A storm is brewing at Tinkering School. The forecast calls for a heavy shower of cats and dogs on Friday afternoon at around 2:15pm! We don't actually know exactly what that means yet, but we'll be trying our best to make it rain small mammals, possibly made of wood.
Read MoreMid week days are the best days because we get all day to work on our projects (and our Tinkering School Goals). Whether during project session design meetings, using the tools or at lunch and park. This is when we get to see kiddoes trying really, really hard and making mistakes in a new environment that we tailor to be safe and trusting.
Read MoreWhoa! What a day at Junior Day Camp.
We are four days into creating our shadow puppets, and we made some incredible progress today. Of the in-progress projects, the one that I ended up zooming in on today with the Tinkerers was the giant deer puppet with articulating joints.
Read MoreWe started our day by learning/creating our goals and agreements for the week.
Read MoreFifteen kids from the ages of 5-7 began their week in a small building full of wood and tools that they didn't know how to use. They were soon presented with two projects; a fence, and a dinosaur. In ever changing groups, the kids split up to start brainstorming with the Collaborators.
Read MoreIt's day four. Our last full day of building. The stakes are high, but not too high. The tinkerers understand that even if the projects don't get completed by Friday afternoon, they will walk away from Tinkering with crazy new experiences, awesome critical thinking skills, tools, and abilities, and most of all, a whole 'lotta fun!
Read MoreOn the third day of their arduous but oh most exiting building adventure, the tinkerers lift a frame onto a table to install a triangular support system on their Dino Fence!
Read MoreToday we got started building! With ideas and plans bouncing around surrounding an enormous dinosaur and a fence/wall to keep in inside Tinkering School, we got to work!
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