Our Vision
"For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well"
Psalm 139: 13-14
Welcome to By Design!
Redeemer's Grace Church invites all youth here in our local San Diego community to attend our third Youth Camp: By Design, with the exciting theme of "In His Image." Join us in learning about various engineering design concepts through unique lessons coupled with a fast-paced, hands-on project, developed by RGC's own team of engineers.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates: August 9-10. 2024
Time: Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-7pm
Location: Soledad Club
Who: Youth (entering 7th to 11th grade in Sept. 2024)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The RGCYC program covers a wide range of conceptual and technical engineering topics through unique keynote messages and an exciting team-based design project. We will be hosting a presentation showcase and celebration dinner Saturday evening, which families are invited to!
Registration Fees & Deadlines
Regular Registration
$125
T-shirt included!
$125
T-shirt included!
Late Registration
$125
*T-shirt not guaranteed
$125
*T-shirt not guaranteed
* All sales are final. For planning and organization purposes, registration payments are non-refundable.
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The Core Team
Jason Ly
Youth Leader, Co-Director, Creative Lead
Occupation: Junior High Math & History Teacher
Education: Masters in Education, UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Revealing the order and reason in the world God has made
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Seeing youth excited to learn
Education: Masters in Education, UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Revealing the order and reason in the world God has made
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Seeing youth excited to learn
Sara Tran
Co-Director, Curriculum Lead, Curriculum Developer, Teacher
Occupation: RMA Engineering Team Lead, EPC Power
Education: Mechanical Engineering M.S., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying the image of God through mankind’s innovative mind and creativity.
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Developing curriculum programs from the ground up! Or I should say, upon the foundation of Scripture.
Education: Mechanical Engineering M.S., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying the image of God through mankind’s innovative mind and creativity.
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Developing curriculum programs from the ground up! Or I should say, upon the foundation of Scripture.
Michelle Opolencia
Outreach Co-Lead
Occupation: Student
Education: Urban Studies and Planning, B.A., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Growing and exercising the creativity God has uniquely given us
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Using social media as a way to outreach to many families so that they may learn more about who God is and see the life of the church
Education: Urban Studies and Planning, B.A., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Growing and exercising the creativity God has uniquely given us
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Using social media as a way to outreach to many families so that they may learn more about who God is and see the life of the church
Joshua Suzuki
Outreach Co-Lead
Occupation: Aquaculture Technician
Education: Marine Biology B.S., UCSD
Engineering glorifies God by: Allowing man to demonstrate the creativity He has given us to create!
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Teaching youth that God has created the world with order and logic that we can understand!
Education: Marine Biology B.S., UCSD
Engineering glorifies God by: Allowing man to demonstrate the creativity He has given us to create!
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Teaching youth that God has created the world with order and logic that we can understand!
The Curriculum Team
Nathaniel de los Santos
Curriculum Developer, Teacher
Occupation: Process Development Engineer, Dexcom
Education: Chemical Engineering B.S./Chemical Engineering M.S., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying His creativity and order
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Seeing God’s handiwork on display in the finished projects
Occupation: Process Development Engineer, Dexcom
Education: Chemical Engineering B.S./Chemical Engineering M.S., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying His creativity and order
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Seeing God’s handiwork on display in the finished projects
Jonathan Quintanilla
Curriculum Developer, Teacher
Occupation: Structural Designer
Education: Structural Engineering M.S., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying His Creativity.
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: The opportunity to get to see others creativity and to encourage younger people to appreciate God's creation.
Occupation: Structural Designer
Education: Structural Engineering M.S., UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying His Creativity.
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: The opportunity to get to see others creativity and to encourage younger people to appreciate God's creation.
Byron White
Curriculum Developer, Teacher
Occupation: Software Engineer
Education: B.S. Computer Science, University California, San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Seeing His Creativity
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: The youth
Occupation: Software Engineer
Education: B.S. Computer Science, University California, San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Seeing His Creativity
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: The youth
Ian Jayachandran
Curriculum Developer, Teacher
Occupation: Student
Education: Computer Engineering B.S. Candidate Student, UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Using God’s creation to its fullest
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Seeing all the talents God has given the team be used effectively
Occupation: Student
Education: Computer Engineering B.S. Candidate Student, UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Using God’s creation to its fullest
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Seeing all the talents God has given the team be used effectively
The Curriculum Team
Julia Holland
Curriculum Developer
Occupation: Graduate student
Education: PhD candidate
Engineering glorifies God by: Exercising creativity!
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Thinking about how I can improve our prototype designs
Occupation: Graduate student
Education: PhD candidate
Engineering glorifies God by: Exercising creativity!
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Thinking about how I can improve our prototype designs
Grace Liu
Curriculum Developer
Occupation: Mechanical Engineering B.S. Student, UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying His order, creativity, and excellence
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Working with my brothers and sisters in Christ!
Occupation: Mechanical Engineering B.S. Student, UC San Diego
Engineering glorifies God by: Displaying His order, creativity, and excellence
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Working with my brothers and sisters in Christ!
Daniel Wen
Curriculum Developer
Occupation: Student
Education: Computer Science B.S Candidate at San Diego State University
Engineering glorifies God by: Demonstrating God’s gift of wisdom and creativity to man.
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Being able to serve and glorify God.
Occupation: Student
Education: Computer Science B.S Candidate at San Diego State University
Engineering glorifies God by: Demonstrating God’s gift of wisdom and creativity to man.
Favorite part of serving in Youth Camp: Being able to serve and glorify God.
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