EVSC Offers Summer Engineering Camp for 7th and 8th Grade Students

0

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC) is hosting a two-week summer engineering camp, iEngineering 2.0 Summer Experience, for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades in Evansville and the surrounding areas who are interested in exploring engineering-related fields. The camp, scheduled for June 1-12, 2015, is a half-day program that will focus on topics related to engineering, manufacturing and architecture. Students will learn about:

 

  • Soldering
  • Basic electrical circuits
  • Robotics
  • 3D scanning and printing
  • CNC machining
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software
  • Career awareness in science, technology, engineering and math
  • Architectural fundamentals
  • Electro-magnetic motors
  • Introduction to engineering concepts

 

Students also will attend a field trip to a local manufacturing company.  Cost for the summer camp is $40 per student. To register, visit www.sictc.com and click on the iEngineering link on the left hand side of the home page or visit our Facebook page at iEngineering 2.0 Summer Experience.  Individuals interested in participating in the camp must register by April 8, 2015.

 

Contact Andy Beadles, instructor at the SICTC, by phone at 435-8813 or by email atandy.beadles@evsc.k12.in.us or Kevin Williams, instructor at the SICTC, by phone at 435-8812 or by email atkevin.williams@evsc.k12.in.us.