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  • Future Engineers Camp | Grades 5 - 7

     

    **NOTE:  Future Engineers Camp is part of the "PISD Exploration" program.  Students must register for the "PISD Exploration" program and select the "Future Engineers Camp" course as one of the three total classes during the enrollment process.  This is not a separate, stand-alone course.

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    Program Description

    The Future Engineers Summer Camp is a hands-on, project-based camp designed to introduce incoming 6th, 7th, and 8th grade middle school students to the fundamentals of engineering courses within Plano ISD’s Career and Technical Education Engineering Programs of Study. Engineering teachers instruct in a fun, exciting environment using leading-edge technologies to sample engineering related activities and projects and get a taste of how fun it can be to be an engineer.  The critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and collaboration skills that campers learn during the Future Engineers Summer Camp will benefit them for a lifetime.

    Each day begins with a fun team-building exercise like building a desert shelter or creating the tallest tower from limited supplies.  Campers then go on to work both separately and together on projects such as building a zip-line racer, Wiggle-Bots, Electric Air Racer, Rubber Band Racers, dragsters, and origami.  Throughout the session, campers use the latest technology to solve big challenges, such as building a bridge from craft sticks that can possibly hold a person.  Camp sessions are fun and exciting as the activities and projects change from year to year.

    Eligible Students

    • Current Plano ISD students in grades 5 - 7.

    Dates & Times

    • June 2 - 17 (Monday - FRIDAY)  (Please note the last week will end on a Tuesday) 
    • 7:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 

    Locations

    • Murphy Middle School
    • Renner Middle School
    • Schimelpfenig Middle School

    Please review the Program feeder patterns to identify your student's Exploration campus assignment, based on their neighborhood elementary campus.

    Cost

    • There is no cost for this individual course.  (Fees will still be applied for the remaining two Exploration courses your student registers for.)
    • Please note: For cancelations from the entire Exploration program before May 12, $30 is retained for administrative costs. No refunds will be processed after May 12.
    • Cancelation requests must be submitted to summerschool@pisd.edu.  

    Transportation

    • Busing is provided from the students’ neighborhood campus. 
    • Keep in mind that the neighborhood campus may not be the campus the student attends during the school year. 
    • Summer bus routes will be posted in May. 

    Registration

    • Details will be posted in Spring 2025.
    • Students must register for the "PISD Exploration" program and select the "Future Engineers Camp" course during the enrollment process.

    Questions

  • Summer School Office
    Contact Information    Email:  summerschool@pisd.edu

    Address: Plano ISD Administration Building, 2700 W. 15th Street, Plano, 75075

    Phone: 469-752-8134