Engineering Design Innovation Camp Engineering

Join us in Santa Barbara, CA for Westmont’s Engineering Design Innovation Camp, an immersive hands-on camp experience for high school students interested in exploring the world of engineering and innovation.

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June 15 - 19, 2026

At Westmont College in the Engineering Building

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About

The workshop will focus on giving the students an opportunity to experience the process of innovative engineering product development and also a taste of “Westmont Life”. Students will work in small teams to develop a product using a process called “Design Innovation.” The workshop will help students understand the creativity aspects of the engineering field and assist in college preparation. If you know of High School age students that might be interested, let us know!


Attendees: High School Students grades 9-12 
Dates: June 15-19, 2026 
Cost: $700 for the non-residential experience and $1,000 for the residential experience
Contact: Dr. Daniel Jensen | Director of the Engineering Program
djensen@westmont.edu or (719) 237-3079

Faculty and Staff

Dan Jensen Westmont Engineering Professor
Daniel Jensen, Ph.D.

Director of the Engineering Program

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Araceli Espinoza, M.S.
Araceli Espinoza, M.S.

Director of Community and Campus Partnerships for Admissions

Important Dates

Sunday, June 14 Residential students check-in from 3-4 pm 

 Monday, June 15, at 8 am, non-residential participants arrive 

Friday, June 19 12 pm Lunch celebration closing session

Sample Schedule

8:00 AMArrive and Register
9:00 AMWelcome and Ice Breakers - Team Formation
10:00 AMDesign Innovation 1a- Stakeholder Engagement
11:00 AMDesign Innovation 2b -Personas
12:00 AMLunch 
1:00 PMDesign Innovation 1c - Scenario Development 
2:00 PMCampus Tour
3:00 PMAdmissions 
4:00 PMReview and Picture of Path Forward
5:00 PMDinner
8:00 AMArrival and Ice Breakers
9:00 AMDesign Innovation 2a - Journey Mapping
10:00 AMDesign Innovation 2a - Journey Mapping - Part 2
11:00 AMDesign Innovation 2b - Functional Decomposition
12:00 AMLunch
1:00 PMDesign Innovation 3a - Morphological Analysis 
2:00 PMTo the Beach
3:00 PMBeach
4:00 PMScience & Faith 1 - Cosmological Evidence
5:00 PMDinner
8:00 AMArrival and Ice Breakers
9:00 AMDesign Innovation 3b - Mind Mapping
10:00 AMDesign Innovation 3b - AI Assisted Mind Maps
11:00 AMDesign Innovation 3c - 6-3-5 Rotatinal Drawing
12:00 AMLunch
1:00 PMTo the Museum
2:00 PMMuseum
3:00 PMDesign Innovation 3c - Design by Analogy 
4:00 PMScience & Faith 2 - Interesting Questions 
5:00 PMDinner
8:00 AMArrival and Ice Breakers
9:00 AMDownselect from "Real-Win-Worth"
10:00 AMPrototyping
11:00 AMPrototyping
12:00 AMLunch
1:00 PMTo the Warf
2:00 PMWarf 
3:00 PMPrototyping & Design Pitch Prep
4:00 PMPrototyping & Design Pitch Prep
5:00 PMDinner
8:00 AMArrival and Ice Breakers
9:00 AMPrototyping & Design Pitch Prep
10:00 AMPractice Design Pitches
11:00 AMVISITORS ARRIVE FOR DESIGN PITCHES 
12:00 AMCELEBRATION & AWARDS
1:00 PMCELEBRATION LUNCH
2:00 PMADJOURN - STUDENTS PICKED-UP 
3:00 PM 
4:00 PM 
5:00 PM