Full Steam Ahead!
Summer Camps 2023
We are launching 26 different half-day and full-day camps this year.
Descriptions of each camp and links to registration are available in their individual calendar entries.
Registration for all camps, except Ham Radio for Kids, can be found at https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
Membership pays! CMoA Members! Use code CMOAMEM2023 for a $25 off discount
(Only one discount code can be used per registration)
CMoA is proud to be working with partners STREM HQ and North Fulton Amateur Radio League for our 2023 summer camps.
Do you know a curious kid? You know, the one that always asks the why? what? and how? behind everyday things. SciTech Saturdays are here to satisfy some of their curiosity.
This month’s SciTech topic will explain how heat transfers through solids, liquids, and gases. Why do our computers get so hot? How can we cool them down?
Workshops begin at 11AM and 2PM and have limited seating.
Free for members or with museum admission.
Punched cards were widely used throughout much of the 20th century in various industries for record keeping and data processing. Machines used punched cards for data input, output, and storage. Come learn more about how punched card machines were used and punch your own souvenir card on an original IBM 29 to take home during the demo, this Saturday from 2 PM – 4 PM!
July 1, 2023 – DOLL-E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey
Join us for today’s Tech Tales book reading featuring talented local author, Shanda McCloskey, and her captivating book, DOLL-E 1.0. The story follows a young girl who uses her creativity and ingenuity to enhance her new toy. Children will be inspired to embrace their own imaginative ideas and problem-solving skills after reading this delightful tale.
Join us for Tech Tales every Saturday at 2 PM during June and July.
Free for members or with paid admission.
Do you have a group you’d like to bring? A camp, a daycare, a neighborhood playdate?
Groups are welcome and encouraged to schedule on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in June and July by completing this request form at least a week in advance.
July 8, 2023 – Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
Join us for this week’s Tech Tales book reading featuring the inspiring story of Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty. In this heartwarming tale, young inventor Rosie encounters failures and judgment from others but learns to embrace her mistakes and never give up on her passion for engineering. Through her perseverance and determination, Rosie teaches young readers the importance of resilience and creativity in pursuing their dreams. To complement the book, Tech Tales will be engaging in a unique project using physics to engineer a one-of-a-kind toy.
Join us for Tech Tales every Saturday at 2 PM during June and July.
Free for members or with paid admission.
Do you have a group you’d like to bring? A camp, a daycare, a neighborhood playdate?
Groups are welcome and encouraged to schedule on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in June and July by completing this request form at least a week in advance.
Camp Name: Make and Take Home Your Own Desktop PC
Camp Week: July 10 – 14, 2023
Suggested Ages: 11 – 14
Duration: Full Day Camp (M-F) 9 AM – 4 PM
Cost $950 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Create your own computer from scratch and take it home with you!
In this super fun camp, students learn to design, unassemble and re-assemble, a fully working computer with all the necessary electronic components including a monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse, and cables. Campers will learn to program, install, and customize the computer, in addition to learning how to care for and repair the machine in future.
Minimum Desktop Configuration: Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro, 3.2GHz + processor, 500GB Hard Drive, 17 inch screen, LED Wired Keyboard, LED Wired Mouse, Wifi, USB 3.0. This is a fully functional computer. Includes Screen, CPU, Keyboard, Mouse.
*** Materials and all hardware included. Configuration, Colors and design might vary ***
** This is a certified Lenovo product.
** This is a Full day camp**
** Product might not look like the product picture.**
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Robot NASCAR Racers
Camp Week: July 10 – 14, 2023
Suggested Ages: 11 – 14
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 9 AM – 12 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
This Robotics class targets the absolute beginners. No prior robotics or programming knowledge is required. Students will be able to build and program robots to engage in various challenges such as battle bots, mazes, and more fun and exciting matches. Students will learn principals of building and programming to be successful in their missions.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Visual 3D Coding with Kodu
Camp Week: July 10 – 14, 2023
Suggested Ages: 11 – 14
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 1 – 4 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
“Don’t just play the game –Program it!”
It’s simple, it’s fun, It’s 3D!! Create your own video game while exploring the foundations of coding using Microsoft Kodu. Learn the basic concepts of programming logic, story, character, and game design. Create a water world, program flying fish, create lava obstacles, score points, manage health, and so much more! Your kids will be hooked! At the end of the course students get to take their games home.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
July 15, 2023 – What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
Join us for this week’s Tech Tales reading of What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada. This inspiring story teaches young readers that ideas are valuable and worth exploring, even if they may seem impossible or uncertain at first. Through beautiful illustrations and a relatable main character, children will be encouraged to embrace their ideas and nurture them into something great. Don’t miss out on this exciting and thought-provoking book! For our Tech Tales activity, participants will have the chance to brainstorm and design their own inventions that could solve everyday problems.
Join us for Tech Tales every Saturday at 2 PM during June and July.
Free for members or with paid admission.
Do you have a group you’d like to bring? A camp, a daycare, a neighborhood playdate?
Groups are welcome and encouraged to schedule on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in June and July by completing this request form at least a week in advance.
Camp Name: Build and Code Self Driving Vehicles
Camp Week: July 17 – 21, 2023
Suggested Ages: 11 – 14
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 9 AM – 12 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Keeping pace with a technology driven world, we’ve developed a hands-on blended learning experience that’s fun, rewarding, and challenging. Campers will learn to build smart self-driving vehicles from start to finish! Learning design concepts along with mechanical engineering they will create unique vehicle designs including the addition of sensors, obstacle avoidance, line and light following and more. Campers will come to understand physics concepts such as momentum, acceleration, drag, etc.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Game Design with Scratch 3.0
Camp Week: July 17 – 21, 2023
Suggested Ages: 8- 12
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 9 AM – 12 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Create your own video game while exploring and strengthening the foundations of coding. During this Programming Logic and Game Design Workshop, campers will learn the basics of programming logic and variables, operators, loops, creating levels and more. Campers design cars that run in their hill climbing challenges, race tracks, at times racing another player. They program characters, create music, and even dance!
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: App Design
Camp Week: July 17 – 21, 2023
Suggested Ages: 11 – 14
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 1 – 4 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Learn to program and design Mobile Apps.
App Inventor is the most popular Mobile App Development platform today. We all know that mobile platforms are quickly gaining edge over stationary technologies. More than 80% of people go online through mobile devices. Did you know Mobile Computer Science principles are being integrated in the College Board’s AP Computer Science curriculum? Students will learn the principles of app development incorporating elements of UI Design and Programming Constructs. Learn to work on technology developed by MIT & provided by Google. Create fully functional apps. Develop applications for Android phones using a web browser and either a connected phone or emulator. This course provides an introduction to many Android and basic programming concepts while making it fun and easy to learn. Publish your apps on Google Play and start getting returns immediately!
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Roblox Business Tycoon
Camp Week: July 17 – 21, 2023
Suggested Ages: 8- 12
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 1 – 4 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Create a business simulation game. Students learn how to make use of the many tools on Roblox to code amazing games, broadcasting their imaginative capabilities to the world. The ultimate goal of this camp is to ensure students are learning new concepts to progress and build confidence in coding, as they prepare for the future, all while having fun!
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
July 22, 2023 – One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” These famous words were spoken by Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to set foot on the moon. As we celebrate the 54th anniversary of this momentous event, Tech Tales will be exploring the incredible journey of the Apollo 13 mission in today’s book, One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh. This book recounts the amazing story of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins as they set out on a historic mission that would ultimately lead to the first moonwalk. In honor of this momentous occasion, Tech Tales will be designing their own lunar rovers to explore the mysteries of the moon and beyond.
Join us for Tech Tales every Saturday at 2 PM during June and July.
Free for members or with paid admission.
Do you have a group you’d like to bring? A camp, a daycare, a neighborhood playdate?
Groups are welcome and encouraged to schedule on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in June and July by completing this request form at least a week in advance.
Camp Name: 3D Coding – Design & Code 3D Characters
Camp Week: July 24 – 28, 2023
Suggested Ages: 8- 12
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 9 AM – 12 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
This camp offers the just the perfect combination of art and technology. For those with creative mindsets the possibilities are endless… Campers will discover 3D modeling with simple to use instructions and tools. This camp allows campers to take their imagination to a whole new level. They create variables, repeat groups of commands, and create items. This camp allows your camper to unleash the world of creativity and innovation. It is fun filled and interactive camp introducing concepts on 3D industry.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Robot Battles!
Camp Week: July 24 – 28, 2023
Suggested Ages: 10- 14
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 9 AM – 12 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Bursting with robot combat excitement, this Robotics camp targets the absolute beginners. No prior robotics or programming knowledge is required. Your camper’s robot, which they build and program themselves, will engage in various battle challenges and exciting matches. Students create bigger, stronger, and faster robots designed to fight in the combat arena. Through these hands on activities, campers learn the principles of building and programming to be successful in their missions.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Mad Science
Camp Week: July 24 – 28, 2023
Suggested Ages: 8- 12
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 1 – 4 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Ideal camp for science lovers. Exploratory camp in high demand, exposing student to new experiments every day of the week. Each day will introduce a new concept of Science. Students learn to make rockets, make chemical concoctions, explore physics concepts through different experiments and projects.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
Camp Name: Minecraft Redstone Circuitry – Automate Your World!
Camp Week: July 24 – 28, 2023
Suggested Ages: 10- 14
Duration: Half Day Camp (M-F) 1 – 4 PM
Cost $300 (plus $50 one-time, new camper registration fee)
Perfect camp for Minecraft Lovers. Learn to craft and brew redstone and create redstone nuclear reactors. Incorporate power and transmitter connections in just about anything. Transmit power to create mechanism components. The possibilities are limitless! Minecraft encourages creativity and problem solving in kids.
***All software, materials, and laptops provided for use during camp at no additional charge***
TO REGISTER for this camp, please head to: https://www.stremhq.com/summercampscmoa2023
CMoA is proud to be working with partner STREM HQ for our 2023 summer camps.
July 29, 2023 – Have You Thanked an Engineer Today? by Patrice McLaurin
As we conclude our 2023 Tech Tales program, we invite you to join us for a final reading of the summer, Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? by Patrice McLaurin. Follow along with a young boy as he uses and appreciates the many inventions created by African-American inventors throughout history. This inspiring and informative book will encourage children to recognize and celebrate the contributions of diverse inventors in shaping our world. To cap off the program, Tech Tale participants will have the opportunity to put their engineering skills to the test by building a miniature zipline to transport computer parts.
Join us for Tech Tales every Saturday at 2 PM during June and July.
Free for members or with paid admission.
Do you have a group you’d like to bring? A camp, a daycare, a neighborhood playdate?
Groups are welcome and encouraged to schedule on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays in June and July by completing this request form at least a week in advance.
Punched cards were widely used throughout much of the 20th century in various industries for record keeping and data processing. Machines used punched cards for data input, output, and storage. Come learn more about how punched card machines were used and punch your own souvenir card on an original IBM 29 to take home during the demo, this Saturday from 2 PM – 4 PM!