Hands-on, eco-friendly, and fun! Our after-school classes spark curiosity with solar gadgets, gardening, and renewable energy experiments.
Min / Max Enrollment: 7 to 25
Grades: K-6
Take Home Item: None
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In this class, kids can stimulate their creativity by designing and building epic, solar-powered robots from easy-to-assemble parts. In addition, tikes will build solar powered cranes, lift bridges, and many other designs. Let your little engineers explore the world of solar energy while learning how to problem solve and stretch the imagination.
Duration: 4–6 sessions, each lasting 1–1.5 hours (flexible based on school schedule).
Hands-On Activities: Students build solar gadgets, indoor gardens, and eco-projects they can showcase at home.
STEM Integrated: Encourages creativity and problem-solving through science, technology, engineering, and math.
Green Energy Focus: Teaches practical applications of solar power, wind energy, and sustainability.
Engaging & Accessible: Designed to fit after-school time slots, offering both fun and skill-building.
Children design, build, and test solar-powered cars that actually run on sunlight.
Solar cars are best tested outdoors in sunlight, but we provide lamps for indoor experiments.
Basics of solar panels, energy transfer, simple circuits, and engineering design.
| Sr. No | School District / Organization | Class | Class Location | Date(s) | Start Time | End Time | Apply Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISD- 276 Minnetonka | Solar Cars (Fall) | Deephaven Elementary 4452 Vine Hill Rd Wayzata, MN 55391 Staff Lounge | Sept 8, 15, 22, 29 | 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | |
| 2 | ISD -276 Minnetonka | Solar Cars (Fall) | Clear Spring 5701 CR-101 Minnetonka, MN 55345 Room 20 | Sept 9, 16, 23, 30 | 3:25 PM | 4:25 PM | |
| 3 | ISD - 276 Minnetonka | Solar Cars (Fall) | Excelsior Elem 441 Oak St Excelsior, MN 55331 Room 05 | Sept 10, 17, 24, Oct 1 | 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | |
| 4 | ISD -276 Minnetonka | Solar Cars (Fall) | Groveland Elem 17310 Minnetonka Blvd Minnetonka, MN 55345 Room 12 | Sept 11, 18, 25, Oct 2 | 3:25 PM | 4:25 PM | |
| 5 | ISD -276 Minnetonka | Solar Cars (Fall) | Scenic Heights Elem 5650 Scenic Heights Dr Minnetonka, MN 55345 Room 138 | Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 | 2:45 PM | 3:45 PM | |
| 6 | ISD -276 Minnetonka | Solar Cars (Fall) | Minnewashta Elem 26350 Smithtown Rd Excelsior, MN 55331 Room 121 | Nov 3, 10, 17, 24 | 3:25 PM | 4:25 PM | |
| 7 | ISD -833 South Washington | Solar Cars (Fall) | Liberty Ridge Elementary 11395 Eagle View Blvd Woodbury, MN 55129 B-115 Art Room | Nov 9, 16, 23, 30 | 3:50 PM | 4:50 PM | |
| 8 | ISD -833 South Washington | Solar Cars (Fall) | Hillside Elementary 8177 Hillside Trail S Cottage Grove, MN 55016 205-Art Classrooom | Nov 10, 17, 24 Dec 1 | 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | |
| 9 | ISD - South Washington | Solar Cars (Fall) | Pine Hill Elementary 9015 Hadley Ave S Cottage Grove, MN 55016 203 Art Room | Nov 11, 18, 25, Dec 2 | 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | |
| 10 | ISD - 833 South Washington | Solar Cars (Fall) | Middleton Elementary 9105 Lake Rd Woodbury, MN 55125 126-Resource Room (CE classes) | "Nov 12, 19, Dec 3, 10 No Class Nov 26" | 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | |
| 11 | ISD- 833 South Washington | Solar Cars (Fall) | Woodbury Elementary 1251 School Dr Woodbury, MN 55125 203-Art Classroom | "Nov 13, 20, Dec 11, 18 No Class Nov 27, Dec 4" | 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | |
| 12 | ISD - Northfield | Solar Cars (Fall) | Greenvale Park 500 Lincoln Parkway Northfield, MN 55057 Art Room 203 | Oct 12, 19, 26 Nov 2 | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM | |
| 13 | ISD -659 Northfield | Solar Cars (Fall) | Bridgewater Elem 401 Jefferson Parkway Northfield, MN 55057 100 Science | Oct 13, 20, 27 Nov 3 | 3:25 PM | 4:25 PM | |
| 14 | ISD -659 Northfield | Solar Cars (Fall) | Spring Creek Elem 1400 Maple Street Northfield, MN 55057 Art Room 161 | Oct 14, 21, 28 Nov 4 | 3:20 PM | 4:20 PM | |
| 15 | ISD -832 Mahtomedi | Solar Cars (Fall) | Wildwood Elem 8698 75th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 | Nov 24, Dec 1, 8, 15 | 3:35 PM | 4:35 PM |