Summer camps offered at FIRST Robotics Community Center at Kettering University

The FIRST Robotics Community Center (FRCC) at Kettering University is hosting a number of Robotics Camps for students in 1st-12th grades. Sessions include First Robotics Competition, First Tech Challenge, First Lego League and Junior First Lego League.

The summer camps will take place in the FRCC, a state-of-the-art facility that provides permanent work areas for eight FIRST teams, a regulation size practice field as well as a lab with machining tools and software. The FRCC also provides camp participants with access to Kettering University’s faculty, staff and students as mentors and to the campus facilities.

The summer camps being offered this year are:

Grades 1-3: Junior First LEGO League (JFLL)

  • June 27, 2015 | Lego We Do Mechanical Objects
    • Session One: 10 a.m. -12 noon
    • Session Two: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
  • July 25, 2015 | Lego We Do Mechanical Objects
    • Session One: 10 a.m. -12 noon
    • Session Two: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Elementary Students: First Lego League (FLL)

  • August 8, 2015 | Lego Mission to Space

Middle School Students: First Lego League (FLL)

  • July 15-16, 2015 | Lego Mission to Space
  • August 12-13, 2015 | Lego Mission to Space

Grades 7-8: FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)

  • August 10-14, 2015 | Game Challenge

High School Students: First Robotics Competition (FRC)

  • June 29 and July 1, 2015 | Beginning/Intermediate Machine Certification
  • June 30 and July 2, 2015 | Beginning/Intermediate Machine Certification
  • June 29 and July 1, 2015 | Intermediate/Advanced Machine Certification
  • June 30 and July 2, 2015 | Intermediate/Advanced Machine Certification
  • July 13-17, 2015 | FRC Soccer Game Challenge
  • July 20-24, 2015 | FRC Soccer Game Challenge
  • July 27-August 7, 2015 | FRC New Game Challenge

For more information, contact Mark Taylor at (810)-762-9855 or mtaylor@kettering.edu