Challenge Island offers award-winning, screen-free STEAM programs that foster 21st-century skills through imaginative, project-based learning in a collaborative team setting.
Astronauts embark on an unforgettable journey through space to design and build an out-of-this-world space resort on a new planet for humans to live, thrive, and play. Campers will engage in hands-on engineering challenges, fostering critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Activities may include designing and constructing rockets, creating spacesuits, and building model space stations. The program emphasizes project-based learning, allowing students to work in STEAM Teams to tackle challenges using low-tech supplies and their imaginations. This immersive experience aims to inspire creativity and a love for STEAM subjects while developing essential 21st-century skills.
A typical day involves campers working in STEAM Teams on hands-on engineering challenges related to space exploration and resort design, utilizing a treasure chest of low-tech supplies.
This camp is best for elementary-aged students who are curious about space, enjoy hands-on building, and thrive in collaborative problem-solving environments.
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