Calling all engineers, pilots, and mechanics! During our Aeronautics After-School STEAM Academy, students will explore the science and history of flight through hands-on learning and activities. We will study animals that fly and how they inspired us to take to the skies. Students will get to discover and experience model helicopters, balloons, rockets, drones, and all manner of flying machines!  

The 2024-2025 After-School STEAM Academy meets Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, when District 186 is in session. This program is recommended for students in grades 1-5.

A minimum enrollment is required to run each monthly session. Sessions with low enrollment prior to the start date may be subject to cancellation. Any registrations that are canceled due to low enrollment will be refunded in full.

Please note that eight-session packs do not carry from month to month and must be used before the end of the month. No partial refunds will be offered.

Does your student have a knack for solving problems (or would you like them to develop good problem-solving skills)? During our Young Engineers After-School Academy, students will learn how engineers use the engineering design process to solve everyday problems. Our curriculum was co-developed with a local engineer! Students will have the chance to build their own circuits, rig up an effective pulley system, as well as design new solutions to real-world problems.

The 2024-2025 After-School STEAM Academy meets Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, when District 186 is in session. This program is recommended for students in grades 1-5.

A minimum enrollment is required to run each monthly session. Sessions with low enrollment prior to the start date may be subject to cancellation. Any registrations that are canceled due to low enrollment will be refunded in full.

Please note that eight-session packs do not carry from month to month and must be used before the end of the month. No partial refunds will be offered.

Strengthen your student’s skills for complex problem-solving by enrolling them in Coding and Robotics! Kids who code also learn persistence and enhance their overall digital literacy. In this month's After-School STEAM Academy, students will be exposed to different types of code, including text-based and block-based, and how they are used. Each student will have access to a computer at Kidzeum and will have the opportunity to write their own block-based code using Unruly Splats. Unruly Splats are programmable, stomp-able floor buttons. Students code the rules that make them light up and make sounds—the first step toward creating fun games like Whack-a-mole, relay races, and Jeopardy.

The 2024-2025 After-School STEAM Academy meets Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, when District 186 is in session. This program is recommended for students in grades 1-5.

A minimum enrollment is required to run each monthly session. Sessions with low enrollment prior to the start date may be subject to cancellation. Any registrations that are canceled due to low enrollment will be refunded in full.

Please note that eight-session packs do not carry from month to month and must be used before the end of the month. No partial refunds will be offered.

It may be cold in December, but did you know there is still an opportunity to learn about plants and gardening, while staying indoors? At Kidzeum, students will have the opportunity to discover how Aquaponics, Hydroponics, and Vertical Garden can all be done inside! Did you know that plants can grow without soil? Your student will grow plants without soil and can tell you all about hydroponics. Students can interact with live fish and learn how they are the key to growing plants using aquaponic techniques. Gardening and engineering will collide when students design a vertical garden!

The 2024-2025 After-School STEAM Academy meets Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, and Wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, when District 186 is in session. This program is recommended for students in grades 1-5.

A minimum enrollment is required to run each monthly session. Sessions with low enrollment prior to the start date may be subject to cancellation. Any registrations that are canceled due to low enrollment will be refunded in full.

Please note that eight-session packs do not carry from month to month and must be used before the end of the month. No partial refunds will be offered.