Tech Revolution STEM Summer Camps at Arizona State University - Tempe Campus

Calling all master builders, young engineers, and creative thinkers!

Unleash your creativity in LEGO® Builders Workshop! Work with thousands of LEGO® bricks, wood, blocks, and craft materials to construct sturdy structures and design rubber-band powered race cars. Learn core physics principles like force, friction, and energy while competing in friendly car races and strongest-structure build challenges!

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Multi-Material Building: Combine LEGO® bricks, wooden materials, and blocks to construct custom architectural and mechanical designs.
• Race Car Engineering: Build and tune rubber-band powered vehicles for speed, distance, and track stability.
• Structural Physics: Explore forces, potential and kinetic energy, and center-of-gravity mechanics.
• Friendly Competitions: Test design durability in structural load challenges and high-speed car races.

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – LEGO Camp-Builders Workshop, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, VIP Camp Lanyard

Success in Coding Starts Here

Gain great experience with computer science using Scratch™, a program designed by the MIT Media Lab, to code, create, and share projects. Scratch uses a custom programming language that is easy to understand. By moving and combining blocks of code, you will be able to develop your own super cool animation projects. You can even make your animations interactive by including instructions, designing the character’s costumes, adding unique background images and sounds, and programming characters to dance, sing, talk, and more!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include preparing for success in coding, improving logical thinking skills, and building creativity & design skills. 

Camp Take-Homes: Camp Projects, Certificate of Excellence – Coding 101, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Imagination Brought to Life

Build and digitally design roller coasters using Thames & Kosmos™ kits and Roblox™. In addition to having tons of fun and building skills in design and construction, students also learn about physics concepts such as gravity, mass, inertia, velocity, acceleration, potential energy, and more!

Valuable Learning Opportunities in physics, teamwork, digital collaboration, and design!

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – Roller Coaster Design Studio, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Don’t Just Play Games…Create Them

Create your own video games and apps that are compatible with PC computers and Android™ and/or iOS devices. This camp is a perfect opportunity for aspiring game designers to come away with new skills and knowledge, awesome projects, and lots of accomplishments! In addition to using objects and scenery, you will be able to manipulate the design of objects and make your own. You can also expand the games and apps to multiple frames and scenes, resulting in a complete multi-level arcade or platform game/app. 

All students should arrive at camp with a GDevelop account. Accounts are free to create at https://editor.gdevelop.io/

Valuable Learning Opportunities include a chance to create a project from start to finish, explore programming logic, build skills in animation and design, and much more.

Camp Take-Homes: Camp Projects, Certificate of Excellence – Intro to Game Design, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Become the Ultimate Pokémon Trainer!

Discover the secrets of Pokémon™, while creating the ultimate team. Learn strategies to excel in friendly battles and emerge victorious! Join in Pokémon card games using your own decks and online simulators at camp, in addition to competing against AI and other students! You’ll also learn how to take your Pokémon skills to the next level by learning what Pokémon types and moves are effective against your opponents. Each day, discover new and improved strategies to maximize your Pokémon team’s potential. Exciting tournaments take place each week!

At the beginning of the week, you’ll receive your very own set of Pokémon cards and a binder to hold them. Throughout the week, you’ll get to open booster packs, trade with other students, and use your cards to play with other students as well. At the end of the week, you can take home your binder with all of the Pokémon cards you have collected.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include learning about the history of Pokémon including legendary Pokémon such as Mew, Groudon, Kyogre and more, exploring Pokémon types, move effectiveness, strategy, and counters, building skills in multiple dimensions of gameplay, diving into tournaments and competitions, keeping a collection, trading cards, and more! At the end of the week, students can go home with boosted self-confidence and a deeper understanding of this very popular game.

Invent. Build. Code. Compete. Have Fun.

At our robotics camp, you will learn the fundamentals of robotics by getting hands-on experience with LEGO® Robots. Explore the principles of robotics and coding by imagining and creating your own robots, in addition to following instructions for specific robots provided by LEGO®. You will then be able to add a wide variety of sensors and motors to your robot before programming it. Participate in a camp tournament called ROBOWARS on Friday each week. 

Valuable Learning Opportunities include hands-on building, learning coding skills, completing challenges, working as part of a team, and much more! 

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – LEGO® Robotics, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Calling all budding engineers and tech enthusiasts! 

Join us for an exciting week-long camp where you’ll learn the fundamentals of robotics and coding. Together, we’ll build a robot, from designing the hardware to writing the software that brings it to life.

Our expert instructors will guide you through hands-on projects, teaching you essential programming concepts and robotics principles. By the end of the camp, you’ll have created a personalized robot that you can take home and continue to explore and modify.

This camp is perfect for kids who are curious about technology, enjoy problem-solving, and want to have fun while learning new skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to become a robotics engineer and bring your imagination to life!

All students will take home their robot at the end of camp. No prior coding knowledge is required for this camp!

Please make sure your child comes to camp with a Gmail address and password, and that two-factor authentication is either turned off or goes to a cell phone they will have with them, so they are able to log in.

Welcome to Our Robotics Tournament Camp Weeks!

Do you want to design your own battle robot and lead it to victory in our epic Robowars competitions? At the Lavner Robotics League with LEGO® Robots, you can design, build, customize, and battle robots every day!

Build Awesome Robots.
By the end of day one, you will be battling and racing with your finished prototypes! Build from a variety of instructions or design your own robots from the ground up.

Test Your Robot in the Arena.
Each day, you’ll be able to compete in battles and other events such as races and obstacle courses.

Upgrade Your Robot.
After battles and challenges, you can create add-ons, defenses, and upgrades to make your robots stronger, tougher, or faster.

Learn While Having a Great Time.
Camp is packed with tons of excitement, competitions, and fun. Getting experience building, experimenting, and coding makes camp a great educational experience too. 

Valuable Learning Opportunities include hands-on building, learning coding skills, epic competitions, creative problem solving, working as part of a team, and much more!

Camp Take-Homes: Lavner Robotics League Trophy, Certificate of Excellence – Robotics League, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Join us for an action-packed week of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!

Experience the full power of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math in an empowering, all-girls environment for ages 7–10! Each day dives into hands-on lab experiments, Scratch block coding, Tinkercad 3D modeling, and 3D printing—paired with spotlights on pioneering women in STEM.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Science & Ecology: Test ocean pH levels, execute oil spill cleanup simulations, and engineer multi-stage water filters.
• Tech & Optics: Code algorithms in Scratch, translate binary ciphers, and build light-analyzing spectroscopes.
• Engineering & CAD: Design bridge components in Tinkercad, engineer lunar landers, and launch air-propelled rockets.
• Art & Biomimicry: Explore 3D molecular structures, print nature-inspired honeycomb matrices, and extract plant chromatography pigments.
• Math & Solar Power: Solve GPS triangulation coordinate challenges, and construct paper LED circuits.

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – All-Girls STEAM, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Ready to take to the skies and master the future of aviation? 

Take to the skies in Drone Pilot & Flight Code Academy! Campers master quadcopter aerodynamics, execute precision manual flight maneuvers, and write autonomous flight scripts in Blockly to race through aerial obstacle courses and execute automated acrobatic routines.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Flight Aerodynamics: Study lift, thrust, drag, and gravity while controlling Throttle, Yaw, Pitch, and Roll.
• Precision Manual Piloting: Navigate 3D flight paths, bank through hanging ring targets, and land on target pads.
• Autonomous Block-Coding: Program automated takeoffs, distance vectors, degree rotations, and geometric shapes in Blockly.
• Sensor Logic & Aerobatics: Script distance-sensor obstacle avoidance, LED color patterns, and automated flips.
• Airshow Showcase: Write a master autonomous script to navigate a multi-stage hoop-and-tunnel obstacle course!

Discover the secrets of game development with PokéCode Studio!

Design, code, and play your very own Pokémon-inspired 2D arcade game using Microsoft MakeCode Arcade! Program custom pixel art sprites, tall grass wild encounters, and turn-based battle mechanics while crafting physical Gym Badges, custom card decks, and retro box art.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Computer Science Foundations: Master variables, conditional logic, loops, broadcasts, and collision physics in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade.
• 2D World Design: Paint custom pixel art sprites, design overworld tilemaps, and animate attack visual effects.
• Battle Mechanics: Program health bars, turn-based battle logic, sound effects, and AI enemy encounters.
• Hybrid Unplugged Activities: Navigate physical floor-grid movement maps, craft real-world Gym Badges, and design retro arcade box art sleeves.
• Arcade Showcase: Playtest games with fellow trainers and take home a playable web link to share with family and friends!

Build Your Dream Ride and Rule the Track! 

Calling all future engineers and race car enthusiasts (ages 7–10)! Get ready for a week of high-octane design where you’ll explore the entire car creation process. Using Hot Wheels™ as inspiration, you’ll first sketch concepts on drawing tablets, then sculpt a large-scale 3D prototype using air-dry clay. The design challenge culminates as you learn to digitally model and bring a component or miniature version of your car to life using our 3D printers! Along the way, you’ll learn key engineering principles like aerodynamics, safety features, different drivetrains, and the science behind combustion, hybrid, and electric engines. The week finishes with a massive collaboration: using cardboard and MakeDo kits, you’ll team up to design and construct an epic, custom race track to test the final fleet of cars. If you love building, creating, and learning how things work, this is your ultimate challenge!

WOW Your Friends and Family!

At YouTube® Camp – Video Production, learn the exciting process of creating a successful vlog/video for YouTube! Identify an audience, create a brand, brainstorm a creative format, produce engaging content, and create at least one YouTube-style video.

Utilizing the hands-on format of this course, you’ll learn the skills you need to create your own vlog/video for YouTube.

Topics may include Minecraft™ tutorials, video game walkthroughs, technology unboxing, product reviews, how-to videos, fashion videos, travel vlogs, lifestyle tips, and so much more!

You’ll receive lots of guidance and instruction from our rockstar instructors and also have the opportunity to collaborate with other passionate students.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include scripting, acting, filming, using green screens, creating special effects, editing, and more!

Camp Take-Homes: A Lavner-branded Flash Drive, Your YouTube Style Video Projects, Certificate of Excellence – Video Production for YouTube, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Welcome to the Exciting World of Digital Art!

Join us to learn how to create beautiful pieces of art using a digital platform. Sketch, draw, paint, shadow, style, and much more!

At camp, you can use your trackpad, mouse, or stylus to draw a self-portrait, paint a still life, illustrate anime figures, sketch a favorite doll or dollhouse, render a new Pokémon™ character, paint landscapes, and much more.

Learn lots of tips and tricks from our instructors, and learn the art of creating shadowing, creating textures, creating 2D/3D objects, utilizing spacing, utilizing color, and much more! With hundreds of types of pencils, colored pencils, paint brushes and more, you can explore tons of options when creating your stunning images.

On Fridays, you will present your favorite pieces of art at our digital art show! 

In addition, you can pick your favorite piece from the week, and we will print it, frame it, and mail it to your home!

Please allow approximately 3-6 weeks to receive your framed piece of art in the mail!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include learning key principles of digital art, exploring the world of art and technology, and more!

Camp Take-Homes: Portfolio of Your Design Work, Certificate of Excellence – Digital Art, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, VIP Camp Lanyard

A Gmail account is required for this camp.

Are you ready to dive into the exciting world of digital fashion? 

Join us for an exciting week-long camp where you’ll learn the latest techniques in digital fashion design and create your own unique collections.

Craft Your Own Wardrobe.  After learning about the latest fashion trends in Los Angeles, you will plan out and design your projects. Learn how to create clothing patterns online that you can print and use for yourself. You’ll learn to use graphic design software to design fabric patterns that you can use in your clothing designs. Create your own fashion logo or illustration that will be placed on a tote bag. Develop your own portfolio with a mood board and designs for your first fashion line.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include designing a unique and personal brand, becoming a project manager, using design software, and more!

Camp Take-Homes: Your Custom Tote Bag, Certificate of Excellence – Fashion Camp, Limited Edition T-Shirt, and a Lavner Camps VIP Lanyard.

Create Awesome Minecraft & Roblox Videos

Do you want to create YouTube® style Minecraft™ and Roblox® videos and Vlog like a pro?! Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned YouTuber, join us to take your digital movie production skills to the next level!

At camp, you will learn many aspects of the digital movie production industry, using your favorite gaming platforms as your creative studio! You’ll cover everything from:

• Content Creation: Ideating, researching, and scripting compelling video content.
• Production Skills: Filming exciting gameplay, using professional screen capture software, recording clear audio, and mastering digital video editing.
• Post-Production Magic: Adding special effects, creating dynamic transitions, and using graphics (like green screens and custom text overlays).
• Channel Management: Understanding how to promote a channel, gain likes and shares, and design eye-catching thumbnails.
• Digital Citizenship: Learning the importance of digital etiquette, copyright, and safe practices when using the internet and engaging with an audience.

While gaining hands-on experience, you will work individually or be placed into teams to create your very own YouTube-style video project(s).

Valuable Learning Opportunities include ideating and creating content, researching, scripting, filming, using screen capture software, adding special effects, promoting a channel, gaining likes and shares, understanding the importance of digital citizenship and safe practices when using the internet, and lots more!

Camp Take-Homes: Your Videos, Certificate of Excellence – Minecraft & Roblox for YouTube, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Your Mission Awaits

NASA. SpaceX®. BoeingSM. Space is one of the most cutting-edge industries today and could have a huge impact on the future. Many countries, universities, and private companies are heavily investing in space research, discovery, and travel, and now you can too!

We’re headed to space! Join Lavner Education’s Space Explorers Academy for a week’s worth of fun during which students can build, explore, learn, and have a blast! Learn about life in space, 3D print a rocket, use Roblox™ to create a space station and learn rocketry, build a Mars rover and more!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include designing and 3D printing spaceships, rocket launching with Roblox, and building a rover!

Camp Take-Homes: 3D Printed Spaceship, Certificate of Excellence – Space Exploration, Special Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Calling all problem-solvers and puzzle enthusiasts! 

Race against the clock in STEAM Escape Room Camp! Work in teams to crack secret codes, build mechanical contraptions, and solve mind-bending puzzles across both physical room setups and interactive virtual breakout platforms.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Hybrid Escape Rooms: Solve hands-on physical challenges while navigating custom 3D virtual breakout rooms.
• Interdisciplinary STEAM: Apply chemistry, digital logic, machine engineering, cryptography math, and visual design to unlock secret doors.
• Virtual & Physical Cryptography: Master binary ciphers, digital logic blocks, and physical mechanical locks.
• Capstone Design Project: Ideate, build, and publish a custom team escape room complete with digital locks and physical props!

Inventors Wanted!

Welcome creators! At 3D Printing Camp for Minecraft™ & Roblox™, take your Minecraft and Roblox creations to the next level, and receive 3D prints of your builds. Finally, you’ll have the chance to see your builds in real life! Your printed items will truly be one of a kind when you design with the Minecraft and Roblox platforms and 3D print at camp.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include conceptualizing, planning, designing, customizing, and improving your own product. 

Camp Take-Homes: 3D Printed Projects and Design Files, Certificate of Excellence – 3D Printing with Minecraft & Roblox, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

3D Printing with 3D Modeling: Become a Master Maker

Step into the shoes of an inventor and learn how 3D printing works from the ground up! In this hands-on lab, campers don’t just pick items from a menu, they become real makers. Students discover the secrets of how 3D printers actually work, learn to design their own 3D objects on the computer, and gain the skills to operate and care for the machines safely.

What Campers Learn

• How the Machine Works: Take a look under the hood to see how gears, motors, heating elements, and nozzles work together to turn spools of plastic into real, solid objects.
• Hands-On Printer Operation: Campers learn how to load filament, level the print bed, clean the nozzle, and safely start and monitor their own print jobs.
• Computer 3D Design: Using kid-friendly, professional-style 3D design software, students learn how to turn basic shapes into custom creations, thinking about size, balance, and structure.
• The “Slicing” Secret: Discover how computers translate digital designs into layer-by-layer instructions that the printer can understand, learning how to choose the right infill (strength) and support pieces.
• Problem-Solving & Fixes: What happens when plastic doesn’t stick or a print turns into “spaghetti”? Campers become machine detectives, learning how to troubleshoot and fix common 3D printing hiccups.

Game On!

Represent Your Town in our National Competition

Work together throughout the week to practice virtual collaboration while preparing for the national competitions. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, you will compete against other teams across the country. Learn teamwork, cooperation, and the importance of sharing and implementing ideas, as you compete in tournament events including Ninja Obstacle Courses, Epic Survival challenges, Battle Blox, and more. All competitions are held on our own private VIP servers.

*Students are required to arrive with their own Roblox™ account for a PC – they are free to create.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include teamwork & communication, building problem solving skills, and mastering digital communication. 

Camp Take-Homes: A Roblox Camp Trophy, Certificate of Excellence – National Roblox Tournament, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

The Ultimate Minecraft Camp

At Minecraft™ Camp, utilize your creativity, learn and improve your skills, and work individually or collaboratively in an exclusive virtual world on our own private servers!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include individual/multiplayer building, installing and using mods, playing survival & scratch crafting recipes, customizing Minecraft maps, utilizing Redstone & electrical circuits, learning game design, working with multiplayer servers, and competing in building competitions and weekly Minecraft tournaments!

Camp Take-Homes: Camp projects, Certificate of Excellence – Minecraft, a Limited Edition camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

The World’s Leading Roblox Camp

New Projects and Competitions!

At Roblox™ Camp, you will design and create your own 3D worlds. Choosing from a variety of different templates, you can select your type of world and customize your environment. Add awesome features such as floating rocks, scoreboards, clocks, traps, power ups, and customized terrain! With so many options to include, you can create a game that is unique, fast-paced, and fun! You can also learn how to add characters to your environment and how to hatch your own Roblox pet. 

Valuable Learning Opportunities include exposure to building, engineering, and programming, as well as practice collaborating with others in multiplayer servers and tournament competitions!

*Students are required to arrive with their own Roblox account for a PC.

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – Roblox with Game Design, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

New Action-Packed Missions at the World’s Leading Spy Tech Camp!

In this action-packed camp, take your technology skills to the next level by participating in exciting spy missions throughout the week. Agents will fly virtual drones, create surveillance systems, encrypt messages, and much more! In Roblox, test your spy skills in games with other students like our one-of-a-kind capture the flag game, iSpy, hide and seek, and others. Each new topic is utilized for a spy mission, creating a one-of-a-kind camp experience that enhances skills in technology, leadership, and more!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include gaining exposure to data analysis, logical thinking, high-tech collaboration, Morse code, and Scratch or Python Coding!

Camp Take-Homes: A Spy Tech – Certificate of Excellence, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Where Elite Players Compete and Legends Are Built.

Compete on a national stage in Lavner Education’s National Tournament Week™ with Minecraft! Designed by world-renowned Lavner Education and its tech team, campers strengthen skills in strategic building, Redstone mechanics, PvP tactics, and survival optimization during morning training, then represent their town in live national championship tournament play against teams across the United States. Championship rounds are live-streamed with live strategic commentary, and the winning national team earns an invitation to Lavner HQ to co-create a future tournament world!

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• National Tournament Competition: Compete against teams nationwide across Building, Arena, Mini-Game, and Survival divisions on private VIP servers.
• Esports Skill Development: Master high-level Redstone engineering, PvP arena mechanics, and resource management.
• Teamwork & Communication: Practice virtual team coordination, strategic delegation, and competitive bracket play.
• National Champions Prize: The winning team earns an exclusive invitation to Lavner HQ to co-design a custom tournament world!

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – National Minecraft Tournament, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, VIP Camp Lanyard, and a Minecraft Trophy for Every Participant.

Take your chess game to the next level. 

This camp is for recreational players who love chess! Learn everything from openings to endgames, midgame strategies, tactics, positional play and more to improve your game.

Practice your opening, midgame, and end game and study classic games! This will prevent you from falling for traps and help you develop a repertoire that leads to positions with which you are comfortable.

Chess is a mathematical thinking game that strengthens your executive functioning skills including planning, abstract thinking, and complex decision making. These are the types of skills that are directly transferable to real life applications, such as studying and succeeding in school, creative problem solving, and preparing and maintaining concentration.

Valuable Learning Opportunities: Improve your chess game, learn to think logically and critically, learn how to develop plans, and improve your calculations and your endgames.

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – Chess Camp, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Calling All Future Hollywood Stars!

Lots of NEW Film Concepts & Project Ideas for Summer 2026!

Do YOU want to be in film? If so, Filmmaking Camp is for you! Welcome to the exciting world of Filmmaking. Join us this summer to learn how to create a film project from start to finish. Gain hands-on experience in many aspects of the filmmaking process: write a script, develop characters, rehearse lines, act, shoot footage, edit film using cutting-edge video editing software, add special effects, add credits, and produce a final version of your work!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include gaining hands-on experience in the filmmaking process as you ideate and create a script, develop characters, rehearse lines, act, shoot footage, learn how to use green screens, edit film, add special effects, and produce a final copy of your work! 

Camp Take-Homes: Film Projects, Certificate of Excellence – Filmmaking, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Step out from behind the screen and hold your code in the palm of your hand!

Design, program, and flash custom 8-bit video games onto a real handheld gaming device! Campers master pixel art, 2D platformer physics, enemy AI, and chiptune audio synthesis—and take home their handheld console pre-loaded with their games!

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Take-Home Handheld Console: Program, flash, and keep your own physical handheld retro arcade console!
• Pixel Art & Animation: Design 16x16 character sprites, walk cycles, tilemap worlds, and visual particle FX.
• 2D Physics & Coding: Program gravity, double-jumps, proximity-based enemies, health bars, and win/loss states.
• Hardware Flashing & FX: Compile code, synthesize 8-bit chiptune audio, and trigger screen shakes and vibration motors.
• Handheld Arcade Expo: Flash multi-game menus onto your console, trade handhelds, and playtest games in a live expo showcase!

Check Out Some of the Latest Hot Topics in Science!

Welcome to Science Discoveries Lab, a lab-based science camp for our enthusiastic science loving campers! Do you crave fun and exciting science experiments that are mind riveting, challenging, and educational? Do you want to engage in a hands-on experience, acquire lots of knowledge, and be able to WOW your family and friends? If so, sign up for this amazing, hands-on science camp experience.

Using a holistic approach each week, you’ll conduct experiments in physics, earth science, biology and chemistry!

Engage in a week full of hands-on experiments and learning such as:

Paleontology

Simple Machines

Earth Disasters

Flight & Aerodynamics

Forensic Science

Science Camp is designed for maximum participation, experiential learning, and tons of excitement! Join us for an incredible week of science, friends and fun.

Create the Next Big Brand

Express your creativity and learn practical and technical computer skills by launching your very own brand and apparel line! Using powerful graphic design software, campers learn to complement their natural creativity with the proper technical skills to produce designs that communicate messages and leave lasting visual impressions. Create your own custom designs for a pair of white Converse™ or Vans™ sneakers and a custom tote bag!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include gaining knowledge of typography, using design elements like colors, shapes, and images, and design skills to organize and convey information, strengthening conceptual skills, and producing clean and effective products.

Camp Take-Homes: Custom Converse or Vans Sneakers with your customized design (Please allow 4-8 weeks for delivery), your own Custom Tote Bag, Portfolio of your Design Work, Certificate of Excellence – Graphic Design, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

A Gmail account is required for this camp.

Tell Your Story

Custom Hoodie?  Check. Custom T-Shirt?  Check.  Let’s Go!

Express your creativity and learn practical and technical design skills to create your own custom brand and awesome apparel. Craft cool design concepts, make a portfolio, and add your favorite designs to your very own custom hoodie and t-shirt.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include enhancing technical graphic design skills, building self-confidence, expressing yourself, and owning the design process. 

Camp Take-Homes: Custom Hoodie, Custom T-Shirt, and Custom Tote Bag (Please allow 4-8 weeks for delivery), Portfolio of Your Design Work, Certificate of Excellence – Graphic Design, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, VIP Camp Lanyard

A Gmail account is required for this camp.

Design Games Like a Pro!

Discover the process of creating a video game – brainstorming, planning, character design, level design, programming, user interface design and much more! After learning the graphical user interface in GameMaker™ Studio, you will begin to plan your game by crafting a storyline and developing characters using the advanced, built-in, digital painting software. Once your characters are created, you will learn about level design and lay out floor plans with an easy-to-use, efficient tiling technique that allows for excellent control and precision. After establishing the basic visuals, you will program the character movement and interactions within your game. Offering a vast database of game design concepts, and sharp graphics, GameMaker is a great step towards professional level design and an even bigger step towards top-level creativity and innovation!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include creating an incredible look, feel, and appeal for a game, working with professional level software, and boosting your coding skills!

Camp Take-Homes: A Lavner-branded Flash Drive, Camp Projects, Certificate of Excellence – Game Design with GameMaker, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

**Please send your child with the username and password to their Yoyo account, which can be created for free at https://gamemaker.io/account

Build Skills.  Design.  Code.  Repeat.
New Projects and Competitions!

Roblox™ is an amazing program that lets you design and play unique and fun games. This course focuses on creating your very own Obbys. An Obby, short for obstacle course, is a series of platforms and challenges that players have to jump through and navigate correctly to reach an end goal. You’ll learn how to design and model a course like this in a 3-dimensional environment. 

Once you have created your first Obby, you’ll learn how to customize it by changing colors, creating moving platforms and more.

In this course, we also focus on programming and creating games using Roblox Studio and the programming language Lua. Lua is a high-level programming language that you can use to code features like traps, power-ups, scoreboards, character movement, and more in Roblox! 

You’ll also get the chance to participate in fun games and challenges each day. With a variety of fun Roblox games and a little competition, you will have a blast and learn special tricks and strategies along the way.

*Students are required to arrive with their own Roblox account for a PC – they are free to create.

Valuable Learning Opportunities: Learn to make your own games, become an expert at a variety of Roblox games, learn to code using Lua, and more!

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – Roblox with Custom Obbys & Lua Coding, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Create Your Own Machine Learning Program & Change the Game with AI

Artificial intelligence is an exciting new forefront of technology that is changing the way we live. At Lavner Tech Rev, you’ll explore cutting-edge AI topics through engaging and fun hands-on experiences with artificially intelligent robots, programs, generative AI and code!

Students will spend time engaging with AI, ChatGPT and other LLMs, and more using a variety of hands-on activities. Through discussions and interactions with AI, students will learn how this technology works including exploring generative AI’s strengths and limitations. Topics may include training models for AI and bias in training AI, comparing and contrasting AI models, AI ethics, and GANs.

Campers must come to camp with a Google™ Account and password.

Valuable Learning Opportunities: Exploring AI training models, understanding bias in AI, understanding the difference between machine learning, deep learning and AI, learning how to make a pathfinding AI game, and even more!

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – Artificial Intelligence, Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt,  and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Get ready to build the future! 

Our All-Girls Robotics Challenge is a dynamic, one-week camp designed for campers who are curious about engineering, coding, and teamwork. Step into the exciting world of robotics where you’ll gain confidence, sharpen your problem-solving skills, and connect with like-minded peers in an empowering environment.

What You’ll Do

Using the powerful and versatile VEX IQ robotics system, you and your team will dive into the full robotics cycle:

• Build It: Learn mechanical engineering concepts as you follow instructions and innovate to construct robust robots capable of completing specific tasks and challenges.
• Code It: Master the essentials of programming! You’ll use visual, block-based coding (and get an introduction to text-based coding) to bring your robot to life, commanding it to drive, sense obstacles, and manipulate objects.
• Compete with It: The week culminates in a friendly but exciting competition! Teams will strategize and operate their custom-built robots on a specialized playing field to complete scored challenges and earn bragging rights.

Grow Your Entrepreneurial Spirit

Need a new app to track your health? Want a better way to communicate with your friends? Interested in starting a dog walking business? Bring your ideas to our exciting Business Startup Camp and begin developing your own mission-driven company. Study some of the biggest successes and failures in business as you plan for your initial sales pitch!

Study Business Startups: Read and evaluate real case studies of some of the most prominent startups to date. Why were they successful? What did they do that helped them make big strides in their industry when other companies failed? What takeaways can you utilize from their accomplishments and pain points to help you be successful in your own startup?

What goes into a startup from start to finish: Take a deep dive into the processes that successful startups follow, from the first spark of an idea to the launch of a company. Learn about project management, assessing competition in the market, and generating revenue. Learn about common mistakes that start-ups make and how to avoid them!

Group Project – develop your own startup: Collaborate in teams and utilize the skills you just learned to develop your own startup company. Learn how to communicate with one another effectively and efficiently in order to grow your idea into a successful startup. Bring your brand to life as you create your own pitch deck for potential investors and design a poster to market your company.

Pitch your idea: Once your plan is ready, it’s time to pitch your idea to possible investors – your fellow students. Each student will be given $100,000 of play money to invest in ideas that they find attractive. Can your startup gain the most backers?

STEM & Veterinary Science

Calling all future animal doctors, scientists, and problem-solvers!

Step into the world of veterinary medicine and animal science through an exciting, hands-on STEM journey! Campers explore a day in the life of a vet, perform virtual dissections, design dream pets in a genetics lab, and observe real-time animal behavior via live feeds.

Inside the Lab:

• Veterinary Fundamentals: Practice taking vital signs, examine clinical tools, and explore the educational journey to becoming a vet.
• Anatomy & Dissection: Analyze and reconstruct skeletons and perform interactive virtual organ dissections.
• Genetics & Behavior: Explore DNA inheritance to create a custom companion animal and study live animal behavior via video feeds.
• Engineering & First Aid: Build specialized animal enrichment toys and learn essential pet first aid techniques.
• Clinical Case Studies: Diagnose pretend animal patients and present treatment plans like a professional.

Why Parents & Students Love It:

This course blends the heart of animal care with the power of STEM. Students don’t just learn about science, they apply it to real-world challenges, develop empathy and confidence, and experience what it feels like to make a difference.

To ensure a safe, controlled learning environment, this camp does not use live animals. Campers gain veterinary skills through virtual simulations, clinical case studies, and hands-on activities.

Take Your Minecraft Skills to the Next Level

As one of the world’s leading Minecraft™ Camps, we offer Minecraft World Builder for students with previous experience who want to dive deeper into intermediate/advanced gameplay and map construction in Minecraft. You will work in teams to complete large-scale cooperative projects, participate in survival challenges, and engage in mini-game competitions. Learn how to do cool things like install and work with mods, make advanced Redstone circuits, and use command blocks. Each day, you will be presented with a new survival challenge and a new construction goal. On Thursdays and Fridays, build mini-games and participate in weekly tournaments! The excitement is off the charts!

Valuable Learning Opportunities include building survival skills, exploring advanced Redstone lessons, learning how to use command blocks, achieving high-level teamwork and communication, and tournament competitions!

Camp Take-Homes: Camp projects, Certificate of Excellence – Minecraft World Builder, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Ready to stop wishing for cool gadgets and start making them?

In this hands-on camp, you’ll learn to be a product designer! We’ll guide you through the entire process, from a simple idea to a real, finished object.

You’ll master the basics of 3D design software to turn your concepts into digital models. Then, you’ll build quick cardboard mockups to test your ideas and, finally, watch your creation come to life on a 3D printer.

The week culminates in a product pitch where you’ll present your unique design to the class. You’ll leave camp with a physical prototype you designed yourself and the skills to create anything you can imagine!

• Camp Highlights:
• Learn the professional Idea → Design → Prototype pipeline.
• Master Tinkercad for digital modeling.
• 3D print your own custom product.
• Develop teamwork and presentation skills.

Calling all budding engineers and tech enthusiasts! 

Build, program, and take home your own advanced AI robot car (featuring platforms like the Makeblock mBot2 powered by CyberPi or HiWonder TurboPi)! Learn Python and block coding, implement computer vision for autonomous navigation and object tracking, explore smart AI voice features, and master high-performance robotics hardware.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Take-Home AI Robot: Build and program a high-performance smart robot car to keep and continue coding after camp!
• Python & Block Coding: Learn programming concepts to control encoder motors, onboard gyroscopes, and intelligent robotic behaviors.
• Computer Vision & Sensors: Program camera vision and multi-channel color/ultrasonic sensors for line following, color detection, and target tracking.
• Smart AI Features: Explore AI speech recognition, voice interactions, and precision chassis mechanics.

All students take home their robot at the end of camp. A Gmail account is required.

Next-Level Robotics

Using VEX IQ® , this camp offers the next level of hands-on learning in Robotics. VEX IQ allows you to build complex robots with tons of motors (12 ports), advanced gears and pulley systems, high-tech sensors, and enhanced controllability. VEX IQ robots also make use of both a vertical programming language similar to Scratch™, or Python™ or C++. This gives you the experience using the same programs used by middle school, high school, and even college robotics teams nationwide! 

Valuable Learning Opportunities include developing skills in mechanics, engineering, and logical thinking.

Camp Take-Homes: Certificate of Excellence – VEX Robotics, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Calling all aspiring animators and digital artists! 

Join us for an exciting week-long camp where you’ll learn the fundamentals of 3D animation and character creation using the powerful Blender™ software.

Our expert instructors will guide you through hands-on projects, teaching you essential animation techniques like rigging, skinning, and keyframing. You’ll also explore the world of character design, modeling, and texturing.

Throughout the camp, you’ll have the opportunity to create your own animated short films or scenes. By the end of the camp, you’ll have a portfolio of your own animated creations and a solid understanding of the principles of 3D animation. This camp is perfect for students interested in animation, filmmaking, or game development.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include collaborating with peers to create projects, expert instruction in 3D animation and the Blender platform, and building your own portfolio of animation and short CGI films or scenes!

Change the Game with Python and the Power of Coding

Code cool graphics, games, and programs! Benefit from clean syntax and other streamlined attributes within Python™ that provide a new approach to learning and understanding programming. With Python, you can write code more quickly, allowing you to produce project results in a shorter period of time.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include learning key programming concepts, developing logical thinking skills, and coding impressive and entertaining projects taught throughout the week!

Camp Take-Homes: At least one Python Project, Certificate of Excellence – Coding with Python, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard

Join us to learn about some of the most exciting tech stocks on the market like Nvidia®, Apple®, Tesla, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon and much more!

Explore the world of Big Tech, the growth of their industries, and some of their most powerful contributions/influences in the world today.

Future Tech Investors: Stocks & Market Simulations Camp is a unique program designed to introduce you to the exciting world of finance and technology. You will have the opportunity to learn about stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments, as well as explore the latest trends in the tech industry. Learn about some of the magnificent seven each day, why are they powerful companies and how do they influence the market? Through hands-on trading simulations, preparing an investment pitch and data analysis projects you’ll develop practical skills and gain valuable insights into the stock market.

Join us to take a deep dive into the powerful industry of tech, improve your knowledge in an array of topics, and have fun working with fellow students!

Valuable Learning Opportunities: Learn about the stock market, study tech stocks, gain understanding of the tech industry, learn technical trading practices, track your own stocks, learn analytics, solve real-world problems, and participate in our weekly stock challenge!

*No prior knowledge about the stock market is needed to participate. This camp is for educational purposes only, and does not offer financial and/or investment advice.

An email account is required for this camp.

Turn Your Roblox Games into Virtual Businesses!

Learn to think like a game entrepreneur and monetization developer! Campers wireframe high-end shop screens in Figma®, model custom 3D UGC avatar accessories in Blender®, and script working Luau game economies with Game Passes and Developer Products.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• UX/UI Design: Wireframe shop modals, custom buy buttons, and VIP banners using Figma®.
• 3D UGC Creation: Model custom hats, gear, and avatar wearables in Blender® to import as Roblox store inventory.
• Luau Economy Scripting: Code coins, persistent leaderstats, recurring purchases, and Game Passes in Roblox Studio.
• Tech Showcase: Present monetized game worlds, demonstrate live test transactions, and exhibit custom 3D UGC creations!

Requirements: Free Roblox account.

Calling all future medical professionals!

Step into the world of healthcare and medical research! Campers examine human anatomy, practice essential clinical skills like taking medical histories and suturing, analyze diagnostic lab results, trace disease outbreaks, and solve thrilling medical case mysteries.

Valuable Learning Opportunities

• Anatomy & Neurology: Study muscle and bone structures, test nerve reflexes, and perform synthetic blood typing tests.
• Clinical Skills & Imaging: Practice taking patient histories, record vital signs, evaluate lab reports, and perform virtual dissections.
• Surgical Practice & Simulations: Construct working heart/lung models and practice suturing techniques with training kits.
• Epidemiology & Outbreaks: Solve “Mystery Picnic” disease outbreaks and design 3D bioprinting models in CAD.
• Genetics & DNA: Explore molecular genetics, DNA technology, and modern bioengineering solutions.

Camp Take Homes: Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, VIP Camp Lanyard, Certificate of Excellence – STEM & Medicine

Become an Influencer!

At YouTube® Camp – Content Creators, learn the exciting process of creating a successful vlog/video for YouTube! Identify an audience, create a brand, brainstorm a creative format, produce engaging content, and create at least one YouTube-style video.

Valuable skills like scripting, acting, filming, using green screens, creating special effects, editing, and more are also covered in this exciting camp!

Utilizing the hands-on format of this course, you’ll learn the skills you need to create your own vlog/video for YouTube. Topics may include Minecraft™ tutorials, video game walkthroughs, technology unboxing, product reviews, how-to videos, fashion videos, travel vlogs, lifestyle tips, and so much more!

You’ll receive lots of guidance and instruction from our rockstar instructors and also have the opportunity to collaborate with other passionate students.

Valuable Learning Opportunities include scripting, acting, filming, using green screens, creating special effects, editing, and more!

Camp Take-Homes: A Lavner-branded Flash Drive, Your YouTube Style Video Projects, Certificate of Excellence – YouTube Content Creators, a Limited Edition Camp T-Shirt, and a VIP Camp Lanyard