Winter & March Break Classes
We make science, technology, engineering, and math come alive through interactive classes and camps designed for young minds. Our programs spark creativity and build confidence while teaching real-world engineering concepts. You’ll discover a variety of programs – from designing skylines and exploring foundations in civil engineering to learning about NASA’s Mission to Mars. Our in-person classes are available in Bowmanville, Claremont, Oshawa, Pickering, and Whitby.
To find the perfect program for your child:
- Select your nearest location in the Durham Region
- Choose your child’s age group (4-7 or 8-14 years)
- Browse our current offerings, including detailed program descriptions, dates, and locations
Bowmanville:
Claremont:
Oshawa:
Pickering:
Whitby:
Fall – March 2025 Classes
Bowmanville Winter/March Classes – Ages: 4-7
Chem Kids – Junior Chemical Engineering
Spark your child’s curiosity and ignite their passion for science with an unforgettable journey through the captivating world of chemical engineering. Through playful activities and creative experiments, they’ll unravel the mysteries of matter. From fizzing chemical reactions to dazzling color changes, they’ll delight in the magic of transformation as they learn about atoms, molecules and the forces that drive these reactions. Learning about chemical engineering has never been more fun!
- Date: Tuesdays, 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM, January 14th, 2025 – March 4th, 2025
- Time: 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
- Location: Memorial Park Clubhouse | 120 Liberty Street S., Bowmanville, ON, L1C 2P4
Bowmanville Winter/March Classes – Ages: 8-14
Up, Up and Away – Aerospace Engineering
Blast-off or 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: Tuesdays, January 14th, 2025 – March 04th, 2025
- Time: 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM
- Location: Memorial Park Clubhouse | 120 Liberty Street S., Bowmanville, ON, L1C 2P4
Claremont Winter/March Classes – Ages: 4-7
Fun Foundations – Junior Civil Engineering
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 concepts such as tension and compression, structurally strong geometric shapes, and the importance of a strong foundation and core. Students will use the EFK Engineering Design Process each week to take on captivating challenges that lay the groundwork for understanding the essential principles of structural design and construction. This class will surely tower above the rest and inspire the next generation of engineers.
- Date: Saturdays, January 11th – Saturday, March 8th, 2025
- Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
- Location: Dr. Nelson F. Tomlinson Community Centre | 4941 Old Brock Road, Claremont, ON, L1Y 1A9
Claremont Fall Classes Ages: 8-14
High Voltage Hijinks – Electrical Engineering
Get powered up for an energizing class in electrical engineering! In these sessions, 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: Saturdays, November 09 – December 14, 2024
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
- Location: Dr. Nelson F. Tomlinson Community Centre | 4941 Old Brock Road, Claremont, ON, L1Y 1A9
Claremont Winter/March Classes – Ages: 8-14
Missions & Mechanics – Mechanical Engineering
This week of camp is all about the missions and mechanics of NASA’s Mars Rovers. Students will look at how the rovers safely land at carefully selected sites on the surface of Mars to conduct scientific investigations. They will also closely examine the anatomy, tools, and technology the rovers are equipped with to understand how their work continues to deepen our understanding of the Red Planet. Each day, classes will use EFK’s Engineering Design Process to engage in exciting, hands-on STEM challenges with real-world connections to NASA and mechanical engineering.
- Date: Saturdays, January 11th – March 8th, 2025
- Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
- Location: Dr. Nelson F. Tomlinson Community Centre | 4941 Old Brock Road, Claremont, ON, L1Y 1A9
Oshawa Fall Classes Ages: 4-7
Engineering Electrified – Junior Electrical Engineering
Get charged for this exciting class of electrical engineering! In this class, you will explore various foundational concepts related to electricity, such as magnetism, static electricity, circuity, etc. We will spark your imagination as you tackle electrifying, hands-on engineering challenges using our EFK Engineering Design Process. Explore! Discover! Illuminate!
- Date: Saturdays, September 28 – December 7, 2024
- Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- Location: Delpark Homes Centre – 1661 Harmony Road N, Oshawa ON L1H 7K5
Oshawa Winter/March Classes – Ages: 4-7
Junior Mission to Mars
Mars-themed children’s literature featured in these classes will inspire our junior engineers. The stories will deepen their knowledge and spark their imaginations as they engage in hands-on engineering challenges using EFK’s Engineering Design Process. In the stories and challenges, students will explore various topics in science, as well as mechanical, aerospace, geologic, and environmental engineering. This course will surely spark children’s imagination and ignite their curiosity about the future and Mars exploration.
- Date: Saturdays, January 11th – March 8th, 2025
- Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
- Location: Delpark Homes Centre – 1661 Harmony Road N, Oshawa ON L1H 7K5
Oshawa Fall Classes Ages: 8-12
Master Machines – Mechanical Engineering
Gear up for an exciting week of mechanical engineering in this class. Students will explore several 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: Saturdays, September 28th – December 7th, 2024
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Location: Delpark Homes Centre – 1661 Harmony Road N, Oshawa ON L1H 7K5
Oshawa Winter/March Classes – Ages: 8-12
Rescue Bots – Aerospace & Master Robotic Engineering
Welcome to the Rescue Bot Operations Center, where robots have fun, compete, and go on exciting adventures. In this program, students will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to take on a variety of rescue missions using the LEGO® Spike Prime robotics kit. Students will learn to build robots and use block coding to design a route through earthquake rubble, rescue a snowmobile from an avalanche, search a trail for lost hikers, and much more!
- Date: Saturdays, January 11th – March 8th, 2025
- Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Location: Delpark Homes Centre – 1661 Harmony Road N, Oshawa ON L1H 7K5
PA Day Camps
Looking for something exciting and educational for your child on PA Days? Discover our fun single-day STEM programs right here in Pickering at PartyCade. Your child will explore, create, and learn while you focus on your own busy schedule. Our trained instructors make science and engineering come alive through hands-on projects and cool experiments.
2025 PA Days:
- January 24
- March 31
- June 6
- June 27
Location: PartyCade | 713 Krosno Boulevard, Suite 5, Pickering, ON, L1W 1G4
We have 2 groups to match your child’s age and learning level:
- Junior Engineers (Ages 4-7)
- Senior Engineers (Ages 8-12)
Every PA Day camp builds on what your child learns in school but with a fun twist. Kids get to try different activities in each session, so they’re always learning something new.
March Break Classes
We have 2 groups to match your child’s age and learning level:
- Junior Engineers (Ages 4-7)
- Senior Engineers (Ages 8-12)
- Date: March 10th – 14th, 2025
- Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Location: PartyCade | 713 Krosno Boulevard, Suite 5, Pickering, ON, L1W 1G4
Pickering Fall Classes Ages: 4-7
Junior Mission to Mars
Mars-themed children’s literature featured in these classes will inspire our junior engineers. The stories will deepen their knowledge and spark their imaginations as they engage in hands-on engineering challenges using EFK’s Engineering Design Process. In the stories and challenges, students will explore various topics in science, as well as mechanical, aerospace, geologic, and environmental engineering. This course will surely spark children’s imagination and ignite their curiosity about the future and Mars exploration.
- Date: Saturdays, November 09th – December 14th, 2024
- Time: 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
- Location: PartyCade | 713 Krosno Boulevard, Suite 5, Pickering, ON, L1W 1G4
Pickering Winter/March Classes – Ages: 4-7
Junior Inventors Workshop
Unleash your imagination as a tinker and invent various mechanical gadgets in this class. Children become mechanical engineers as they learn to use gears and other components to make machines move. In each class, children will learn new concepts and engineering-related vocabulary using colourful picture books and by completing exciting hands-on engineering challenges following EFK’s Engineering Design Process. Students will become actual inventors and leave camp with a take-home project that will inspire them to continue inventing long into the future.
- Date: Wednesdays, January 15th – March 5th, 2025
- Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Location: PartyCade | 713 Krosno Boulevard, Suite 5, Pickering, ON, L1W 1G4
Pickering Fall Classes Ages: 8-14
RoboGames with LEGO Spike Prime
A place where robots can have fun, compete and go on exciting adventures. In this class, students will build their own robot using the LEGO Spike Prime robotics kit. They will learn the basics of block coding and learn to wire and program touch sensors, colour sensors, and distance sensors. Finally, they will use the EFK Engineering Design Process to complete exciting, carnival-themed challenges and competitions.
- Date: Saturdays, November 09th – December 14th, 2024
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
- Location: PartyCade | 713 Krosno Boulevard, Suite 5, Pickering, ON, L1W 1G4
Pickering Winter/March Classes – Ages: 8-14
High Voltage Hijinks – Electrical Engineering
Get powered up for an energizing class in electrical engineering! In these sessions, 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: Wednesdays, January 15th – March 5th, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Location: PartyCade | 713 Krosno Boulevard, Suite 5, Pickering, ON, L1W 1G4
Whitby Winter/March Classes Ages: 4-7
Engineering Electrifie – Junior Electrical Engineering
Get charged for this exciting class of electrical engineering! In this class, you will explore various foundational concepts related to electricity, such as magnetism, static electricity, circuity, etc. We will spark your imagination as you tackle electrifying, hands-on engineering challenges using our EFK Engineering Design Process. Explore! Discover! Illuminate!
- Date: Thursdays, January 16th – March 6th, 2025
- Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Location: Brooklin Community Centre & Library – 8 Vipond Road, Whitby ON L1M 1B3
Whitby Winter/March Classes – Ages: 8-12
Master Machines – Mechanical Engineering
Gear up for an exciting week of mechanical engineering in this class. Students will explore several 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: Thursdays, January 16th – March 6th, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Location: Brooklin Community Centre & Library – 8 Vipond Road, Whitby ON L1M 1B3
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