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Hands-On, Minds-On
SUNY, or the Summer University for Northern Youth, aims to engage youth in science activities through a "hands-on, minds-on" approach to learning for one week summertime sessions for students ages 10 to 17.
Located at UNBC,
SUNY has access to the most up to date technologies and equipment, enabling diverse
and interactive programming.
Special December Robotics Camp!
See details below!
SUNY Robotics Camp December 2009
Join UNBC's SUNY program for this special offer three-day Robotics camp. This program features three full fun-filled days with the Lego Mindstorms NXT robots and camps with the ever popular Robot Wars!
Those participating in one of the SUNY Day camps will enjoy a week on the beautiful UNBC Campus. Groups no larger than 12 students are guided on activities with team leaders. Their full day (9:00am - 4:00pm) will include time learning computer programming, robotics or other sciences depending on the camp the student is partaking in, as well as time participating in physical activities, such as soccer, basketball, or volleyball, either outside (weather permitting) or at the Northern Sports Centre on campus. Students will be able to eat a bagged lunch or purchase one at the UNBC Cafeteria or other on campus food vendors
.
Outdoor Active Learning
In addition to the time spent pursuing the science activities in the camps, students will spend time each day participating in physical activities. If the weather is nice, students will spend time in outdoor active learning, such as sand volleyball, going for a short hike through Forests for the World (right on our back door) as well as other outdoor activities. Students will also have time to use the facilities at the Northern Sports Centre to play soccer on the indoor field, run on the elevated track, play basketball and more.
The Programs
"Program from Scratch"
Whether you are a first time programmer or are looking at designing something more complex, participants will be able to do this using "Scratch" technology developed by MIT. Replacing typing code with a drag and drop approach, Scratch allows students to create animated stories, games and interactive presentations. Designed for novice programmers, Scratch programs can get more complex as the student becomes familiar with the approach.
Bonus: Each day of this camp, students will also be participating in outdoor active learning.
Robotics is a popular and effective way to cover a variety of topics within science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a fun and engaging way. Using MINDSTORMS, Lego activity packs developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy, students learn to design, program and control fully-functional robot models. The low threshold, high ceiling nature of the software makes programming robots accessible to all levels, from ten year olds right up to university students.
Bonus: Each day of this camp, students will also be participating in outdoor active learning.
"Super Science"
Join one of our Super Science camps to explore a wide variety of traditional sciences.
Through
the use of hands on experiments and fun activities, such as chemical reactions
in candy making, exploring the natural world around them, and geospatial
exploration using GPS and GIS technologies, students will be exposed to a vast
array of exciting, mind stimulating science concepts.
Bonus: Each day of this camp, students will also be participating in outdoor active learning.
Summer Camp Hours
Drop Off:
No earlier than 8:30am
Camp Start:
9:00am
Camp End:
4:00pm
Pick Up:
No later than 5:00pm
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Whether you are a first time programmer or are looking at designing something more complex, participants will be able to do this using "Scratch" technology developed by MIT. Replacing typing code with a drag and drop approach, Scratch allows students to create animated stories, games and interactive presentations. Designed for novice programmers, Scratch programs can get more complex as the student becomes familiar with the approach. 
Robotics is a popular and effective way to cover a variety of topics within science, technology, engineering and mathematics in a fun and engaging way. Using MINDSTORMS, Lego activity packs developed by Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Academy, students learn to design, program and control fully-functional robot models. The low threshold, high ceiling nature of the software makes programming robots accessible to all levels, from ten year olds right up to university students. 
Join one of our Super Science camps to explore a wide variety of traditional sciences.
Through
the use of hands on experiments and fun activities, such as chemical reactions
in candy making, exploring the natural world around them, and geospatial
exploration using GPS and GIS technologies, students will be exposed to a vast
array of exciting, mind stimulating science concepts.