Engineering For Kids of Toronto - York Region
Classes
Virtual / Live Toy Making: Ages 4 - 7
Engineering For Kids is bringing the amazing hands-on STEM CLASSES right to your living room!
- Sundays April 18 - May 23 (6 sessions)
- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Class requirements:
- Families require to collect the class supply box from one of the community centres in Aurora (Details will be communicated with families).
- Students will attend their live and interactive online classes to learn and build different fun and educational toys.
Further details on how to join the online classroom (Zoom Private Meeting) will be communicated with enrolled families.
*NEW* Chemical & Environmental Engineering: Ages 4 - 7
Chemical Engineering classes introduce our youngest engineers to fundamental concepts of solids, liquids, and solutions. Students investigate the properties of several crazy concoctions and make their own samples of solid, liquid matters.
- Saturdays May 1 - May 29 (5 sessions)
- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
- Ages: 4 - 7 (Up to 8 years old)
Class requirements:
- Computer / Windows
- Solid Internet Connection
Coding/ Game Design Intermediate: Ages 8 - 12
This program will have the students become software engineers to program and design their very own video game that can be played over and over! Students will use the Engineering Design Process to create a storyboard to identify and capture the rules of play and characters for the game. Then, by using the specific software, they bring the storyboard to life with PROGRAMMING.
- Sundays April 18 - May 23 (6 sessions)
- 1 pm - 2 pm
Class requirements:
- Computer/ Windows
- Solid Internet Connection
Further details on how to join the online classroom (Zoom Private Meeting) will be communicated with enrolled families.
Coding Game Design Beginners (Pong Under The Sea Game- Level 1): Ages 8 - 12
This program will have the students become software engineers and design their very own video game that can be played over and over! Students will use the Engineering Design Process to create a storyboard to identify and capture the rules of play and characters for the game. Then, by using a Game Design Software (Coding) they bring the storyboard to life with PROGRAMMING. At the end of the program, everyone takes home a working Electronic game.
- Wednesdays April 28 - May 26 (5 sessions)
- 5 pm - 6 pm
- Ages: 8 - 12 (Up to 13 years old)
Class Requirements:
- Computer / Windows (Compatible with MAC)
- Solid Internet Connection
Coding Game Design: Ninja Attacks: Level 2! Ages 8 - 12
In the Electronic Game Design Ninja Attack, we will create our own version of a platform game set in a dojo that we will defend from a ninja attack! We will use the Engineering Design Process to create a storyboard to outline the rules of play and characters for our game.
- Saturdays May 1 - May 29 (5 sessions)
- 10 am - 11 am
- Ages 8 - 12 (Up to 13 years old)
Class requirements:
- Computer / Windows
- Solid Internet Connection.
*NEW* Minecraft Design: Medieval Machinations: Ages 8 - 12
This program will immerse students in the expansive world of Minecraft and will challenge student’s ingenuity and problem-solving skills as they navigate through several engineering challenges. One of the more complicated aspects of Minecraft is Redstone, which is Minecraft's version of electrical circuitry. This class will introduce students to the many uses of Redstone through a Medieval themed adventure of creation, exploration, and castle besieging, with students making minecart tracks to help them gather resources, working together to build their kingdom, and designing traps to defend their castle, all with the use of Redstone.
- Saturdays May 1 - May 29 (5 sessions)
- 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- Ages: 8 - 12 (Up to 13 years old)
- In this class we will be using Minecraft JAVA which is only compatible with PC ( Windows) & MacBook (MacOS).
- Families need to have either of these devices available for their children. Students attending Minecraft Java classes will require having a Minecraft account for the computer.
- Students may use their own Minecraft account for PC. If students do not have their Minecraft PC account, they can choose one of the below options:
- Purchase their own permanent account here.
- Engineering For Kids will share a temporary username & Password which can be used only during the class. This option should be communicated by email (yorkregion@engineeringforkids.com) at least 4 days before the start date.
*NEW* Programming 3D Games: KART RACING: Ages 8 - 12
Race to the finish and create your own 3D racing game in Microsoft’s Kodu gaming environment. From terrain design to the enemy selection, students are placed at the wheel and given full control to design their own video game while exploring the foundations of coding. Kick your creativity in gear with Kodu Kart Racing.
- Sundays May 2 - May 30 (5 sessions)
- 10 am - 11 am
- Ages: 8 - 12 (Up to 13 years old)
NOTE: The software is used in this class is a PC program (WINDOWS), SO
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH MAC, LINUX, ANDROID
Class requirements:
- Computer / Laptop (Only Windows)
- Solid Internet Connection