Explorer Camps jumpstart design thinking, spark new levels of creativity and get fully hands on building sustainable inventions, innovative art, themed robotics (critters, vehicles, masterpieces, etc.), science apparatus, models and more!  This multidisciplinary STEM program provides a well rounded foundation for future growth in nearly all academic domains with special emphasis on design, sciences, innovation and problem solving.  Perfect for ages 5 to 12, no matter how advanced or new to science & design, we organize our Explorers into teams of six to solve problems, grow their understanding and build important skills useful for a lifetime – all while having a summer week to remember filled with new friends and fun!

Our oceans and rivers are the life support for our planet and conserving them for generations will sustain us all.

At the Vancouver Aquarium Ocean Explorers Camp by Minimakers, your little explorer will go deep into marine biology, conservation, animal rescue and care – all within a unique makerspace and classroom right at the Aquarium itself!

This camp offers unique access to the Vancouver Aquarium science labs, class rooms and wetlabs and Minimakers has built a summer makerspace right on site for exclusive use by our explorers!

With natural environments under threat globally, conservation focused zoological societies now play a critical role in preservation of species at risk while supporting public awareness and affinity to help make the future better for all life on Earth.

At the Greater Vancouver Zoo Nature Explorers Camp by Minimakers, your little explorer will get closer with the natural world, spend the week outdoors with more than 500 plant and animal species – all within a unique makers campus and learning outpost right at the Greater Vancouver Zoo itself!

This camp offers unique access to the Greater Vancouver Zoo facilities, habitats and grounds and Minimakers has built a summer campus and makerspace right on site for exclusive use by our explorers!

The universe is arguably the greatest remaining mystery to science and a wonderful source of inspiration for innovation, ingenuity and imagination – both theoretical and practical! 

At the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Space Explorers Camp by Minimakers, your little explorer will go further into the limitless expanses of space science, build a deeper understanding of our world, the uniqueness of our planet and how the future holds incredible promise as our species becomes interplanetary – in our Explorers lifetime!  

This camp offers unique access to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre exhibits, presentation centres, observatory and the Star Theatre where science comes to life – bigger than ever before!  Minimakers has built our explorers a base station makerspace to build rovers, rockets, models and many more space centred creations, all exclusive to our explorers!

Being a global minded citizen starts with your local community and learning the art and culture of your home offers deeper connection to the land and all its peoples.

At the Museum of Vancouver Art & Culture Explorers Camp by Minimakers, your little explorer will connect the past to the present through creative exploration, artistic expression, historical story telling and creativity – all within a unique makerspace and classroom right at the Museum itself!  The explorers will paint canvases oceanside, learn child safe woodworking, dive deep into local indigenous culture and spend the week sustainably creating together.

This camp offers unique access to the Museum of Vancouver, class rooms and exhibits and Minimakers has built a summer makerspace right on site for exclusive use by our explorers!

 

Minimakers seasonal camps are award winning for education, safety and fun.  Your little maker will have an experience of a lifetime, sparking more interest in science, technology, engineering, art and math.  Their comfort with imagining and dreaming new concepts will grow as their knowlege grows.  They will be capable of creating a design to make it real.  They will acquire the skill to build it.  By doing all that, they inspire themselves and others.  Imagiation, creation, implementation and inspiration = Makers.