Young woman working on computerChildren from 8 to 12 years old may take part in a free Virtual Lancer Engineering Summer Camp.

Virtual camp to engage children in engineering activities

The Faculty of Engineering invites children from ages 8 to 12 to take part in UWindsor's first Virtual Lancer Engineering Summer Camp.

UWindsor is offering its 2020 virtual summer camp free of charge. Each session will be hosted on the University of Windsor’s Engineering Outreach Virtual Classroom Blackboard site, the official platform used by the University of Windsor for online learning.

  • 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19 - Building an Extended Grabber
  • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 20 - Building a Robotic Cardboard Arm
  • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27 - Battle of the Beams

A guest link will be emailed to the parent or guardian to access the Blackboard site upon registration. Further information, including a description of each activity and the itinerary, is included below in the registration link.

For these activities, participants will need to have their own basic supplies. A supply list for each activity is provided and a reminder email will be sent out prior to the event.

Free registration: Note — each session can accommodate a maximum of 20 participants.

For more information, contact Mike Konstantino, engineering outreach co-ordinator, at mikek@uwindsor.ca.

—Kristie Pearce

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