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Young Explorers: Smart City Air Rescue Grades 3-5

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Location Kent Campus
 
Term Summer
 
Cost $225.00

Young Explorers: Smart City Air Rescue Grades 3-5 Overview

Campers will explore the exciting world of aviation through hands-on activities and interactive challenges in both the AT&T Classroom and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE). Throughout the week, students will investigate how airplanes fly, how pilots navigate, and how engineers design aircraft, using age-appropriate technology, simulations, and engineering tools. Campers will engage in building, testing, and problem-solving experiences that introduce core concepts related to flight, forces, and engineering design while encouraging curiosity, creativity, and teamwork. On Friday, campers will spend the whole day in the CAE building participating in aviation-focused projects and activities. Lunch will be provided. Families will be invited to join their child at the end of the day for an Aviation Showcase, where campers will share what they have learned and created. Friday camp pick-up will be at 3:00 p.m. at the CAE building.

Suggested Grades

  • Rising grades 3-5
  • Note: When registering, please use your child’s enrolling grade for 2026-2027.

Session Dates

  • July 27-31, Monday - Friday
  • Five full-day camps
  • Lunch provided

Schedule and Locations

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Campers can look forward to this schedule:

  • 8:45-9 a.m.
    • Camp check-in at the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) Building
  • 9-11:30 a.m.
    • Morning camp activities in the CAE Building
  • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
    • Lunch (provided) in CAE Building followed by the walk to Moulton Hall/AT&T Classroom.
  • 12:30–3 p.m.
    • Afternoon camp activities in the AT&T Classroom/Room 034 of Moulton Hall
  • 3 p.m.
    • Camp pick-up in the AT&T Classroom/Room 034 of Moulton Hall
Friday

The Friday format is slightly different from the rest of the week. 

  • 8:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
    • Campers will spend the whole day in the CAE building participating in aviation-focused projects and activities. Lunch will be provided. Families will be invited to join their child at the end of the day for an Aviation Showcase, where campers will share what they have learned and created.
  • 3 p.m. at the CAE building
    • Friday camp pick-up 

Registration Information for Smart City Air Rescue

Register Today

Note: Registration for full-day camps is handled through the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.

Questions?

Please contact Dr. Annette Kratcoski at akratcos@kent.edu or 330-672-3371.

Young Explorers Camps at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University offer immersive, hands-on learning experiences made possible through a collaboration between the AT&T Classroom at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University's Research Center for Educational Technology and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. 

Enroll for Smart City Air Rescue, Smart City Robo Rescue or both camps today! 

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