Summer Camps at Edison and Ford Winter Estates

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — Edison and Ford Winter Estates is offering educational summer camps for children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade, according to a press release.

The camps focus on science, technology, engineering, art and math and incorporate fun activities. Summer camp starts June 2 and runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Students are separated into groups according to grade level. Campers get to invent, design, build and learn in the same location where famous inventors Thomas Edison and Henry Ford invented some of the world's best-known products.

The camps are sponsored by Captains for Clean Water, the Scientists' Society of Southwest Florida and TriCircle Pavers. Registration is open for multiple camp options throughout the summer.

Camp options include Creative Chemistry, Emerging Engineers, Engineering with Simple Machines, Roller Coasters and Physics, Rookie Robotics, Auto Robotics, Space and Rockets, Life Science and Botany, Marvelous Mechanisms, Archaeology and Paleontology, Battle Bots, 3D Printing and Design, Science of Art, Mini Makers, Beginning Coding, Crazy Code and Robotics and Coding. The camps run through August.

Costs range from $175 to $250 for non-members and $45 to $225 for members, depending on the camp length. Four-day camps cost $175 for non-members and $200 for members, while five-day camps cost $225 for non-members and $250 for members.

Support from private donors and sponsors makes it possible for the Estates to offer one scholarship for each camp. A committee will determine scholarship eligibility based on financial need so that underprivileged children can experience camp.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is two weeks before the desired camp. Parents or guardians can apply through the website by clicking here.

Throughout the year, other camps and classes are offered when Lee County schools are closed, including one-day camps and spring and winter break. Edison Ford members receive a discounted rate.

For registration and additional information, visit here.