At Project Ember, our goal is to empower kids to design and build concrete solutions to abstract problems. Our prompts merge objective engineering challenges with artistic freedom in a process we call World Building. We’re in awe of the worlds kids dream up, so we don’t use blueprints or prefabricated kits to solve our design challenges - we use kids’ authentic creativity. Camp always starts with
a surprise prompt like "safely lift a teammate off the ground”. Our teams use their imaginations to figure out how (levers? zero gravity simulation? human-sized arcade claw machine?). We also use power tools, a stockpile of construction grade materials, and collaboration. Though the design itself is up in the air, one thing’s for certain: we build big and bold. Kids will always be able to get in, climb on, or operate their creations.
