A growth mindset is the most powerful tool a child can have for tackling challenges and opportunities they’ll encounter in life.
At Neuron Garage, Campers get hands-ons, repurposing their recycling to solve fun, weekly engineering challenges. Through the process, they have fun, make new friends, and develop a growth mindset.
Wayside: Eden Park Academy
6215 Menchaca Rd, Austin, TX 78745
Weekly Summer Camps (Mon-Fri)
Campers are divided into groups:
Headwaters Creek Campus
St. Francis School
Trinity Episcopal School
The Mountain School
Wayside: Eden Park Academy
The Mountain School
200 San Miguel River Rd
Telluride, CO 81435
$375
/week
$400
/week
$425
/week
$100
/week
Enroll today to secure a spot. Cancel anytime before May 1st for a full refund — and anytime after to receive credit good for the current summer or following summer.
Each week presents a new, specific challenge to keep the engagement and effort high, and another opportunity for your children to practice the tools that will help them build a Growth Mindset.
What can you create out of cardboard? With piles of boxes, workshops with special cardboard tools and techniques, and plenty of creativity and grit, the possibilities are endless – and so are the opportunities to apply our THINK>BUILD>LEARN framework as they tinker, test and iterate on their designs.
If you crash-landed on an unknown planet, what would you do? Would you stay and build shelter, explore with a rover, or design a new spaceship to get home? This week, campers will step into the role of intergalactic engineers — racing against the clock to create the vehicles, habitats, and tools they need to survive and thrive in outer space.
What rides can you create with tubes, tapes and other recycled materials? Campers will design and build miniature rides and roller coasters — experimenting with drops, loops, and clever mechanisms as they test and refine their creations. It’s one wild ride of creativity and problem-solving.
What makes a community come alive? This week, campers will design and build everything that helps people live, work, and play together — from skyscrapers, shops and schools to parks, bridges, and trails. Using plenty of recycled materials and imagination, they’ll bring their own miniature city or town to life.
During this week, campers will have the freedom to build whatever they want. While they will be limited by the materials and time available, their creativity will be limitless!
Can you build a castle with a working drawbridge? Or design a catapult that fires with precision? Campers will dive into the world of pulleys, levers, and medieval engineering to defend their cardboard kingdoms with creativity and cunning.
This week, campers will work creatively within constraints to turn recycled materials into a functioning arcade. From design to building and testing, they’ll think like inventors — and celebrate their accomplishments by playing each other’s games.
If you are not satisfied with the program for ANY reason by the end of the day Tuesday, you can request a full refund.
I have served as a preschool teacher, kindergarten aide, children’s ministries director and am currently a high school business educator.
This summer will be my third year as a Neuron Garage director. I enjoy getting to know campers, assisting them through complex project builds, and seeing campers develop and strengthen their growth mindsets. I have observed that allowing students to fail and learn from those failures builds confidence and problem solving skills.
