MakerKids Summer Camps
Award Winning STEM Summer Camps for Kids 6-13
Enrollment for Summer 2025 is now open! MakerKids is proud to offer fun and educational STEM day camp programs at three GTA locations this summer. In a MakerKids camp, you can expect your child to build foundational technology skills such as typing and internet safety, along with specialized skills in Coding, Robotics, Minecraft or 3D Design.
Summer Camps run from 9am-3:30pm Monday-Friday with optional before and aftercare. We also ensure we take kids to a local park (weather permitting) each day for outside activity time to keep kids active. Frequent screen breaks are taken throughout the day to foster a positive relationship with screens and technology.
Summer Camp Topics
Mini Makers | Idea Incubator | Coding | Robotics | Unreal Engine | 3D Printing | Minecraft
Mini Makers Camps
Grades 1-2
Mini Makers introduces kids to our core technology topics: Coding, Robotics, and Minecraft. Your child will get to work on a variety of projects each day in small groups. They will design their own video game, create robotic inventions, explore the 3D design world of Minecraft, and do STEM experimentation. Each day your child will build on the skills they’ve learned, leaving with transferable technical and social skills.
The daily cross-discipline exposure focuses on valuable skills and allows kids to see progress as their abilities grow. Their projects tie back to this theme to reinforce the importance of interconnectivity in technology.
Idea Incubator STEM Camps
Grades 3-8
In our Idea Incubator STEM Camps, kids will dive into our three core STEM topics: Coding, Robotics and Minecraft.
If you’re looking for inspiring STEM education, this is the right place! In each camp, kids make something awesome, create their own projects and collaborate with others. Build leadership skills, meet other kids who are makers, make your own project, and more.
Coding Camps
Grades 3-8
Coding is an important language to learn. With the demand for STEM workers increasing, learning coding from an early age is a sure way to gain an advantage in today’s competitive career world. Kids code games, websites and more. They learn how computers work, exercise creativity, and build resilience and perseverance when trouble-shooting their code.
Kids will learn everything they need to know to code their very own game: character development, storyboarding, animation, environment and level design, beta testing and, of course, coding.
Robotics Camps
Grades 3-8
Design the world around you! In our Robotics programs, kids design, plan, program, and build electronic inventions while using a robotics microcontroller and learning how to code. Kids better understand how everyday objects around them work and have the opportunity to bring their ideas to life. Kids make creations that they previously only dreamed of. Make lights light up, motors spin, and code a ‘robot brain’ to make something awesome. Kids see the results of their code before their eyes. They realize that they can make things that others can use. Past projects: nightlights, motion-activated alarms, rovers, and more.
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3D Video Game World Design (Unreal Engine)
3D Video Game World Design (Unreal Engine)
Grades 5-8
In our Minecraft camps, kids learn how to make Minecraft even more awesome, how computers and servers work, and core computer programming concepts while collaborating with kids equally excited about Minecraft.
We use the incredibly popular game Minecraft as a medium to help kids build transferable skills such as coding, electronics, 3D design, servers, and more. We leverage kids’ interest in Minecraft as a gateway to introduce them to other STEM topics such as Robotics and Coding. Minecraft is also a great medium for teaching positive netizen skills and communication skills. Kids build amazing digital creations.
Breaks, games and park time are also included for kids to exercise their imagination, have fun and strengthen team-building
3D Printing Camps
Grades 3-8
3D Printing camps are offered as a subsection of other camps and is most often offered as a part of Robotics or Unreal Engine programs. Camps with 3D Printing will include 3D Printing in the name of the camp.
Kids learn how 3D printing can be used in the design of their creations and model their own creations to 3D print on site! Kids make creations that they previously only dreamed of. Kids see the results of their code before their eyes. They realize that they can make things that others can use.
At the end of the week students get to take home a 3D printed creation! (Non Electronic creation. NO Electronics included.)
Minecraft Camps
Grades 1-2, 3-8
In our Minecraft camps, kids learn how to make Minecraft even more awesome, how computers and servers work, and core computer programming concepts while collaborating with kids equally excited about Minecraft.
We use the incredibly popular game Minecraft as a medium to help kids build transferable skills such as coding, electronics, 3D design, servers, and more. We leverage kids’ interest in Minecraft as a gateway to introduce them to other STEM topics such as Robotics and Coding. Minecraft is also a great medium for teaching positive netizen skills and communication skills. Kids build amazing digital creations.
Breaks, games and park time are also included for kids to exercise their imagination, have fun and strengthen team-building
What Does A MakerKids Summer Camp Day Look Like?
Each day, kids can expect a series of fun STEM activities, balanced out with plenty of off-screen fun!
Each day we aim to complete 3-4 fun and educational STEM projects, based on the theme and topic of your selected camp! Throughout the day kids will have two screen free snack breaks and a longer lunch break + park trip to avoid eye strain and meet their daily physical activity needs.
At the end of each camp day, parents are welcome to come and check out what their child did that day!
Full day camps run from 9am to 3:30pm, with before care options from 8am to 9am and aftercare options from 3:30pm to 5pm.
Single day and week long camps are available depending on the season
Why Parents and Children Love MakerKids
Expert Facilitators
With a passion for youth and technology, our Maker Mentors recognize the uniqueness of your child and fosters their creative side and joy for STEM. Maker Mentors are trained to have students focus on the why and discover the logic behind the code instead of following a prescriptive set of instructions.
Engaging Curriculum
Weekly programs are built for all interests and experience levels. See the excitement in your child as they watch their work come to life. All classes include mini-lessons on internet safety and computer literacy so your child is better prepared to navigate the digital world.
Social Connections
With a 5 to 1 child to staff ratio and a focus on collaborative problem solving our classes are designed for your child to actively participate. Parents are amazed at how fast their child opens up socially, as they connect and build friendships with like-minded children.
