University of North Texas

Department of Computer Science
and Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Robocamp 2008
Camp Program


Good News! - We received some additional grant funding for 2008 so we will be adding 3 or 4 additional camps this summer. See the new dates below.

We are leaving registration open until all camps are full! Register now!

North Texas Research Park
Denton, TX
Robocamp for Girls
6/9/08 - 6/13/08
(1 seat left as of 5/19/08)

Robocamp for Boys
6/9/08 - 6/13/08
this camp is full - waiting list available

Counselor/Teacher Robocamp
7/14/08- 7/16/08
(11 seats left as of 5/6/08)

Advanced Robotics Workshop
(Previous Robocamp girls only)
7/14/08 - 7/16/08
(1 seat as of 5/6/08)

NEW! Robocamp for Boys
8/4 -8/8/08
this camp is full - waiting list available

NEW! Co-Ed Robocamp
8/4 - 8/8/08
Full as of 5/19/08

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UNT - Dallas Campus
Dallas, TX
Robocamp for Girls
6/23/08 - 6/27/08
(5 seats left as of 5/6/08)

Robocamp for Boys
6/23/08 - 6/27/08
this camp is full - waiting list available

Counselor/Teacher Robocamp
7/21/08- 7/23/08
(10 seats left as of 5/6/08)

Advanced Robotics Workshop
(Previous Robocamp girls only) 7/21/08 - 7/23/08
(7 seats left as of 5/6/08)

if a camp is full, please send in your registration anyway. We often have cancellations as families plan their summer vacations. Also if some of the other camps do not fill we may open more seats and make them co-ed. Those on the waiting list will get first priority!


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Lewisville ISD Camps

Middle School (DeLay) 7/7/08 - 7/11/08
High School (LHS) 7/7/08 - 7/11/08
Camp Time: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Please do not submit an application for these camps. Selection will be done through the school Math and Science courses. Announcement will be made through the school system near the end of March. Please do not contact Lewisville ISD prior to that time.

 

 

VIEW THE WEBSITES AND PICTURES FROM THE PREVIOUS CAMPS

2005 Robocamp Click Here!!

2006 Robocamp and 2007 EChallenge Camps Click Here !!

Click here for the 2007 Education Week Article

 

 

 

This year the Robocamp programs will be 5 days in length. We will mix the content of our Echallenge camps from 2007 into the 5 day format, with approximately 2.5 days spent directly on Robotics, and the remaining period spend on engineering design, critical thinking and programming topics - all with numerous hands-on activities and experiments. Each camp will incorporate an individual or team design competition, with certificates and prizes awarded to the best designs.

We will be hosting a total of 4 open-enrollment camps this year. Two of these camps will be for young women entering grades 8-12. The remaining two camps will be for young men in the same grade range. Each camp will be limited to 20 participants.

An additional two camps will be closed enrollment for students in the Lewisville Independent School District. We plan to offer more of these mobile camps in other North Texas school districts in the coming years as funding is available.

We will also be hosting two camps for 20 middle school and high school counselors and teachers. These camps will be eligble for CEUs. and will be three days in length. The counselor camp application form is available here.

 

Finally, for those young women only who have previously attended any of the Robocamps in 2005, 2006 or 2007 we are offering a 3 day Advanced Robotics Workshop that will run concurrently with our counselor camps. These camps will offer students the opportunity to work with a number of different robot and software platforms to develop some interesting and unique designs and applications of their own. The camp will be relatively unstructured, so students should only attend if they would like to seriously pursue advanced concepts of their own creation. A separate application form is available here. Several contests with prizes will be sponsored during this workshop, and students will be expected to make presentations and offer demonstrations of their work. Students will also interact regularly with the attendees at the Counselor camp. Registration is limited to 15 students per workshop.

 

Camp days will start at 9:00 am and end at 4:00 pm. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Each participant will receive a wealth of study materials, a camp T-Shirt and other souvenirs from these fun and educational program.

For information about the camp contact:

David Keathly or Robert Akl
UNT Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Phone: 940-565-2767

Email: dkeathly@cse.unt.edu or rakl@cse.unt.edu

There is no fee for this camp.

Applications will be accepted beginning March 1, 2008

Click here for the Robocamp Registration form and Medical History and Release. Revised 3/7/08

Click Here for the Counselor Camp Registration Form

Click Here for the Advanced Robotics Workshop Registration Form

NOTE: There is no registration form for the closed Lewisville ISD camps. Student selection and registration will be accomplished through the school district.

We have decided to leave registration open until all camps are full. The camp dates above also show the number of seats remaining.

 

Each camp is strictly limited to 20 participants on a first come, first served basis. A waiting list will be maintained to facilitate replacement due to cancellations. Register now!

MAIL OR FAX THE REGISTRATION FORM AND MEDICAL RELEASE TO:

David Keathly
UNT CSE
3940 N Elm Suite F201
Denton, TX 76207-7102

Fax: 940-565-2799

Robocamp 2008 is made possible by grants from the
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Youth in Technology Program, the RGK Foundation and the Motorola Foundation