June 5-9, 2023
X Studio Great Explora Bake-Off
Grades 6th-9th
1pm-4pm
$150 for members/$170 for non-members
Ready, Set, Bake! Throughout the week you will learn new skills in chemistry, calculating, baking, and building. Then use your skills to participate in a final bake-off challenge! What can you create?
June 12-16, 2023
X Studio Cosmetic Chemistry
Grades 6th-9th
9am-4pm
$150 for members/$170 for non-members
Investigate the chemistry of cosmetics! Make soap, mix makeup, investigate the science behind gel nails and more as we get deep into the science of beauty.
June 19-23, 2023
Be Greater Than Average: World of Robotics
Grades 6th-9th
1pm-4pm
$150 for members/$170 for non members
Explore, code, play, create, battle and team up for STEM fun with robots and new friends! Discover all of the amazing things that can be done with multiple types of robots and learn from members of the award-winning R4Creating robotics team. Build confidence and robot vocabulary, learn to problem solve and develop a basic understanding of robots both big and small during this hands-on, interactive camp hosted by guest educators from Be Greater Than Average.
June 26-30, 2023
X Studio Creative Cosplay
Grades 9-12th
9am-4:00pm
Material Fee: $30 members/$40 non-members
Take a deep dive into cosplay! Design a character or be inspired by a character you love. Learn the basics of sewing, adapting existing clothing, creating accessories and props, and much more.
July 10 -14, 2023
X Studio Biotech
Grades 6th-9th
1pm-4pm
Material Fee: $15 for members/$20 for non members
Would you like to create medicines, clean up pollutants, or protect crops from pests?
These are just some of the things that you can do as a biotechnologist! Build biotech skills with scientists from UNM as you run experiments that control cells using engineered DNA! You could be starting your career in biotech!
Presented in partnership with and with funding assistance from Lakin Labs of UNM.
July 10-14, 2023
X Studio Food for the Future
Grades 5th-9th
9am-3pm
$260 for members/$300 for non-members
At the Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos
Explore and innovate on current tech used in agriculture, and then bring your farm fresh foods to the kitchen in this farming and cooking camp. Code, build, harvest and cook as we grow the food of the future!
Funding assistance for this camp has been provided by Van Dyke Software.
July 10-14, 2023
Everyday AI
Grades 6th-9th
9am-4pm
Material Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Are you curious about how responsive tech like Chatbots, Snapchat and facial recognition work? Do you enjoy creating and exploring using technology? Come learn and recognize the AI you interact with daily with hands-on computer-based activities on AI concepts, ethical issues in AI, creative expression using AI, and how AI relates to your future. You’ll train and use machine learning to make predictions, investigate bias in machine learning applications, and even create novel works of art using AI!
Presented in partnership with MIT, NMSU, and the Computer Science Alliance with the generous funding from the National Science Foundation and US Department of Education.
July 17 -21, 2023
X Studio Smart Cities
Grades 6th-9th
1pm-4pm
Material Fee: $15 for members/$20 for non members
Cities and towns of the future operate using data and Internet-of-Things technology. Learn coding with sensors and data to explore the Internet-of-Things system. Construct a room-sized model of your town using crafts, digital networks and Teknikio’s Tekniverse, then connect and collaborate with data around the world. Become an engineer of the future with Smart Cities!
Presented in partnership with BSCS Science Learning with support from the National Science Foundation
July 17-21, 2023
X Studio Watermania
Grades 5th-9th
9am-3pm
$260 for members/$300 for non-members
At the Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center in Los Ranchos
Dive into water science with guest educators from UNM’s Center for Water & the Environment. Through coding, designing and inventing, you’ll work with a variety of water samples and test for water quality, build water level monitors, and learn about careers in water management and resources. Water is a crucial New Mexico resource- learn about the intersection of water and tech that has real-world applications!
July 17-21, 2023
Everyday AI
Grades 6th-9th
9am-4pm
Material Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members
Are you curious about how responsive tech like Chatbots, Snapchat and facial recognition work? Do you enjoy creating and exploring using technology? Come learn and recognize the AI you interact with daily with hands-on computer-based activities on AI concepts, ethical issues in AI, creative expression using AI, and how AI relates to your future. You’lll train and use machine learning to make predictions, investigate bias in machine learning applications, and even create novel works of art using AI!
Presented in partnership with MIT, NMSU, and the Computer Science Alliance with the generous funding from the National Science Foundation and US Department of Education.
July 24 -28, 2023
X Studio Radio Crafters
Grades 6th-9th
1pm-4pm
Radio waves are everywhere. Discover how electronics and block coding can harness its invisible energy for communication. Play games, design crafts, and build a project using micro:bits. Learn about the science behind wireless communications.
Presented in partnership with BSCS Science Learning with support from the National Science Foundation
July 31- August 4, 2023
X Studio Cosmetic Chemistry
Grades 6th-9th
1pm-4pm
$150 for members/$170 for non-members
Investigate the chemistry of cosmetics! Make soap, mix makeup, investigate the science behind gel nails and more as we get deep into the science of beauty.
