Maker Challenge Camps

Maker Creations: Rising 3rd - 6th (limited to 20 participants)

Engineering Challenges: Rising 6th - 9th (limited to 15 participants)

• Campers will have partners for all activities and are expected to work cooperatively.
• A great sleep and breakfast before arrival are strongly recommended.
• Lunch will be served in the school dining hall, and we will have snacks and drinks once per day
• Campers should be able to stay focused on building and computer-related activities for approximately 1.5 hours at a time.
• Supervised swimming at the Darlington pool will be offered two times each week (in accordance with updated safety standards)

COVID Precautions: The MakerChallenge camp staff and participants will follow updated CDC guidelines for social distancing and masks while indoors. Daily temperatures will be taken at drop-off in the morning. Indoor group activities will involve a maximum of four campers.

About the Director: Owen Kinney is the Chairman of the Science Department and has taught at Darlington School since 1999. He has directed academic enrichment and adventure camps for middle school students for the past 20 years, and he has coached Darlington’s robotics teams for the past 13 years. He currently teaches AP Environmental Science, Zoology and Robotics at the Upper School and is the Director of the Senior Ventures program. Kinney's summer staff includes Darlington teachers as well as seasoned veterans of the FIRST Lego League and FIRST Tech Challenge programs at Darlington.

Registration:  Please use the enrollment form below to enter your registration data for camp. Payment can be made via credit card in the purple area below, or checks can be mailed to my attention at Darlington School (Owen Kinney, Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Road, Rome GA 30161). Darlington's Camp Waiver can be printed and mailed in with payment, scanned and emailed to me, or simply dropped off on the first day of camp. 

Maker Challenge Enrollment Form