Engineering For Kids brings science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), to kids ages 4 to 14 in a fun and challenging way through classes, camps, clubs, and parties. We are proud to inspire children to build on their natural curiosity by teaching engineering concepts through hands-on learning. Engineering is, after all, one of the fastest growing industries in the world!
Programming and coding are becoming necessary skills for various fields of engineering. Many of today’s engineers spend most of their time in front of a computer: processing, analyzing, and extracting data to help them design, test and improve products and tools. With coding and programming knowledge, today’s engineers can work faster and come up with more creative design solutions that otherwise would be out of reach without programming. Scratch introduces children to programming in a logical way by opening the door to the world of programming. Just as any student can be an engineer, any student can program. Students will need have a wifi-enabled laptop or computer with a microphone with Zoom installed! Webcam Optional!
Scratch Programming : Space Pioneers (Ages 5 - 8)
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Dec 7, 14, 21(8 Weeks); 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Fee : $160
Embark on a fun journey to space with Scratch! Send an astronaut to the moon and defend your moon base from space rocks. Learn how to us Scratch to create and program sprites, backdrops and basic scripts. Create a new program each day, leave with evidence of your wild space adventure, and be inspired to explore the universe of programming.
Electronic Game Design : Platform Games (Ages 8-14)
Nov 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Dec 7, 14, 21(8 Weeks); 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM; Fee : $160
During the Electronic Game Design: Platform classes, students will create their own video game. A platform game is a side-scrolling, Mario type game where students program characters and a two-dimensional obstacle course. They attempt to avoid or overcome enemies and reach an end goal on multiple levels. At the end of the class, students take home a copy of the game they create.
Jr. Chemical Engineering: Crazy Concoctions (Ages 5-7)
Fridays, Jan. 8- Feb. 12 from 4:30-5:30PM (In-person)
These classes introduce our youngest engineers to fundamental concepts of solids, liquids, and solutions. Students investigate the properties of several crazy concoctions and make their own samples of bubbles, play dough, flub, and more. Chemical engineering is a specialized field of engineering that focuses on understanding the molecular structure of materials and objects, and relating this knowledge to synthesizing new technology. Chemical engineering has expanded in recent years to include subset fields such as Nano engineering, materialsengineering, and process engineering.
App. Chemical Engineering: Mix It Up (Ages 8-12)
Fridays, Jan. 8- Feb. 12 from 6-7:00PM (In-person)
What’s more fun than playing an interactive video game? Writing one! Video sensing allows students to design and program their own video games and then test them by interacting with the program via webcam. In this Scratch program, students work together to create their own games, art, and musical instruments while exploring coding foundations. Get up and get moving with Engineering for Kids and Scratch: Video Sensing!
Jr. Space Pioneers (Ages 5-7)
Fridays, Feb. 26-April 2 from 4:30-5:30PM (Virtual)
Embark on fun journey to space with Scratch! Send an astronaut to the moon and defend your moon base from space rocks. Learn how to use Scratch to create and program sprites, backdrops and basic scripts. Create a new program each day, leave with evidence of your wild space adventure, and be inspired to explore the universe of programming as a Space Pioneer.
Software Engineering-Scratch Video Sensing (Ages 8-12)
Fridays, Feb. 26-April 2 from 6-7:00PM (Virtual)
What’s more fun than playing an interactive video game? Writing one! Video sensing allows students to design and program their own video games and then test them by interacting with the program via webcam. In this Scratch program, students work together to create their own games, art, and musical instruments while exploring coding foundations. Get up and get moving with Engineering for Kids and Scratch: Video Sensing!
Jr. Mechanical Engineering-Let's Make Toys (Ages 5-7)
Fridays, April 23-May 28, 2021 from 4:30-5:30PM (In-person)
In the Junior Mechanical Engineering: Let’s Make Toys classes, our youngest engineers will be introduced to fundamental concepts of energy, materials, and movement. Students will explore and construct six different toys throughout this unit, including spinners, magical boomerang cans, wind-up whirligigs, and more.
Mechanical Engineering- Master Machines (Ages 8-12)
Fridays, April 23-May 28, 2021 from 6-7:00PM (In-person)
During this Mechanical Engineering program, students use the Engineering Design Process to design, create, test, and refine a variety of machines and mechanical systems. Students learn basics of fluid mechanics, simple machines, and other design and engineering concepts while constructing rollercoasters, egg-drop vehicles, and an incredibly fast air powered dragster they keep at the end of the course.
Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest disciplines of engineering, as many inventions from Ancient Greece, China, and Persia continue to be used, to this day with little modification. Mechanical engineers are responsible for designing parts of machinery, both on small and large scales, as systems of machines and maintaining these systems to achieve optimal performance.