For parents
What a week with us actually looks like
Everything you’d want to know before saying yes: how the mornings run, what arrives at your door, who’s on the call, and how to reach us when you need to.
- No experience needed for the introductions
- Ages 13 – 21
- Five mornings, Monday to Friday
- 9:30 – 12:30 ET
- Taught over video by a real instructor
- Live online
- Hardware arrives before the first day
- Kit shipped to you
How the week runs
Five mornings, one project, and a box of hardware that arrives before any of it. The shape is the same for every camp. Only the thing on the table changes.
Before camp
A box arrives
The camp’s hardware ships to your home ahead of the first morning: a robot, a drone, a printer kit, PC components, whichever the week calls for. Check it against the list in the workshop portal and clear a table. The evening before, plug in anything that charges.
Day 1
Foundations, and a project to aim at
Your child meets the instructor and the helpers, learns how the technology actually works before touching it, and picks a capstone project. Having something of their own to build toward is what carries the week.
Days 2 – 4
Three hours, hands on
Live from 9:30 to 12:30 Eastern, with hands on the hardware from the start: building, wiring, coding, testing, fixing. Every session is recorded and every step is written up, so a missed morning is caught up that afternoon.
Day 5
The showcase
Students present what they built to the group, hear how it’s judged, and leave with a list of free tools and next steps to keep going. The kit stays at home.
What a place includes
The hardware, the people on the call, and what happens when something is missed. Nothing here is an add-on.
Real hardware, shipped to you
Not a simulation. The robot, drone, printer, or PC parts the camp is built around arrive at your door for your child to build and keep.
Live, small-group teaching
Taught over video by an instructor who teaches this for a living, to a group small enough that they know who’s stuck before anyone asks.
Helpers on hand
Each camp has a lead instructor, technical helpers, and an operations contact. Email gets a reply within a day.
Every session recorded
Each morning is recorded and posted to the workshop portal beside step-by-step written guides. Nothing is lost to a dentist appointment.
A capstone to show for it
The week builds toward a project of their own choosing, presented to the group on the last day.
Designed to be accessible
Sessions are built to be fully accessible for students with visual impairments, autism, and other disabilities. Tell us what would help and we’ll plan for it.
What parents say
A week is a short time. These are the families who noticed it lasting past the Friday.
Renee A.Parent of Maya, 13“She came home on the Tuesday talking about prompts and context windows, and by Friday she had built a study helper for her own homework. I did not expect that in five days.”
Kevin O.Parent of Isaac, 14“He has always been the kid who takes things apart. This was the first time someone handed him a machine and told him that was the point.”
Marcus T.Parent of Dev, 15“The instructors treated them like junior colleagues rather than kids at a summer program. That is what made it stick.”
Dan W.Parent of Nora, 11“We have a printer at home now and it has not stopped running since. Everything on my desk is something she designed.”
Alicia R.Parent of Theo, 12“He flew it around the yard the evening he got back, then spent the weekend changing the code so it would fly a square.”
Sam H.Parent of Iris, 16“I was nervous about a hacking camp, honestly. Within a day I understood it was the opposite. She can now explain to me why our home network was wide open.”
Priya N.Parent of Anika, 15“She had already done the intro course elsewhere and was bored. This one actually pushed her: tolerances, multi-part assemblies, real CAD.”
Tasha B.Parent of Elliot, 13“Small enough that the instructor knew what my son was stuck on before he asked. You do not get that at the big camps.”
Get started in STEM this summer with Intellectual Point.
Seats are limited to what one instructor can actually teach. Tell us who’s coming and we’ll hold a place while you decide.
Questions parents ask
If yours isn’t here, write to camps@intellectualpoint.com. Replies take up to a day, usually less.
Who are the camps for?
Students aged 13 to 21. The camps called “Introduction to” assume no prior experience. Advanced 3D Printing & Modeling expects a student who has printed before and wants to be pushed.
Are the camps in person or online?
Online, and live. Each morning is taught over video by an instructor, with helpers in the call. The hardware is real and ships to your home before camp, so the work is hands-on even though the room is virtual.
What are the hours?
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern, Monday to Friday. Three hours of guided work a day for one week. The rest of the day is theirs.
What does my child need at home?
A laptop with a reliable internet connection, a flat and well-lit table with room to spread a kit out, and a way to take notes. The camp’s own hardware and software are covered.
What if they miss a morning?
Every session is recorded and posted to the workshop portal, alongside written step-by-step guides for each day, so a missed morning can be caught up the same afternoon.
Do we keep the equipment?
Yes. The kit ships to your home and stays there afterwards. The 3D printing camps in particular end with a working printer on the desk.
Is it safe?
Hardware camps open with a safety briefing before anything is unboxed (hot parts, moving parts, batteries, the lot), and every build step is done together on the call. The security camps run entirely inside safe virtual labs set up for learning.
My child has a disability. Will this work for them?
The sessions are designed to be fully accessible for students with visual impairments, autism, and other disabilities. Tell us what would help when you enquire and we’ll plan for it before the first day.
How do I book a place?
Tell us who’s coming and which week through the enquiry form, and we’ll hold a place while you decide. Seats are limited to what one instructor can actually teach, so the popular weeks fill early.
How do I reach you?
Write to camps@intellectualpoint.com. Replies take up to a day, usually less.