Join us at Design Hive for an in-person day camp experience focused on creative exploration in our innovative LA Maker Space!
We offer a thoughtfully curated combination of project-based work and open-ended exploratory activities to actively engage kids in diverse activities such as kinetic art, circuitry, game design, movement, architecture, engineering, and much more!
Full session camp cost includes a non-refundable $50 deposit that goes toward the overall tuition.
What To Know Before Registering:
We are a small, specialized process art and STEM studio focused on hands-on learning. We don't have a separate outdoor space, though we do incorporate some stretching, dance, and movement activities during the camp day. Our limited physical space directly impacts our scheduling approach, which is why our camp is not the length of a full school day and why we do not generally offer extended daycare services.
When you walk into our studio, what you see is what you get. Because we don't have separate rooms or other distinct spaces for campers to work independently, we have the expectation that kids of all ages work and collaborate together on projects in our shared creative space.
We acknowledge that 5-10 is indeed a wide age range. However, we have designed our projects and scaffolded our instruction carefully so that a 5-6-year-old and a 9-10-year-old can successfully complete the same project together. We rarely separate students in our studio by age group, preferring mixed-age collaboration.
Our older students can dive a bit deeper into a project or engage with more complex elements and challenges, while our younger students benefit tremendously from seeing the skills, techniques, and behavior of our older campers modeled and demonstrated for them. As veteran classroom teachers with 25+ years of combined experience, we see firsthand the indelible value and benefits of kids in this age range working and learning together collaboratively.
If mixed-age learning does not sound appealing to you or your child, or if you are specifically looking for something catered to a very particular and narrow age range, please consider all of this thoughtfully before registering.
What You'll Learn:
This camp offers a dynamic combination of project work and exploratory activities to actively engage kids in art, craft, engineering, and technology activities that build skills and confidence.
Activities may include, but are not limited to: kinetic art, circuitry, game design, movement, architecture, engineering, and much more!
Sample Class Format
Sample Schedule: Times and Activities are subject to change as needed
- 10:00-10:30 STEAM Project Workshop
- 10:30-10:45 Snack and break time
- 10:45-11:30 Process Art Activity
- 11:30-12:30 Outdoor Lunch Break and Movement
- 12:30-1:00 STEAM Workshop continuation from morning
- 1:00-1:45 Engineering and Exploration
- 1:45 - Clean up, pack up, and get ready to go home
What to Bring:
- Water bottle for hydration
- Lunch and snacks (please do not send items that need to be heated or refrigerated)
- Dress in layers for comfort
- Wear close-toed shoes; tennis shoes are preferred
