Courses

After learning about rocket ships in the dome, students will spend one hour building their very own bottle rockets.


Monday, June 1, 2026, Main Campus, F-1001 Planetarium
This 3-part 3D printing and modeling class is designed to take you from beginner to confident maker.


June 1-4, 2026, Romeoville Campus, RMA-1000 3D Printing/Virtual Reality Lab
Students will put their LEGOŽ building skills to the test to build famous landmarks from around the globe.


June 1-4, 2026, Main Campus, T-1002 Conference Center Room
Kids will become medieval makers as they design family crests, build castles and catapults, create stained-glass art and play traditional medieval games.


June 2-4, 2026, Main Campus, T-1030 CCS Classroom
Our class uses a stop motion application to create short videos similar to clay-mation videos.


June 8-10, 2026, Main Campus, T-1000 Conference Center Room
Students will conceptualize and design an object, which they then produce using 3D printing technology. This printed model will serve as a pattern for metal casting.


June 8-11, 2026, Main Campus, T-1030 CCS Classroom
July 13-16, 2026, Romeoville Campus, RMA-2003 Classroom
Students will dive into hands-on projects like building model wind turbines, testing solar panels and engineering their own solar-powered robots.


June 15-18, 2026, Main Campus, T-1000 Conference Center Room
June 29, 2026 to July 2, 2026, Romeoville Campus, RMA-2003 Classroom
Kids will escape into a world of pampering, creativity and calm with a workshop that blends self-care with creativity.


Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Main Campus, T-2004 Classroom
In this hands-on, action-packed workshop, kids are challenged to save "Humpty Dumpty" from a "great fall."


Thursday, June 18, 2026, Main Campus, T-2004 Classroom
This camp will examine how simple machines make our lives easier and practice using them and challenge each other in using the different machines.


June 22-25, 2026, Romeoville Campus, RMB-1010 Collaborative Classroom
Girls will dive into the exciting world of energy innovation, by exploring cutting-edge careers and technologies through hands-on projects, mentorship and real-world challenges.


June 22-25, 2026, Main Campus, T-1002 Conference Center Room
July 6-9, 2026, Romeoville Campus, RMB-1010 Collaborative Classroom
Students will prototype clean energy solutions using recycled materials, basic coding and real engineering tools.


June 22-25, 2026, Main Campus, T-1000 Conference Center Room
July 6-9, 2026, Romeoville Campus, RMA-2003 Classroom
Is Star Wars truly science fiction? It turns out there is real science in these movies.


July 20-23, 2026, Main Campus, T-1000 Conference Center Room
Kids will learn fun and surprising facts about our place in space before transforming their knowledge into colorful, hands-on planetary magnets.


Monday, July 27, 2026, Main Campus, F-1001 Planetarium