AFTER-SCHOOL
WINTER 2024
Kick-off 2024 with a new after-school course at KID! Our programs offer a variety of new opportunities for young makers to get creative and inventive, taking a deeper dive into maker learning.
Students will have the opportunity to learn from our professional maker educators, exploring new skills and ideas, all while having fun.
Registration opens for winter after-school on November 10.
7-Week Sessions
Dates: Wednesdays, January 17 – February 28, 2024
Times: 4:30 – 6pm
Grades: K – 1st, 2nd – 4th & 5th – 7th
Price
Members: $315
Nonmembers: $345
Members: Be sure to login prior to checkout to receive your discount.
See our Policies for more information about our programs.
Wednesdays, January 17 - February 28, 2024
K – 1st Grade | Putting the Art in STEM
Explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through art! Gain skills like coding and woodworking to delve into the world of Art of STEM and create beautiful, one-of-a-kind, pieces of artwork to display at home.
Specific Dates: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28
2nd – 4th Grade | Invention Convention
What does it mean to be an inventor? Discover how paper and cardboard are important materials for prototyping inventions while exploring how inventions can be created to solve problems or even spark joy. Get creative with different building materials and learn some fun fabrication techniques along the way. Plus: Make a wacky invention that can be purposeful and fun for someone else.
Specific Dates: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28
5th – 7th Grade | Out of the Woodwork
Dive into the KID Museum woodshop and learn how to use various woodworking tools. Build a custom upcycled wooden toy, learn how to integrate circuits into creations, and engineer unique wood projects.
Specific Dates: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28
FALL 2023: REGISTRATION CLOSED
2nd – 4th Grade | Robot Explorers
What does it really take to build a robot? How does all of the coding and engineering come together to make a robot function? It’s your turn to find out. Take a deep dive into the background of basic robotics and discover new skills in programming, coding, and engineering. All these new skills will come together as you design and prototype a robot to face an unknown challenge.
Makers will learn skills in LEGO Spike Prime, block-based programming, sensors, inputs and outputs, circuits, engineering design, simple machines, and more.
Please note: Completion of this After-School program will earn the Programing Robots, Designing Robots, Showcasing Robots badge for Brownie/Junior/Cadette Girl Scouts but registration is open for all students.
Specific Dates: 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 – no class the week of Thanksgiving.
5th – 7th Grade | Robot Programmers
Ready for a robotics challenge? Whether new to robotics or an experienced programmer, this course will take your engineering skills to the next level. Take a deep dive into how robots are designed and programmed and discover new skills with sensors, circuits, programming, and more. All of these new skills will come together as makers design and build a prototype of their own robots to solve seemingly impossible problems.
Makers will learn skills in LEGO Spike Prime, block-based programming, sensors, inputs and outputs, circuits, engineering design, simple machines, and more.
Please note: Completion of this After-School program will earn the Programing Robots, Designing Robots, Showcasing Robots badge for Brownie/Junior/Cadette Girl Scouts but registration is open for all students.
Specific Dates: 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20 – no class the week of Thanksgiving.
