The Illinois Aerospace Institute (IAI) summer camp is a one-week on-campus camp with two session offerings in the summer and a one-week virtual program held over Zoom. Students may attend only one of the offerings. The IAI summer camp is for students entering grades 9-12 who are interested in learning about the field of aerospace engineering through hands-on projects, classroom lesson content, field trips, and guest speakers. The Aerospace Engineering Department prefers the placement of Juniors and Seniors in the on-campus camp.

In this camp, students will: Use networked robots and a visual programming language to learn about cybersecurity. Reinforce programming concepts, such as control structures, variables, data types & functions, and write programs to control a robot. Defend against cyberattacks from other robots on our network. Learn about authentication and encryption as you make your robot less vulnerable. Participate in robotics challenges.

This immersive Video Game Design Summer Camp (VGD) is for high school students who are interested in a deep dive to learn about video game design. This camp will go beyond the basics and will place emphasis on human centered design as a way to develop video games that are not only entertaining but also impactful.

Held every Spring Upper Limits 2-Day Climbing Camps are designed to teach kids trust, communication, goal-setting, and other important values through rock climbing. Through age-appropriate instruction and a small staff-to-child ratio, your children will find new ways to approach climbing no matter if this is their first or tenth visit.

Upper Limits Cliff Hangers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 11-15 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Upper Limits Cliff Hangers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 11-15 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Upper Limits Cliff Hangers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 11-15 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Upper Limits Rock Dwellers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 7-10 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Upper Limits Rock Dwellers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 7-10 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Upper Limits Rock Dwellers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 7-10 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Upper Limits Rock Dwellers Summer Camps are designed to teach kids 7-10 years old about rock climbing. This 5-day session runs from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Monday through Friday. Your child will finish our climbing clinic with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment.

Archery, canoeing, swimming and more await you at Camp Wartburg!

Archery, canoeing, swimming and more await you at Camp Wartburg!

Archery, canoeing, swimming and more await you at Camp Wartburg!

Archery, canoeing, swimming and more await you at Camp Wartburg!