Minnetonka Community Education

This hands-on experience is a perfect introduction to concepts like structural engineering, architectural design, physics, external forces and much more! Move through advanced building exercises to learn the complexities of designing structures and investigate the impact of external forces. We are passionate about inspiring an interest in engineering! You’ll follow step-by-step builds in this camp, then test your new skills with open-ended building challenges and design projects. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Learn how to create a YouTube Let’s Play Video, capturing and doing a voice-over of a PC gaming session! Shoot videos, edit sound, and create an online presence with YouTube. YouTube is the top destination for online videos. Learn tricks that pro filmmakers use for better shots, lighting, and sounds. Edit your video, add transitions, insert a soundtrack. Then share your finished video with the world. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

We offer a unique learning environment designed to introduce girls to fundamental coding concepts in a collaborative and supportive environment. Create a game with unique backgrounds and characters as you learn the principles of game design and interactive storytelling. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Become the architect of three mini-game battle arenas! Build your own Spleef arena, capture the flag base, and king of the hill stadium, then challenge your friends! Battle it out in Spleef, plan your base in capture the flag, and have a snowball fight in king of the hill! Students will get a copy of the world map to take home and expand on. We will be using the PC/Java Edition of Minecraft. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Build LEGO® models featuring working motors, tilt sensors, motion detectors, and a LEGO® USB Robotics Hub. Models may include Scuba Driver, Clown Fish, Bathyscope, Sea Gulls, Submarine and more. Designed by the experts at MIT, this unique system teaches children about simple machines, engineering, programming, and so much more. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site or program. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.

Join us as we build knowledge of simple machines, engineering, programming, and teamwork in an environment full of galactic fun! Working in pairs, you'll create Star Wars and space-inspired robots. Models include AT-ST Biped, Spinning Tie Fighter, Cannons, and other out-of-this-world models. Please bring a water bottle and nut free snack.