PROGRAM DETAILS
Any 2nd week $50 off • 3rd week $75 off • 4th+ week $100 off
• A five-day, Monday to Friday program:
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day
• Optional extended care:
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. $55 per week and/or
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. $110 per week
• Bring your own lunch to Lasell University.
• Hot lunch is included at Endicott College.
• Apply for our Counselor in Training (CIT) program:
Rising 10th-12th grade students call (315) 773-5673
• Limited to 12 children, rising 3rd-5th or rising 6th-9th grade
Grouped according to age!
• Save with two or more weeks
• Scholarships available, call (315) 773-5673
• Earn money by Referring a Family
• Child to instructor & assistant ratio is 6:1 or less
• Your instructor: an engineer, scientist and/or scholar
OUR 2023 INSTRUCTOR
Ludovic Robinson
Bioengineering major at Endicott College
Ludovic is known for his kindness, patience, and ability to connect with children. Some may call him a child at heart. With Ludovic at the helm, the Hydraulics summer camp will be a whirlwind of excitement where kids can learn the ins and outs of fluid dynamics while discovering their own hidden creativity and problem-solving skills.
Program Curriculum
We start with an overview on how hydraulics work within simple machines. Children then experiment with the build components in the makerspace to see how they connect and work together. Our corporate sponsor, Caterpillar, provides a custom photo tour of an earth moving machine so your child can see its features close-up, and then model one of its hydraulic systems.
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We also work with 1:50 scale models of Caterpillar machines for a hands-on perspective on machine design. We explore the design process and consider safety, ethics, selling an idea, cost to build, cost to maintain, and specifications. Your child builds one project to take home, and reverse engineers others that are then broken into component parts for other makerspace users to work with.
“My child really enjoyed the program and he learned a lot! We’re looking forward to next summer, maybe for more than one week.”
– parent
“I appreciate the blend of hands-on experience with the teaching about physics. My son is really enjoying the sessions.”
– parent
“My children came home every day full of ideas and eager to return the next day. Hydraulics was unlike any other program — in the best possible way.”
– Anita Raman, mom
“This is such a fantastic program! My son loved every single minute. Edge on Science is such a hidden gem. We’re so happy we found it and will come again!”
– Cindy C., mom
An actual hydraulic cylinder, motor and a pump are provided so that our budding engineers can have a go at taking them apart. Along the way, parts are identified. Close examination reveals how they were made. When the children are done with them, the cylinder and pump are reassembled. Engineers determine the specifications for hydraulic components. By taking these apart, your child literally gets hands-on, with those specifications!
Why choose the EOS Hydraulics Makerspace?
Our scale models of earth movers give context, strengthening your child’s understanding of how a hydraulic system can be used to do work. Children are introduced to the idea of engineering principles, and how they are applied to inventing a machine. Hands-on tinkering is an important part of the process, freeing the imagination and helping to view a problem in different ways. The makerspace components help hone your child’s spatial perception and ability to envision the geometry, the overall form, and the function of the machine they are creating and building. Finally, children are eager to share their STEM creations, simultaneously developing their social and communication skills and reinforcing what they have learned.
Hydraulics Makerspace dates and locations
Calling all mechanical engineers!
