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HANDS ON LEARNING S.T.E.M PROGRAMS Greater Victoria In-person Camps for Ages 5+ Why Engineering For Kids? Engineering for Kids is where kids ages 4 to 14 are introduced to science, technology, engineering, and math (S.T.E.M.) education through open, focused and engaging classes, workshops and camps! Our fun, hands-on learning projects & activities inspire children to build on their natural curiosity.

Our programs help develop important life skills like collaboration, communication, and problem-solving.

Our small learning groups mean a highly engaging &personalized learning experience. COVID-19 Protocols

We adhere to the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines set out by the BC Provincial Health Officer and our recreation centre facility partners (where we host our in-person camps).

Camp locations have sinks for handwashing. Hand sanitizer is available at all times.

Chairs, tables, high touch points, and all shared supplies (scissors, pencils, etc.) are sanitized before, during and after camp.

At the moment, most facilities require masks be worn for ages 2 and over in all public spaces, It is recommended that children wear masks in the classroom as well but it is not required. Staff will wear masks at all times.

For current COVID-19 guidelines in our province, click here

Not feeling well? Please stay home and use the COVID-19 self-assessment tool: click here.

To register, click on Summer Camps the camp title!

Oak Bay Recreation - Half Day Camps Only

AGE 5-7

Jr. Adventures in Electricity WAITLIST June 28-July 2 (No camp on July 1) $124/4 half days

Jr Inventors WAITLIST July 5-9 $153/5 half days Mission Coding Junior Camp Mission Coding Junior Camp WAITLIST August 3- 6 (No camp on August 2) July 12-16 $124/4 half days $153/5 half days Jr. Adventures in Electricity WAITLIST Junior Pirate Academy August 9-13 July 19-23 $153/5 half days $153/5 half days Junior Pirate Academy Junior Robot Adventures in Problem Solving August 16-20 July 26 - 30 $153/5 half days $153/5 half day WAITLIST Junior Robot Adventures in Problem Solving August 23-27 ONLY 1 SPOTS LEFT $153/5 half day

Jr Inventors WAITLIST Aug 30 - Sept 3 $153/5 half days To register, click on Esquimalt Recreation the camp title!

AGE 5-7 Jr Pirate Academy + Jr. Scratch & Games August 9-13 $153/5 half days OR $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY

Jr Inventors + Jr Electrical August 23-27 $153/5 half days OR $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY

Jr Pirate Academy + Jr. Scratch & Games AGE 8-12 Aug 30 - Sept 3 Minecraft – Red Stone Medieval ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT $153/5 half days OR June 28 - July 2 (No camp on July 1) $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY $220/4 days

AGE 6 -8 Minecraft – Amusement park WAITLIST Minecraft Redstone Medieval July 5-9 July 12-16 $275/5 days $275/ 5 days Forensic Engineering July 26-30 $275/5 days

Rescue Robots with LEGO EV3 and Spheros mini August 3-6 (No camp on August 2) $220/4 days

Forensic Engineering August 16-20 $275/5 days

Braefoot AGE 6 -8 Jr. Minecraft WAITLIST August 23-27 $275/ 5 days AGE 8-12 Engineering Extravaganza! June 21-25 $275/5 days

Minecraft – Amusement park WAITLIST June 28 - July 2 (No camp on July 1) $220/4 days

Minecraft – Red Stone Medieval WAITLIST Aug 30 - Sept 3 $275/5 days To register, click on Westshore Recreation the camp title! AGE 5-7 AGE 6 -8 Jr Robotics Adventures + Problem Solving Jr Minecraft WAITLIST Challenges WAITLIST August 16-20 July 12-16 $275/ 5 days $153/5 half days OR $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY AGE 8-12 Rescue Robots with LEGO EV3 and Spheros Jr Inventors + Jr Electrical WAITLIST mini WAITLIST July 26-30 July 5-9 $153/5 half days OR $275/5 days $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY Forensic Engineering WAITLIST July 19-23 $275/5 days

Minecraft - Amusement Park WAITLIST August 9-13 $275/5 days

Minecraft - Redstone Medieval WAITLIST August 23-27 $275/5 days

Minecraft - Amusement Park WAITLIST Aug 30 - Sept 3 $275/5 days

Registration is done through our recreation centre partners. If you have any questions or are having any issues with our links, you can call us at 250-412- 6646 or email us at [email protected].

NOTES: For our technology based camps, time spent off-screen will include hands-on activities, outdoor fun, games, and for some locations, a trip to the lake, the waterpark, or swimming pool, Covid-19 permitting. For children age 5-7, register for both of our half day camps for a full day of fun! Campers will have 1 hour of lunch and play time between camps. Crystal Pool

AGE 5-7 AGE 8-12 Jr Inventors + Jr Electrical Forensic Engineering July12-16 July 5-9 $153/5 half days OR $275/5 days $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY Rescue Robots with LEGO EV3 and Spheros Jr Pirate Academy + Jr. Scratch & Games mini August 23-27 July 19-23 $153/5 half days OR $275/5 days $275/ 5 days CLICK HERE FOR FULL DAY Minecraft – Red Stone Medieval WAITLIST AGE 6 -8 July 26-30 Jr Minecraft $275/5 days August 9-13 $275/ 5 days Minecraft – Amusement park August 3-6 (no camp on August 2) $220/4 days

Minecraft – Red Stone Medieval August 16-20 $275/5 days

Rescue Robots with LEGO EV3 and Spheros mini Aug 30 - Sep 3 $275/5 days

Saanich Recreation (Registration opens May 12)

AGE 5-7 AGE 8-12 Jr. Pirate Academy + Jr Inventors Minecraft - Amusement Park August 3-6 (no class on August 2) July 12-16 $220/4 full days $275/5 days Minecraft - Redstone Medieval AGE 6 -8 July 19-23 Jr Minecraft $275/5 days July 5-9 $275/ 5 days Minecraft - Amusement Park July 26-30 $275/5 days

Forensic Engineering August 9-13 $275/5 days

Rescue Robots with LEGO EV3 and Spheros mini August 16-20 $275/5 days

This guide was updated in May 2021. Camps Descriptions AGE 5-7 Jr Inventors: Do you love creating and making?! This camp is for you! Each day, you’ll explore the engineering principles behind modern inventions, such as robots, toys, and airplanes, and use your imagination to create your own versions of these inventions. Jr Electrical/Adventures in Electricity: Join us for a week of electrifying adventures in Engineering! Through hands-on activities that develop your problem-solving skills, creativity, and critical thinking, you will gain a deeper understanding of the world around you and the various forms of electricity we encounter daily! Jr Scratch and Games/Mission Coding Junior Camp: NEW!!!!Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to turn your favourite camp games virtual! To complete your mission, Scratch Jr, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills will be required. Let the fun begin! Jr Robot Adventures: Jr Engineers assemble! The Ozobots need our help! They left to explore the world, but they’re facing great challenges they can't overcome without you! To complete their adventures and return home safely, they need your creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills. You're their only hope! Problem Solving Challenges: NEW!!! Join our team of junior engineers and design and build your own solutions to daily engineering challenges. Use your imagination, teamwork, and outside the box thinking to find new ways to solve engineering problems. Jr Pirate Academy: Ahoy, Me Hearties! Have you always dreamt of being a pirate? This is your chance! Hone your problem-solving and creative skills while treasure hunting through the 7 seas and facing the dangers of life as a buccaneer. All Hand Hoy!

AGE 6-8 Jr Minecraft: A special camp for our youngest Minecrafters. No experience necessary; some keyboard and mouse skills are ideal. Using our laptops, you’ll first learn the basics of Minecraft and will then work together to solve engineering-related challenges in our unique worlds. We’ll also spend part of day doing art, science and engineering projects and playing fun outdoor games! Minecraft - Redstone Medieval: Using Redstone, Minecraft's version of electrical circuitry, test your ingenuity and problem-solving skills as you navigate through challenges in our virtual Minecraft worlds using our laptops. Learn teamwork and how to manage resources like real-life engineers. Even if you’ve been to this camp before, you’ll still find the daily missions fun and challenging!

AGE 8-12 Rescue Robots with LEGO® Ev3 and Spheros: Love robots and want to learn more about their use? Join us for this camp where we build and program robots that can save lives! Every day, our awesome LEGO® EV3 will be rebuilt and adapted to respond to a variety of disaster situations, such as broken bridges, earthquakes, or avalanches. Are you ready to rescue? Forensic Engineering: NEW!!! Become a forensics engineer and find out who stole the blueprints for our secret, new design. Using principles of investigative science and forensic engineering, students will analyze evidence in a simulated crime scene using math, science, and technology. Embark on a new journey each day to decipher cryptic clues and biological codes and help us identify the thief through chemical and mechanical analysis. Time is running out, and we need your help! Minecraft - Amusement Park: Love amusement parks? Love Minecraft? This camp is for you! Each day will bring its share of real-world engineering and teamwork challenges as you build your very own amusement park from scratch! From designing the rides with pen and paper to turning them into live ones using Redstone as well as mechanical and electrical engineering principles within our Minecraft world, this is going to be a wild ride! Time spent off-screen will include engineering hands-on projects, outdoor time, and for some locations, a trip to the lake, the waterpark or the swimming pool, COVID-19 permitting. Minecraft - Redstone Medieval: Using Redstone, Minecraft's version of electrical circuitry, test your ingenuity and problem-solving skills as you navigate through challenges in our virtual Minecraft worlds using our laptops. Learn teamwork and how to manage resources like real-life engineers. Even if you’ve been to this camp before, you’ll still find the daily missions fun and challenging!