Online Summer Sessions
For youth in grades 4-8
Online Summer STEAM sessions
for kids in grades 4-8
LAUNCH is once again offering fun, interactive STEAM activities for kids online this summer!
These hour-long online sessions have just the right mix of programming to keep kids engaged in science, technology, engineering, art, and math all summer long.
Online sessions feature live coaches demonstrating hands-on, fun STEAM activities including Scratch coding, TinkerCAD, hands-on STEAM and more!
STEAM Skills Mini Summer Camp Sessions
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Designed for participants in grades 4 through 8 (younger participants welcome)
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Sessions run online Monday to Friday, July 13 to August 25, 2023
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All session times are post in EST
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Live online 60-minute sessions (webinar style) via Zoom
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Cost: FREE!
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Animal Adventures - July 10-14
Calling all budding biologists, veterinarians and animal lovers! Join us to explore the wonderful world of wildlife on planet earth. Activities include designing animal prosthetics to learning about the bone structures of different creatures and everything in between.
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Monday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Explore how to create an animal cell in TinkerCAD -
Monday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create your own slimy worm race! -
Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Build a Flappy Bird game in Scratch -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create your very own origami balancing bird -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Guess and design animal x-rays -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Build an animal bridge in TinkerCAD or using supplies at home -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design your very own bird feeder -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Learn about and design your own pollinator garden -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Learn how fish adapt to their environments -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Join us to learn about the Greenovation Challenge!
July 17- 21 - Space Week
Are you dreaming of being an astronaut?! You won't want to miss this week where we'll build our own rockers, code an astronaut in zero gravity and learn all about the wonders of space.
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Monday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Explore the solar system using TinkerCAD -
Monday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create your own solar system with supplies from home! -
Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Learn about and build your own constellations -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Join us to learn about the Greenovation Challenge! -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Create a lost in space game in Scratch -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Design your own moon lander! -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design a Mars habitat in TinkerCAD -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Map out a mission to Mars! -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a rocket and satellite in TinkerCAD -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Build a rocket out of cups!
July 24- 28 - Ocean Explorers
Curious about life under the sea? Join us as we explore life under water and learn about shark movement, how to build a boat and other ocean activities.
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Monday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Build your very own boat with supplies from home -
Monday - 11:30am and 4:30pm.
Design a submarine in TinkerCAD -
Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a hovercraft in TinkerCAD -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Join us to learn about the Greenovation Challenge! -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a fish feeding game in Scratch -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Learn about water cycles and the environment -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Learn how fish adapt to their environments -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Explore the amazing properties of water -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design and code a marble run in TinkerCAD -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Build a marble run with supplies from home!
July 31 - August 4 - Animal Adventures
Calling all budding biologists, veterinarians and animal lovers! Join us to explore the wonderful world of wildlife on planet earth. Activities include designing animal prosthetics to learning about the bone structures of different creatures and everything in between.
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Monday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Guess and design animal x-rays -
Monday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Build an animal bridge in TinkerCAD or using supplies at home -
Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code your own Flappy Bird game in Scratch -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create a balancing origami bird! -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Create an animal cell in TinkerCAD -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create your own slimy worm race! -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design your very own bird feeder -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Learn about and design your own pollinator-friendly garden -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Learn how fish adapt to their environments -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Code your own garden-themed game!
August 8 - 11 - Space Week
Are you dreaming of being an astronaut?! You won't want to miss this week where we'll build our own rockers, code an astronaut in zero gravity and learn all about the wonders of space.
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Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Explore the solar system using TinkerCAD -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create your own solar system with supplies from home! -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a rocket and satellite in TinkerCAD -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Build your own rocket! -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design a habitat on Mars using TinkerCAD -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Map out a mission to Mars! -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a Lost in Space game in Scratch -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Design your own moon lander!
August 14 - 18 - Ocean Explorers
Curious about life under the sea? Join us as we explore life under water and learn about shark movement, how to build a boat and other ocean activities.
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Monday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Build your very own boat with supplies from home -
Monday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Design a submarine in TinkerCAD -
Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Learn how fish adapt to their environments -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Explore the amazing properties of water -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a fish feeding game in Scratch -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Learn about water cycles and the environment -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Code a hovercraft in TinkerCAD -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Learn how particles and dirt are filtered out of water -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design and code a marble run in TinkerCAD -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Build a marble run with supplies from home!
August 21 - 25 - Coach's Favourites
Explore each Coach's favourite STEAM activities! From building dinosaurs, windmills and the fastest paper airplanes, to learning about energy and how to make seed paper, these sessions are sure to put the fun in STEAM!
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Monday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Unleash your creativity and build a 3D replica of long-extinct creatures! -
Monday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
It's time to rock! Exploring geological cross sections -
Tuesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Learn how to design the fastest paper plane! -
Tuesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Code your own balloon popping game in Scratch -
Wednesday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Build a cotton ball launcher using supplies at home! -
Wednesday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Create your own paper using seeds -
Thursday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Explore how light and colours are created -
Thursday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Learn about energy and how it is generated -
Friday - 9:30am and 2:30pm
Design and build your own windmill -
Friday - 11:30am and 4:30pm
Plan and design a 3D sustainable house in TinkerCAD
Sign up for a whole week and attend as many sessions as you like!