FIRSTFOR YOUTH
Summer camp archive

Summer 2023
camps.

FIRST For Youth’s 2023 summer camps paired age-appropriate robotics tools with trained instructors and hands-on STEM learning.

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Program partnerCurie Learning LLCArchive statusCompleted program
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Season overview

Hands-on STEM learning

Build skills by
building things.

These archived programs combined guided instruction with practical projects that strengthened creativity, collaboration, programming, and engineering confidence.

Students participating in SPIKE LEGO Energy Camp
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SPIKE LEGO Energy Camp

Students built LEGO energy models while learning teamwork, block programming, energy transfer, and the relationship between energy sources, storage, distribution, and consumption.

Grades
Rising 1st–4th graders
Format
In person
Archived cost
$295
Schedule
July 3–7, 2023 · July 24–28, 2023
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Creativity
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Students participating in Arduino Robotics Camp
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Arduino Robotics Camp

Students used hands-on robotics kits to learn assembly, testing, C++ and Arduino programming. Guided projects included line following, wall detection, and iterative robot improvement. An $80 robotics kit was included.

Grades
Rising 5th–8th graders
Format
In person
Archived cost
$395
Schedule
June 26–30, 2023 · July 17–21, 2023
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Collaboration
  • Robot building
  • Python and Arduino
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Students participating in MakeBlock Self-Driving Robot Camp
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MakeBlock Self-Driving Robot Camp

Students assembled robot-car kits and explored self-driving vehicles through Arduino programming, Python, prototyping, and real-world autonomous-driving concepts. A $110 robotics kit was included.

Grades
Rising 9th–12th graders
Format
In person
Archived cost
$425
Schedule
July 10–14, 2023
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
  • Autonomous driving
  • Critical thinking
  • Python and Arduino
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Camp location

Hosted in
Chantilly, Virginia.

The Madame Curie School of Science & Technology, 43250 Stonewall Pond St, Chantilly, VA 20152

These dates and prices are preserved for historical reference. For questions about future camps, email contact@firstforyouth.org.