LEGO City Building - Kidizens Summer Camps

Would your child like to build and be the Mayor of their own dream LEGO city?At Kidizens, children’s passion and creativity are nurtured to help them become thoughtful and responsible citizens and future leaders, one LEGO brick, one LEGO city at a time. During our excitement-packed Bay Area LEGO Summer Camps, kids plan and create their own small LEGO civilization, thereby developing real-life skills and leadership strategies.In a highly collaborative environment that nurtures social and emotional learning (SEL), immersive role play, and development of 21st century skills, the campers work together as Young Mayors to plan, build and govern the city of their dreams.KIDIZENS BUILDS FUTURE LEADERS!Our mission is to empower children to be the architects of their own city-building and overall camp  experience! The program is designed to nurture social skills, foster civic awareness, and encourage empathy. There’s so much to enjoy at camp:​LEGO Play-Based Learning: Let your imagination run wild as you work with partners to construct the LEGO city of your dreams! Creativity is on full display at Kidizens as campers build their dream cities with elaborate infrastructure – towering skyscrapers, fancy restaurants, functional transportation systems, and more!Real-Life Skills and SEL: More than just LEGO building! At Kidizens, we learn by doing! The immersive city and community-building experience exposes campers to real-life lessons and strategies. Activities such as city council meetings, debates, speeches, and project proposals encourage critical thinking, confidence, and communication skills!Educational Enrichment: Many economic, civic, and social concepts come to life as campers tinker away, LEGOing to their heart’s content, and build their vibrant cities. Money management, social studies, geography, and history are at the core of the Kidizens curriculum.PERFECT FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 14: At Kidizens Summer Camps, our campers are divided into three age-groups so that each child is able to be age-appropriately challenged and gets to work with campers around their age. Our program is designed to be fun and rewarding for all age groups!ALL NEW 2-WEEK SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE!For the leader, the inventor, the problem solver, and the creative LEGO builder in you, we offer our brand new 2-week city building and leadership summer camp! Kidizens is so excited to offer this totally revamped camp experience! Spend your camp weeks building the LEGO city of your dreams while tackling real-world issues in a hands-on experiential way! It’s so much more than just LEGO building!Targeted at children ages 6 to 8 and 8 to 11!Campers are separated by age groups and partnered with children with similar maturity to build their respective cities!Age-appropriate programming and challenges to deliver fun and engaging experiences across the board!We’ve got some exciting LEGO themes for Summer Camps 2024 so come check out what’s new at Kidizens this year! Read below for more information!WEEK 1 - SAVE THE EARTH!Let's Build A Cleaner, Greener Tomorrow!The Young Mayors take on the exciting challenge of building an entire LEGO city over the course of a week! Not only will they need to work together to establish the basic needs for their citizens such as food, shelter, communication, education, and more… but they will also be rewarded for making their city as clean and green as possible! The theme for Week 1 of camp is Save the Earth! The Mayors will:Collaborate on building green projects for the city!Establish clean sources of power and energy!Develop green methods of transportation!Resolve civic protests and educate their citizens on green practices!WEEK 2- BUSINESS SAVVYYoung Entrepreneurs Go Green!The campers role play as business owners in the second week of camp! The focus of Week 2 is on learning about money, businesses, and other economic concepts as well as developing effective communication skills, practicing empathy, and building self-confidence! The goal is to build, run, and manage an entire business within a fully-functioning LEGO town!Establish trade and partnerships with your fellow LEGO business owners!Develop and create LEGO stop motion advertisements!Learn about banking and good money management!Get reviews from your customers and make upgrades to your storefront!ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONWe will follow all county health mandates and guidelines in order to be compliant with COVID and/or any other health regulationsCamps run Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm (except the weeks of June 17th and July 1st)Extended Care available from 3pm to 5pm every camp day at an additional cost of $35/day per child