Game Hardware: Iterative Cardboard Design w/ Jeannie (8 weeks, ages 10-13)

Schedule

Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Fri, 27 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

UNC Asheville STEAM Studio | Asheville, NC

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SkillSet @ the UNCA STEAM Studio offers after-school sessions for girls and gender expansive kids* age 8 and up!
About this Event

Each after-school session focuses on hands-on projects meant to engage busy hands and expand curious minds. Programming spans from woodshop to welding to computer aided art and design to videography and animation.


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Game Hardware: Iterative Cardboard Design w/ Jeannie (ages 10-13)
For girls and gender expansive kids* ages 10 - 13
FRIDAYS, 4pm - 6:30pm
February 6 - March 27
@ UNCA STEAM Studio


Learn how to quickly turn concepts into prototypes and road test for success in this 8 week introduction to iterative design thinking. No experience necessary, students will construct with cardboard and recyclable materials in a supportive, hands-on learning environment.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Design thinking
  • Understanding simple machines
  • Creating Automata
  • Concept Development : Translating sketches into 3D objects
  • Safe use of scalpels, box cutters, glue
  • 2D / Surface design skills

$300 - snacks, tools, and materials included!

Financial Aid is Available! Apply Here Prior to Registration


Accessibility notes

  • Students may be exposed to a dusty space with loud machinery.
  • This workshop is held in a computer lab, which is only accessible by one flight of stairs.



*SkillSet is open to students of all genders


SkillSet offers after-school workshops, summer camps, classes for adult learners, and community outreach programming.

By teaching participants the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math embedded in the objects they create, SkillSet equips the next generation of leaders and problem solvers with the tools to make change and build the future.

Learn more at www.skillset.tools

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UNC Asheville STEAM Studio, 821 Riverside Drive, Asheville, United States

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USD 300.00

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