BrainSTEM Learning® wants your kids to have fun and enjoy their summer, using science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in a creative and fun way. Our Summer Camps are geared towards 4-6 year-olds and 7-14 year-olds. They are run over the course of Eight weeks half day or full day sessions daily, either in the morning or afternoon or add lunch to both for full day camps.

All required materials are provided by BrainSTEM Learning Canada.

Location:

All camps located at our main learning centre location: 730 Marine Dr., North Vancouver.

Pricing:

1 Week: Half day $300*  / week (bring a snack for snack break)
*4-day holiday weeks half day are $240  / week

1 Week: Full day $660*  / week (bring enough food for two snack breaks and lunch)

(1 week: add lunch to morning and afternoon camps for full day $60)

*4-day holiday weeks full day are $528 / week (add lunch to morning and afternoon camps $48)

GST exempt (next year tax childcare receipt available to print online for the next tax year)

• BrainSTEM- Ages 4 to 6 – Half-Day Morning Camp (9:30 am to 12:00pm)
• BrainSTEM- Ages 4 to 6 – Half-Day Afternoon Camp (1:00 pm to 3:30 pm),
• BrainSTEM -Ages 4-6 – Full day camp 9:30am-3:30pm
• BrainSTEM- Ages 7 to 14 – Half-Day Morning Camp (9:00am to 12:00 pm)
• BrainSTEM – Ages 7 to 14 – Half-Day (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
• BrainSTEM – Ages 7-14 – Full day camp- (9am-4pm)

Breaks:

During our camps, there is a snack break in the morning or afternoon session. If you are doing a full day camp then there is an hour lunch break.

Please provide enough food and beverage for the snack breaks and or lunch breaks depending on which sessions your child is enrolled in.

As well, Weather permitting and for the full day camps, we will be going to the park or on a nature walk, so please provide sun protection and appropriate footwear for the walk.

Parking:

There are two commercial customer parking spots available in our customer parking lot located under the Remix building entrance off 14th st.

Also there are two commercial loading zone 15 min. parking spaces on the lane way in front of our location at 730 Marine dr. the entrance is off Bewicke. As you may not turn left off  Marine Dr. on to Bewicke, we suggest turning up Fell Ave, turning right Larson, and then turning right again onto Bewicke Ave., then right again onto the lane way.

Then there is public parking available on 14th ST.

Drop off / Pick up time:

Within 15 Minutes before the scheduled class start time. If you have an older child and a younger child to register, you may drop both children off for a 9am Specialists start and the younger student may do some open play with STEM toys from 9-9:30am when their class begins. Similarly, with pick up time from 3:30-4pm. Call for any before or after care 604-379-2767.

Little Brains (4-6 years) Weekly Themes: (repeat every two weeks)

July 2-5: (4 day week)9:30-10:30am Robotics Eng.

• Robotics is the science or study of the technology associated with the design, fabrication, programming and application of robots. The robots are something exciting for the little kids, they always have the curiosity to know how it works and find a lot of designs for a robot not to mention applications.
• A robotics engineer is responsible for design, creating and programming robots and robotic systems that can perform duties that humans are either unable or prefer not to complete. They help to make jobs safer, easier, and more efficient, particularly in the manufacturing industry.
• The little brains will discover what is behind a robot, the design possibilities, the materials, mechanical simple machines used to build, what software is, and the programming languages used to create the robot instructions. Under the STEM Education programs, the leadership of our instructors and assistants, students use the VEX 123 hardware and GUI programming languages on computers to build their robotic animals, machines, and toys. They will code the algorithms to make their robots function and innovate by improving their programs or physical robot design

11:00-12:00pm Chemical Eng.

• Chemical engineering uses science to process raw materials and chemicals into useful forms. They can lead to the discovery of important new materials and processes. These discoveries may be useful for other engineering disciplines or just to make our lives easier.
  The little brains will learn about solutions, chemical reactions, mixtures, solids, liquids, absorption, and more concepts while using his or her creativity and curiosity about the STEM methodology.

1-2pm Mechanical Eng.

• In mechanical engineering there is always a new way to perform a task, to improve a process or simplify our lives designing and using machines, tools, or devices using physical concepts and principles.
• A mechanical engineer designs mechanical systems, machines, and tools to improve our lives using a number of important physics concepts and principles like energy, fluid mechanics, forces, characteristics of materials, etc. as well is responsible for maintenance of those machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment.
• The little brains will learn about simple machines, mechanical design, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, pneumatic and more, working in teams, discovering and having fun while they use STEM for their learning.

2:30-3:30pm Software Engineering

• Software Engineering: Software engineering uses science, technology, and Math to process raw information and commands into a language that computers and machines use to perform tasks that we want. Software Engineering can lead to the discovery of important new ways to assist humans and processes useful for other engineering disciplines or just to make our lives easier. Students will learn about algorithms, sequencing, looping, switches, and program logic while having fun.

July 8-12: 9:30-10:30am Civil Eng.

• Civil Engineering: They will find a way to put all his or her creativity into building skyscrapers, castles, shelters, bridges, and roads. During this process, they find answers to some questions about how to resist movement before falling, how big may I build it, and how much weight it resists. The little brains will learn about forces, materials, structural design, foundations and more. At the same time, they will learn concepts of designing, building, and testing his or her castles, bridges, houses, and roads. All the while using his or her creativity, curiosity, and STEM methodology.

11:00-12:00pm Aerospace

• The aerospace industry is one of the most fascinating things for children, since we were kids, we figured out a way to reach the sky, designing wings, machines, devices that help us do this.
• Aerospace engineering involves the design and construction of planes and space shuttles. Aeronautical engineering covers craft that stay inside the Earth’s atmosphere (such as commercial planes) while astronautical engineering covers craft that leave the Earth’s atmosphere (such as space shuttles).
• In this program the little brains will learn about the fundamentals of aerospace engineering discovering about aerodynamics, gravity, velocity, forces to lift, drag and thrust objects, aerospace principles like Bernoulli principle and more, using his creativity and curiosity to design and build their own flying machines at the time they have fun.

1-2pm Manufacturing Eng.

• Many kids in the future could work in the industry, so in this lesson they will have the opportunity to know how the industry works. Manufacturing is an important way for a society to create wealth and for the kids to use their creativity to discover it.
• The industrial engineer organizes people, places, equipment, and information, ensuring that work areas operate safely and efficiently, the assembly line runs smoothly looking for continuous improvement to make our lives easier, by example seeing that your favourite food is always in stock.
• The little brains will understand how they can use the STEM model to improve what is done in the industry, how they can develop new industries in a safe and productive way, they will design, build products and production lines to fill the needs of the customers in a fun and interactive way.

2:30-3:30pm STEM 360

• STEM 360• is a course series that combines 6 different types of Engineering into this one series. Students will use all his or her creativity to design, develop, build devices and systems, getting an overview of multiple engineering disciplines. Combining other branches of engineering, they will face the challenge from Aerospace, Robotics, Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Engineering. All Engineers use science, technology, and engineering principles to solve problems. This STEM 360 the program will allow your budding engineering to face challenges from different types of Engineering and discover which one they like the best. Engineering in the future will also be the combined effort of many different types of Engineers working together to solve problems. The little brains will face different challenges designing, building, testing and improving their experiment. Therefore, this is an excellent way to discover different types of Engineering while having fun using STEM Learning.

July 15-19: 9:30-10:30am Robotics Eng. 11:00-12:00pm Chemical Eng. 1-2pm Mechanical Eng. 2:30-3:30pm Software Engineering

July 22-26: 9:30-10:30am Civil Eng. 11:00-12:00pm Aerospace 1-2pm Manufacturing Eng. 2:30-3:30pm STEM 360

July 29-August 2 : 9:30-10:30am Robotics Eng. 11:00-12:00pm Chemical Eng. 1-2pm Mechanical  Eng. 2:30-3:30pm Software Engineering

August 6-9 *(4 day week): 9:30-10:30am Civil Eng. 11:00-12:00pm Aerospace 1-2pm Manufacturing Eng. 2:30-3:30pm STEM 360

August 12-16: 9:30-10:30am Robotics Eng. 11:00-12:00pm Chemical Eng. 1-2pm Mechanical Eng. 2:30-3:30pm Software Engineering

August 19-23: 9:30-10:30am Civil Eng. 11:00-12:00pm Aerospace 1-2pm Manufacturing Eng. 2:30-3:30pm STEM 360

Specialists/Managers (7-14 years) – Weekly Themes:

July 2-5 (4 day week) 9am-12pm Session: STEM Olympic Challenge *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

They will build a mini crossbow, programming their own robot for special competitions with VEX IQ  Hardware and VexCode(Scratch like) GUI software(robo tug-o-war & Robo Soccer), build their own Nano bugs, and compete in super train races.

July 2-5 (4 day week) 1-4pm Session: Robotics Engineering Challenges (Updated)

• A robotics engineer is responsible for designing, creating, and programming robots. Robotic systems can perform duties that humans are either unable or prefer not to complete. They help make jobs safer, easier, and more efficient, particularly in the manufacturing industry.
• The specialist and managers will reinforce their robotic concepts. They will work with the sensor and advanced programming to face a variety of challenges mixing mechanical design and programming design to solve problems. The VEX IQ Model materials and the VEXcode (Scratch like) GUI software are also used in this course. The children will face different challenges having fun utilizing the STEM education model: This exciting week of Robotics, the students will build their own VEX IQ, play Gotcha, their VEX IQ will have an In-line skating race, Robot-communications, and their VEX IQ will make its way through an obstacle course.(Bring your own USB Drive to save your programs)

July 8-12 9am-12pm Session: Crazy Science Challenge *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

Launch water rockets, discover pneumatic principles by building a truck with a mechanical hook, create their Hydrogen fuel cell that generates electricity using solar energy, walking art robots and, they will learn about production line manufacturing making their own ice cream.

July 8-12 1-4pm Session: Challenging Construction *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

Your children will learn about Simple Machines, build their own Solar Bike, Learn about construction, build a bridge, tower maze, and design their own Zip-line sail

July 15-19 9am-12pm Session: Aquatic Amusement *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

They will discover what buoyancy means with a scuba diver, building their own boat with air/gravity propulsion, their own submarine, mouse trap/gravity paddle wheel boat, and waterslide.

July 15-19 1-4pm Session: True Stem Heroes *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

They face the challenge of save marine life of an oil spill, they will make their own solid water that could be as hard as a shield (non-Newtonian fluids), they will generate electric energy from kinetic wind energy, recycling race,  and they will make their own car powered with solar energy.

July 22-26 9am-12pm Session: Challenging Physics *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

The students will build their own roller coaster; a cabin that can resist harm crashes and extreme falls from certain distances; build their own catapult and crazy slime, finally build their own dragster

July 22-26 1-4pm Session: Robotics Engineering Challenges(Updated)

• A robotics engineer is responsible for designing, creating, and programming robots. Robotic systems can perform duties that humans are either unable or prefer not to complete. They help make jobs safer, easier, and more efficient, particularly in the manufacturing industry.
• The specialist and managers will reinforce their robotic concepts. They will work with the sensor and advanced programming to face a variety of challenges mixing mechanical design and programming design to solve problems. The VEX IQ Model materials and the VEXcode (Scratch like) GUI software are also used in this course. The children will face different challenges having fun utilizing the STEM education model: This exciting week of Robotics, the students will build their own VEX IQ, play Gotcha, their VEX IQ will have an In-line skating race, Robot-communications, and their VEX IQ will make its way through an obstacle course.(Bring your own USB Drive to save your programs)

July 29-August 2 9am-12pm Session: True Stem Heroes *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

They face the challenge of saving marine life from an oil spill, they will make their own solid water that could be as hard as a shield (non-Newtonian Fluids), they will generate electric energy from kinetic wind energy and they will make their own car powered with solar energy.

July 29-August 2 1-4pm Session: Aquatic Amusement *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

They will discover what buoyancy means with a scuba diver, building their own boat with air propulsion, their own submarine, and waterslide.

August 6-9 *(4 day week) 9am-12pm Session: Scratch Game Design-Software Engineering Challenges*New*

Coding is all about giving instructions to a digital device, using a language it understands, so that it does exactly what you want it to do. In this camp, using the Graphic User Interface GUI coding language Scratch, the you will learn now to code your own computer games and design a website where you can tell the world all about them.

August 6-9 *(4 day week)-1-4pm Session: Crazy Science Challenge

Launch water rockets, discover pneumatic principles by building a truck with a mechanical hook, create their Hydrogen fuel cell that generates electricity using solar energy, walking art robots and, they will learn about production line manufacturing making their own ice cream

August 12-16 9am-12pm Session: Robotics Engineering Challenges (Updated)

• A robotics engineer is responsible for designing, creating, and programming robots. Robotic systems can perform duties that humans are either unable or prefer not to complete. They help make jobs safer, easier, and more efficient, particularly in the manufacturing industry.
• The specialist and managers will reinforce their robotic concepts. They will work with the sensor and advanced programming to face a variety of challenges mixing mechanical design and programming design to solve problems. The VEX IQ Model materials and the VEXcode (Scratch like) GUI software are also used in this course. The children will face different challenges having fun utilizing the STEM education model: This exciting week of Robotics, the students will build their own VEX IQ, play Gotcha, their VEX IQ will have an In-line skating race, Robot-communications, and their VEX IQ will make its way through an obstacle course.(Bring your own USB Drive to save your programs)

August 12-16 1-4pm Session: STEM Olympic Challenge *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

They will build a mini crossbow, programming their own robot for special competitions with VEX IQ  Hardware and VexCode(Scratch like) GUI software( robo tug-o-war & Robo soccer), build their own Nano bugs, and compete in super train races.

August 19-23 – 9am-12pm : Scratch Game Design-Software Engineering Challenges *New*

Coding is all about giving instructions to a digital device, using a language it understands, so that it does exactly what you want it to do. In this camp, using the Graphic User Interface GUI coding language Scratch, the you will learn now to code your own computer games and design a website where you can tell the world all about them.

August 19-23 – 1-4pm Session: Adventure Vacations *(TinkerCAD intro and student choice CAD design process for each challenge)

Kids are going to plan their own holiday activities, build an airplane, an skyscraper, make parachutes, build their own sailboat and air hot balloon.