Weekend Tech Clubs
Weekly classes on different Tech Topics. Explore programming, electronics, forensics, puppetry, animation and more!
Do you like Technology, Science & making things? Can't wait for the next holidays for more Tech Camps? Join our expert tutors for weekly hands-on Tech workshops in your own home every Saturday or Sunday.
This 10-week programme is packed full of creative STEM projects. At least 3-4 lessons every term involve physical equipment which we ship to you at the start of the term. This term's practical projects involve building electric circuits by sewing with silver thread, creating a toothbrush robot, fingerprinting yourself (and your family!) and even learning animation with your own articulated puppet.
Not sure if it's for you? Try out Taster Session for under £20 or cancel after the first three sessions for a refund.
Ages
9-12
Suits
All Tech Enthusiasts
Dates
Saturday & Sunday options
Commence Jan 16/17
Last Session Mar 27/28
(No sessions Feb 20/21)
Commence Jan 16/17
Last Session Mar 27/28
(No sessions Feb 20/21)
Length
Weekly 90 minute sessions
Venues
Your Home
Price
£349 / term (includes 10 lessons, tuition, supplies & 2 x shipments)
You'll learn
- Animation with puppetry
- Creating sewable circuits and 'bristlebots'
- Binary and how computers store information
- Creating digital images, music
Need to Know
- Never more than 8 students
- Tuition by Engineering and Computer Science experts
What you'll need
- A PC, Mac, Ipad or Chrome Book
- Internal or External Webcam
- Headset or Speakers/Microphone
Forensics
Learn about crime scene science from fingerprinting to blood spatter analysis! Along the way you'll learn how to use your own fingerprinting kit!
Puppet Animation
Build your own articulated animation 'puppet' and learn stop-motion animation.
Bristlebots
Learn about electric circuits as you construct your own vibrating robot based on a toothbrush!
Textile Circuits
Create circuits using silver thread and sewing as you make your own light-up character
Image by Sparkfun CC SA
Algorithms
Learn coding as you create a 'Scratch Classifier' to identify items
Cybersecurity
Learn how hackers work and how to protect your confidential information and your online privacy
Game Designer
Learn coding as you create a platformer game in 90 minutes and share it with your friends!
Binary Bracelets
Learn the language of computers, how to count in binary, and code your name into hardware with a 'Binary Bracelet'!
Image Magic
Discover how computers store and process images and how your eye works as you create your own digital pictures and amazing optical images
Digital Music
Learn how digital audio works as you create your own backing track for a video game, complete with percussion, bass and melody!/p>
Keep connected
Stay stafe safe in your own home but connect & socialise with peers who share your interests
Tech Camp Tutors
Run by the best of our certified Tech Camp Tutors who are experts in their field
Our Best Projects
Learn game design, programming, electronics 3D design and more
In Detail ...
The Best of Topics
Each term we select ten STEM topics that are guaranteed to engage young people whatever their age or experience. These topics are hand selected out of Tech Camp's vast repertoire of projects and lessons we've designed over the years for our own camps, schools, and clients including The Science Museum and the Abu Dhabi Science Festival. There's also plenty of ones we've custom designed just for Tech Club. Together they form a programme of learning that professes within and between terms to teach the most important tech skills for young people growing up in the 21st century from coding through to 3D design, engineering and electronics.
The Best of Tutors
We've brought together the best of our tutors to instruct and help the students. They're typically recent graduates or undergraduates studying Engineering or Computer Science at leading Russell-group Universities. Of course they're chosen for their communication and technical skills and have Enhanced DBS checks for working with children.
The Best of Sessions
Engaging learning must be hands-on. Our 'At Home' programme offer a mix of video tutoring, collaborative learning and self-paced project work during and after the session to make sure that learning is deep, engaging and lasting.
First choose your course
We run all sorts of different courses in school holidays, but a single set programme for our 'Tech Clubs' with different, changing topics every week. Look for 'Tech Club' on our booking system calendar.
Next choose your time slot
We'll be in touch with more info
On the first day
Between sessions
FAQs
What are the dates?
The dates for the first term in 2021 are:
Jan 16/17, Jan 23/24, Jan 30/31, Feb 6/7, Feb 13/14
(no session Feb 20/21)
Feb 27/28, Mar 6/7, Mar 13/14, Mar 20/21, Mar 27/28
The Tech Club Tasters are typically run a week or two before these dates.
Jan 16/17, Jan 23/24, Jan 30/31, Feb 6/7, Feb 13/14
(no session Feb 20/21)
Feb 27/28, Mar 6/7, Mar 13/14, Mar 20/21, Mar 27/28
The Tech Club Tasters are typically run a week or two before these dates.
I've missed the first/second/third session - can I still join?
It's not the cheapest experience - what if I don't like it?
What do I need to participate?
What experience is needed?
Will they be with similar-aged children?
Should my child do anything to prepare for the course?
What if my internet connection isn't fast enough?
What do they need to do after the session finishes?
Just left my boys’ first Tech Camp. They’ve been at the Chelsea camp all week doing game design in Unity. They loved it and are thinking of doing the robot making one next year. Really professional and helpful staff. Very happy kids.
Ruth Luckett, August 2019
