This week, Junior Day Camp has a challenge: Cross the River two ways.
No, of course there isn't a real river at 1920 Bryant Street. Of course, the things we build are probably not going to be waterproof. Of course, we're going to build using the tools and materials that we practiced with all morning.
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The final day of Space week was pretty amazing!
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So, I don't want to brag, but this was like, the best Thursday ever.
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It's a delicate balance that we are walking at Junior Day Camp. One of the challenges that the Collaborators face is the decision of whether to ask the Tinkerers to endure a series of challenges that may or may not lead them to the answer, or to feed them the answers and solutions to problems and let them gain experience from that kind of labor.
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The Tinkerers of Junior Day Camp are traveling to space this week!
But first, we had some important business to take care of. Because this is the first time that this group of humans has ever been in the same room and been asked to work on the same project, we had to get to know how to safely interact in the space and with each other.
To do that, we made some group agreements and also spent the morning learning about some new tools!
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Well, we did it!
During Poop Week, we made a shark that pooped candy, and also a giant toilet that kids could get flushed down!
We're pooped, so here are some quick highlights:
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Whoa. Thursdays are a lot of work!
Thursdays are our last full day to work on the projects before Friday arrives and we spend half of the day taking everything apart! With that said, these Tinkerers really rocked it today.
Here are some of the highlights!
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Wednesdays are often hard and tiring for a lot of reasons.
By this third day, the newness of the experience is starting to wear thin. As the Tinkerers get more and more comfortable with the space and with each other and with the tools, they start to figure out that working hard is really hard work. By Wednesday, we often have to have teamwork interventions and renew our group agreements and re-inspire these young builders to continue on a seemingly insurmountable task.
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The format of Tinkering School doesn't change much from week to week. Mondays generally look the same: training, getting to know one another, practicing. On Tuesdays, we are in building mode. Wednesday and Thursday is usually the same. Fridays are a little different because we also take apart the thing we have built together.
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