Financial Education Series | Invest & Retire Pt2
An open-ended series of seminars focusing on best practices of investing through building, organizing, protecting and transferring wealth. We will discuss everything from basics of budgeting to preparing an estate; from basic retirement language to understanding the value of a trust. This will be open to anyone as the topics affect all ages. Topics will rotate out each month. We will also cover current scams/fraud.
Sa | Jun 13 | 2:00-3:30 pm
Fees: Free
Dino Design Using Lego Materials
Travel back to the Jurassic era in this hands-on STEM adventure powered by LEGO®! Guided by our enthusiastic Play-Well instructors, young builders will return to the age of dinosaurs, using LEGO® to bring the time of the dinosaurs to life. Design and engineer secure habitats for gentle herbivores, embark on daring expeditions to track down elusive species, and uncover the secrets of powerful predator dinosaurs. Get ready for a dino-sized adventure packed with building, problem-solving, and imagination!
Instructor: Playwell-TEKnologies Staff
M-F | Jun 22 - 26 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Radical Rides Using Lego Materials
Start your engines with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts as you dive into the vast world of vehicles! Build and design an array of exciting machines, traversing land, sea, and air, with the assistance of experienced Play-Well instructors. Learn about the engineering principles behind motors, gears, and everything that vrooms and zooms!
M-F | Jun 29 – Jul 3 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Coding Design Lab (Ages 6-10)
Move beyond the screen and go behind the scenes! This lab is designed for students who want to understand the logic of the digital world. Using a mix of unplugged sequencing games, free Code.org activities and hands-on hardware simple circuit kits, students will learn how computer electronics function both physically and digitally. By treating coding as a creative language, students build Executive Function skills like task initiation and spatial reasoning, transforming passive technology users into confident digital architects.
Tu-Th | Jun 23 – 25 | 9:30 – 11:30 am
Fees: $100 | $80 (Resident Discount)
Wake Forest Community House
Construction Zone Camp (Ages 5-9)
Is your child a tinkerer, a builder, or a big-thinker? In the Construction Zone, we will use recycling materials to solve a problem using the Engineering Design Process! Individuals and small teams will plan, problem-solve, organize, and collaborate while working on fun projects that incorporate age-appropriate elements of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Students will also strengthen essential life skills: when our design doesn't work the first time, we will discuss and practice how staying calm allows us to think, learn and adjust. It’s hands-on engineering paired with the neuroscience of problem-solving and resilience.
Tu-Th | Jun 9 – 11 | 9:30 – 11:30 am
Fees: $100 | $80 (Resident Discount)
Wake Forest Community House
Epic Build Camp (Ages 8-12)
In this high-stakes engineering class, students become Safety Architects tasked with designing a structure to withstand nature’s biggest tantrums. From building earthquake-resistant skyscrapers to designing flood-adaptive houses, kids will put their engineering skills to the ultimate test. Beyond the engineering concepts, this class strengthens resilience. When a concept doesn't work as expected, we don't call it a failure, we treat it as data we can learn from and adapt to as we rethink and rebuild our solution.
Tu-Th | Jun 9 – 11 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Fees: $100 | $80 (Resident Discount)
Wake Forest Community House
Level Up Camp (Ages 10-14)
Join us for a fun, dynamic class where students discover the neuroscience of how they think while putting their skills to the test! Through a curated selection of board games, mini-STEM challenges, and logic puzzles, students will engage in a mental gym designed to strengthen working memory, flexible thinking, and strategic planning. We will dive into the science of the "Pause" practicing specific strategies to reduce impulsive decisions, learning how to map out choices based on predictive outcomes. By engaging in collaborative problem-solving, students build the social-emotional tools needed to navigate team dynamics and become the drivers of their own success.
Tu-Th | Jun 23 – 25 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Fees: $100 | $80 (Resident Discount)
Wake Forest Community House