of stop motion videos and create several of their own! Campers will learn elements of film production while producing multiple stop-motion videos which will be saved online to be shared with family and friends. As a part of the film making process, summer campers learn the movie making process by using storyboards, creating characters, and ultimately filming. Video editing and green screen techniques are also taught. Film makers will have the use of LEGO bricks and LEGO mini-figures to produce their movies.
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SUPER POWERING THE UNIVERSE, LEGO® STYLE
Grades 2 - 3
You have landed on a distant, inhabitable planet with a team of other explorers determined to create a city powered by renewable energy. Together, you will use your superpowers and stretch your innovation muscles to develop an out-of-this-world city. Create LEGO designs, build LEGO energy machines, and combine them with LEGO WeDo to help power them! Is solar power the best? What about wind or water? Conduct solar, hydro, and wind power experiments to construct a thriving city. Join us as we set up a new world!
COMPLETED!
THREE BEARS IN SPACE
Grades K - 1
Join our three space bears, Gemini, Mercury and Apollo as they explore the wonders of our Universe and space exploration. They’ll help campers create their own constellation, probe into planetary science, train like an astronaut, test and design B.E.A.R. (Bear Egress And Recovery) parachutes and celebrate with campers as they launch their own rocket!
COMPLETED!
EVENDALE: July 15th - July 19th
COMPLETED!
TINKERING WITH TOYS
Grades K - 1
Explore the toy store! Young toy makers will be able to design, build and test out several toys and, at the same time, learn how they work! Using concepts that include the engineering process, energy, shapes, color, and sound, we will create our own toy using everyday materials. Come tinker with toys this summer at iSPACE!
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