STEM & Tech Summer Camps

Junior S.T.E.M and Tech Summer Camps 2025
Grades K-3rd(Ages 5-9)
June 9 – August 15, 2025
Venue: 1636A Irving St (& 18th Ave), San Francisco, CA94122
All-day sessions 9am – 3:30pm

Week 1: June 9-13: Mornings: Juniors Inventor’s Workshop: This workshop is for a week of fun, creativity, and of course engineering! Students will invent new machines and explore creative design solutions using the Engineering Design Process. Discover how a wind-up toy works and design your own drawing robot inside the Engineering For Kids Inventor’s Workshop. Junior Robotics: Play Soccer: This class is a perfect mixture of fun and learning, using LEGO® WeDo Robotics.  Using LEGO® bricks, students build a goal kicker, a goalkeeper, and cheerful fans. They also learn how to program and operate their creations using a laptop computer.

Week 2*: June 16-18&20:  Mornings: Junior Wings, Wheels, and Sails: Students will get their passports and travel to new countries by different means! They will engineer their mode of transportation or tool to aid in transportation daily to get to their destination country. Afternoons: Junior Electrical Engineering - Engineering Electrified: Get charged up for this exciting week of electrical engineering! In this camp you will explore a wide range of foundational concepts related to electricity, such as magnetism, static electricity, circuitry, and more. We will spark your imagination as you tackle electrifying, hands-on engineering challenges using our EFK Engineering Design Process. Explore, discover, illuminate! 

Week 3: June 23-27: Mornings: Junior Industrial: Fun Factory The Junior Industrial Engineering classes introduce our youngest engineers to fundamental concepts of simple machinery, cooperative building, and the assembly line process. Through open and focused exploration, students explore and construct simple machines and then use an assembly line process to produce a delicious treat! Afternoons: Summertime Splash: Junior Program: Get ready to ignite curiosity and learning this summer! Our Summertime Splash curriculum will immerse students in the wonders of the season, from the vibrant sights and sounds of nature to the science behind summer adventures. Through hands-on engineering challenges, students will explore topics like solar energy, outdoor recreation, and fascinating weather phenomena. With each activity, they’ll engage in creative problem-solving and discover the fun behind the science of summer. 

Week 4*: June 30-July 3: Mornings: Junior Chemical Engineering: Crazy Concoctions: This camp introduces 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 bubbles, play dough, flub, and more! Afternoons: World Games Engineering - Junior: The competition is heating up with the Engineering For Kids World Games! In this camp, students will compete for the gold as they take on exciting engineering challenges related to the greatest athletic competitions. Students will explore a wide variety of science and engineering concepts related to athletic events while applying EFK’s Engineering Design Process. Get ready to step up to the podium as we declare victory in inspiring the next generation of engineers!

Week 5:July 7-11: Mornings: Junior Space Pioneers: Embark on a fun journey to space with Scratch! Send an astronaut to the moon and defend your moon base from space rocks. Learn how to use Scratch to create and program sprites, backdrops and basic scripts. Create a new program each day, leave with evidence of your wild space adventure, and be inspired to explore the universe of programming as a Space Pioneer. Afternoons: Medieval Defense: Do you have what it takes to defend your castle and maintain your family’s honor? If so, then don your armor and draw your sword for The Engineering of Medieval Times. In this camp, students build their very own castle and then work to defend it by engineering cannons and catapults. Become a knight and join us on the question for glory and justice!

Week 6:July 14-18:  Mornings: Toy Lab: Toys have always inspired creativity in children. In this weeklong camp, young engineers will learn the concepts of mechanical engineering and put them into action to make them into expert toy makers as they design and build their own toys. Afternoons:. Junior Aerospace - Sky Riders: Fun and adventure will soar to new heights in this aerospace engineering camp. Students will discover the forces that make airplanes, helicopters, and rockets sophisticated flying machines. They will learn foundational concepts in aerospace engineering, such as propulsion, lift, thrust, and trajectory, while tackling exciting, hands-on engineering challenges using the EFK Engineering Design Process. 

Week 7:July 21-25: Mornings: Engineering of Power and Energy: Join us as we look at ways to get things moving...no batteries required.  In this camp, students explore the fundamental concepts of potential and kinetic energy by building their very own toys.  Additionally, students will explore natural power and energy sources such as falling water and the sun. Get ready for a shock in this energetic and engaging engineering experience! Afternoons: Junior Robotics: Simple Machines United! In Junior Robotics: Simple Machines United, students will explore the basic concepts of simple machines and how we use them to achieve even our most grandiose goals! Students will use LEGO® WeDo™ construction and resource kits to produce new and exciting builds that will be used to create Kelvin’s Amusement Park.

Week 8:July 28-August 1: Mornings: Zany Zoo Engineers: There is a big problem at your local zoo… the animals are very unhappy! They have outgrown their cages and are bored by their basic, concrete surroundings. In these lessons students will learn about engineering, mathematics, animals, and habitats. They will work as zoo engineers and zoologists while using the EFK Engineering Design Process to design and build solutions to a variety of engineering challenges. Afternoons: Musical Adventures with Scratch Coding and Makey Makey: We are going to explore how sounds are created and create our own interpretations of common musical instruments like drums, piano, guitar, and even a recorder, and we will create our very own dancing program, all through the use of Makey Makey and Scratch Coding to bring our music to life!

Week 9:August 4-8: Mornings: Junior Falling for Fun: Seasonal Adventures: Our exciting, fall-themed engineering curriculum is designed to spark creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking in young minds. This program blends the beauty of the fall season with hands-on, engaging activities that make learning an unforgettable adventure! Afternoons: Animation Station: Animation engineers work with artists, computer programmers and others to produce our favorite animated movies. During the second day of the inventor's workshop, we’ll explore animation engineering and design our own tools to help make pictures come alive. 

Week 10:August 11-15: Mornings: Junior Robotics Engineering: Ozobot Explorers: Join us for an exciting journey in robotics engineering that transforms coding from complex to fun! In this program, kids will embark on hands-on adventures with tiny, versatile Ozobot robots, mastering programming basics through interactive play. Students will develop skills in foundational coding concepts using color codes to program their robots, such as creating sequences, recognizing patterns, and problem-solving through hands-on exploration! Afternoons: Twisted Fairy Tales: Students will explore a few fairy tales from different points of view and engage in activities to investigate solutions for each fairy tale’s obstacles. In the Twisted Fairy Tales Camp, we will design a getaway vehicle for the heroine from Kate and the Beanstalk, help The Three Billy Goats Fluff devise a method to cross the bridge quietly and not wake the Troll, and construct an edible reef entirely from candy to protect The Three Little Fish from the Big Bad Shark! Join us as we explore the Engineering of Fairy Tales!

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Apprentice S.T.E.M and Tech Summer Camps 2025
Grades 2nd-5th(Ages 7-11)
June 9 -13 and July 7– August 15, 2025
Venue: 3522 Geary Blvd (& Stanyan) Suite 1, San Francisco, CA94118
All-day sessions 9:30am – 4pm

Week 1: June 9-13: Mornings: App Development using Bitsbox: We’re offering a unique experience in which students get to code, test, and create their own apps in real-time using an easy-to-understand format. Save their created apps right to devices for play anywhere, anytime! Afternoons: Design the Future: Join us as we embark on an odyssey to explore the future of transportation, manufacturing and structural. Let’s take a look at the innovations of today and apply them to create the designs of tomorrow as we explore ways to harness clean energy and house a growing human population. Become an engineer and help Design the Future.

Week 5:July 7-11: Mornings:  Software Engineering: Scratch Video Sensing What’s more fun than playing an interactive video game? Writing one! Video sensing allows students to design and program their own video games and then test them by interacting with the program via webcam. In this Scratch program, students work together to create their own games, art, and musical instruments while exploring coding foundations. Get up and get moving with Engineering for Kids and Scratch: Video Sensing! Afternoons:  Electrical Engineering: High Voltage Hijinks: Get powered-up for an energizing week of electrical engineering! In this camp you will learn how to generate power using electromagnets, electrical circuits, wind turbines, and solar panels. You will take on exciting, hands-on engineering challenges and put your creations to the test. This is an illuminating experience you won’t want to miss!

Week 6:July 14-18: Mornings:  Rocket League Edition Curriculum: Our Esports League camps are designed so that students will have fun while learning about the educational, STEM aspects behind gaming and, of course, while competing. In these esports camps, students will learn and practice the fundamentals of Rocket League. We will use the context of Rocket League to explore physics, aerodynamics, digital citizenship, and teamwork. Students will be developing crucial twenty-first century skills in the areas of communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. Afternoons: Forensic Engineering: Engineer Investigators: Become a forensics engineer and help Kelvin find out who stole the blueprints for his secret, new design. Using principles of investigative science and forensic engineering, students will analyze evidence in the simulated crime scene using math, science, and technology. Embark on a new journey each day to decipher cryptic clues and biological codes, and help us identify the thief through chemical and mechanical analysis. 

Week 7:July 21-25: Mornings:  Ozobot Navigators: Embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of robotics with Ozobot Navigators! This program transforms coding into an engaging adventure, where kids tackle hands-on challenges with these fun, tiny robots. Through interactive activities, they’ll master foundational programming concepts, ignite their creativity, and sharpen problem-solving skills. Watch as young minds confidently explore introductory coding through block editing, paving the way for innovation and discovery! Afternoons: Amazing Race: 120 years ago airplanes had not even made their first flight, yet today we can fly to the other side of the world in 12 hours! It is thanks to advances in technology that we are able to explore so much of the world. Teams will work together to see who is able to travel the farthest around the world. This trek around the world will require students to design their very own boat, plane, and even a rocket!

Week 8:July 28-August 1:Mornings: The CoderZ Adventure:  Teach the basics of coding and robotics, an exciting interdisciplinary STEM field. The course is powered by CoderZ’s Online Robotics Learning Environment which provides online simulation, a visual code editor, embedded content, class management and more. No prior knowledge needed! Afternoons: Missions and Mechanics: Mission to Mars This week of camp is all about the missions and mechanics of NASA’s Mars Rovers. Students will take an in-depth look at how the rovers safely land at carefully selected sites on the surface of Mars to carry out scientific investigations. Students will closely examine the anatomy, tools, and technology the rovers are equipped with in order to understand how their work continues to deepen our understanding of the Red Planet. Classes will engage in exciting, hands-on STEM challenges with real-world connections to NASA and mechanical engineering.

Week 9: August 4-8: Mornings: Medieval Machinations: MinecraftEDU Redstone MinecraftEDU is an expansive game that lets players design and create unique worlds with amazing structures. One of the more complicated aspects of MinecraftEDU is Redstone, which is MinecraftEDU’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 mine cart 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. Afternoons: Civil Engineering: Strategic Structures: Put on your hardhat and get ready to raise the roof with the fun and excitement of civil engineering. In this camp, students will learn how to engineer while being mindful of the forces acting upon a structure, such as bending, compression, torsion, and shear. They will learn that shape and materials selection are critical to the success of towers, bridges, and highways. Students will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to engage in captivating civil engineering challenges. 

Week 10: August 11-15: Mornings:  RoboBattles using Lego Robot Inventor: It’s time for robot basic training! Soldier bots need to be able to follow precise instructions to make it home from battle. In this camp, students will build, modify, and program a robot using the LEGO® Robot Inventor kit. They will learn to use motors and sensors to detect objects and assist in navigation. Then, they will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to complete a variety of basic training boot camp challenges with their soldier bots. Afternoons: Medieval Mayhem:  In medieval times, there were a huge number of engineering innovations. Crossbows, drawbridges, towers, cranes, the compass, and more were invented during those times. The lands then were ruled by feudal courts in a castle, with each castle having a great deal of land around it that was ruled by the lords and ladies of the castle. This led to many incredible devices being engineered, such as catapults. Students will be split into groups forming their own feudal court of lords and ladies. They will try to beat out the other teams in various challenges to show their prowess and be crowned kings and queens of the land with the Engineering for Kids Crown.