3D Printing & Design STEM Summer Program

Children will design 3D objects in a virtual 3D space and then print their creations. From concept to finish a process is followed and creativity unleashed.

• Five-day, Monday to Friday program:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day

• Optional extended care:
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. $45 per week and/or
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. $90 per week

• Optional lunch: N/A

• Apply for our Counselor in Training (CIT) program:
Rising 10th-12th grade students call (315) 773-5673

• Limited to 10 children, rising 6th to 9th grade

• $25 sibling or multi-session discount applies

• Call for your personal referral coupon code and save!

• Child to instructor & assistant ratio is 5:1 or less

• Your instructor: TBA

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Children will learn to read and follow engineering plans to build an outdoor trebuchet within a team. They’ll learn engineering and construction principles and work with a variety of hand tools. Each child also assembles a take-home tabletop hurling machine, which is used in indoor play. Indoor medieval art projects and outdoor games keep everybody energized!

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The culmination of the week is a demonstration of the trebuchets for friends and family. The teams do all the figuring, aiming, positioning, and loading. We emphasize safety and adult supervision, so it is the lead instructor who inspects and sets the trebuchet before allowing it to be released.

Assembling trebuchet base

Base of stone tower

Team building the trebuchet

Trebuchet is ready for testing

“Catapult Engineering is non-stop, hands-on physics fun with a medieval flair. The kids got to work on their building, teamwork and critical thinking skills without even realizing it.”

– Lorraine Olendzeski, mom

“I liked that I was able to build different catapults.”

– Jacob French, participant

“I wish we had this when I was 10!”

– King Richard I of England (1157-1199)

“The best part was building my own table-top catapult! It was awesome!”

– Silas Green, participant

YOUR INSTRUCTOR
John Aviste, P.Eng.

John Aviste, P.Eng.

One day, Edge on Science founder, John Aviste was visiting with his son Andrew and nephew Christopher, and asked if they had any ideas for a new summer STEM adventure. Their answer? Catapults! Easier said than flung. And so, the challenge was on. A trebuchet would be designed and built, combining a bit of structural and mechanical engineering. The best part is that now, students get to pore over the drawings and come up with their own design enhancements.

This fun medieval week allows your child to explore structures, physics, statics, mechanics, joinery, simple machines, construction and more, working with tools like tape measures, protractors, squares, levels, wrenches, levers and fulcrums, wedges, pulley blocks, and mallets.
In the process of building their own trebuchets, they’ll develop team building and leadership skills as they solve engineering problems, and enjoy the fun and satisfaction of building a machine that works with spectacular results!

Really? Knocking down a castle wall from 40 meters away with a trebuchet that you have built, set up, and tested with fellow medieval engineers? Even adults want to register for this week!

Working in collaboration with fellow team members, your child will soon experience the satisfaction of performing a job, and doing it well, to advance a team goal. Children revel in the workshop atmosphere. Real engineering drawings and hand tools, fun physics, estimating, testing, strategizing, and action all combine to advance skill sets and build confidence.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Program Curriculum

John Aviste, P.Eng.

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