Design & Construction Camps

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  • Fort Builders

    Ages 6 – 9   
    July 17 – July 21
    9:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $375

    This camp is for all who are curious and creative. Campers will construct structures using a variety of building materials and their imagination. They can transform cardboard boxes into multiple levels with window treatments and entryways as well as explore surface textures and design on the interior and exterior using paint, recycled, and found natural materials. We will also go outside to create forts made of sticks and other items from nature. The skills of problem-solving, cooperation, and imaginative play will be the focus of this very fun and exciting week of camp.

  • Field of Dreams: Stadium Design

    Ages 9 - 13 
    July 31 – August 4
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $375

    “If you build it, they will come.” Inspired by the movie Field of Dreams, campers will spend a week immersed in the art of stadium design. Campers will choose whether they want to design a multi-sport stadium or a single-sport stadium, then begin the process of drawing and creating a model they will take home at the end of the week. Campers can add unique features such as short walls, pools, kids’ areas, and field boxes - there is no limit! “If you build it, they will come.”

  • Builders/Creators Club

    Ages 4 – 6
    August 7 – August 11
    9:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $200

    Calling all inventors, builders, and designers. Come and build some awesome creations with us! Get ready to use your imagination for hands-on action and fun. We will create our own designs and make structures using Legos, recyclable materials, and many other interesting items. Skills necessary: none! Skills gained: communication, problem-solving, reasoning, developing creativity, and teamwork.

  • Think it, Design It, Build It

    Ages 9 – 13
    August 7 – August 11
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $425

    In this completely hands-on camp, campers will learn the basics of woodworking. Everything from using hand tools such as hammers, saw, drills, and sandpaper to simple machines including the drill press, jigsaw, and hand sanders will be covered. A heavy emphasis on teaching shop safety will be incorporated into the week. Each camper will select a beginning project to hone his/her skills before developing a self-created signature piece. All pieces will be finished with varnish or paint and ready to be taken home at the end of the week.

  • Putt-Putt Design

    Ages 9 – 13
    July 31 – August 4
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $425

    Fore! Off the bumper, over the draw bridge, and into the hole. Spend a week learning woodworking skills such as measuring, cutting, hammering, sanding, and much more while using your imagination to design Putt-Putt holes. Each hole can have a different theme with varying degrees of difficulty; you make the choice. Campers will work collaboratively to create Putt-Putt holes Jack Nicklaus would be proud of. Through the course of the week, campers will learn the process of going from design to model to making playable holes.

  • Young Lego Builders

    Ages 4 – 6
    July 24 – July 28
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $375

    This camp is for our youngest and emerging Lego builders. Campers will spend an exciting week of Lego-building fun, using imagination and creativity to guide them in making original Lego creations. In addition to open-ended Lego play, campers will receive instruction in basic building design, learning how to create a solid base for buildings, incorporating wheels to make things go, bridging large gaps, and much more. If your child can’t get enough time building with Legos, this is the camp for him/her.

  • Lego Movie Theme Week

    Ages 6 – 9
    June 5 – June 9
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $375

    Why let all the designers at Lego have all the fun designing and building ships, space stations, castles, and other buildings from your favorite movies? Over the course of this exciting week, campers will be challenged to recreate all the key elements from their favorite movies before putting them together to be photographed for a journal of classic movie scenes. Whether it’s Star Wars or Harry Potter, a classic Disney or popular Pixar movie, campers will work independently and collaboratively to bring the silver screen to Hawken. Using iPads, campers will bring their creations to life through photography and motion apps.
    *We allow campers to bring their own mobile devices for this camp.

  • Lego Creators and Inventors

    Ages 7 – 10
    July 31 – August 4
    9:00 am – 3:00 pm
    Lyndhurst Campus
    $375

    This camp is for the child who simply loves to imagine, build, and create new and wonderful creations out of Legos. During this week-long camp, campers will work in teams and individually. In addition to city planning, campers will create their own Lego catalog. Using their imagination, campers will create different categories of Lego creations, create and build, and then photograph them to put together into their own unique catalog, just like the ones that arrive at the house throughout the year. This camp is perfect for the outside-the-box Lego enthusiast.