PA Day and Summer Camp registration now available! Can't make it live? Try a STEAM@Home Kit
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When it comes to preparing kids for the future, confidence, an ability to create something and be digitally literate provides a clear advantage. That's why coding and creating are at the heart of our camps and workshops. We're focused on helping kids become creators and makers, critical thinkers able to prototype an idea into an object.
Coding teaches the process of breaking down complex problems into simpler problems. It requires understanding what users want and developing solutions to their needs, so when children learn to code, they become greater communicators, able to relate to the world around them better.
Creating is part of being human; we're all makers. At the STEAM Centre, we have access to a set of amazing tools, but the most important tools are the enthusiasm and curiosity the students bring to making and solving challenges.
Coding teaches the process of breaking down complex problems into simpler problems. It requires understanding what users want and developing solutions to their needs, so when children learn to code, they become greater communicators, able to relate to the world around them better.
Creating is part of being human; we're all makers. At the STEAM Centre, we have access to a set of amazing tools, but the most important tools are the enthusiasm and curiosity the students bring to making and solving challenges.
Highlights & HistoryThe STEAM education team has been designing and delivering incredible youth camps and workshops since 2016. From learning to CNC a table-top arcade machine, to designing 3D printed pieces to a puzzle, STEAM Centre students become confident and competent designers, technologists and scientists!
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Street Art Workshop for TeensIn 2019, we launched a two part program to teach local high school students how to design and execute large-scale street art, including painted murals and digital projections. World famous street artist MEDIAH worked with us to teach 8 teens to become large scale mural artists! Students gained new skill-sets, and ultimately enhanced the street art in the community when one student's sketch was selected to become a large mural downtown St. Thomas. Today, Liam's portrait can be found on the back of the Ignite Youth Centre.
These programs were made possible with funding from the Donna Vera Bushell Estate within the Elgin St. Thomas Community Foundation. |
The virtual STEAM camp was a great experience. It was laid out really well and easy to understand. We were shocked at all of the stuff that was provided. Our young man had a blast and was excited to be part of the experience every day. He would have kept doing it over and over if he could, he was sad to have it end.
- Virtual Summer Camp Family
