STEAM Programs for Kids and Teens

Hands-on, crafts-based workshops

Taught by award-winning author and educator Kathy Ceceri

Explore STEAM concepts — Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math — using everyday stuff!
Learn design thinking, practice problem-solving and troubleshooting
Exercise creativity and imagination
Everyone makes a real working project to take home!

2024 Featured Workshops

Limited Time — Solar Eclipse Paper Circuit Workshops!

BOTS!

Stand-alone workshops and multi-session BOTS courses — including Intro to Coding classes for teens! Based on my books BOTS! and Making Simple Robots (2nd Ed).

Options include:

Make a Motorized ArtBot that draws as it moves
Build a Robot Gripper (teens can add a bendable wrist)
Create a Paper Light-Up Pressure Circuit
Design and Code a DrawBot for teens
Read more about BOTS program for kids and teens.

Learn to Crochet — With Math!

Teens can get started with basic crochet stitches as you make an Infinity Mobius Cuff, a math shape with a twist! No experience necessary. Inspired by projects in my books Paper Inventions and Fabric and Fiber Inventions.

Ask about Make a T-Shirt Tote workshops for kids!

Light-Up Paper Designs for Teens

Learn about electrical circuits, sensors, and more as you create Light-Up Creatures or other imaginative designs. Inspired by projects in my books Paper Inventions and Fabric and Fiber Inventions.

Solar, Wind, and Water Power Projects

Find out how renewable energy works by creating wind generators, waterwheels, and solar-powered houses. Programming activities for teens are available.

Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse with a Paper Circuit Workshop!

On April 8, 2024, people in our area and across North America will get to experience the wonder of a solar eclipse. In this workshop, kids and teens learn how an eclipse occurs, find out what to expect in the path of totality or just beyond, and then make their own light-up eclipse simulation.

Ages 6-9: Make a Light-up Corona that glows when you press the moon down in front of the sun.

Ages 10-14: Create a Moon Slider Switch to turn on the corona’s light show at the moment of totality.

Dates are limited — book your program now!

In or near Rochester, NY? I’ll be in town April 6-8 as part of the ROC the Eclipse festival at the Rochester Museum and Science.

STEAM Program Details

Price includes:

Travel from Schuylerville, NY (northern Saratoga County)
Crafts materials for participants to take home
Non-programmable motors, lights, and batteries
Online and printable instructions included upon request

You (or participants) provide:

Some recycled materials like cardboard boxes and newspaper
Computers (desktop or laptop) with internet access
- Limited laptops may be available to borrow
- Note: Coding workshops use free, online software such as Microsoft MakeCode, MIT Scratch, and Autocad’s Tinkercad

Provided for use during class:

Tools and supplies, including scissors, markers, hot glue guns, etc.
Electronic components (programmable microcontrollers and servo motors, Makey Makey keyboards, etc.)
Reusable kits like PinBox 3000
Note: Kits to purchase, or shopping list of supplies needed, are available upon request