Summer Makers

Rising 4th grade and up

9am-3pm

3-5pm extended day 

The ultimate youth makerspace experience! The goal of Summer Makers is to create excitement and energy around making. We provide young makers a mix of technical and creative skills that foster confidence in their ability to bring ideas and designs to life. 

Daily Guiding Principles Each Day at Summer Makers provides time for...

 COLLABORATION:

• Encouraging discussions around making and asking questions about "How stuff works?"
• Working on a group or collaborative making project
• Sharing and presentation of ideas 

AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A NEW SKILL:

• Learning or furthering a skill in the makerspace environment
• Choosing from a variety of making projects or continuing on with a previous project
• Exploring the rich world of a STEAM-based, Art-Tech maker environment including design software and principals, laser cutting, woodworking, CNC milling, art, electronics, 3D printing, sewing and fiber arts 

SPACE FOR EXPLORATION, TRIAL, AND REFLECTION:

• Fostering independence and critical thinking.
• Helping develop resiliency by reflecting on what worked, what didn’t, and why. 

Daily Schedule 

9am - Arrival

9am-9:30am - Group activity or learning opportunity 

9:30-12pm - Visits to 2 of 3 making stations 

12pm-1pm - Lunch and group activity. Possible outdoor time (weather dependent) 

1pm-2pm - Final making station 

2pm-3pm - Open Studio - a relaxed time to further explore and tryout new making techniques, work on independent projects or continue working on station projects 

3pm-5pm (extended day) 

CANCELLATION POLICY Refunds minus 5% processing fee issued with written cancellation requests 30 days prior to the start date of the program. 50% minus 5% processing fee refunds issued up to two weeks prior to start date of the program.