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    Maker Camp inspires innovation through music , video

    Maker Camp is a four-day summer camp hosted by University Libraries at Virginia Tech, where middle school students explore hands-on creativity through coding, circuitry, prototyping, and design thinking. This year’s challenge: build a custom musical instrument for a real client — a library employee with unique needs.

    Date: Jul 30, 2025 -
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    Maker Camp: crafting innovation from cardboard to code , video

    Maker Camp is a four-day camp for students age 10-14 put on by University Libraries. The mission is to get students engaged in hands-on, creative collaboration. The campers were divided into teams and were tasked with designing and building alien dinosaurs out of upcycled materials. They were given access to University Libraries resources and expertise to help complete their creations.

    Date: Aug 06, 2024 -
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    Maker Camp combines innovation and imagination , video

    Maker Camp is a four-day camp hosted by University Libraries for students age 10-14. The mission of the camp is to get young students engaged in hands-on, creative collaboration. Campers receive hands-on experience and use library resources to build arcade games out of recyclable materials, 3-D printed material, and computer parts.

    Date: Aug 03, 2023 -
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    Middle Schoolers tap into creativity at Maker Camp , video

    Maker Camp is a four-day camp hosted by University Libraries for students age 10-14. The mission of the camp is to get young students engaged in hands-on, creative collaboration. The campers were challenged with the task of building an arcade game from scrap materials like cardboard, pencils, bottle caps, etc., with the help of modern technology such as 3D printers, laser cutters, circuitry and more.

    Date: Aug 16, 2022 -
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    Middle schoolers design, build arcade games as part of annual ICAT Maker Camp , video

    Virginia Tech faculty and graduate students, as well as Maker Camp alumni welcomed middle school-aged students to a four-day camp designed to harness students’ creativity and encourage them to act on their curiosity. Maker Camp is a project of Virginia Tech's University Libraries and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology within the Virginia Tech Creativity + Innovation District.

    Date: Aug 06, 2019 -
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    Middle schoolers design, program, and build instruments , video

    Researchers and graduate students from the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology welcomed teachers and middle school students to the Instrument Maker Camp to harness students’ creativity and encourage them to act on their curiosity. Students coded, modeled in 3D, built and performed with the instruments they designed. Instrument Maker Camp is a project of the Center for Research and SEAD Education.

    Date: Jul 23, 2018 -