The Solanco Summer STEM Camp was held recently, drawing elementary and middle school students from various schools, including from Solanco School District, surrounding districts, private schools, and homeschooling programs.

Campers immersed themselves in activities like videography, robotics, manufacturing, and game design. Each day, they explored different aspects of STEM, learning to collaborate and develop their computational thinking skills. Activities included designing, capturing, editing, coding, debugging, and creating a variety of innovative projects.

The camp was designed and led by Solanco technology education teachers Pat Thomas, Tony Mendez, and Todd Brown, alongside business education teacher Josh Flemming. They planned the camp over the past school year. Several high school students volunteered their time to assist the campers, serving as mentors to them.

The camp's goal was to expose young students to the opportunities available within Solanco School District's STEM programs, to spark their interest in STEM careers, and to equip them with computational thinking skills that may benefit them in any future career.