Jr. Camps Week 2: June 16 - 18 (no class 6/19)
Registration opens April 21, 2025, at 10:00am: If you are new to our registration system, please before this date and add all family members to make sure you are ready to "add to cart"
- Click the class title to register online via our ActiveNet registration website.
- Registration for each workshop will close 2 weeks prior to the workshop start date to allow for shipping of class materials. Please contact CommunityPrograms@cuesta.edu for potential registration within 2 weeks of the start date. Additional fees for shipping costs may be incurred for enrollment after the closing date for registration.
- All students should bring a nut-free snack and a water bottle to each session.
- If registering for two camps in the same week, students will have a supervised lunch
period from 12:00-12:30pm and must bring a nut-free lunch.
8:30am - 12:00pm // $165 (includes materials) // SLO-RM 4403 // Steamworks for Kids
Dive into the fascinating world of physics, color and visible light through hands-on experiments and art. Explore how materials interact with light; create mesmerizing shadows, reflections and refractions; and use paint and other mediums to investigate color. Join the Odyssey to unleash your inner scientist and artist!
12:30 - 4:00pm // $165 (includes materials) // SLO-RM 4403 // Steamworks for Kids
Explore lessons in physics, math, and mechanical engineering as you build and play with your own vending machine. Learn about gears and other simple machines, gravity, forces, motion, and collisions.
8:30am - 12:00pm // $165 (includes materials) // SLO-RM 4405 // Minds in Motion
Unleash your inner architect as you work on and take home your very own Architectural Design kit! Dive into the world of building design as you construct everything from simple arches and domes to iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and the Eiffel Tower. With 20 awesome models to create, you’ll learn how real-world structures stand tall through hands-on fun! Challenge yourself as you explore architectural principles and engineering techniques, all while designing and building your very own masterpieces. As you build stadiums, skyscrapers, and even a Ferris wheel, you’ll discover the secrets behind how engineers and architects plan, design, and create the world’s most incredible structures. Ready to design and build your own towering creations? The sky’s the limit as you bring your engineering dreams to life and see the world of architecture from a whole new perspective!
12:30 - 4:00pm // $165 (includes materials) // SLO-RM 4405 // Minds in Motion
If you are new to robot building, this is for you! Come assemble up to five different vehicles, three different dinosaurs, and two windmills as you work on and take home your very own X in1 Robot kit! You will construct ten animated building options with child friendly parts that function indoors with the use of a Hand Generator, outdoors with the use of the XL Solar Panel, and indoors and outdoors with the Wind Powered LED. Developing manual dexterity and building confidence has never been this fun! You will also learn three separate renewable energy concepts: Hand Generator power, Solar power, and Wind power. With the aid of your instructor, you will utilize the colored instruction manual and work with over 115 pieces as you explore, create, and innovate! With Χ in 1 Renewable Energy Kit, the fun never has to end. Come unleash your inner robot engineer!