Planning Your MakerKids Field Trip

One of the many exciting parts of the school year comes with planning field trips. You want to find ideas that are educational for students, but fun at the same time. MakerKids field trips fit that mold perfectly.  Ontario curriculum now mandates coding, so a STEM field trip to MakerKids  is a great way for teachers to enrich student learning. Our field trips cover several different topics, so there is plenty of variety to choose from while kids are having fun and making friends!

MakerKids Field Trips Fast Facts

If you’re thinking about booking a MakerKids field trip, here are some fast facts to be aware of:

• We provide field trips for kids in grades 1-8.
• Our field trips are flexible in length to accommodate your schedule.
• We can fit up to 40 children at our facilities.
• Our instructors are highly trained and have gone through background checks.
• During our field trips, students learn how to bring their inventions to life and learn technical and soft skills.

What MakerKids Field Trips Have to Offer

MiniMakers Field Trips

These field trips are geared toward those in first and second grade. Kids will learn how to create and make things using various platforms. Lessons are based on a STEM education, giving students a strong foundation on how computers work.  They learn how to make an interactive Microbit robot, a video game in Scratch, or a custom Minecraft world. They see how by using logic and design, they can create something amazing!

Coding Field Trips

Coding field trips are best suited for students in grades 3 and up.  Here, students will learn about fundamental coding concepts. They can create video games and work on other fun projects. Our field trips are extremely flexible in regards to what children can create. If your students have ideas of what they would like to do, let us know before your trip so we can best accommodate you.

Robotics Field Trips

Robotics field trips are geared towards kids in grades 3 and up. Here, students learn how to use a Microbit microcontroller to see how the basics of controlling electricity work. They also learn how to code LEDs to show different images. Students are shown how to code their interactive robots to react to different inputs.

Minecraft Field Trip

Minecraft field trips bring fun to the forefront for kids in grades 3 and up. In the Zoo Keepers-themed trip, kids learn how to design a zoo with the appropriate environments for the animals. During the Amusement Park-themed trip, they use World Edit plugin commands and redstone circuitry, to design all the activities you would find at a theme park. The best part about our Minecraft-themed field trips is that they can also be geared towards topics that the students may be learning when they visit.

How to Book a MakerKids Field Trip

If all of these ideas sound like fun, it’s time to book your MakerKids field trip. Simply click here and fill out the contact form. One of our team members will be in touch so you can schedule your trip. We are confident that you and your students won’t be disappointed!