Engineering Design Innovation Camp Engineering

Build it. Test it. Actually see it work.

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.

Where: Westmont College (Engineering Building), Santa Barbara
When: June 15–20, 2026 
Duration: 1 week
Who: High School Students Grades 9-12
Cost: $700 for the non-residential experience and $1,000 for the residential experience

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WHO IT’S FOR

If you like solving problems, building things, or figuring out how stuff works, this is your week. Step into real engineering and create something from scratch.

✔ You like building, fixing, or designing
✔ You’re curious about engineering
✔ You want hands-on experience (not just lectures)

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Design + build real projects

Work in teams to solve challenges

Use engineering tools + lab spaces

Learn from Westmont faculty

Test and improve your ideas

THE DETAILS

Dates: June 15–20, 2026 
Location: Westmont College
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 | (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

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WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

Real engineering experience

Project-based learning

Collaboration skills

Insight into engineering majors + careers

Sample Schedule

8:00 AMArrive, Register and Breakfast
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 AMBreakfast 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 AMBreakfast 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 AMBreakfast 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 AMBreakfast 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 

CAMPUS LIFE

Live and learn on Westmont’s campus, where your ideas don’t stop when class ends.

 

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