Summer STEM Camp
A camp run by our students.
A weeklong summer camp for kids in grades four through nine at Mayer Lutheran High School — designed and taught by the students of Crusader Robotics.
A weeklong summer camp for kids in grades four through nine at Mayer Lutheran High School — designed and taught by the students of Crusader Robotics.
Every summer, our high school students run a weeklong STEM camp for kids in grades four through nine. They plan the activities. They teach the sessions. They spend the week with campers who are where they were, a few years ago.
Some of those campers end up in Crusader Robotics as freshmen. Others just leave with a good week of building things they designed and a sense that something interesting is happening at their local high school.
Campers spend the morning learning a skill — programming microbits, designing a part in CAD, soldering a small circuit, driving a robot through an obstacle course. Afternoons are for building and testing what they've designed. The week ends with a small showcase for families.
Every activity is led by a high schooler. Coaches are there to help, but the camp is designed so that the teachers are kids who, three years ago, were the campers.
Two reasons. First — our high schoolers learn more by teaching something than by being taught it. The camp is one of the most valuable weeks of the year for the students who lead it.
Second — it's the only event we put on that the wider community gets to see up close. Families come in, walk the building, meet the students, and watch their own kids leave with something they built. It's a window into what robotics actually looks like at this school.
Camp dates and registration for next summer will be announced in the spring. If you'd like to be one of the first to know when registration opens, email robotics@mayerlutheran.org with your child's name, grade, and any questions.