Fall 2025
In-person classes are now available in the cities of Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and the Town of Aurora, as well as our newly opened locations in Markham and Newmarket.
Locations:
Fall 2025
Markham
Junior Robotics + Mechanical Engineering
By using LEGO® Robots, students will learn how to create and operate their creation robots by using a coding platform. This mechanical class introduces the youngest engineers to fundamental concepts of energy, material, and movement through open and focused exploration. Participants will explore and construct mechanical machines such as roller coasters and other mechanical toys.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Centennial Community Centre
- Date: Every Saturday from September 20th – November 8th
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Hardware and Electrical Engineering
In this program, participants take on the role of a hardware engineer, a professional who uses science, math, and technology to create products related to computer hardware. More specifically, this unit will have participants creating video game controllers! Students will be introduced to concepts such as electrical circuits, ergonomics, and computer interfaces.
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Centennial Community Centre
- Date: Every Saturday from September 30th – November 8th
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Newmarket
Junior Robotics + Mechanical Engineering
By using LEGO® Robots, students will learn how to create and operate their creation robots by using a coding platform. This mechanical engineering class introduces the youngest engineers to fundamental concepts of energy, material, and movement through open and focused exploration. Participants will explore and construct mechanical machines such as a roller coaster and other mechanical toys.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Magna Centre
- Date: Every Tuesday from September 16th – November 4th
- Time: 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Robotics + Civil engineering
Fun meets innovation! Explore civil engineering concepts such as building, design, and construction by investigating skyscrapers, bridges, roads, and tunnels through projectbased activities. Then, create and operate your own robot using LEGO® robotics and a computer to understand how robots work and practice programming skills to control their movements.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Recreation Youth Centre & telMAX Indoor Skate Park
- Date: Every Sunday from October 26th – December 21st
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Robotics Olympics
Welcome to the Robot Olympics, a place where engineers work to design the best experience for athletes, and robots compete in athletic challenges. In this program, students will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to take on a variety of challenges using the robotics kit. Students will learn to build robots and use block coding to compete in a variety of events, such as running, hockey, basketball, wrestling, and… This is a goldmedal-worthy program filled with all the fun and excitement of the Olympic games!
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Magna Centre
- Date: Every Tuesday from September 16th – November 4th
- Time: 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
Hardware + Electrical Engineering
Fun meets innovation! Explore civil engineering concepts such as building, design, and construction by investigating skyscrapers, bridges, roads, and tunnels through projectbased activities. Then, create and operate your own robot using LEGO® robotics and a computer to understand how robots work and practice programming skills to control their movements.
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Recreation Youth Centre & telMAX Indoor Skate Park
- Date: Every Sunday from October 26th – December 21st
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Richmond Hill
Let’s Make Toys – Robotics + Mechanical Engineering
It is fun for a kid to play with a toy. Imagine how amazing it can be to play with a self-made toy. In this program, the youngest engineers will be introduced to the fundamental concepts of energy, materials, and movement. Children will explore and make different mechanical toys. They will also build and program robotic toys, including a racing car and a Mars Rover.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Bayview Hill Community Centre
- Date: Every Saturday from September 27th to November 15th
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Junior Robotics + Marine Engineering
What causes something to sink or float? How can engineers help explore and protect the ocean below? Learn about marine engineering and mechanics, how to harness the power of water, and discover designs that help us make the impossible possible. Then, using LEGO robots, build and code a floodgate for flood prevention.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Richvale Community Centre
- Date: Every Saturday from September 27th – November 15th
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Junior Robotics + Civil Engineering
Fun meets innovation! Explore civil engineering concepts such as building, design, and construction by investigating skyscrapers, bridges, roads, and tunnels through projectbased activities. Then, create and operate your own robot using LEGO® robotics and a computer to understand how robots work and practice programming skills to control their movements.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Elgin West Community Centre
- Date: Every Sunday from September 28th – November 16th
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Coding Video Game: Temple Escape
Temple Escape! We will create our own version of a video game that is set in an ancient, abandoned temple that will require all of Arkansas’s skills to make it out alive! We will use the Engineering Design Process to create a storyboard to outline the rules of play and characters for our game. Then, we will bring our storyboard to life with programming. At the end of the class, everyone takes home a working Windows-compatible video game.
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Bayview Hill Community Centre
- Date: Every Saturday from September 27th – November 15th
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Robotics Coding: da Vinci Robots
This robotics program is designed to introduce students to the world of not only building but also programming robots. The robots in this unit will approach some of the designs of Leonardo da Vinci, taking a unique perspective by applying robotics principles to the challenges da Vinci faced, such as the Water Well and the Mona Lisa.
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Richvale Community Centre
- Date: Every Saturday from September 27th – November 15th
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Hardware & Electrical Engineering
In this program, participants take on the role of a hardware engineer, a professional who uses science, math, and technology to create products related to computer hardware. More specifically, this unit will have participants creating video game controllers! Students will be introduced to concepts such as electrical circuits, ergonomics, and computer interfaces.
- Ages: 8-12 Years Old
- Location: Elgin West Community Centre
- Date: Every Sunday from September 28th – November 16th
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Vaughan
Junior Robotics + Marine Engineering
What causes something to sink or float? How can engineers help explore and protect the ocean below? Learn about marine engineering and mechanics, how to harness the power of water, and discover designs that help us make the impossible possible. Then, using LEGO robots, build and code a floodgate for flood prevention.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Maple Community Centre
- Date: Every Sunday from September 21st – November 16th
- Time: 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Minecraft Urban Innovations
Build your own futuristic and sustainable city using Minecraft. Apply basic civil engineering concepts to design and construct innovative roads and structures. Learn how the layout of roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes promotes urban sustainability and how the United Nations is using Minecraft in the process of urban planning and design. Make your city come alive as you navigate engineering challenges, manage resources, and work collaboratively with your fellow engineers.
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Maple Community Centre
- Date: Every Sunday from September 21st – November 16th
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Aurora
Engineering For Kids: Robotics & Aerospace
Build a science rover and code the robot to explore other planets! Acting as aerospace engineers, learn about and explore aircraft and spacecraft engineering concepts to construct robots, rockets, parachutes, and more.
- Ages: 4-6 Years Old
- Location: Aurora Public Library
- Date: Every Saturday from September 27th – November 15th
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Minecraft Design Theme Park
In this program, students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate several engineering and teamwork challenges to do so. Students will draft blueprints and plans for their parks on paper before beginning to create them in Minecraft to make it as much like the process of designing a real amusement park as possible.
- Ages: 7-12 Years Old
- Location: Aurora Public Library
- Date: Every Saturday from September 27th – November 15th
- Time: 4:30 – 5:30 PM
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