2026 Summer Tech Camp Recap

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This July, students currently in grades 3-5 joined us at Hancock County Middle School for our first-ever FREE Summer Tech Camp, two weeks of hands-on coding, robotics, computer building, AI fundamentals, and creative problem-solving. Here's a look back at the fun.

Camp Photos

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Project Examples

Teams came up with an original concept and then spent time planning, building, testing, and iterating. On demo day they participated in a product pitch to their families and presented their creations.

Team Project

Babe Ruth Ball

Hit some homers but don't strike out

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Team Project

Hornet Gaming

Don't let the monsters catch you in the forest

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Team Project

Arrow Corp

Click until your fingers cramp

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Team Project

Creator Incorporated

Make a world of your own

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Team Project

Blue Bison

Free Jarod the Blue Bison before the farmer catches you

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Team Project

Beetle Inc.

Defeat the evil Beetle King

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Team Project

Better Reality

Try and catch the legendary Big Jim

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With Gratitude

None of this happens without the people and organizations who showed up for our campers. Many thanks to:

Grant Support

The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

For their generous grant, which allowed us to purchase our Lego Robotics kits and some of our hardware components.

Guidewire Software, Inc.

For their sponsorship donation.

Mike Ellan

For teaching sessions on Thursday and Friday.

Elizabeth Tarrier

For curriculum guidance.

Jamie Stephens, Lacey Mosby, and Lisa Roach

For helping with the kids.

Trooper Engineering Team

For carving out time to meet with our students.

Chris Garrison and Joshua Scherrer

For helping provision the lab.

Amber Snyder

For the handmade banner.

Amber Fortner

For the snacks donated.

Fahlin Anderson, Josh Powers, and Hancock County Middle School

For letting us use the lab, gym, and library.

Summer Feeding Program Staff

For feeding our kids, and helping teach them to clean up after themselves.

South Hancock Elementary and North Hancock Elementary

For helping get the word out to students.

In Their Words

Hear what our campers and their families had to say about the experience.

Rylee

“I loved that we got to learn about the technology we will be using in the future. I’m happy I got to learn it all from Mrs. Ellan.”

Rylee

Camper

Ace

“I love robotics and LEGO and coding, so it was really fun to do all that together.”

Ace

Camper