Camps

PNW camps let participants have fun with memorable hands-on experiences! Campers can deepen their interests, explore campus and even build useful skills for future careers.

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Find the camp that’s right for you and sign up today. Use the filters below to sort by age, date or interest, then click the link to learn more and register!

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PNW Athletics Camps

July and august

PNW Athletics is excited to offer another summer lineup of athletics camps and clinics! Visit the PNW Athletics website for dates, cost, daily schedules and more.

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Age Group

Area of Interest

Month


Construction Camp (Camp Full)

Boy and Professor construct a bridge

Date(s): July 27 to 31

Ages: 13 to 17

Free! This week long camp will focus on construction materials, concrete and bridge building. Highlights include calculating the amount of weight the campers individual bridge design can withstand, mixing concrete and determining the strength through a crush test and hands-on work with forming a concrete structure.


Cybersecurity Camp (Camp Full!)

Students working on the computer at the PNW AI Camp

Date(s): July 27 to 31

Ages: 13 to 17

Free! A free weeklong camp for high school students featuring robot game design, cryptography and ethical hacking.


“From Sensors to Smart Systems: Building your own AI Powered Digital Twin” Camp (Camp Full!)

Two camp participants looking at a computer screen.

Date(s): July 27 to 31

Ages: 13 to 17

Free! In this hands-on, one-week tech camp, you will turn real-world signals (like temperature, light and motion) into digital data that AI systems can understand. Using an Arduino microcontroller and the Arduino Cloud, you will build your own digital twin. A live, cloud-connected model that collects real-time data, processes it and even sends alerts straight to your phone.


Roots and Wonders Forest School (Register Now!)

A student walks through hanging bamboo sticks

Date(s): July 27 to 30
Ages: 3 to 5

$200 Roots and Wonders Forest School is a four-day, parent/guardian-accompanied, outdoor learning experience at Gabis Arboretum for children ages 3-5.


To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Civil Rights at civilrights@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2163 five days prior to the event.

In accordance with Purdue policies, all persons have equal access to Purdue University’s educational programs, services and activities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability or status as a veteran. See Purdue’s Nondiscrimination Policy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these policies, please contact the Office of Civil Rights at civilrights@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2337.


Students work with equipment at a PNW robotics camp

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