Engineering for Kids North Saskatchewan focuses on robotics, game coding, and every aspect of engineering (Facebook/Engineering for Kids of North Saskatchewan).

By Aaron Schulze

Youth Engineering

Youth engineering education program going digital in early 2021

Dec 19, 2020 | 1:26 PM

A group that offers science, technology, engineering, and math education is going virtual in 2021.

Engineering for Kids of North Saskatchewan is running five-day camps beginning January and ending in early February.

Normally operating in person, Cathi Wilson – director of Engineering for Kids of North Saskatchewan – said they’ll present their program digitally to follow COVID-19 related health guidelines.

“They’ll build a bridge across the Saskatchewan river, a boat to travel across the ocean, and a plane to fly across the sky,” Wilson said. “In doing so, they’ll also learn about the engineering principles involved with that. They’ll build, test, design, and improve it, and work through that process.”

Each child who is registered will receive a weekly video with activities and contests, and worksheets. Members also take part in a check in online via Zoom to explore regions of the world and where they may want to end up.

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“We’re mixing science, engineering, and math together with geography and international issues,” Wilson said. “If we [hold camp] in person, we’ll provide a lot more elaborate supplies… but for these ones, we’ve adapted everything. They’re primarily household items that they’ll use. They’ll get a travel club membership and supply kit for uncommon supplies – clay, construction straws – a few things like that that they may not have around their house.”

Engineering for Kids of North Saskatchewan hopes to hold in-person camps in the summer – health protocols permitting – as Wilson said they prefer to watch kids grow and get more one-on-one learning. She said their primary topics are robotics, game coding, and every aspect of engineering though. They hope to hold one-week camps in Melfort, Nipawin, Prince Albert, and Tisdale if possible.

Until then, interested families can register for the virtual camps online.

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