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3D Modeling AdvancedSTEMDuring this action-packed week, ninjas dive into the creative process using TinkerCAD and Blender to explore the limitless possibilities of 3D modeling. From crafting custom trophies and necklaces to designing cool castles and magnificent monsters, the opportunities for creativity are endless. Ninjas will not only learn technical skills used in 3D modeling and printing but will also develop their problem-solving abilities and artistic flair. By the end of the week, they'll have a collection of unique creations to proudly display in their 3D Dojo. NOTE: Code Ninjas is located at 3570 Vicksburg Ln N, Suite 400, Plymouth 55446Youth Classes Summer 2026
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3D Printing & Circuits: Build Your Own RobotSTEMDesign, print, and power your own creations! Beginners will use TinkerCAD to 3D-model robot parts and learn basic DC circuits to bring their robots to life. By the end of the week, each student will have built two working robots - a sketchbot and a drivebot - while developing creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills using a laptop and mouse.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
3D Printing: Design, Build, Race!STEMStart your engines and your imagination! In this hands-on camp, students explore how engineers design and test vehicles using 3D printing. Campers will create two types of cars - a self-powered car (using stored mechanical energy) and a DC motor-powered car - while learning the basics of 3D modeling, motion, energy, and aerodynamics. Using the engineering design process, they'll test, refine, and improve their creations from concept sketch to final race, putting creativity and problem-solving in the driver's seat!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
3D Printing: Jewelry Fabrication & ArtsSTEMBring your creations to life in this 3D printing class. The ancient craft of jewelry making is brought to the modern world using TinkerCad and 3D printers. Students will learn to build 2D and 3D models on the computer using CAD software. They will design and print a pair of earrings, a ring, or a pendant in this class. Additionally, they will get to bring home two of their 3D creations. Printing and material fees are included.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
3D Printing: Maker's LabSTEMDream it. Design it. Print it! Explore the world of 3D printing in this creative, hands-on camp! Using TinkerCAD, students will design and print two personalized creations while learning the basics of 3D modeling, design, and problem-solving. Perfect for beginners, this camp encourages imagination and innovation - prints may be scaled down to fit class time and printer limitations.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
3D Printing: Minecraft-InspiredSTEMLearn the ins and outs of 3D design and 3D printing with TinkerCAD in this creative camp. Students will explore 3D modeling skills. while designing custom mobs and Minecraft-inspired creations. Along the way, they will experiment with shapes, structures, and design elements that bring their ideas to life. While prints are finishing, campers can take part in Minecraft-themed challenges and even create video games inspired by the block-building universe. Each student will have two small printed designs sent home. Printing and material fees are included. Bring a USB on the last day. Minecraft is a Mojang Studios trademark and not affiliated with this camp.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
3D Printing: Nintendo-Themed CharactersSTEMBring your favorite video game worlds to life by creating Nintendo-inspired characters with TinkerCAD while learning essential 3D design skills. Students will model unique creations in three dimensions, experiment with shapes and structures, and transform their digital ideas into real objects using 3D printers. While prints are finishing, campers can join Nintendo-themed challenges and even design their own video games inspired by the characters they love. Each student will have two small printed projects sent home. Printing and material fees are included. Bring a USB drive on the last day. Nintendo is a trademark of Nintendo of America Inc and is not affiliated with this camp.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
3D Printing: Poké-InspiredSTEMBecome a Poké master of 3D design by creationg your very on creatures with TinkerCAD. Students will explore CAD modeling, experiment with shapes and features, and bring their digital creatures to life with 3D printers. Along the way, they will also experiment with SimLab and design creature themed video games, combining creativity with hands-on technology. The class introduces the basics of CAD modeling and design software while encouraging imagination and exploration. Bring a USB drive on the last day. Pokémon is a trademark of The Pokémon Company and this camp is not affiliated with them.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Adventure Engineers: Explore & BuildSTEMBuild. Discover. Have fun! Step into a world of indoor adventure where young engineers get to create, explore, and play. Campers will design shelters, make solar ovens for s'mores, build bridges, and tackle exciting hands-on challenges inspired by nature - all inside! With teamwork, problem-solving, and lots of creativity, every day is full of discovery and fun. By the end of the week, campers leave with cool projects, new skills, and big smiles - no hiking boots required!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Adventure Engineers: Ocean ExplorersSTEMYoung engineers, big ocean adventures! Spend a week exploring the wonders of the shore with hands-on STEM fun - all indoors! Dig for fossils, make squishy sand slime, craft coral reefs, explore tide pools, and uncover hidden ocean treasures. Every activity is playful, hands-on, and full of adventure for young ocean explorers!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Biologist Explorer CampSTEMJoin a Naturalist from EcoElsa to learn how to conduct different animal surveys and experiments. Kids will learn how to observe different animals and collect data about them and their habitats as well as how to report that data as a “citizen scientist.” Camp will include getting to interact with a wide variety of plants and small wildlife like insects, amphibians, snakes, and birds as well as using different scientist tools to do their research and exploring. Make sure to dress for the weather, closed-toed shoes and preferably long pants as most of the class will be spent outdoors and off trail in some areas!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Build a Fairy World!STEMStep into a world of imagination and engineering magic! In this indoor hands-on STEM camp, kids will design, craft, and create everything their fairies need to live and play. From building cozy fairy houses and whimsical bridges to crafting tiny fairy friends and a glowing LED lantern, every project helps bring their outdoor fairy garden to life. Campers will explore science, creativity, and storytelling - all while building their own enchanting mini world to take home!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Cardboard Maker Camp: Machines in MotionSTEMBuild it. Move it. Play it! Turn cardboard into ball launchers, mini pinball machines, an operation game, and motorized carnival swing while learning engineering, circuits, and design thinking. Each day features a hands-on project, that students build from scratch, ending with fun challenges to test, iterate, and compete. High- energy and full of creativity, problem-solving, and the thrill of seeing your inventions come to life!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
ChompShopSTEMLet your imagination shine! Using a ChompSaw, students self-determine what they create! Students can create a simple or complex project based on their specific interest. Promoting creativity and imagination, the ChompSaw helps students bring their ideas to reality! Students will plan, design, and create their own creation out of cardboard. Students will cut using the ChompSaw - a power tool for kids that provides safe exploration of cutting and building with cardboard. In addition to designing and creating, students will learn power tool safety, improve their coordination and spatial reasoning, and learn how to create with reusable materials.Youth Classes Summer 2026
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Claymation - Let's Make a MovieSTEMLights, camera ... CLAY! This camp combines your two favorite things - CLAY and creating your very own stop motion movie. Working in small teams you'll sculpt colorful clay characters, design amazing sets, and bring a super fun story to life using a stop motion software - the same technique used in your favorite films! Learn the magic of movie-making as you shape, pose, and film wacky creations frame by frame. By the end of camp, take home a super cool mini-movie to show family and friends.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Coding My First Game - PokéCode Adventures: Program and PlaySTEMReady to code and catch 'em all? Step into the world of creature trainers and create your very own interactive video game. Designed just for beginner coders, this camp makes learning to program fun and easy. In small teams, create your own universe of magical creatures to escape an adventure map, code a catch-creatures-game, design your own team, and create a game to duel against friends. It's creativity and coding excitement all in one electrifying adventure!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Cogwarts Escape RoomSTEMWelcome to Cogwarts - the magical school where engineering skills are as powerful as wands! "Cog" represents clever engineering and creative problem-solving, while "warts"... well, the magical mischief is all yours. Campers team up to solve enchanted puzzles, crack secret codes, and build clever contraptions to escape from daily magical scenarios. In the second half of the class, they become the masterminds, designing their own escape rooms filled with tricky engineering challenges for others to solve. On the final day, teams go head-to-head, testing their wits, creativity, and teamwork in the ultimate spellbinding showdown!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Curiosity WorkshopSTEMWhere imagination meets engineering! Step into the Curiosity Workshop, where young creators experiment, tinker, and discover how science and engineering make our world work. Each day brings new hands-on projects that stretch, spin, light up, and zoom as campers explore motion, energy, light, and creativity. From glowing wands to marble coasters, every invention sparks curiosity and excitement!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Destination Mars: Rocketry CourseSTEMLaunch and watch your very own rocket speed 300 feet into the air! Then it is yours to take home! Students will make and take home multiple rockets of varying difficulty throughout this session. We will use these rockets and airplanes to investigate basic aeronautical concepts including: propulsion, thrust, lift, drag and more. We will also hypothesize about travel in outer space, how to get a United States astronaut to Mars and life on Mars. Do you have the right stuff? NOTE:Families will be asked to contribute two, 2 liter soda bottles (empty) for 2 different experiments.Youth Classes Summer 2026
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Drone Maker Engineering CampSTEMTake flight in this hands-on adventure where students explore drones, learn principles of flight, and tackle exciting missions like package delivery, firefighting, and medical rescues. Campers work in teams of three to design and build their drones, pledging to handle them carefully and responsibly. This camp is ideal for students who can balance fun with focus, encouraging teamwork, problem-solving, and creativity while experiencing the technology of the future!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Eco-Inventors CampSTEMLearn how scientists and engineers study nature to find solutions to fix the problems we face in this biomimicry focused STEM camp. We will put your problem-solving skills and creativity to the test to find a solution to a variety of challenges like designing & building wind turbines, earthquake proofing buildings, designing prosthetic limbs, and more! Inventors will benefit from learning how nature connects to STEM and solving real world problems as well as further developing teamwork and problem-solving skills. Make sure to dress for the weather and wear closed-toed shoes and long pants as parts of this class will be outdoors!Youth Classes Summer 2026
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Engineering: Crazy Action ContraptionsSTEMUnleash your imagination as you journey through the wide-ranging world of LEGO® building. Working in pairs, students will build models and discuss the engineering science behind each creation. This engaging, hands-on class shows how engineering can be both silly and educational at the same time. Students will then be challenged to improve and customize their designs for added creativity. Possible projects include the never-look-back machine, skittletops, do-nothing machine, coat hanger daredevil, trapdoor cable car, parachute machine, rubber band racer, and other wild contraptions.Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Epic YouTube Creator Lab: Lights, Camera, ActionSTEMStep into the spotlight and become the next YouTube sensation! In small teams, work with your friends to plan, film, and edit your own videos while learning the secrets of successful creators. Design eye-catching channel art, learn filming and editing techniques, and understand fair use and copyright to share your content responsibly. From brainstorming to final upload, this camp gives you the tools, confidence, and creativity to shine on screen!Youth Classes Summer 2026 -
Escape the Labyrinth: VR Game DevelopmentSTEMDesign, develop, and create 3D virtual reality environments and characters to build your own VR games. Students will start with smaller projects to learn the basics of coding, design, and interaction. In the final two days, they will construct a full labyrinth complete with challenges, characters, and immersive exploration. This camp is ideal for students passionate about technology and creativity. VR projects can be viewed on most mobile devices and VR systems such as Oculus. Bring a USB on the last day to save your games.Youth Classes Summer 2026