2024 Session Schedule

Thanks to generous support from ConocoPhillips Alaska, with additional support from the MTA Foundation and Siemens, we are excited to offer 28 camps as part of the 2024 UAA Summer Engineering Academies. The camps marked as *Mat-Su* will be held at Mat-Su College in Palmer. All other camps will be held at the UAA campus in Anchorage. 

• June 3-7
  • Advanced 3D Design and Printing (Grades 7-9)
  • Vex Robotics *Mat-Su* (Grades 8-12)
  • Bridge Builders for Ladies (Grades 6-8)
• June 10-14
  • 3D Design and Printing (Grades 5-7)
  • Engineering Exploration Junior (Grades 3-4)
  • Bridge Builders (Grades 7-9)
  • LEGO Robotics *Mat-Su* (Grades 5-8)
• June 17-21
  • 3D Printed Robotics: 3D Modeling (Grades 6-8)
  • 3D Printed Robotics: Arduino Programming (Grades 9-12)
  • LEGO Robotics Junior (Grades 3-4)
• June 24-28
  • Vex Robotics (Grades 6-8)
  • Creative Coding (Grades 6-8)
  • Text-Based Coding: AI Edition (Grades 8-12)
  • LEGO Robotics (Grades 5-6)
• July 1-5
  
  • No Camps
• July 8-12 
  • Text-Based Coding: AI Edition (Grades 8-12)
  • LEGO Robotics Junior (Grades 3-4)
  • LEGO Robotics for Ladies  (Grades 6-8)
  • Wing Aerodynamics (Grades 5-6)
• July 15-19
  • Wing Aerodynamics (Grades 6-8)
  • Advanced LEGO Robotics Junior (Grades 3-4)
  • Bridge Builders (Grades 5-6)
• July 22-26
  • 3D Printed Bridge Builders (Grades 6-8)
  • Corrosion Chemistry (Grades 6-8)
  • LEGO Robotics Junior *Mat-Su* (Grades 3-4)
• July 29-August 2
  • BIG Bridge Builders (Grades 9-12)
  • Corrosion Chemistry (Grades 6-8)
  • Engineering Exploration Junior *Mat-Su* (Grades 3-4)

In-Person Daily Schedule

The academies' daily schedule is from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Participants must be dropped off no earlier than 7:45am and picked up no later than 3:15 pm. Lunch is served around 11:30 am and provided at no extra cost to participants. We do not provide additional snacks throughout the day, though participants are welcome to bring their own snacks (excluding peanuts). A short recess period is held directly after lunch, ending at about 1:00 pm. Please ensure that participants are dressed for the weather. Participants spend the rest of the day either in their assigned classrooms, in nearby labs, or on occasional field trips to other parts of campus. 

On Wednesdays, participants go on a field trip from about 10:45 am to 1:30 pm. Participants walk about 1 mile to the Gorsuch Commons for lunch. Before or after lunch, participants will also view a film at the UAA Planetarium. If participants need assistance with the walk, please inform us as soon as possible.

On Fridays, parents, friends, and family are welcome to enjoy lunch with the participants at 12:00 pm. After lunch, we invite everyone to walk back to the assigned classroom to watch the final competitions or exhibitions held from about 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Depending on the camp, the competition or exhibition may end before 3:00 pm. However, we ask all participants to help with clean-up before they leave. Once clean-up is complete on Friday, participants are welcome to leave early. There is no requirement that family members be present for lunch or the competition, but we highly encourage it. There is ample research suggesting that family involvement in extracurricular activities and STEM learning increases academic success.

Please note that this is a generic schedule. Each camp may have slightly different timing for lunch, recess, and other activities. If you need to pick up your child early or drop them off late, please inform us. You can reach us at 907-786-1910.