STEM Mavericks

2025 Camp Applications have closed.

Application Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2025

Please review the camp description below. If this opportunity is a good fit with your summer plans, we look forward to receiving your application!

Our team will begin reviewing application on February 28, 2025 and will send acceptance descions around March 7, 2025

Instructors, click here for more details and application.

For more information, please contact the STEM Mavericks Team at pwheeler@nmsu.edu or 575-646-9315.

STEM Mavericks comes to NMSU as a partnership between Trenchant Analytics and PSL, who are both stakeholders in the Department of Defense (DoD) Digital Futures Initiative through DoD’s Chief Digital AI Office (CDAO). STEM Mavericks offers a dynamic introduction to STEM, aiming to ignite students' passions and guide them toward exciting, technology-driven careers

Overview

STEM Mavericks is a two-week summer camp designed for students in grades 10-12. Through a partnership with Trenchant Analytics, students will have access to STEM kits containing all necessary hardware and software during the camp. After the camp, each student will receive their own STEM kit, shipped directly to them, to continue advancing their STEM skills and exploring career pathways in technology.

Core Modules

Intro to Linux and Python programming
The basics of computers
Embedded Engineering
From programs to hardware, learning how programming affects machines
Engineering Projects
Hands-on innovative projects for students
Radio Frequency
Exploring radio waves in the world around us and interacting with them
Artificial Intelligence Demystified
Building AI models and understanding how AI is created
3D Printing
Creating parts that make projects functional
Cybersecurity
Staying safe in the digital age
Resume Workshop
Preparing students for real-life applications

Guest Speakers and Field Trips

Throughout the camp, students participate in sessions with guest speakers from various STEM fields and take part in field trips showcasing real-world STEM applications and career opportunities.

Parent Testimonials

PSL is committed to providing a valuable experience for our students and their families. Below is a sampling of parent feedback we have received:

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“The camp was very engaging and the hands-on approach helped my child learn more STEM concepts. He was hesitant to start, but after the 1st day was excited to go every day.”

Parent response to survey question about how valuable the camp was

“I think the camp is already great as it is. The fact that the instructors added more material at the last minute talks about how well prepared/staffed this program is.”

Parent response to survey question about parts of the camp that could be changed

“He loved the Raspberry Pi board and the field trip to the convention center to see the rockets. Also, lunch was something he always looked forward to.”

Parent response to survey question about camp organization

“The instructors were amazing and my child came home every day excited to share what he had learned. We will definitely enroll again next year!”

Parent response to survey question about overall experience

Instructors, click here for more details and application.

For more information, please contact the STEM Mavericks Team at pwheeler@nmsu.edu or 575-646-9315.

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