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
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 (Register Now!)
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.
Let’s Build Construction and Concrete Camp (Register Now!)
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.
All Girls Robotics Explorer and Adventure Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 17 to 21
Ages: 14 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.
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!
Pneumatics/Air Rocket Summer Camp (Register Now!)
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.
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.
Summer Innovation Experience at Purdue Northwest (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 10 to 14
Ages: 13 to 17
$50 Our aim is to guide each participant on their development journey to become a more authentic, vibrant and innovative leader who can then share their gifts with communities across Northwest Indiana.
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.