In February 2025, the NeuroVivid team, along with collaborators at the New York Hall of Science in Corona, New York had fun and explored STEM at a second run of camp with 10 middle schoolers. The camp is an innovative BCI (brain-computer interface) maker experience co-designed by and for neurodivergent youth. Focused on BCI, building circuits, and coding, five-day camp led students through a series of activities culminating in the building of their own BCI headset circuit to control objects with the power of their minds.
The students loved it, engaging in structured activities with circuits and coding in the morning, and then choosing their afternoon activities based on interests and strengths. From copious observation notes and short interviews with campers and parents, the team is pulling quotes and capturing both moments of success and challenge. Check back for more!
After only a few days, campers were saying things like: “I love how flexible this camp is” and “Can we do this camp again in the summer?”
Our campers’ families were impressed too! Here are some comments from parents captured at the close of the BCI project sharing fair:
“I just think it’s so amazing, especially the mind one where they can concentrate on a task and things move. My mind’s blown at the things that they can do with a computer, some wires, and just explore.”
“I [was] also impressed with the inclusive environment you guys provided.”
