Engineering For Kids of Toronto - York Region
Winter Virtual Workshops
Winter Virtual Classes
Virtual: Roblox Galactic Crafting Coding Classes
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program. Create your very own spaceship and race it on an alien planet. Practice skills like 3D modeling and coding as you publish a game on Roblox. Roblox is built using a coding language called Lua. Students learn to create New Scripts in Roblox and Over time, the knowledge of coding will become more and more complex and allow them to write out full scripts of Lua code.
Class requirements:
- A PC or Mac computer. Roblox cannot run on Chromebooks or mobile devices such as smartphones.
- Internet access. This allows us to keep the software up to date and gives you the opportunity to save your projects to your Roblox account.
- A free Roblox account. Roblox Studio is free to use and does not require a license.
- A 3-button mouse with a scroll wheel is recommended.
Further details on how to join the online classroom will be communicated with enrolled families. Prior to the start of the program you will be emailed information on the virtual program links and any specific information relating to your program.
- Ages: 8-12
- Location: Zoom Meeting
- Dates: Saturdays January 22 – February 26
- Time: 1 PM – 2 PM
Virtual: Basic Coding with Roblox
CODING is the process of creating instructions for computers to follow. Students will be digging deeper into the coding aspects of the Roblox, also they will create scripts to give the game sets of instructions and rules, also they will learn about the variables in coding. Students learn to create New Scripts in Roblox and over time, the knowledge of coding will become more and more complex and allow them to write out full scripts of Lua code.
Class requirements:
- A PC or Mac computer. Roblox cannot run on Chromebooks or mobile devices such as smartphones
- Internet access. This allows us to keep the software up to date and gives you the opportunity to save your projects to your Roblox account
- A free Roblox account. Roblox Studio is free to use and does not require a license
- Ages: 8-12
- Location: Zoom Meeting
- Dates: Sundays January 23 – March 6
- Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Virtual: Mission To Mars: Robotics & Coding
This class empowers the students with the basics of coding and robotics in an exciting interdisciplinary STEM field. The course is powered by an Online Robotics Learning Environment which provides online simulation, a visual code editor, and live interaction with the instructor and other students.
Class requirements:
- Computer PC (No Chromebook)
- Solid internet
- Ages: 8-12
- Location: Zoom Meeting
- Dates: Sundays January 22 – February 26 (6 sessions)
- Time: 10 AM – 11 PM
Virtual Minecraft Design – Urban Innovations: Sustainable Urban Design
Join us, from the comfort of your home, for this virtual program.
In sustainable urban design, what are the benefits of building up, not out? How can we incorporate those principles into our Minecraft city? Students Design, create, and make their very own city come alive using Minecraft! Students will explore the theme of architecture, engineering and design by taking a closer look at the structures of today and innovative ideas for the future.
Class Requirements:
- We will be using Minecraft JAVA which is only compatible with PC (Windows) & MacBook (MacOS). So, families need to have either of these devices available for their children.
- Engineering For Kids will share a temporary username &
- Password which can be used only during the class. Details will be communicated by email (yorkregion@engineeringforkids.com) a few days before the start date.
- Ages: 8-12
- Date: Sundays Jan. 23 – Feb. 20 ( 5 classes)
- Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM
Virtual Coding Video Games: Hydrocraft Racing Game
Prepare for some fast splashing fun as we use the Engineering Design Process to design and create our very own racing game to race our personally designed hydrocrafts! We will create a storyboard to identify and capture the rules of play and characters for our game, and then use software to bring our storyboard to life with programming. At the end of the unit, everyone takes home a working Windows-compatible game.
Class requirements:
- Computer: Only PC or MacBook. (NOTE: NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CHROMEBOOK)
- Solid internet
- Ages: 8-12
- Date: Mondays Jan 24 – Feb 28 ( 6 sessions)
- Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Virtual: 3D Design Classes
3D Design is one of the most widely applicable and fun inventions on the tech scene today! In the 3D design camp, we will explore the basic concepts of 3D computer-aided design, or CAD, design and create our very own 3D object, characters, heroes.
Class requirements:
- Computer / Windows (PC or MacBook)
- Solid Internet
- Age: 8-12
- Location: Zoom Meeting
- Date: Thursdays January 20 – March 3
- Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Age: 8-12
- Location: Zoom Meeting
- Date: Sundays Jan 23 – Feb 20
- Time: 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Virtual Hands- on Marine & Mechanical Engineering
Engineering For Kids is bringing the amazing hands-on STEM CLASSES right to your living room!
Students use the supplies provided to them and attend their live and interactive online classes to learn and build different fun and educational engineering machines, structures,
Activities: Mechanical Machines, Marine Toys
- Ages: 4-7
- Date: Saturdays Jan 23 – Feb 26 ( 6 sessions)
- Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM