Spring & Summer 2025
In-person classes in the cities of Oshawa, Pickering, and Whitby.
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Spring & Summer Classes
Oshawa Classes Ages: 4-7
Jr – Junior Inventors Workshop
Unleash your imagination as you tinker and invent a variety of mechanical gadgets! Children become mechanical engineers as they learn to use gears and other components to make machines move. Learn new concepts and engineering-related vocabulary by completing exciting, hands-on engineering challenges following EFK’s Engineering Design Process. Students will become true inventors and leave with a take-home project that will inspire them to continue inventing long into the future.
- Date: Apr 5 – Jun 21
Oshawa Classes Ages: 8-12
Sr – 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 using the EFK Engineering Design Process. This is an illuminating experience you won’t want to miss!
- Date: Apr 5 – Jun 21
Pickering Classes Ages: 4-7
Jr – Fun Foundations
Get ready to raise the skyline as we learn all about the exciting field of civil engineering. This class will teach students the foundations of civil engineering as they explore the concepts, such as tension and compression, structurally strong geometric shapes, and the importance of a strong foundation and core. Each week students will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to take on captivating challenges thay lay the groundwork for understanding the essential principles of structural design and construction. This class is sure to tower above the rest and inspire the next generation of engineers.
- Date: Apr 2 – May 7
Jr – Spring Spectacular
The Springtime Spectacular curriculum is all about exploring the engineering concepts related to the transformation as the world comes back to life after winter. Students will dive into the changing weather patterns of spring—looking at how wind and rain play a role—and discover how longer days and warmer temperatures trigger the blooming of flowers, the sprouting of fresh leaves, and all the other signs of spring’s arrival.
- Date: May 14 – Jun 18
Pickering Classes Ages: 8-14
Sr – Master Machines
Gear up for an exciting week of mechanical engineering! In this session, students will explore several of the mechanical forces that create movement in various machines. Students will work as mechanical engineers using EFK’s Engineering Design Process to create exciting, hands-on projects that spin, cascade, launch, pivot, dig, and race. These projects will demonstrate fascinating concepts, such as hydraulics, friction, velocity, aerodynamics, acceleration, and mechanical advantage.
- Date: Apr 2 – May 7
Sr – Up, Up and Away!
Blast-off For adventure in this exciting class of aerospace engineering. Students will learn about the Forces of Flight and the mechanical components of airplanes, rockets, helicopters, and landing gear. They will explore concepts such as inertia, propulsion, lift, thrust, drag, gravity, and trajectory. Students will apply the EFK Engineering Design Process as they soar through inspiring hands-on engineering challenges. join us For this Fun-Filled, High Flying adventure.
- Date: May 14 – Jun 18
Whitby Classes Ages: 4-7
Jr – Fun Foundations
Get ready to raise the skyline as we learn all about the exciting field of civil engineering. This class will teach students the foundations of civil engineering as they explore the concepts, such as tension and compression, structurally strong geometric shapes, and the importance of a strong foundation and core. Each week students will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to take on captivating challenges thay lay the groundwork for understanding the essential principles of structural design and construction. This class is sure to tower above the rest and inspire the next generation of engineers.
- Date: Thursdays September 26 – November 21, 2024
Whitby Classes Ages: 8-12
Sr – Strategic Strategies
- Date: Thursdays September 26 – November 21, 2024