AFTER-SCHOOL
Spring 2020: March 30 – June 11
Registration is OPEN!
Develop real-world skills through imaginative, maker-based programs. KID Museum’s after-school programs are multi-week sessions offered Mondays-Thursdays, and are led by our professional Maker Educators. Hands-on experiences will spark creativity and design-thinking, as makers explore the tools and materials of electronics, coding, robotics, woodworking, textiles, and more.
Grades K – 1, 2 – 3, 4 – 5, and 6 – 8
10-week sessions | 4:30pm-6pm (K – 1 programs run from 4:30pm-5:30pm)
Members $330 | Nonmembers $370
Choose a program based on your child’s current grade level. If a program is full, call us at 301-897-5437 or email info@kid-museum.org to be added to a waitlist.
Winter 2020 attendees: please note, Monday programs consist of eight sessions and Tuesday programs consist of nine sessions. Prices have been adjusted accordingly and dates being skipped have been listed.
Mondays, March 30 - June 8
K – 1st Grade | Kinder Maker Science
Think like a scientist! Young makers will explore physics, biology, and chemistry through hands-on maker projects that let them make hypotheses, collect data, and draw conclusions. Learn about aerodynamics by making and launching rockets, explore human biology by building moving models, and even discover the chemistry needed to create slime.
*Class will not be held on April 6, 13, or May 25.
Tuesdays, March 31 - June 9
2nd – 3rd Grade | Simply Magnificent Machines
Can’t find a machine that works the way you want? Make your own! Start by designing and building simple machines like catapults, conveyor belts, marble runs, and zip lines. Then, learn how to improve those machines using more complex designs. Pull together what you’ve learned by making a useful or fun machine of your own to share at our Magnificent Machine Fair!
Class will not be held on April 7 or 28.
4th – 5th Grade | Digital Design & Fabrication
Take your maker skills to the next level using our array of digital design and fabrication tools. We’ll use 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC routers to bring advanced precision to more complex projects. Discover what’s possible in the world of digital design and fabrication.
Class will not be held on April 7 or 28.
6th – 8th Grade | Maker Comic Con
Are you a fan of comics, movies, or video games? Or interested in inventing your own characters and worlds? Taught by an award-winning cosplayer, this program will let your imagination soar as we design and build costumes, props, accessories, models, and more. We’ll use 3D printers, laser cutters, and other high-tech tools to animate and fabricate whatever you can imagine. Then, show off your creations at our own KID Comic Con.
Class will not be held on April 7 or 28.
Wednesdays, April 1 - June 10
K – 1st Grade | Kinder Maker Science
Think like a scientist! Young makers will explore physics, biology, and chemistry through hands-on maker projects that let them make hypotheses, collect data, and draw conclusions. Learn about aerodynamics by making and launching rockets, explore human biology by building moving models, and even discover the chemistry needed to create slime.
Class will not be held on April 8.
2nd – 3rd Grade | Game Time!
Make your own fun! Develop skills in woodworking, electronics, and coding as you create board games and video games. Then, combine it all to design, build, and program your own arcade game complete with a custom MakeyMakey controller. Optional: purchase a MakeyMakey to take home.
Class will not be held on April 8.
Thursdays, April 2 - June 11
4th – 5th Grade | Maker Games
Take your woodshop and fabrication skills to the next level as a game and toy designer. Use exciting tools like a drill press, coping saw, CNC router, laser cutter, and 3D printer, to name a few — then apply your new skills to design and build a custom version of a classic board game with 3D-printed pieces.
Class will not be held on April 9.
6th – 8th Grade | Secret Agent Makers
Calling all Secret Agent Makers! Modern spies rely on high-tech tools to look at the world around them. Here students will learn advanced circuitry and use the laser cutter, drill press and more to make secret compartments, audio devices, and other super-spy tools. Will you accept this mission? This program includes a $30 material fee.
Class will not be held on April 9.
