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.
PNW Athletics Camps
June and July
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.
Age Group
Area of Interest
Month
Branching Out: An Outdoor STEM Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 1 to 5
Grades: 2 to 6
$220 Campers will explore wetlands, prairies and woodlands as they investigate nature’s STEM wonders. Students entering grades 2 to 6 can experience summer at Gabis Arboretum, which promises immersive learning, hands-on experiments, exploration of wildlife and habitats and more!
Rocket and Pneumatics Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 1 to 5
Ages: 12 to 17
Free! Our free week long camp will focus on pneumatic systems and how air is used to power equipment and machines. Hands-on activities are many in this camp including building and launching student-built rockets.
Branching Out: An Outdoor STEM Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 8 to 12
Grades: 2 to 6
$220 Campers will explore wetlands, prairies and woodlands as they investigate nature’s STEM wonders. Students entering grades 2 to 6 can experience summer at Gabis Arboretum, which promises immersive learning, hands-on experiments, exploration of wildlife and habitats and more!
Digital Marketing Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 15 to June 19
Ages: 14 to 17
Free! This is a FREE, week-long experience for students and they will explore social media, influencer marketing, SEO and cutting-edge AI tools while creating marketing campaigns and content. From building buyer personas to understanding how brands grow online, every day is interactive, hands-on and fun.
Forensic Science Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 15 to 19
Ages: 14 to 17
Free! Interested in a career as a forensic scientist or how science and law intersect? This year’s Forensic Science Camp will feature a crime that needs to be solved.
Robotics Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 15 to 19
Ages: 13 to 17
Free! This free week long camp will focus on robotic safety, programming and tools. Robotic applications will also be introduced.
Write On! Creative Writing Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 15 to 19
Grades: 6 to 8
Free! Ready to become a storyteller? Purdue University Northwest’s Hammond campus is hosting a fun-filled creative writing summer camp! Campers will be able to develop writing skills while getting the opportunity to write their own stories.
Entrepreneurship Camp: Innovate for Impact (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 22 to June 26
Ages: 15 to 17
Free! Our Summer Entrepreneurship Camp offers students an engaging introduction to innovation, creativity and business thinking. Participants will explore the fundamentals of developing ideas, working in teams and understanding how concepts can evolve into real-world solutions.
Middle School Summer Engineering Camp (Registration Closed)
Date(s): June 22 to 26
Ages: 10 to 13
Free! Calling future engineers! Join us for an exciting hands-on mechanical and civil engineering experience for middle school students. The camp will cover practical engineering topics, including 3D printing, renewable energy, bridge/road designing, virtual reality and electric cars.
Psyched for Summer! Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): June 22 to 26
Ages: 13 to 18
$25 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.
High School Summer Engineering Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 6 to July 10
Ages: 14 to 17
Free! Calling future engineers! Join us for an exciting hands-on mechanical and civil engineering experience for high school students. The camp will cover practical engineering topics, including 3D printing, renewable energy, bridge/road designing, virtual reality and electric cars.
Personal Finance and Investments Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 6 to July 10
Ages: 13 to 17
Free! Students will learn about banking, budgeting, and investments. Classroom activities include hands-on examples such as building a personal financial statement (net worth), creating a budget and investing with a stock market simulation.
AI Unlocked: Build, Train & Launch Your Own Smart Systems Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 13 to 17
Ages: 13 to 17
Free! In AI Unlocked, you will spend a full week exploring the technology behind generative AI, machine learning, computer vision and smart devices. Through interactive challenges and hands-on builds, you will discover how machines predict outcomes, “see” images, respond to prompts and even operate on real hardware like Raspberry Pi systems and drones.
Design 2 Build Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 13 to 17
Ages: 14 to 17
Free! Learn to design, build and then race a mousetrap car. Design will include hand sketch and the use of design software. Proof of concept will be completed through the development of a prototype followed by the actual build. Campers will learn software, measuring, blueprinting and how to design and build with various materials.
Storytelling with Data Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 13 to 17
Ages: 12 to 16
$95 Campers will learn to uncover the patterns and clues within the dataset by using their mathematical and statistical skill sets. Emphasis will be on collecting, visualizing, analyzing and interpreting data in a meaningful way.
Quest for Quantum Summer Camp (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 20 to July 24
Ages: 14 to 17
Free! In this hands-on five-day camp, high school students explore the genuinely strange world of quantum mechanics — through games, live demos, art projects, simulations and outdoor activities. No math required.
Construction Camp (Register Now!)
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 (Register Now!)
Date(s): July 27 to 31
Ages: 12 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 (Register Now!)
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.
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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.