MakerCamp Registration - August 2025

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MakerCamp 2025: Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy

Celebrate our new Apex Forge this summer! At MakerCamp for ages 12–18, you’ll use tools like laser cutters, 3D printers, and animation software to design props, build models, and bring your ideas to life. Along the way, you’ll build skills in creative design, digital fabrication, storytelling, and collaboration—all while exploring the epic worlds of sci-fi and fantasy.
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AUGUST 4 to AUGUST 8 2025 (Monday-Friday)

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM



Cost:

$350 / Camper

$300/ Forge member camper

Please fill out our financial aid form if the cost makes this camp unaffordable for your family. 

Ages:

12-18 yo 


Project/activity ideas

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Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy: MakerCamp 2025 Project Areas Tech & Game Worlds

  • Design your own sci-fi or fantasy-themed game using Scratch,
  • Build and customize magical or robotic creatures with MicroBits (coding + laser cutting + wiring),

Makerspace Tools in Action

  • Laser cut wands, emblems, keys, or futuristic badges,
  • 3D print fantasy artifacts, gadgets, and spaceship models,
  • Create custom stickers and decals with the vinyl cutter for your gear or journal,
  • Solder glowing amulets or LED-powered tech props,
  • Use scroll saws to craft puzzle boxes, relics, or rune tablets,

Fantasy Meets Craft

  • Make enchanted jewelry, charm bracelets, or signal beacons,
  • Combine embroidery with wood or laser-cut designs for banners or sigils,
  • Create string art of fantasy beasts or sci-fi symbols,
  • Design and bind themed journals with layered laser/vinyl covers,

Storytelling Through Film

  • Shoot and edit videos reenacting scenes or original fan stories,
  • Animate characters and props using stop-motion techniques

NOTE: 

Students will be asked to bring their own lunch/drink in a cooler. 

Close-toed shoes (no sandals or crocs) required

Are you a member?

Parent Contact Information
Please enter the information for the adult that is responsible for the payments and official communications for this program.

If you have questions about registration, please email us at workshops@theforgeinitiative.org

NOTE: Each camper will need to be registered separately. 










Forge Member - Parent Info
Please enter your Household ID and Personal ID to verify your account. 

Don't know your ID's? Head to the link below to find out!
If it didn't work, email us at membership@theforgeinitiative.org. 


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**Refund Policy**
Refunds
  • To receive a full refund, please cancel your camp enrollment at least a week before August 4 (before July 28, 2025).
  • For a 50% refund, you must cancel at least 2 days before August 4 (before August 2).
  • Camp cancellations made within 48 hours of the camp will not be refunded as we will have already made purchases, decisions, and plans for your camper.
Please understand it costs us to supply a refund within 48 hours of the camp. If you have questions, please connect with us at:  workshops@theforgeinitiative.org 



The Forge Initiative is a 501(c)(3) community-based non-profit in Cary, NC fully supported through the generosity of members, sponsors and individual donors.
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Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the NC State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

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