CircuitKids STEM Lab · Ages 6–14

Don't Just Study Science. Build It.

Every class in our hands-on STEM program for kids ends with something that actually works — a robot that moves, an LED circuit that lights up, a solar-powered car that drives on sunlight, or an Arduino project your child coded themselves. Designed for children ages 6 to 14, our STEM classes teach real robotics, real circuits, and real coding — hands-on science education, not worksheets or slide-only lectures.

6Hands-on builds
1Demo day for family
0Slide-only lectures
Class 1 · What Happens First

What your child will build on day one.

No lectures, no theory-only sessions. In the very first class, your child closes their own circuit and watches a bulb they wired turn on.

STEP 1 Meet the parts: battery, wire, resistor, LED — held, not just named.
STEP 2 Strip a wire, place a component, close the loop.
STEP 3 Flip the switch — their circuit, their light.
STEP 4 Take home a build log entry for the class scrapbook.
CIRCUIT 01 — LED LOOP BAT SW — ON RES LED — LIT
The Build Log

Six real builds. Zero simulations.

Each project below is something your child assembles, wires, or codes themselves over the course — and takes home a photo of, working.

BOT-01

Child-Built Robot

From chassis to motors, your child assembles a rolling robot from raw parts — then codes its first movement.

LED-01

LED Circuit, Wired Live

A breadboard, a battery, and a bulb — your child places every component and watches their own circuit light up.

SOL-01

Solar-Powered Car

A small chassis, a solar panel, and a motor — built and raced on nothing but sunlight from the classroom window.

HYD-01

Hydraulic Machine

Syringes, tubing, and water pressure — your child builds a working hydraulic arm that lifts and grips on its own force.

BOT-02

Obstacle-Avoiding Robot

A sensor-equipped robot your child programs to sense a wall or hand in its path — and steer around it on its own.

ARD-01

Arduino Traffic Light

Your child writes and uploads real code to an Arduino board, timing red, amber and green like an actual intersection.

Before / After

Day 1 versus Demo Day.

The same child, roughly eight weeks apart. This is the gap we're building toward.

Day 1

Hasn't held a screwdriver

  • Doesn't know a resistor from a capacitor
  • Nervous about "breaking" something
  • Has only ever seen circuits in a textbook diagram
  • Needs the teacher for every single step
Demo Day

Presents a working project to family

  • Explains how their circuit or robot actually works
  • Debugs a loose wire or a wrong line of code alone
  • Has a portfolio of six finished, working builds
  • Wants to build the next thing at home
How We Teach

The teacher explains by building, not by lecturing.

"I don't tell them the LED is backwards. I ask why it isn't lighting, and I wait. The moment they flip it themselves and it glows — that's the class. That's the whole point." — A CircuitKids instructor, during an obstacle-robot session
01

Demonstrate live, then step back

Every experiment is shown once, hands-on, before students touch their own kit — no video-only walkthroughs.

02

Small batches, high supervision

Limited seats per batch so every child gets hands-on time with tools and components, not just a turn to watch.

03

Debugging is part of the lesson

A circuit that doesn't light up first try isn't a failure — it's the moment your child learns to troubleshoot.

04

Every build goes home

Robots, circuits and cars are documented and, where possible, sent home — proof of what your child made.

Parent Signal

What parents notice first.

RECEIVED

"He came home and rebuilt the LED circuit with spare parts from a drawer, just to show us. I didn't expect that reaction from a first class."

Parent of a 9-year-old, Batch: Weekday Evenings

RECEIVED

"On demo day she explained her obstacle robot's sensors better than I could follow. That's when it hit me she actually understood it, not memorized it."

Parent of an 11-year-old, Batch: Saturday Morning

RECEIVED

"The solar car now sits on his windowsill charging every afternoon. It's not a school project anymore, it's just his thing."

Parent of a 10-year-old, Batch: Weekend Batch

Complete the Circuit

Reserve your child's seat.

Seats are limited per batch to keep hands-on time high. Fill in the form and we'll call to confirm the batch and schedule.