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Challenge Island is where engineering meets imagination!
CHALLENGE ISLAND: AGES 7–12
Steam Tank Entrepreneur
Calling all innovative and inventive participants to an adventure in STEAM and entrepreneurship! You and your tribe design, create, and open a business every day: from SWEETrepreneur, to SLIMEtrepreneur, to PETrepreneur, to HAUNTrepreneur. Can you convince the island sharks that your tribe’s business belongs in the Challenge Island Mall? Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind entrepreneurial experience!
INSTRUCTOR: Challenge Island
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 305
*$25 materials fee due on the first day of camp
28 $208/$219*
NEW! CHALLENGE ISLAND: AGES 7–12
Race Across The Rainforest
Race into an unforgettable journey through the amazing Amazon Rainforest with Challenge Island book characters Daniel, Joy, Kimani, and DaVinci. You and your STEAM Team will zip through the jungle’s action-packed layers, taking on challenges inspired by the rainforest’s awesome animal inhabitants—from the playful monkeys to the hungry jaguars to the slithering anacondas on the dark and creepy forest floor. This magical camp is a must for all participants who love animals, books, and endless adventure!
INSTRUCTOR: Challenge Island
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
*$25 materials fee due on the first day of camp
NEW! KID LABORATORIES: 3, 2, 1… TAKEOFF! AGES 6–12
Join us for some high in the sky fun. Work with everything from paper airplanes, solar gliders, and water bottle rockets to learn about the dynamics of flight and how lift, drag, weight, and thrust all play a part. Don’t miss this aero-mazing camp!
INSTRUCTOR: Kid Laboratories
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 304
*$25 materials fee due on the first day of camp
NEW! KID LABORATORIES: BRAIN POWER AGES 6–12
Curious about computer science and don’t know where to start? This camp kicks off using unique learning robots designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of computational thinking, STEAM, and computer science principles. Code robots and end with creating command line code in a fun drawing project!
INSTRUCTOR: Kid Laboratories
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 305
CAMP: Jul 4
NEW! KID LABORATORIES: SAIL AWAY AGES 6–12
Jump on board and sail away. Learn about the forces that make boats float and the history of boatmakers from years past. Use your knowledge to create your own boat, test it to failure, and put it to sail! Its time to shove off!
INSTRUCTOR: Kid Laboratories
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 305
CAMP: Jul 4
*$20 materials fee due on the first day of camp
NEW! KID LABORATORIES: SPACE CADET AGES 6–12
Ever look up at the stars and wonder how it all began? Become a space cadette and learn about the amazing history of how earth and the solar system came to be. Discover what causes the moon to change shapes and create a multimedia presentation to share.
INSTRUCTOR: Kid Laboratories LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
YOUNG ENGINEERS AGES 5–12
YOUNG ENGINEERS specializes in an experiential and challenging learning environment, with games and scientific experiments that visualize natural phenomena and the forces acting around them. Learn the engineering behind the machines we use every day and perform science experiments and art projects to take home! Participants build exciting, motorized LEGO® bricks models, reflecting STEM theories learned together!
INSTRUCTOR: Young Engineers of Greater San Diego
YOUNG ENGINEERS: ADVENTURE AGES 5–12
Join us on this adventure as we experience mental challenges, through the exercise of finding creative solutions to problems. Participate in physical and sport challenges, while creating LEGO® constructions that can be used to make the obstacles easier.
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 302
YOUNG ENGINEERS: TREASURE HUNTERS AGES 5–12
X marks the spot for this adventure! Explore the fun and games to find what lies at the end of the treasure hunt. Hint: You may need to an expert at rock, paper, scissors; or hit a bulls eye; or even come across Hansel and Gretel!
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
YOUNG ENGINEERS: ENGINEER ACADEMY AGES 5–12
Recruitment for Engineer Academy has begun! Become an all-star today through STEM. Uncover the concepts of molecules, illusions, secret codes, and more!
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! ADVENTURES IN STEM WITH LEGO® AG ES 5–9
Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Build engineer-designed projects and use special pieces to create your own unique designs! Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that both new and returning participants can explore the endless creative possibilities of the LEGO® building system.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! MANDALORIAN MISSIONS WITH LEGO® AGES 7–12
Master the way of the Mandalorian in this Star Wars inspired LEGO® Engineering experience. Venture through the galaxy in your custom gauntlet fighter to rescue Baby Yoda, build grappling hooks to pull ourselves to safety, or rescue an ally from the treacherous Sarlacc Pit. Get ready to complete multiple missions all over the galaxy.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! MINECRAFT MASTER ENGINEERING AGES 7–12 WITH LEGO®
Bring your favorite Minecraft adventures to life! In a Minecraft world powered by LEGO® resources, build shelters to keep out Creepers, craft mystical items that only true masters can wield, and perfect our crossbow skills to stop the Wither from taking over! If you can imagine it, we can build it.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
ANIMAL ADVENTURES WITH LEGO® A GES 5–9
Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts as we design and build leaping dolphins, buzzing beehives, and towering giraffes. Play, create, and learn in a world inspired by the animal kingdom. Design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! ADVENTURES IN STEM & AGES 5–9
ANIMAL ADVENTURES WITH LEGO®
SIGN UP FOR BOTH Play-Well TEKnologies camps at a discounted rate! Bring a sack lunch to camp each day.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! MANDALORIAN MISSIONS & AGES 7–12
MINECRAFT MASTER WITH LEGO®
SIGN UP FOR BOTH Play-Well TEKnologies camps at a discounted rate! Bring a sack lunch to camp each day.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
ROBOTICS USING LEGO® WEDO AGES 6–10
Build and program robots in this introductory robotics camp using the LEGO® WeDo System. Learn basic programming skills, simple engineering concepts, and the names of robot components. Work in small groups to complete several projects using tilt and motion sensors. This is a great way to prepare young robotics enthusiasts for our more advanced robotics programs.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
ROBOTICS USING LEGO® EV3 AGES 10–14
Build and program robots using the new LEGO® Mindstorms EV3 system! Learn about mechanical and software design, loops, problem solving, and teamwork skills. Work in groups, program and build your robot, and rise to the challenge! Control the robot to avoid obstacles, move objects, and play sounds.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! STEM EXPLORATIONS USING LEGO® AGES 6–10
Master your engineering skills with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that both new and returning participants get to design and build as never before and explore their craziest ideas.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! POKEMON ENGINEERING
AGES 5–9 WITH LEGO®
Calling all Pokémon trainers! With the Pokémon Championship approaching, build and catch our favorite Pokémon, rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket, take a ride on the S.S. Anne to uncover rare and mystic Pokémon, and battle to see who will hold the title of Pokémon Master. Come along on our journey to catch ‘em all!
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! MARVELOUS ENGINEERING AGES 6–10 USING LEGO®
LEGO® builders assemble to save the world. Use LEGO® to build our strongest Avengers to defeat Thanos, help Thor retrieve Mjolnir, swing through the city with Spider-Man, and tell Hulk to....Smash! Our journey will take us to battles on this world and beyond; are you up to the challenge?
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! ADVENTURES IN STEM & AGES 5–9
POKEMON ENGINEERING WITH LEGO®
SIGN UP FOR BOTH Play-Well TEKnologies camps at a discounted rate! Bring a sack lunch to camp each day.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
NEW! STEM EXPLORATIONS & AGES 6–10 MARVELOUS ENGINEERING USING LEGO®
SIGN UP FOR BOTH Play-Well TEKnologies camps at a discounted rate! Bring a sack lunch to camp each day.
INSTRUCTOR: Play-Well TEKnologies
LOCATION: Community Park, Willow Room 301
