Camps at Engineering For Kids of Buffalo
The Fun, Educational Camp Your Child Is Bound to Enjoy!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Engineering for Kids works with local churches, community centers, libraries, recreation centers, and others to provide programs that are open to the public! These can be:
- One day special events or
- Weekly Clubs
For information on how to add any of these programs to your school, group, or site, please contact us.
Summer Camps 2020
Amherst Camp
Apprentice Minecraft: Amusement Park (AM) /Mini Golf (PM): 8-11 yrs old
7/13-7/17
Minecraft: Amusement Park: AM: This camp will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a number of engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create it in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
Mini Golf: PM: At this interactive Engineering Camp, students will build their own Mini-Golf Course. They'll be introduced to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and more- while learning about Simple Machines, Force, Acceleration, Potential, and Kinetic Energy.
Jr Game Builders (AM)/ LEGO WeDo Robotics Wild Animals: 5-7 yrs old
8/10-8/14
Game Builders: Everyone loves Games and in this camp kids will be able to build games that they love that are based on key Engineering concepts! Campers will be Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Game Designers in this engaging week.They will build Balancing Games, Games of Chance, Games that Vibrate, and Games that Buzz (who remembers 'Operation'?). And how about a game of Foosball?
LEGO WeDo Robotics: Wild Animals: In this program, we will be exploring a variety of coding and technology skills as well as working on group collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on skills! Children will have the opportunity to build a drumming monkey, roaring lion, hungry alligator, and more! They also learn how to program and code the animals to move and make noises.
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Frontier Camp
Jr Game Builders (AM)/ LEGO WeDo Robotics Wild Animals: 5-7 yrs old
7/6-7/10
Game Builders: Everyone loves Games and in this camp kids will be able to build games that they love that are based on key Engineering concepts! Campers will be Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Game Designers in this engaging week.They will build Balancing Games, Games of Chance, Games that Vibrate, and Games that Buzz (who remembers 'Operation'?). And how about a game of Foosball?
LEGO WeDo Robotics: Wild Animals: In this program, we will be exploring a variety of coding and technology skills as well as working on group collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on skills! Children will have the opportunity to build a drumming monkey, roaring lion, hungry alligator, and more! They also learn how to program and code the animals to move and make noises.
Apprentice Minecraft: Amusement Park (AM) /Mini Golf (PM):8-11 yrs old
8/10-8/14
Minecraft: Amusement Park: AM: This camp will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a number of engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create it in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
Mini Golf: PM: At this interactive Engineering Camp, students will build their own Mini-Golf Course. They'll be introduced to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and more- while learning about Simple Machines, Force, Acceleration, Potential, and Kinetic Energy.
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Grand Island Camp
Jr Game Builders (AM)/ LEGO WeDo Robotics Wild Animals: 5-7 yrs old
7/13-7/17
Game Builders: Everyone loves Games and in this camp kids will be able to build games that they love that are based on key Engineering concepts! Campers will be Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Game Designers in this engaging week.They will build Balancing Games, Games of Chance, Games that Vibrate, and Games that Buzz (who remembers 'Operation'?). And how about a game of Foosball?
LEGO WeDo Robotics: Wild Animals: In this program, we will be exploring a variety of coding and technology skills as well as working on group collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on skills! Children will have the opportunity to build a drumming monkey, roaring lion, hungry alligator, and more! They also learn how to program and code the animals to move and make noises.
Apprentice Minecraft: Amusement Park (AM) /Mini Golf (PM):8-11 yrs old
8/17-8/21
Minecraft: Amusement Park: AM: This camp will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a number of engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create it in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
Mini Golf: PM: At this interactive Engineering Camp, students will build their own Mini-Golf Course. They'll be introduced to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and more- while learning about Simple Machines, Force, Acceleration, Potential, and Kinetic Energy.
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Kenmore Middle Camp
Jr Game Builders (AM)/ LEGO WeDo Robotics Wild Animals: 5-7 yrs old
7/20-7/24
Game Builders: Everyone loves Games and in this camp kids will be able to build games that they love that are based on key Engineering concepts! Campers will be Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Game Designers in this engaging week.They will build Balancing Games, Games of Chance, Games that Vibrate, and Games that Buzz (who remembers 'Operation'?). And how about a game of Foosball?
LEGO WeDo Robotics: Wild Animals: In this program, we will be exploring a variety of coding and technology skills as well as working on group collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on skills! Children will have the opportunity to build a drumming monkey, roaring lion, hungry alligator, and more! They also learn how to program and code the animals to move and make noises.
Apprentice Minecraft: Amusement Park (AM) /Mini Golf (PM):8-11 yrs old
7/20-7/24
Minecraft: Amusement Park: AM: This camp will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a number of engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create it in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
Mini Golf: PM: At this interactive Engineering Camp, students will build their own Mini-Golf Course. They'll be introduced to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and more- while learning about Simple Machines, Force, Acceleration, Potential, and Kinetic Energy.
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Nichols Camp
Apprentice Minecraft: Amusement Park (AM) /Mini Golf (PM):8-11 yrs old
7/27-7/31
Minecraft: Amusement Park: AM: This camp will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a number of engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create it in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
Mini Golf: PM: At this interactive Engineering Camp, students will build their own Mini-Golf Course. They'll be introduced to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and more- while learning about Simple Machines, Force, Acceleration, Potential, and Kinetic Energy.
Jr Game Builders (AM)/ LEGO WeDo Robotics Wild Animals: 5-7 yrs old
8/3-8/7
Game Builders: Everyone loves Games and in this camp kids will be able to build games that they love that are based on key Engineering concepts! Campers will be Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Game Designers in this engaging week.They will build Balancing Games, Games of Chance, Games that Vibrate, and Games that Buzz (who remembers 'Operation'?). And how about a game of Foosball?
LEGO WeDo Robotics: Wild Animals: In this program, we will be exploring a variety of coding and technology skills as well as working on group collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on skills! Children will have the opportunity to build a drumming monkey, roaring lion, hungry alligator, and more! They also learn how to program and code the animals to move and make noises.
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Orchard Park Camp
Junior (5-7 yr olds)- Junior Game Builder (AM)/ Junior LEGO WeDo Robotics: Animals Part 2 (PM):
7/27-7/31
Junior Game Builder (AM): Everyone loves Games and in this camp kids will be able to build games that they love that are based on key Engineering concepts! Campers will be Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Game Designers in this engaging week.They will build Balancing Games, Games of Chance, Games that Vibrate, and Games that Buzz (who remembers 'Operation'?). And how about a game of Foosball?
LEGO WeDo Robotics: Animals Part 2: In this program, we will be exploring a variety of coding and technology skills as well as working on group collaboration, critical thinking, and hands-on skills! Children will have the opportunity to learn about parts of robots. The children will be building and coding, using motion sensors while building turtles, gorillas, scorpions, and more!
Jr. (8-11 yr olds) - Minecraft Amusement Park (AM)/ Mini Golf Maker (PM)
8/3-8/7
Minecraft Amusement Park (AM): This camp will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a number of engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create it in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
Mini Golf (PM): At this interactive Engineering Camp, students will build their own Mini-Golf Course. They'll be introduced to Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Packaging Engineering, and more- while learning about Simple Machines, Force, Acceleration, Potential, and Kinetic Energy. On each day of Camp, students will be building Putting Greens and Holes such as Spiral Hill, See Saw, Flexi-Bridge, Bumper Bank Shots, and a Final Hole- complete with a Buzzer! By the end of the week, the students will be able to create one large Mini Golf Course and play together in a tournament!
At Engineering For Kids, our camps are carefully structured to provide your child with the enrichment he or she needs to grow and thrive. Our camps run in the spring, winter, and summer for your convenience. Our programs come in many varieties to accommodate your schedule, such as half-day camps, full-day camps, and holiday break camps. We also host camps on scheduled days off for reasons such as professional work days, teacher conference days, etc.
Just a few of these beneficial opportunities include:
- Teamwork: Most of our camps schedule fun and engaging teamwork activities that teach children the value of investing in others.
- Resilience and motivation: Our challenging programs help to teach kids how to keep trying. This also helps them feel accomplished when they succeed, which develops their will to learn.
- Decision-making: Our uniquely structured activities help children establish and build upon great decision-making skills, which can help build confidence.
In addition, the wide range of activities and classes that we offer encourage children to try new things, which is a beneficial skill that can be applied in several instances throughout adulthood.