AFTER-SCHOOL
SPRING 2025
Led by KID’s expert Maker Educators, your child will master new skills, explore innovative ideas, and have a blast every step of the way! Classes are offered for Pre-K through 8th grade.
*NEW* Middle school students can take part in KID’s Invent the Future Challenge through a special after-school club at 3 Bethesda Metro Center.
7 Week Sessions
Spring Session begins the week of March 16th.
Two Locations
Wednesdays at Bethesda Metro Center & Thursdays at Davis Library
Price per Session
Members: $315
Nonmembers: $345
*Price includes 4 Free Tickets to Sunday Open Explore on Showcase Day
Access for Every Maker: We are dedicated to expanding access to all makers by providing free and reduced-cost ways to participate in our programming. Please use this form to reach out if program fees pose a financial hardship, and we’ll ensure you and your family can participate.
Located at 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD, 20814 in Suite 140.
Spring: 6th - 8th Grade
6th – 8th Grade | Invent the Future
Be part of KID’s signature invention challenge in our Invent the Future after- school club. You will participate in design challenges, skill-building workshops, and planning and building sessions as you work in teams to invent something that answers the question: What will you make to improve life on this planet?
Participants will have access to KID’s amazing array of tools and materials as they build prototypes and can choose to exhibit their final project at KID’s Invent the Future Expo on June 1 alongside the region’s most innovative companies and thinkers.
Skills developed: Cardboard construction, electronics, micro:bit coding, engineering design process, prototyping
4:30-6:00 PM, 90 minutes
Specific Dates: 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7. No class on 4/16*
Optional Expo showcase on Sunday 6/1
*Does your school have a different Spring Break? Makeup sessions are available on request.
Located at 6400 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 in the lower-level of the Davis Library.
Spring: Pre-K
Pre-K | Mini Makers
Our Mini Makers class is an engaging introduction to maker learning tailored for children ages 4-5. This program sparks creativity and builds problem-solving skills through a range of hands-on projects that integrate elements of invention, building, and art.
With activities ranging from circuitry to textiles, Mini Makers is designed to nurture curiosity and independence.
Projects will vary from the Fall and Winter sessions!
3 – 4 PM, 60 minutes
Specific Dates: 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8. No class on 4/17.
Showcase on Sunday 5/18*
*Price includes 4 free tickets to KID’s Sunday Open Explore Museum Hours on Showcase Day
Spring: K - 1st Grade
K – 1st Grade | The Problem Solver’s Playbook
Tackle real-world challenges with creativity and innovation! Solve problems faced by everyday heroes—first responders, doctors, engineers, and builders—by designing real-life solutions. Build robots to battle disease, engineer solutions to construction puzzles, and create model structures with lights and moving parts. Through hands-on activities, coding, and the engineering design process, you’ll become a master maker and real-life problem solver!
Skills developed: Engineering design process, circuits, cardboard construction, block-based coding
4:30 – 5:30PM, 60 Minutes
Specific Dates: 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8. No class on 4/17.
Showcase on Sunday 5/18*
*Price includes 4 free tickets to KID’s Sunday Open Explore Museum Hours on Showcase Day
CONTACT US
Questions? Contact us at info@kid-museum.org.
See our Policies for more information about our programs.
