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UACCB Maker Camp
with Scott Phillips
Where young makers turn ideas into real products.
Register today because this class is limited to only 15 students!
UACCB Maker Camp is a hands-on, youth-focused experience that blends making, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship. Students design, prototype, make, and market real products while learning how ideas become tangible, sellable goods.
Enrollment is open for children who are entering grades 5th through 8th Grade in the Fall of 2026.
For this year’s camp, and because Batesville is the Christmas Capital of Arkansas, participants will create laser-cut wooden Christmas ornaments!
Participants explore the full product-development process—from brainstorming ornament ideas and digital design to laser cutting, material testing, and branding. Campers work primarily with locally grown and milled wood, including eastern red cedar and red oak, learning how material properties such as thickness, strength, and durability influence design and manufacturing decisions.
Through guided, age-appropriate activities, students use precision tools like calipers, conduct simple material science experiments, and operate an industrial-grade BOSS LS3655 laser engraver/cutter in a supervised environment.
On the final day of camp, students tour a local manufacturing facility and celebrate their accomplishments with a Christmas in July party.
Beyond technical skills, UACCB Maker Camp emphasizes entrepreneurship and teamwork. Campers learn to calculate costs and collaborate to prepare products for sale, gaining insight into how creative ideas turn into sustainable ventures. Proceeds from product sales help fund scholarships for future UACCB youth programs, connecting student creativity to real community impact.
Designed for curious and creative students, UACCB Maker Camp combines engineering, design thinking, and business fundamentals into an engaging, project-based experience rooted in hands-on learning.
UACCB Maker Camp Details
- Monday, July 27 through Friday, July 31
- 8:00 a.m. to noon each day
- 5th through 8th Graders entering Fall 2026
- UACCB Workforce Training Center (campus map)
- $89 per student
- Includes t-shirt and snacks
- Tour of local manufacturing facility
- Students will take home an ornament they made
- Christmas in July party on the last day of camp
Marketing Your Business on the Internet
with UACCB Online Training
Learn how you can successfully market your business on the internet and answer the question, "how to grow my business?" even if you have little or no money to spend! In this practical, hands-on course, you will develop a digital marketing plan for your business. You will start by exploring different kinds of business websites and determining your goals for your web presence. Then, you will learn about strategies for search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), social media, email marketing, and e-commerce.
During your training, you will also understand how to use web analytics to track and improve the performance of your website, ads, and emails. By the end of the course, you will be ready to apply this knowledge to create a digital marketing plan to help you reach your goals.
Mastering Public Speaking
with UACCB Online Training
You can become an effective public speaker! In this course, you will discover how to talk confidently and persuasively to both large audiences and small groups. You will also learn how to plan and deliver your presentations skillfully and how to manage one of the most common public speaking barriers—fear.
You'll learn the secrets to presenting a speech, how to handle questions and manage conflict in meetings, and even how to shine in a job interview. You will get tips for training your voice and learn how to use both verbal and nonverbal communication effectively. By the time you finish this course, you'll have an entire set of skills you can use on the job, in social settings, and in any other situation where you need to communicate with ease and authority!
Small Business Marketing on a Shoestring
with UACCB Online Training
When it comes to marketing for small businesses, money isn't everything! In this course, you'll learn how to use the same marketing tricks the big companies employ—without making a big dent in your wallet.
The small business marketing strategies you'll learn will fit into any budget—and some are even free! With the help of videos, spreadsheets, and hands-on activities, you'll build your skills in each lesson. You'll master cost-effective strategies, including strategic partnerships, local marketing, search engine optimization, social networking, email marketing, lead generation, and niche marketing. Along the way, you'll see many real-world examples from other small businesses much like yours.
Whether you're new to advertising or looking for a refresher, this course will make you a marketing pro. By the time you're done, you'll have a personalized plan of action for increasing your sales—all on a shoestring budget.