Florida Tech Summer Camps: Learn, Create, Build, Play

More than 50 Camps Available in Academics, Art, Sports and More

MELBOURNE, FLA. — Designed a robot. Flew an airplane. Perfected a jump shot. Created a business plan. Met new friends.

Made lasting memories.

Want your kids to be able to give an answer like that when asked what they did this summer? Those experiences and many more are available starting in June at over 50 summer camps from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne.

Registration is now underway. Get started at http://camps.fit.edu.

There are new camps for 2015. Introduction to Robotics, for example, runs June 15-19. Participants will learn about robots and their applications, participate in the construction of a robot arm and build their own individual robot they can take home.

SIAM Applied Mathematics, another new camp scheduled for June 22-July 3, will immerse high school students in modern applied mathematics and operations research even as they work with the popular engineering and technical software language MATLAB.

A version of the SIAM camp for kids age 10-14 will be held June 8-19.

There are plenty of old favorites returning, as well. Summer Flight Camp at F.I.T. Aviation highlights the exciting world of aviation, from learning about the dynamics of airplanes and principles of flight to experiencing cutting-edge flight simulators. There are two sessions, June 8-12 for grades 7-9 and July 6-10 for grades 10-12.

Budding young artists can enhance their art knowledge and hone their skills during any of the more than one dozen art camps at Florida Tech’s Foosaner Art Museum running June 9-July 31 in the Eau Gallie Arts District.

Florida Tech Panthers basketball coach Billy Mims is hosting both individual and team basketball camps for boys throughout June and July, and there are camps targeting skills and team play for girls, as well.

Or maybe at Youth Entrepreneurship Camp, with sessions June 15-19 and June 22-26, participants will create a company that taps into the technology, team work and creative thinking that are on display at those other camps.

But enrolling in a Florida Tech sports or academic summer camp offers more than just the camp experience. It offers a valuable introduction to the college experience at a top national research university. While having fun and honing their athletic skills or diving deeper into the academic fields that excite them, campers will also get to experience campus life first-hand. Plus, full-day participants get to eat lunch in our fabulous Panther Dining Hall.

The registration process has been streamlined for 2015, as well, with all camps now accepting online payment.

Visit http://camps.fit.edu for more information, including dates, ages and locations for camps, as well as registration procedures.

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Here is a list of Florida Tech summer camps planned for 2015. Please note the lineup is subject to change:

Academic:
Junior SIAM Applied Math Camp
SIAM Applied Math Camp
Summer Flight Camp
Advanced Aviation Academy
Aviation/Aerospace Experience
Indian River Lagoon Teacher’s Training Workshop
What We Know: Understand Media and Its Influence
Introduction to Robotics
Youth Summer Entrepreneur Camp
Aquaculture, Biology and Conservation Camp
Engineering Camp
Florida Tech School of Rock
Computer Camp Alpha: Computing with Alice
Computer Camp Beta: Problem Solving with Computing
YOLO: Young Outstanding Leadership Obstacle Course
Marine and Environmental Science Camp
Exploring the Magic of Electricity and Magnetism
3D Printer Camp

Athletic:
Athletic Training Camp
All Sports/Water Camp
Boys Basketball Individual Camp
Boys Basketball Team Camp
Girls Basketball Elite Skills Camp
Girls Basketball Team Camp
Football Youth Camp
Football Prospect Camp
Florida Tech 7-on-7 Football Tournament
Boys Lacrosse Camp
Snorkeling Camp
Boys Soccer Youth Camp
Girls Soccer Youth Camp
Girls Soccer ID Camp
Softball Camps
Swim Camp
Swimming Stroke Technique Camp
Spike, Swing & Swim Camp
Tennis Camp
Tennis & Chess Camp
Panther Volleyball Camps (Elementary & Middle School, High School/Incoming Freshman,High School Varsity Team)
Satellite Volleyball Camps
Florida Tech Women’s Rowing Camp

Artistic:
Week 1
Morning camp: Andy Warhol
Afternoon camp: Printmaking
Week 2
Morning camp: Robert Rauschenberg
Afternoon camp: Mixed media
Week 3
Morning camp: Jasper Johns
Afternoon camp: Painting
Week 4
Morning camp: Robert Indiana
Afternoon camp: Found objects/recycled art
Week 5
Morning camp: Jim Dine
Afternoon camp: Printmaking
Week 6
Morning camp: Roy Lichtenstein
Afternoon camp: Mixed media
Week 7
Morning Camp: James Rosenquist
Afternoon camp: Painting
Week 8
Morning camp: Larry Rivers
Afternoon camp: Fond objects/recycled art

Other:
Camp2Can
College Internship Program
Harmony Explosion Camp
Wellspring Florida Institute of Technology
Codecraft Lab Camp
iBrick Academy LEGO RoboCamp
Youth Leadership Conference

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