Delphian School

Outdoor Engineering Camp

The outdoor engineering camp provides students ages 11 and older, of all skill levels, with the opportunity to develop practical, hands-on engineering skills. Utilizing Delphian’s 720-acre campus and facilities, students engineer exciting, large-scale projects such as boats, trebuchets, and gravity-powered go karts. 

In this project-oriented class, students will have the opportunity to take advantage of the wood and metal shops where they can learn to use hand and power tools, including hammers, saws, sanders, clamps, and drills, to engineer raw materials into fun and functional projects. Throughout this process, they will build confidence in their craftsmanship and develop skills that will benefit them in future DIY projects.

The class includes:

• Safety training and workbench etiquette
• Practice using hand and power tools properly
• Opportunity to create, complete, and test exciting projects
• Practical problem-solving skills

With the help of our knowledgeable instructors, students learn how to bring their ideas to life and solve problems while seeing the importance of math, geometry, and physics through real hands-on applications.  

All tools, fastenings, hardware, wood, metal, and supplies are provided, and students have the opportunity to test out their inventions, including floating their completed boats on the pond and riding their go-carts on paths around campus.