At Neuron Garage, campers get hands-on, repurposing their recycling to solve fun, weekly engineering challenges. Through the process, they will make new friends, experience the joy of exploring what they can do with their own hands, and develop a growth mindset. You can join us for one week, multiple weeks – or the whole summer. Each week presents a new challenge to keep the engagement and effort high, and another opportunity for your children to practice the tools that will help them build a growth mindset. Our program is designed to help your child develop a growth mindset which we believe is the most powerful skill a child can have for tackling the challenges and opportunities they'll encounter in life. Each week, Campers are taught and practice our simple frameworks that lead to the belief that their abilities are not fixed, but can be developed through good strategies, effort, and feedback. Days at Neuron Garage are a careful balance between individual and group activity, along with time for relaxation, reflection, and play. We take time each day, and extra time on Monday mornings, to establish a sense of community and make sure that each camper feels connected. Tinkerers (K-2nd): The early years at Neuron Garage are focused on nurturing campers' innate curiosity and creativity, while introducing them to the Think > Build > Learn framework. Campers tinker and build with recycled materials as they engage in daily guided projects related to a weekly theme. Open-ended challenges and repurposing recycling lead children through a process of struggle, failure, and success. Simple frameworks and strategies help children get back to building after they get stuck or overwhelmed — and teach them to push themselves to keep improving past initial success. With enough practice, this new approach to both struggle and success becomes habit. This habit over time fortifies a Growth Mindset, and unlocking a child's full potential. Weekly challenges include: Cardboard Arcade, Jam Session: Building Musical Instruments, Medieval Times: Castles & Catapults, Café Creations, Invention Convention, Rides & Roller Coasters, Time Travelers: Adventures Across Eras, Dream Homes, Mythical Makers: Creatures & Kingdoms, and more.