Faculty of Engineering | University of Ottawa

Adventures offers a variety of summer camps, enrichment courses, and workshops for teens who wish to gain hands-on experience in the fields of science, engineering, or technology.

Get a better understanding of what university life is really like by completing projects in one of our many labs. Design a 3D model and print out a prototype in our Makerspace, investigate microorganisms in our microscopy lab, or build a robot in our robotics lab!

Summer Programs

TeenSci
grades 7 to 10 (grade completed)

Complete microscopy, dissection, 3D printing, circuitry, and chemistry projects in real university labs.

TeenTech
grades 7 to 10 (grade completed)

Try your hand at a variety of hands-on technology projects like Arduino programming, circuit design , Wii and Kinect interface hacking, coding, 3D modelling/printing and much more.

Enrichment Courses
grades 8 to 11 (grade completed)

These enrichment courses mix a variety of lectures and laboratory projects in order to mimic the undergraduate experience firsthand.

Free Facilities

uOttawa Richard L'Abbé Makerspace
Invent–Design–Build in the new uOttawa Richard L'Abbé Makerspace. Open to the public on Sundays, take advantage of the variety of equipment on-hand such as 3D printers, CNC Mills, Arduinos and many more. Workshops and use of equipment are free of charge.

High School Workshops - uOttawa Maker Mobile

uOttawa Maker Mobile *NEW*
Are you a high school teacher who is interested in booking an engineering workshop for your class? Look no further! The uOttawa Maker Mobile offers a variety of hands-on technology workshops such as: 3D printing, Laser cutting , Robotics and Vectors, and Arduino.

Teen Programs

Summer Programs

Free Facilities

High School Workshops - uOttawa Maker Mobile

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