Camp Base South Euclid Library!

This was our first camp of the summer, and I would say that it went pretty great! We had them split up into their own groups of choice after friendly introductions. The kids immediately started building like busy machines after lots and lots of demos on the Scratch program, all the basic how to’s and not to’s on power tools, sketching, and of course discussions of the sketching. One of my concerns was thinking about how all the materials and little random things we packed will go unnoticed, but sure enough they grabbed everything they could to make their kinetic sculptures become a success. I am so amazed at so many little innovative little components that they come up with, and how they learn to problem solve when conflict comes to face them. In the beginning they were definitely a little shy of the power tools, but it wasn’t long until they gained those skills as if they were second nature! It’s also interesting to see how each one of them has their own perspective on how things can be done, and the competitive nature that starts to unfold during the camp. It’s so important to catch up with each group to see where they are at with their progress and disperse equal support, and also to encourage giving a hand to other groups! This is the last day of our first camp, and today we’ll finally see if their sculptures will work or not, and I am pretty stoked! Stay in tune for more updates!