Summer Camps
Full or half day
at 
Gizmo

Cities and Circuits

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Cities and Circuits
Imagine, design and build a city of the future.  Identify problems, create a solution and build a 3D view of tomorrow.  Using the laser cutter and other tools at Gizmo a city will be built in a week complete with the power being turned on when families gather on Friday to see the creation.
 
Ingenuity • Design • Teamwork
 
June 12th thru June 16th
9:30 AM -11:45 AM
Please bring water and a snack
Ages 8 and up

Fee: 
Member $85
Non - Member $90

Let's Science It
Girls Only
The Power of Super Heroians

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Comics are filled with heroes and villains and the heroes need your help.  Using girl power, problem solving and engineering look at the super powers of our heroes and then create your own super hero identity.
 
Science • Imagination • Investigation
 
June 12th thru June 16th
12:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Please bring water and a snack
Ages 7 and up

Fee: 
Member $85
Non - Member $90

​Underwater Vehicles

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Underwater Vehicles
Be part of Gizmo2Extremes.
Design robotic arms to gather samples and learn about buoyancy, propulsion, sensors, photography and underwater experiments. 
These robots will be used on all of the lakes surrounding Coeur d’ Alene for the next three years.        

Design • Robotics • Engineering

June 19th thru June 23th
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch
Ages 11 and up

Fee: 
Member $170
Non - Member $180

Build a Vehicle For the 3rd Annual Kinetic Fest
(Formerly the Kinetic Fest)

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Be outrageous and learn to use tools.   GizMotion (the Kinetic Fest) is a human powered vehicle extravaganza.  All it takes is a little imagination and you
will be on your way to awesomeness!
 
Metal shop, Woodshop, Laser Cutter
 
June 26th thru June 30th
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch
Ages 10 and up
Fee: 
Member $170
Non - Member $180
Waivers must be signed to attend class.
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​Transformation of your Transportation
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You don’t have to build a bike, you can just decorate your way to awesomeness for the GizMotion day parade on July 8th.  Bring your bike to Gizmo and spend a morning or afternoon letting your creativity flow.  We will assist you in transforming your very own bike into the coolest ride of the parade on Saturday July 8th.
 
Creativity • Awesomeness • Art 
You will have a blast.
2 hr times from July 3rd thru July 7th
Sign up for one or multiple sessions. 

All ages 
Fee
Members – $8
Non members $10
Families $15

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​​Blender

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Whether you are into 3D modeling, game creation, animation, or simulation Blender is the tool for you.  Get started with this Open Source, powerful 3D tool this summer, start growing your skill set and use it for the rest of your life.
 
3D Modeling • Art • Exploration
July 10th thru July 14th
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch
Ages 12 and up

Fee
Member $170
Non - Member $180
Waivers must be signed to attend class.
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​The Art Experience

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Look around! Nature inspires artists to create. We'll explore how several artists use the natural world in their art, from images of animals, plants and the natural world to actually using things from nature like rock, plants, and shells to make their artwork. We'll take a field trip to a local gallery and gather items from nature to use in our work.
Observation • Inspiration • Experimentation
 
July 10th thru July 14th
9:30 AM  - 3:00 PM Please bring water and a lunch
Ages 10 and up

Fee
Member $170
Non - Member $180
Waivers must be signed to attend class.
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Shadow Boxes, Lanterns and Zoetropes

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New creations are made all through this class.  A week of making things that celebrate light and animation. Learn to use the Laser Cutter and Cricut Cutter as well as the printer.  Play with light through making shadow boxes and cut out lanterns and then through animation create an illusion of motion with your own personally built Zoetrope.
 
Light • Creativity • Animation
 
July 17th thru July 21th
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch
Ages 7 and up

Fee: 
Member $170
Non - Member $180

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​Kidz Who Weld

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Learn to weld, cut, bend and shape metal.  In depth demonstrations will be given on the safe and effective operation of welding equipment as you are guided to create a welded sculpture or product.  Amaze yourself and your friends at what you can make.  Limited class size.  Some metal costs may apply
Sparks • Design •Imagination
 
Full day, week long camp
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
July 17th thru July 21st
Please bring water and lunch!
Ages 13 and up

Fee:
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180
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Electric Guitars

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Why buy when you can build!  Rock out with the CNC router - Create a "you" styled electric guitar during this week long class.  Learn a combination of techniques that will allow you to build a guitar that you will prize forever.  Depending on component choices some additional fees may apply
 
CNC Router • Music • Woodworking
Full day, week long camp
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
July 24th - July 28th
Please bring water and lunch!
Ages 12 and up

Fee:
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180

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Art Music and Arduinos
Pt 1 and Pt 2

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Bring the art on the wall to life through Arduinos.  Create interactive art, add music, and code to create a "sight and sound" public art piece that will capture the imagination of all that participate.  The first week everyone will learn to code using Arduinos a powerful circuit board. The second week they will create a piece of art that will delight our community.  This camp is part of Gizmo's GRIT (Girls Revolution in Technology) and is for Girls Only.
 
Girl power • Engineering • Electronics
 
Full day, week long class
July 24th thru July 28th and
July 31st thru August 4th
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch
Ages  13 and up
Fee: $0

Gaming Jam

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The Gizmo Game Jam 2017 is open to all ages and skill sets. Join us as we learn a variety of rapid prototyping tools, reveal the theme, pitch original game ideas, join teams, playtest and iterate a polished product and ultimately release your creations to the world!
Coding • Gaming • Creativity
Full day, week long camp
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
July 31st – Aug 4
Please bring water and lunch!
All ages

Fee:
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180

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Build a Drone

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Explore the science of flight with a drone you build for yourself. Learn about computer aided design, lasers, radio control, electric motors, and aerodynamics. We’ll design and lasercut frames, add motors, props, ESCs, and flight controllers to create a working drone, then learn to fly them through an obstacle course.
 
Flight • Electronics • Laser Cutter
 
Full day, week long camp
9:30 AM -3:00 PM 
Aug 7th thru August 11th
Please bring water and lunch!

Fee:
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180
Ages 11 and up
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Stratch

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Kidz will make games, animate stories, make interactive art while learning to understand the principals of coding.  Let your child learn to create and express themselves with the computer not just interact with it.
 
Coding • Story Telling • Games
 
 
Half Day, week long class
Aug 7th thru Aug 11th
9:30 AM – 11:45 AM 
Please bring water and a snack

Fee: 
Member  $85
Non-Member  $90
Ages 7 and up
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Scratch Jr

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Kidz will make games, animate stories, make interactive art while learning to understand the principals of coding.  Let your child learn to create and express themselves with the computer not just interact with it.
 
Coding • Story Telling • Games
 
Half Day, week long class
Aug 7th thru Aug 11th
9:30 AM – 11:45 AM 
Please bring water and a snack

Fee: 
Member  $85
Non-Member  $90
Ages 5 thru 7
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Minecraft
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Be the creator of your own world.  Build incredible things out of virtual blocks, from dizzying towers to entire cities.  Program animals and other Minecraft Creatures  while you explore, build and survive.  Spend part of your day learning about the laser cutter to make Minecraft accessories. 
 
Imagination • Exploration • Creativity
 
Full Day class
Aug 14th thru Aug 18th
9:30 am  - 3:00 pm
Please bring water and a snack

Fee: 
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180
Ages 8 and up
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Fun in the Mud
Mad Hatters Tea Party

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Our inspiration for this fun in the mud week is the Mad Haters tea party.  Students will make pieces to decorate a table for tea party.  They will make a cups, saucers, spoons and bowls.  The final day of class we will have a tea party using the things we make.   
                                                Handbuilding • Clay •Creativity
 
Half day, week long class
Aug 7th thru Aug 11th
12:30 – 3:00 PM
Please bring water and a snack
 
Fee:
Member  $85
Non-Member  $90
Ages 6 and up
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Build Your Own Pinball Machine

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We’ll each design and build a small working pinball machine, incorporating electronics, magnetics, sensing, Arduinos, and wiring to create intriguing games of skill. Learn about computer aided design (CAD), lasers, electronics, 3D printing, and coding. Amaze yourself with what you can do!
 
Imagination • CAD • Arduino
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Full day, week long class
Aug 14th thru Aug 18th
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch
Fee:
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180

Robotics 
Arduino Robotics

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Explore the world of robotics, motors, controllers, and mechanics while building a robot to compete on an obstacle course the class will build together. Help define the challenge, then build a bot to meet it!
Mechanics • Arduino • Electronics
 
 
Full day, week long class
August 21st thru August 25th
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a snack
 

Fee: 
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180
Ages 10 and up
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Near Space Balloon Launch

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Help design and build small spacecraft to ride under a weather balloon and bring back data and pictures from 100,000 feet up. We’ll explore atmospheric science, electronics, GPS, and radio communication and build the vehicle, then launch at the end of the week. See what Cd’A looks like from space and be the first launch for Gizmo2Extremes!
 
Exploration • Experimentation • Innovation
Full day, week long class
August 28thst thru September 1st
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM 
Please bring water and a lunch

Fee: 
Member  $170
Non-Member  $180

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Let's Science It
Near Space Balloon Launch

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Lets Science it
Near Space Balloon Launch
Learn about the challenges of being in the hostile environments of Space and being deep underwater.  Ask questions and build experiments that will be taken up to Near Space and be on the vehicles going down a 1,000 feet on Lake Pend Oreille.  This class offers an early exposure to the scientific method through a fun week of experimentation.
 
Discovery • Experiments • Imagination
 
Half Day, week long class
August 28thst thru September 1st
9:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Please bring water and a lunch

Fee: 
Member  $85
Non-Member  $90
Ages 6-8 
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