Cardboard cities, bridges that hold a teddy bear and the joy of a structure that stands up on its own.
small groups, real tools ↙
Ages
years old
Duration
one term
Schedule
Price
3 instalments ok
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(01) About the program
8–12 kids · 2 educators · real tools from day one
Tiny Architects turns the studio floor into a building site. Over eight Saturdays children sketch, model and test real structures — towers, bridges, cantilevers and a final collaborative cardboard city that parents walk through on the last day. We use hot-glue (low temperature), tape, dowels and a lot of recycled cardboard, and we talk about why things stand up, fall down and wobble in between.
(02) What they'll take home
Not grades — growth you can see. Each outcome shows up in a portfolio piece, a performance or a build you can hold.
Sketch an idea and turn it into a 3D model
Understand load, balance and simple structures
Measure, cut and join materials safely
Work in a small team toward a shared build
(03) When & where
Sessions run weekly through the term, with a half-term break. The last session is a showcase — families welcome.
Where
WONDERKID Studio, 48 Larkspur Lane, Portland, OR 97209
This term
Length
8 weeks
Price
$360 / term
(04) Your educator
Lead Maker
Built his first robot from a VCR at nine. Now teaches others to take things apart — and put them back better.
(05) Inside the studio
a peek at a real session ↘
(07) Next in the line-up