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.
Register for PNW Camps!
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!
Camps are still being added, so look for additional details soon.
Age Group
Area of Interest
Month
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 3 to 7
Grades: 9 to 12
$100 This one-week summer camp aims to introduce high school students to real-world applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms spanning from computer gaming to ChatGPT.
Finch Robot Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 3 to 7
Grades: Students entering grades 4 and 5 in Fall 2024.
$125 Upper elementary school students can explore computer programming and basic properties of two-dimensional shapes using the engaging, programmable FINCH robot.
Middle School Mechanical and Civil Engineering Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 13
Grades 6 to 8
Free Middle school students will gain hands-on experience building a basal wood bridge, cardboard wind tunnel and EV go-cart.
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Branching Out: An Outdoor STEM Camp at Gabis Arboretum (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Grades: 3 to 5
$250 This summer experience at Gabis Arboretum promises immersive learning, hands-on experiments, exploration of wildlife and habitats and more!
D2B: Design to Build Summer Camp (Registration Full)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Ages: 14 to 17
Free Students can learn to design and then build a usable squirrel house! Campers will learn software, measuring, blueprinting, and how to design and build with various materials.
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Hands-on Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Grades: 9 to 12
$120 High school students can enjoy an introduction to concepts and hands-on lab exercises covering the main areas of electrical and computer engineering. Focuses include power generation, motors and generators, computer programming, signals and systems with sensing, and control of and communications with drones.
Let’s Build Construction and Concrete Camp (Registration Full)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Ages: 12 to 17
Free This week-long camp will focus on hands-on activities with an emphasis on building bridges, mixing concrete and surveying. Campers will be guided through each project incorporating the fundamentals of construction and engineering.
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
GenCyberCamps: Session One (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Ages 14 to 17
Free Our free GenCyber Summer Camp will immerse high school students in learner-centered, hands-on labs and gameplay activities. Activities include robot game design, security practices in a wireless network, cryptography, ethical hacking labs and cyber forensics cases.
Human Biology Summer Camp – Molecular. Mind. Body. (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Grades 9 to 12
$75 High school students will explore normal function and pathophysiology of the body, including the role of microbes in health and disease.
Summer Innovation Experience at Purdue Northwest (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Ages: 13 to 15
$50 Calling all creative leaders! The Summer Innovation Experience day camp provides an engaging introduction to leadership and innovation for rising high school freshman and sophomores.
All Girls Robotics Explorer and Adventure Camp (Registration Full)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Ages: 12 to 17
Free Female campers will work with the control and coding of industrial robots! They will also create a scenario, build a VR robot, simulate a robot performing pick-and-place applications and use a VR headset.
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Exploring the Fundamentals of Robotics Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Grades: 6 to 8
$50 Middle school students can learn the fundamentals of robotics and basics of Python programming in this week-long camp hosted by PNW’s Department of Computer Science.
Forensic Science Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Grades 11 to 12
Free This year’s Forensic Science Camp will feature a crime that needs to be solved. Campers will process a crime scene and collect vital evidence. Once the evidence is collected, the campers will learn the laboratory techniques needed to analyze the physical evidence.
GenCyberCamps: Session Two (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Ages 14 to 17
Free Our free GenCyber Summer Camp will immerse high school students in learner-centered, hands-on labs and gameplay activities. Activities include robot game design, security practices in a wireless network, cryptography, ethical hacking labs and cyber forensics cases.
High School Mechanical and Civil Engineering Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Ages 14 to 17
Free High school students will explore practical engineering topics, including 3D printing, renewable energy, bridge/road designing, virtual reality and electric cars.
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Write On! Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Grades: 9 to 12
$45 Our Write On! Summer Camp offers a fun, engaging arts experience for high school students. Participants will be transported back to the 1920s, comparing music, poetry and art of that time to present-day examples.
Branching Out: An Outdoor STEM Camp at Gabis Arboretum (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 24 to 28
Grades: 6 to 8
$250 This summer experience at Gabis Arboretum promises immersive learning, hands-on experiments, exploration of wildlife and habitats and more!
Environmental Science Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 24 to 28
Grades: 9 to 12
$250 Environmental Science Camp offers high school students a week of hands-on discovery that includes classroom activities, laboratory investigations and investigations in the field.
Pneumatics/Air Rocket Summer Camp (Registration Full)
Date(s): June 24 to 28
Ages: 12 to 17
Free This week-long camp will focus on pneumatic systems and how air is used to power equipment and machines. Hands-on activities are abundant in this camp, including building and launching student-built rockets.
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Psyched for Summer Camp! (Register Now)
Date(s): June 24 to 28
Ages: 13 to 18
$125 Get Psyched for Summer by participating in hands-on experiences that explore how our brains function, how we develop as humans and why we behave, think and feel the way we do.
Nurse Camp - Hammond Campus (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 8 and 9
Grades: 10 to 12
Free Students entering their sophomore to senior years of high school can start their nursing journey this summer with PNW’s faculty-led nursing camp!
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Communicate-Create-Advocate: Public Speaking with Confidence (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 8 to 12
Ages: 15 to 17
Free Join us for a free public speaking summer camp! You’ll gain confidence in public speaking, effective communication techniques and creative expression through speech
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Nurse Camp - Westville Campus (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 15 and 16
Grade: 10 to 12
Free Students entering their sophomore to senior years of high school can start their nursing journey this summer with PNW’s faculty-led nursing camp!
Made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Teen Law Camp: Untangling the Law (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 22 to 25
Ages: 13 to 17
$40 Leaders aged 13 to 17 will participate in thought-provoking discussions and spirited debate led by two engaging PNW professors. This four-day program will explore the most impactful court cases relevant to teenagers today.
Storytelling with Data Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 29 to Aug. 2
Ages: 10 to 15
$85 Students can enjoy a five-day summer camp on storytelling with data hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at PNW. Campers will learn to uncover patterns and clues within a dataset by using mathematical and statistical skills.
PNW Shares in Lilly Endowment Grant to Expand Programs for K-12 Students
Purdue University Northwest is among colleges and universities statewide awarded funding through Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Indiana Youth Programs on Campus. The initiative is designed to support higher education institutions in providing high-quality programming for K-12 students.