Young Engineers Birmingham Harborne and Sutton

Young Engineers Birmingham Harborne and Sutton STEM for ages 6–12
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Building confidence & real skills
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05/10/2026

There is one part of homeschooling that can be surprisingly difficult to recreate.

You plan the lessons.

You choose the resources.

You adapt things when your child needs something different.

You create opportunities for them to learn, explore and grow.

And you can do an incredible amount at home.

But then there are those moments when you realise your child needs something that is difficult to create around the kitchen table.

Not another worksheet.

Not another lesson.

Something different.

A place where they can work with real mechanical parts.

Take on a practical engineering challenge.

Build something with their own hands.

Make a mistake.

Change something.

Try again.

And do it alongside other children who are also figuring things out.

That combination can be difficult to recreate at home.

And that is where we come in.

For over a year, we have watched children aged 6–12 take on hands-on engineering challenges, often starting with one simple question:

“How does this work?”

Then another question follows.

“What happens if I change this?”

And that is where things start to get interesting. 👀

We are now exploring the possibility of weekday morning Young Engineers sessions specifically for home-educated children in Harborne and Sutton Coldfield.

But before we create those sessions, we want to know if there is enough interest from local homeschooling families.

So if you have been looking for a hands-on engineering experience for your child...

Comment HOME below.

We will send you the details and keep you updated about the new sessions.

Your comment could help us bring this programme to your area.

28/09/2026

The most interesting part was not building the windmill.

It was discovering what happened when they changed the gears.

At first, the children were getting familiar with the model and how all the parts worked together.

Then came the experimenting.

What happens if we change the gear?

Does the windmill move differently?

Can we make it turn faster?

What happens to the power?

Instead of simply being told the answer, they could change the mechanism and see the result for themselves.

That is where engineering starts to become really interesting.

A simple gearbox can change the relationship between speed and power.

And suddenly, a small change in the gears can make a noticeable difference to the way the model moves.

The children were able to experiment with that themselves during Sunday’s Galileo Technic session at Sutton Coldfield. ⚙️

They built.

They adjusted.

They tested.

And they watched the movement change.

The windmill was the model.

But the real lesson was understanding why changing the gears could change what happened.

And if your child loves building, experimenting and figuring out how things work, they might enjoy Young Engineers too. 💚

We have a trial session this Sunday in Sutton Coldfield.

👇🏼 Comment GEARS and we will send you the trial session details.

Spaces are available for children aged 6–12.

25/09/2026

The interesting part started after the motorbike was built.

At first, the children had to understand the model itself.

How does it move?

How do the parts work together?

How do you keep a complex model balanced and moving?

But then came the second challenge.

They had to make the motorbike respond to what was happening around it.

That meant thinking differently.

The children were not simply following a sequence of instructions.

They were beginning to understand that a machine can be programmed to:

notice something,

make a decision,

and then respond.

And that brings together two very different skills:

🛠️ Building

💻 Coding

The really exciting part?

They had to work out what the motorbike needed in order to react on its own.

And that is where sensors, sequencing and coding came together.

By the end, they had programmed the Evasive Motorbike to detect an obstacle and automatically change direction. 🏍️⚙️

A motorbike that does not simply move…

but responds.

That is a very different kind of challenge.

And this is only one of the things our young engineers are exploring in AlgoPlay.

Comment “MOTORBIKE” if you want to see what they build next. 👇🏼

21/09/2026

They have already completed their first Young Engineers programme.

Now the challenge gets deeper. ⚙️

These students have moved from Bricks Challenge into Galileo Technic — an advanced mechanical engineering programme where they begin exploring more complex mechanisms.

In their first Galileo lesson, they built a manual car and started getting familiar with:

⚙️ Gear-shifting systems
⚙️ Speed-increasing and speed-decreasing transmissions
⚙️ Transmission ratios
⚙️ Technic bricks and axles
⚙️ How changing the gearing can affect the car’s speed

And they did not just build the car.

They played with it.

Tested it.

Upgraded it.

Made it bigger.

Changed the wheels.

And explored what happened when they changed the mechanism.

That is the exciting part of progressing to a new programme.

The models become more advanced — but so does the thinking behind them.

Yesterday was their second Galileo Technic session, and we are looking forward to seeing what they build next.

This is hands-on mechanical engineering for children who are ready for their next challenge.

Young Engineers | Ages 6–12
📍 Harborne & Sutton Coldfield

DM us to find out about our current programmes and trial sessions.

14/09/2026

Ever wondered how something like this actually works?

It looks like a toy.

But watch what happens when the mechanism starts moving.

Something is turning.

Something is transferring movement.

Something is making another part move.

And somewhere behind all of that is a child who had to figure out how those pieces work together.

That is what makes hands-on engineering so interesting.

Children are not just making a model that looks good.

They are discovering things like:

⚙️ How movement can be transferred
⚙️ How different parts work together
⚙️ What makes something move
⚙️ What happens when they change something
⚙️ Why a mechanism works the way it does

And the best part?

They do not have to sit through a long explanation first.

They can build it.

See it move.

Ask questions.

Try something.

And suddenly, something that looked complicated starts to make sense.

That little moment of:

“Ohhh… THAT is how it works!”

is exactly what we want children to experience.

These are real models built by Young Engineers children during the last academic year.

A new academic year begins this September.

If your child is 6–12 and loves making, building, asking questions or figuring out how things work, Young Engineers could be a brilliant place to start.

📍 Harborne & Sutton Coldfield
🎟️ £15 trial sessions available

DM BUILD to find out more.

Most parents ask us what their child will build at Young Engineers.But after a full academic year, the more interesting ...
31/08/2026

Most parents ask us what their child will build at Young Engineers.

But after a full academic year, the more interesting question is:

What changes in the child?

Because the models are only part of the journey.

Across 36 sessions, children have opportunities to build, test, make mistakes, solve problems, try again and gradually take more ownership of their ideas.

At first, they may need more guidance.

Then they start trying before asking.

They begin testing their own ideas.

They become more comfortable when something does not work.

And eventually, they can look at what they have built and explain how it works, why it works and what they changed.

That is the kind of progress we want to see.

Not perfection.

Progress.

And the best part?

The challenge does not have to end after one year.

As children grow, they can progress through different Young Engineers programmes, taking on new concepts and more advanced challenges.

From mechanical engineering to coding and eventually robotics, the learning grows with them.

Because we are not just building models.

We are helping children build the confidence to figure things out.

A new academic year begins this September.

📍 Harborne & Sutton Coldfield
👧🧒 Ages 6–12
🎟️ £15 trial sessions available

Whether your child is joining us for the first time or moving into their next programme, September is a great time to begin.

DM us to register your interest or book a trial session.

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29/08/2026

Is Young Engineers actually worth it?

It is a fair question and it deserves an honest answer.

Especially when you are already investing your child’s time, your time and your money into another activity.

After working with over 100 children in Harborne and Sutton Coldfield we can tell you this.

But here is what we have noticed.

Some of the children who surprised us most were not the ones who walked through the door already confident.

They were the ones who were unsure.

The ones who found something difficult.

The ones who did not get it right the first time.

And instead of giving up, they started doing something incredibly important:

They tried again.

They built.

They tested.

They changed something.

They tried again.

And eventually came the moment every instructor loves to see:

“I did it!”

That moment is about more than a model working.

It is a child discovering that something difficult does not necessarily mean something impossible.

That is one of the reasons we believe hands-on engineering is so powerful.

Children are not just learning about STEM.

They are practising how to approach a problem.

How to keep going.

How to think differently.

How to figure things out.

And how to feel proud of something they worked out themselves.

The model is what you see.

The thinking is what stays.

💚 A new academic year begins this September.

Young Engineers sessions are available for children aged 6–12 in Harborne and Sutton Coldfield.

🎟️ £15 trial sessions available.

If you are wondering whether it could be right for your child, come and experience it for yourself.

DM us to find out more or book a trial.

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24/08/2026

Imagine your child walking into Young Engineers this September and building something like this.

🤖 A Waiter Robot
🐶 A Puppy model
🚛 A Garbage Bin Truck
🏗️ A Crawler Crane
🎠 Their own Carousel

And they are not simply following instructions to make something that looks good.

They are discovering how things move, how mechanisms work, how coding can control a model, how to test an idea and what to do when something does not work.

They build.

They code.

They test.

They solve.

They create.

And while they are having fun, they are developing real STEM skills, confidence, creativity, logical thinking and problem-solving.

This is what hands-on STEM can look like.

PS: These are real models our Young Engineers built during the last academic year. 💚 A new academic year begins this September — and your child could be building their own.

Could your child be building the next one?

📍 Harborne & Sutton Coldfield
👧🧒 Ages 6–12
🎟️ £15 trial sessions available

September sessions are now opening.

DM “SEPTEMBER” to find out more or book a trial.
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Coding does not have to start with a screen.For some children, coding becomes much easier to understand when they can ac...
17/08/2026

Coding does not have to start with a screen.

For some children, coding becomes much easier to understand when they can actually see their instructions come to life.

That is what makes AlgoPlay different.

Children first build a model.

Then they create a sequence of commands.

Then they press PLAY…

and watch their creation respond.

Move forward. Turn. Stop. Switch on a light. React to a command.

And when something does not work?

They test it.

Change it.

Try again.

That is where children begin developing something much bigger than coding skills.

Logical thinking. Problem-solving. Creativity. Independence.

They are learning to look at a problem and think:

“What can I change to make this work?”

That is the kind of thinking we want children to carry with them beyond the classroom.

🧱 Build it.
💻 Code it.
▶️ Test it.
💡 Figure it out.

AlgoPlay | Ages 6–10

60 minute sessions | 36-lesson programme

📍 Harborne & Sutton Coldfield

September places are now open.

If your child loves building, experimenting or figuring out how things work, send us a message to find out more or book a trial.

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