Florida Tech offers two summer civil engineering and construction management programs this summer for middle and high school students on the Melbourne campus. One is for students entering the 7th to 9th grade; the other is for students entering the 10th to 12th grade. Both camps are five days long and were developed by Florida Tech's Department of Civil Engineering and the Construction Industry Advisory Board.

The 10 th - 12 th grade program includes field trips, design and construction projects, laboratory testing, and computer projects using Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, and West Point Bridge Design software. For this camp, students may attend as day students or as residential students living in the residence halls. Students staying in the residence halls arrive Sunday night, for check-in and room assignment. Students living in the residence halls will leave the following Friday evening . Day campers arrive Monday morning at 7:45 AM and are picked up every day after 5:00 PM.

The 7 th - 9 th grade program offers "hands-on" workshops that are designed to introduce students to civil engineering and construction industry fields. The program is designed to provide students with a variety of hands on design and construction activities, and laboratory experiences.

There are two sessions, the morning session from 8 AM to noon and the afternoon session from 1 PM to 5 PM. The cost is $100 for the half day camp. Students in either session can have lunch on campus by staying 1 hour longer for the morning session or arriving 1 hour earlier for the afternoon session. The costs of lunch for the week is $35.

Click on the "Brouchure" tab to the right for times,dates and fee for the current year programs

For more information, contact the Camp Dream Builder's Program Administrator,  Christel Noyes, at (321) 674-8048, email: cnoyes@fit.edu or contact Camp Dream Builder's Curriculum Coordinator, Dr. Howell Heck, email hheck@fit.edu

Article published in Brevard Business News - May 2004