Course Description
GRADES 2-8
The Forge is a design and build program where students create the machines, inventions, and structures used by their favorite mythological heroes.
PREHISTORY
STUDENTS EXPLORE HOW MYTHOLOGY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SIMPLE TOOLS.
ANTIQUITY HISTORY
STUDENTS EXPLORE ANCIENT INVENTIONS AND LEARN HOW MODERN CREATIONS DRAW INSPIRATION FROM HISTORIC CONCEPTS.
CLASSICAL HISTORY
STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, WHILE ENGINEERING THEIR OWN BATTLE SHIELDS.
MEDIEVAL HISTORY
STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW SIEGE DEFENSES AND ARMAMENT IN WESTERN EUROPE INFLUENCE WHICH CITIES STAND TODAY AS WELL AS HOW ALCHEMY LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF ONE OF SOCIETY’S MOST POTENT AND HISTORY-ALTERING SUBSTANCES; GUNPOWDER.
THE GOLDEN AGE
STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE HOW TECHNOLOGY PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR IMAGINATIONS AND MADE IT EVEN EASIER TO SHARE THAN EVER BEFORE
THE RENAISSANCE
STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE HOW A CONNECTION TO THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANTIQUITY INSPIRED KINGS, COURT POLITICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND WARRIORS ALIKE DURING THIS ERA.
SERVING CHILDREN IN GRADES 2-8
The forge inspires children’s creativity and enhances their design thinking skills by challenging them to recreate historical inventions and designs. Our skilled instructors provide all necessary materials and guide students through the stories behind the designs their studying as well as their construction.