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General FAQs
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We hire college students and graduates with a passion for education and child development, and a love of learning and summertime. Every team member is background checked and trained to deliver the Neuron Garage curriculum in a supportive environment, whether that be in-person or online.
If your child does not want to return for a second week, your first week is free. Seriously. Each week at Neuron Garage is another opportunity to practice and apply the tools and strategies that build a Growth Mindset. One week is great, but practice is essential, so multiple weeks are better. We want to make sure that our Campers come back summer after summer and work hard to create a positive experience. The Garage Guarantee is our way of making sure we are delivering on that promise.
We want to make sure your child gets to experience the joy and transformation of Neuron Garage, but we also understand how difficult it is to coordinate summer plans. Risk Free Booking allows you to reserve space early without worrying about losing your money if things change as your summer plans evolve. We offer full refunds, with no deposits or material fees, on any camps cancelled two weeks before the start of summer.
In-Person FAQs
Some children come for just a week, though many stay for several, and some for the whole summer. We have found that while we can see growth in a child from just one week of Neuron Garage, we have seen much larger gains from children who come for multiple weeks. Last year we surveyed our staff and 95% of them “Agreed” or “Strongly Agreed” that campers who attend two or more weeks of Neuron Garage leave the experience better creative thinkers, collaborators and with more resilience.
The camp serves students entering Kindergarten – 6th grade. (Campers must be 5 by September 1st of the current year.)
Ages 5-7 are in our Tinkers program where we focus on stoking curiosity and creativity at a time in a child’s life when all of a sudden, those innate gifts are often taking a backseat to the more serious endeavors of growing up.
Ages 8-12 are in the Makers program focused on learning and applying good strategies as they build each week towards solutions to an open-ended challenge.
2021 camps will run from June 6th through August 12th. Dates may vary by location.
Camp hours are 8:00am – 3:00pm, Monday – Friday.
We have locations in the Austin area including North, Northwest, Central, Downtown, Westlake, and South Austin. Click here to see a map of all locations
Campers should come in comfortable clothes that can get messy. They will be moving around and working with a variety of materials, some of which may end up on their clothing.
Campers will have time outside each day, so if you would like them to wear sunscreen, please apply it in the morning before they come. You are welcome to send them with additional sunscreen to reapply in the afternoon. We will remind campers of this option and do our best to facilitate.
Campers should bring a lunch and a water bottle with them each day. We also provide simple snacks each day in the morning and afternoon.
There will be 1 adult counselor for every 10-15 campers.
Capacity varies by campus. Each classroom accommodates a maximum of 25 campers.
Online FAQs
In addition to hands-on building, campers will play interactive games led by our instructors and on-line board games to develop individual friendships, engage in group discussions, and participate in plenty of movement activities and games.
Our goal is for parents not to be involved with their children’s camp day. However, depending on a child’s level of independence and fluency with technology, they may need additional guidance or redirection that we are not able to provide virtually.
We leverage a premium Zoom account to keep your children safe. Sessions are password protected and private chat is disabled.
All you need is a Zoom enabled device and a stable internet connection.
Campers will be with a live instructor throughout their day. Instruction and activities will be adapted to each camper and each group, just as they would be at in-person camps.