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Engineering for Kids Camps & Classes
Register online by clicking the course number to each class/camp. Call (253)798-400 to register for both half day classes on the same day and save on registration fees.
Participants registered for a full day are encouraged to bring a sack lunch and beverage.
Camp Kelvin: A Summer Camp Manual
Pack your bags and lace up your hiking boots engineers, because at Camp Kelvin, we are engineering designs to help us explore the great outdoors. Build a tent, design waterproof clothing, engineer your own survival pack and more! Join us for a week of fun and adventure where everyone goes home a happy camper!
- For: Ages 4-7
- Instructor: Engineering for Kids
- Fee: $150/camper | $285/participant for both Camp Kelvin & Jr. Inventors Workshop
Course | Date | Days | Time | Location | |
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13550 | June 24-28 | Mon-Fri | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Sprinker Recreation Center |
Jr. Inventors Workshop
We have opened up the workshop for a week of fun, creativity, and of course - engineering! Over the course of a week, students will invent new machines and explore creative design solutions using the Engineering Design Process. Discover how a wind-up toy works and design your own drawing robot inside the Engineering For Kids Inventor’s Workshop.
- For: Ages 4-7
- Instructor: Engineering for Kids
- Fee: $150/participant | $285/participant for both Jr. Inventors Workshop and Camp Kelvin
Course # | Date | Day | Time | Location |
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13351 | June 24-28 | Mon-Fri | 1:00-4:00 pm | Spinker Recreation Center |
Mechatronic Masterminds
Eureka! Kelvin has finally done it! He has created a perpetual motion machine. But what is this?! An evil genius has stolen Kelvin’s masterpiece - oh no! Kelvin is now looking for a trustworthy team to develop and test new gadgets that will help him find and safeguard his perpetual motion machine. Explore the basics of mechatronics engineering and logic based programming as students use little Bits and work together to design gadgets, tools, and machines that will help kelvin get out of any sticky situation he may encounter
- For: Ages 8-14
- Instructor: Engineering for Kids
- Fee: $165/participant | $315/participant for both Mechatronic Masterminds and Minecraft Medieval Machinations
Course # | Date | Day | Time | Location |
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13552 | July 22-26 | Mon-Fri | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Spinker Recreation Center |
Minecraft Medieval Machinations
Eureka! Kelvin has finally done it! He has created a perpetual motion machine. But what is this?! An evil genius has stolen Kelvin’s masterpiece - oh no! Kelvin is now looking for a trustworthy team to develop and test new gadgets that will help him find and safeguard his perpetual motion machine. Explore the basics of mechatronics engineering and logic based programming as students use little Bits and work together to design gadgets, tools, and machines that will help kelvin get out of any sticky situation he may encounter
- For: Ages 8-14
- Instructor: Engineering for Kids
- Fee: $165/participant | $315/participant for both Minecraft Medieval Machinations and Mechatronic Masterminds
Course # | Date | Day | Time | Location |
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13553 | July 22-26 | Mon-Fri | 1:00-4:00 pm | Spinker Recreation Center |