February 2024

Register for February Workshops

Engineer's Week Vacation Programs   
Cardboard City
Ages 6 - 8
Monday, Feb. 19
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
It's time to think creatively to ensure a brighter, healthier future. Design and build a city using something we have in abundance…cardboard! We will upcycle cardboard to construct buildings, bridges, and more. Using new, innovative tools for cutting cardboard safely, you can cut the parts you need to realize your design.

?Machine Design - A Close Look at Mechanics
Ages 6 - 8
Tuesday, Feb. 20
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A set of movements controls every mechanical device. Learn one of three classic arrangements to control the direction, speed, and shape of movement. After inventing a hand-cranked, single-movement machine, you will connect it to someone else's mechanical device. Get them to work together with a series of pulleys to combine movement and meaning.

Gears & Pulleys: The Mechanical Advantage
Ages 9 - 12
Tuesday, Feb. 20
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Originally published in 1868, 507 Mechanical Movements by Henry T. Brown gave readers diagrams and descriptions of 507 mechanical movements that make up complex machinery. Transfer the rotational energy of a small motor to various gears, pulleys, and other mechanical devices to leverage mechanical advantage to accomplish a task.

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Adult Workshops

The Farm Stool
Ages: 16+
Educator: Elliot Romo Kurek
Saturday, February 24
2 - 5 p.m.
Construct and finish a Milking Stool a simple, classic, and useful rustic seat from New England hardwoods.

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This year we are offering more than fifty hands-on learning opportunities on our campus. With workshops ranging from The Art and Culture of Morocco to British Landscape Painting, Slime Camp to CNC Design, Sewing to Ceramics - there are options for all!
Summer camps are more than 80% full. Sign up today! Scholarships are available.

Questions? Call 203-777-1833.

Summer Camp 2024: Highlights

Hiking and Journaling
Ages 11+
June 17 - June 21
Educator: Josiah Venter
Learn the intricacies of hiking: planning, map reading, orienteering, trail safety, responsible impact, and proactive stewardship.   
Hiking & Journaling will be taught by Josiah Venter, a lifelong resident of the East Rock Neighborhood and Head of Science at St. Thomas School in New Haven.

Creative Writing

Ages 12+
July 8 - July 12
Educator: Mindi Englart

Build a one-of-a-kind shadow box to house significant objects that elicit stories, memories, and histories that commemorate important times in your life.   

Creative Writing will be taught by Mindi Englart. An artist, writer, and educator, Mindi has led workshops for both adults and teens at colleges, community centers, and other venues in the Greater New Haven Area.

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What's up at the Whitney Workshop?
Lunarfest 2024:
Year of the Dragon
In Partnership with Yale-China
Saturday, February 24
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Join us at the Lunarfest Parade!
More info here.
    
New Haven Museum
Ages: 3-12
Saturday, February 24
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Stop by the New Haven Museum to build your own Lunar New Year Dragon. Write and hang up your wish on the Wishing Tree at 114 Whitney Avenue.

Experiment with LEGO
Saturdays and Sundays in February
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free
Join us during our weekend walk-in hours to explore and experiment with LEGO. Thanks to all who donated!
No need to worry about stepping on one later.