Camp Three: HoverCraft Aerospace STEM - Summer Camp 2024

Event Phone: 604.308.2241

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  • Monday
     July 22, 2024
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Tuesday
     July 23, 2024
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Wednesday
     July 24, 2024
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Thursday
     July 25, 2024
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Friday
     July 26, 2024
     1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Summer Camps 2024: Camp Three

Theme:  Aerospace Design – Digital Design – Fabrication – Coding
Description: This camp is designed for students who have taken one of our programs before (Introduction to Aerospace Design camp or one of our other courses). During the camp, participants will construct a mechanical device from scratch. Participants will learn to design digital files for the 3D printer. The camp is full of unique extras that will make for an amazing STEM learning opportunity.
Special Feature:  All registered participants for this camp will receive one free youth and one free adult ticket to the 2024 Abbotsford International Airshow on Sunday, August 11th, 2024. In addition, all registered camp participants and one adult will receive an “exclusive behind-the-scenes experience” on Thursday, August 8th – exact details TBD.
Course Dates:  Monday to Friday, July 22-26 at the Airshow Compound on Threshold Drive – Abbotsford Airport
Day and Time: 1pm to 4pm / Half-day camp
Ages: 10+
Cost: $240.00 +tax
Instructor: Mr. Dereck Dirom
Note: Participants need to bring peanut-free snacks/lunch suitable for a summer camp – a refillable water bottle is recommended.
Unique Features:

  • Build, test and refine a mechatronic device from scratch
  • Digital design for the 3D printer
  • Introduction the microprocessors and electronics
  • Introduction to coding for the microprocessor
  • All materials for the camp are covered in the camp fee
In partnership with the Abbotsford International Airshow and UFV.

 

Venue:  

Venue Phone: 6043082241

Address:
Abbotsford Airport, British Columbia, Canada

Description:

Click on the link below for a visual map of how to find the Abbotsford Airshow Compound.  Warning, the compound does not have an address.  It will not come up on using Google/Apple Maps.

Click here to get visual directions to the Abbotsford Airshow Compound

West of Airport: Drive south on Mt. Lehman Rd – turn left on Threshold Dr – travel east on the north side of the airport.  Follow the road east.  Go past Queens St and follow the access road until you see the Abbotsford Airshow Compound.  There will be signage after you pass Queens St. Ignore any “Restricted Area” signs – these are old and no longer being enforced.

North of Airport: Drive south on Queens St.  Turn left on Threshold Dr and follow the access road until you see the Abbotsford Airshow Compound.  There will be signage once you turn onto Threshold Dr and go east. Ignore any “Restricted Area” signs – these are old and no longer being enforced.