
Tinkering School: empowering kids with hands-on making and design.
Based in San Francisco at 682 Schofield Rd, Tinkering School is a children's camp that blends hands-on making with design. The program emphasizes student-centered learning and student-led projects with adult collaborators. Reviews highlight skill-building with drills and saws, building stuff, and growing competency and confidence—empowering kids to become makers.
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Week-long immersive sessions where kids engage in hands-on building projects using power tools and materials.
Regular sessions after school hours focusing on design, tinkering, and collaborative maker activities.
Empowers children to lead their own creative projects with guidance from experienced adult collaborators.
Teaches kids how to safely use drills, saws, and other tools to build confidence and competency.
Specialized programs designed to inspire and equip girls with maker skills and leadership in STEM.
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Nida Aziz
jiro tulley
Mars is awesome
Jeanette Kei Chang
My daughter loves it--camp & after school. Strong student centered focus on design, student led projects with amazing adult collaborators. Gotta love empowering girls with power tools!
Megan Stevenson
An amazing place for kids to learn skills and interact with tools. A great place to become a maker, use drills and saws, build stuff, and learn competency and confidence.