Engineering For Kids of Toronto - York Region
Classes
Fall 2021 Virtual & In Person Classes
In-Person Classes: Ages 4-7
- Junior Robotics Classes
- Junior Robotics + Mechanical Engineering (2 dates & 2 locations)
- Junior Robotics + Civil Engineering
In-Person Classes: Ages 8-13
- Minecraft Design Theme Park
- Robotics & Coding: Olympic Robots
- Galactic Crafting: A Minecraft JAVA Class
- Electrical Engineering (Hands- On)
Virtual Classes: Ages 4-7
Virtual Classes: Ages 8-13
- Virtual Minecraft Design Travel into Future
- Virtual Coding Racing Games Design
- Virtual Galactic Speedway By Roblox
- Virtual Maximum Power (Electrical Engineering) with Minecraft
- Virtual Coding Adventure Games With Roblox
In Person: Junior Robotics Classes
The junior robotics engineering classes use educational Robots to create
a perfect mixture of fun and imagination that can help expand your young
child’s creative mind. We introduce students to robot design and
computer programming Engineering Design Process. During the Robotics program,
students will build robots, add different sensors, motors and learn to
program the Robots!
Course Topics will include: Mars Rover, Rescue Helicopter, and Earthquake
Simulation.
- Age: 4 - 7
- Date: Saturdays October 16- November 13
- Time: 4-5 PM
- Location: Aurora Family Leisure Complex
In Person: Junior Robotics + Mechanical Engineering
The junior Mechanical classes introduce our youngest engineers to fundamental
concepts of energy, material and movement through open and focused exploration.
Students explore and construct mechanical machines such as roller coasters,
catapults. Also by using LEGO® Robots, students learn how to create
and operate their creation robots by using computers.
- Age: 4-7
- Date: Saturdays October 16 - Dec 4
- Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Location: Ed Sackfield Arena & Fitness Centre, Richmond Hill
- Date: Mondays Oct 18 - Dec 6
- Time: 5-6 PM
- Location: Elgin West Community Centre, Richmond Hill
In Person: Junior Robotics + Civil Engineering
Two Hands-on Engineering classes in one: Robotics + Civil engineering
These Civil engineering activities are centered on exploring the concepts
of building and construction through hands-on exploration and design.
Students explore the engineering behind skyscrapers, bridges, roads, Tunnels,
and more in this fun and engaging experience.
These Robotics/ Coding activities are a perfect mixture of fun and learning.
using LEGO® Robotics, students learn how to program and operate their
creation robots by using a computer.
- Age: 4-7
- Date: Sundays Oct 17 - Dec 5
- Time: 10 - 11 AM
- Location: Elgin West Community Centre, Richmond Hill
In Person: Minecraft Design Theme Park
This program will have students build their very own Minecraft amusement parks! Students will have to navigate a few 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.
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Saturdays October 16 - November 13
- Time: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
- Location: Aurora Family Leisure Complex
In Person: Robotics & Coding: Olympic Robots
The Olympics Program will introduce students to the concepts of building and programming robots in a competitive and fun way. Students will use the six steps of Engineering Design Process to build and code a robot that will be their “ATHLETE” to play HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, SOCCER, TUG OF WAR, and more!
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Saturdays October 16 - Dec 4
- Time: 10 - 11 AM
- Location: Ed Sackfield Arena & Fitness Centre, Richmond Hill
In Person: Galactic Crafting: A Minecraft JAVA Class
This program will immerse students in a fascinating intersection of aerospace
and civil engineering, the design of extraterrestrial buildings and structures.
Using a modified version of Minecraft, students will be challenged to
design and build a self-sustaining habitat for themselves on the Moon.
Students will learn to use the Engineering Design Process to work through
a simulated version of the challenges of space travel in the relatively
familiar setting of Minecraft.
Note: 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: www.minecraft.net/en-us/store/minecraft-java-edition
- 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 3 days before the start date.
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Sundays Oct 17 - Dec 5
- Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Location: Elgin West Community Centre, Richmond Hill
In Person: Electrical Engineering (Hands- On)
Without electrical engineers, our world would be vastly different. Items
from simple radios to computers and even some cars are run on electricity.
The curriculum for the Electrical Engineering program is designed to introduce
students to the concepts of circuit design, building, and maintenance
through various hands-on activities including conductors, Resistors, Electric Magnet.
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Mondays Oct 18 - Dec 6
- Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
- Location: Elgin West Community Centre, Richmond Hill
Virtual: Engineering Club (Mechanical & Electrical Engineering)
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Engineering
For Kids is bringing the amazing hands-on STEM CLASSES right to your living room!
Students receive their supply boxes and attend their live and interactive
online classes to learn and build different fun and educational engineering
machines and learn about the basics of Electrical Engineering & magnetic field.
- Age: 4-7
- Date: Saturdays Oct 23- Nov 20
- Time: 1:30 - 2:30 PM
- Location: Zoom
Virtual: Engineering of Travel (Hands - On)
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Engineering
For Kids is bringing the amazing hands-on STEM CLASSES right to your living room!
Everyone has to travel, and engineers are involved in all the steps of
designing different modes of transportation as well as inventing and designing
tools that aid in travel. Everyone’s travel needs are different,
whether they need to walk around their local community to do errands,
or they need to be halfway across the world by evening! During this program,
students will get their passports and travel to a new country every day
by a different means! They will engineer their mode of transportation
or tool to aid in transportation daily to get to their destination country.
Further details on how to join the online classroom will be communicated
with enrolled families.
Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the
virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
- Age: 4-7
- Date: Saturdays Nov 27 - Dec 18
- Time: 1:30 - 2:30 PM
- Location: Zoom
Virtual: Minecraft Design Travel into Future
This program will immerse students in the expansive world of Minecraft and will challenge students' ingenuity and problem-solving skills as they navigate through several engineering challenges. Students will learn how to use teamwork and manage resources like an engineer in the real world. Building in Minecraft allows students to experiment with designs and materials, all without the risks associated with building structures. Students get to learn: How the United Nations is using Minecraft in the process of urban planning and design!
In this program, we will be using Minecraft JAVA which is only compatible
with PC (Windows) & MacBook (MacOS). So, families need to have either
of these devices available for their children.
Students will receive a temporary Minecraft account from Engineering For
Kids to be used only during the class time.
The details of the Minecraft accounts and setup for this program will be
communicated with the families by email, a few days before the start of
the program.
- Age: 8-13
- Date: Sundays October 17 - November 14
- Time: 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Virtual: Coding Racing Games Design
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Ladies
and gentlemen start your engines! On your mark, get set, GO! Kids are
drawn to the excitement of a race. They hoot and holler in anticipation
that the car they chose will cross the finish line first. We will use
the Engineering Design Process to create a storyboard that will outline
the rules of play and characters for our game based on the basic rules
of racing.
Class requirements:
- Computer: Only PC or MacBook Except for Catalina or newer versions. (NOTE: NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CHROMEBOOK)
- Solid Internet
Further details on how to join the online classroom will be communicated with enrolled families.
Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Saturdays Oct 23- Nov 20
- Time: 10 - 11 AM
- Location: Zoom
Virtual: Galactic Speedway By Roblox
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Create
your very own spaceship and race it on an alien planet. Practice skills
like 3D modeling and coding as you publish a game on Roblox. Roblox is
built using a coding language called Lua. Students learn to create New
Scripts in Roblox and Over time, the knowledge of coding will become more
and more complex and allow them to write out full scripts of Lua code.
Class Requirements:
- A PC or Mac computer. Roblox cannot run on Chromebooks or mobile devices such as smartphones.
- Internet access. This allows us to keep the software up to date and gives you the opportunity to save your projects to your Roblox account.
- A free Roblox account. Roblox Studio is free to use and does not require a license.
- A 3-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended.
Further details on how to join the online classroom will be communicated with enrolled families.
Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
- Age: 8-12
- Date:Saturdays Oct 23- Nov 20
- Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Location: Zoom
Virtual: Maximum Power with Minecraft
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Design,
create, and make your very own city come alive using Minecraft! Students
will explore the theme of renewable ENERGY SOURCES and how SOLAR and WIND
ENERGY can be incorporated to create a more sustainable urban design.
Kids apply their new scientific understanding to include renewable energy
in their Minecraft city designs using the Engineering for Kids design
process. On the last day, students will learn how to pitch their ideas
and launch their designs to a larger audience.
Class Requirements:
- In this program, we will be using Minecraft JAVA which is only compatible with PC (Windows) & MacBook (MacOS). So, families need to have either of these devices available for their children.
- Students will receive a temporary Minecraft account from Engineering For Kids to be used only during the class time.
The details of the Minecraft accounts and setup for this program will be
communicated with the families by email, a few days before the start of
the program.
Further details on how to join the online classroom will be communicated
with enrolled families.
Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the
virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Saturdays Nov 27 - Dec 18
- Time: 10 - 11 AM
- Location: Zoom
Virtual: Coding Adventure Games With Roblox
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Create
an adventure game where players explore a world to find items to harvest and sell.
Roblox is built using a coding language called Lua. Students learn to create
New Scripts in Roblox and Over time, the knowledge of coding will become
more and more complex and allow them to write out full scripts of Lua code.
Class Requirements:
- A PC or Mac computer. Roblox cannot run on Chromebooks or mobile devices such as smartphones.
- Internet access. This allows us to keep the software up to date and gives you the opportunity to save your projects to your Roblox account.
- A free Roblox account. Roblox Studio is free to use and does not require a license.
- A 3-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended.
Further details on how to join the online classroom will be communicated
with enrolled families.
Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the
virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
- Age: 8-12
- Date: Saturdays Nov 27 - Dec 18
- Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- Location: Zoom