projects
Big Fun at Maker Faire
Tinker Your Way Out Of This 2.0! was a big hit at Maker Faire 2010. Pingpongorama, Tower of DOOM!, Suspense, Lightning Run, and the ever popular Tough As Nails (this year with ducks).
Tinker Your Way Out Of This! We presented five original puzzles to engage and delight kids at Maker Faire 2009.
Celebrating Science with SETI
On March 16, 2009 we went down to the SETI Institute to participate in their Celebrating Science event. We invented a Potential Energy Machine that the kids constructed from a kit of parts.
Mega-Bristlebots
It was Mori's birthday and he requested a Tinkering Birthday Party. Any project in particular? asked his Mom. Yeah, he said, bristlebots! Read all about it on the Blog.
media & mentions
NPR/All Things Considered
NPR visited Tinkering School Session 1 in 2008 and described the goings-on as a segment on All Things Considered:
Camp Offers Kids A Chance To Play With Fire
Tinkering School at TED
In 2009 Gever was on the main stage to introduce all TEDsters to Tinkering School. Watch Life Lessons Through Tinkering, or read the comic version.
See the video that started the "Fifty Dangerous Things" phenomenon:
5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do
MAKE Magazine
The 2009 Tinkering School Seniors' hang gliding project was written up in Volume 22:
The inspiration for the 2010 Tinkering School projects was published in Volume 20:
In preparing his "5 Dangerous Things" talk for TED, Gever thought about some of the
school diaries
2012
Session 1 (Juniors): Blog
2010
Session 1 (Juniors): Diary
Session 2 (Seniors): Diary
Session 3 (Masters): Diary
2009
Session 1 (Juniors): Diary
Session 2 (Seniors): Diary
2008
Session 1 (Juniors): Diary
Session 2 (Seniors): Diary
2007
Session 1 (Seniors): Diary
Session 2 (Juniors): Diary
2006
Session 1 (Juniors): Diary
Session 2 (Seniors): Diary
2005
Session 1 (All): Diary