Where Youth Discover What's Possible
Spring break, but make it legendary. Our camps take one big idea from Monday to showcase day, with real tools, real mentors and a crew to do it with. Camps run in the Ethọ́s Lab Hub in Vancouver, three hours a day, and every one ends with a share-out for family. Ethọ́s Lab is Black-led and open to all youth. Camps are designed for grades 5 to 8, and older students are welcome. No experience needed.
For questions or to register for a waitlist, contact community@ethoslab.ca
Week One: March 15 to 19
Make it a full day. Register for a morning camp (9:00 am to 12:00 pm) and an afternoon camp (1:00 to 4:00 pm) in the same week and we will look after your young person between sessions, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm, at no extra cost. That is full-day care from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Bring a lunch.
Respawn: Boss Week Gaming Camp
Monday to Friday | 9:00am – 12:00pm
March 15 – March 19 ( 5 days )
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$310 for the week
Pair with Motion Lab or Dice & Design Camp for a full day
Concept to launch in five days.
Five days, one game. Dream up a concept on Monday, build and playtest through the week, and launch your game for family on Friday. You will practise real game design: levels, characters, rules and teamwork. Gamers are builders at heart, and this is where you prove it.
You will make: a playable game and a launch-day demo.
Portal: AR/VR Design Week
Monday to Friday | 9:00am – 12:00pm
March 15 – 19 ( 5 days )
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$340 for the week
Pair with Motion Lab or Dice & Design Camp for a full day
Build a doorway into another reality, in one week.
Research on Monday, prototype by Thursday, showcase on Friday. In Portal Week you design an AR or VR experience around a real community challenge, learn the tools as you go, and share your build with family. No tech experience required, just curiosity and big ideas.
You will make: an immersive prototype and a Friday showcase.
Motion Lab: Biomechanics Camp
Monday to Friday | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
March 15 – March 19 ( 5 days )
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$345 for the week
Pair with Boss Week or Portal Week for a full day
Engineer the human body in motion..
Love sports, or just love knowing how things work? Use sensors and video to measure how bodies move, learn how injuries happen, and design a tool that helps an athlete perform or recover. Sport is a doorway into engineering and health science, and this week shows you the way in.
You will make: a motion study, a data story and a prototype tool.
Atlanthos Dice & Design Camp
Monday to Friday | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
March 15 – March 19 ( 5 days )
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$320 for the week
Pair with Boss Week or Portal Week for a full day
Roll the dice. Build the world, all week.
Spend a week inside a story of your own making. Create characters, map your world, write your rules and playtest with friends, then show it off at a Friday game night. Tabletop design blends writing, art and systems thinking, and our Makerspace lets you print your own minis..
You will make: characters, a world map, a playable game and printed minis.
Week Two: March 22 to 25 (Monday to Thursday)
Good Friday, March 26, is a holiday. Week-two camps run four days and are priced for four days.
Hot Take: Showdown Week
Monday to Thursday | 9:00am – 12:00pm
March 22 – March 25 ( 4 days, no Friday camp)
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$288 for the 4-day week
Pair with Beat Making Camp for a full day
Say it. Back it up. Win the room.
Four days to build a team case from scratch. Practise research, rebuttals and public speaking, then take the stage for a final round on Thursday. Showdown Week is where quiet thinkers find their voice and big talkers learn to listen, because innovation is never neutral, and neither is a good argument.
You will make: a team case, a speech and a Thursday final round.
Math Remix: Remix Week
Monday to Thursday | 9:00am – 12:00pm
March 22 – March 25 ( 4 days, no Friday camp)
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$290 for the 4-day week
Pair with Beat Making Camp for a full day
Same numbers. Brand-new beat.
A whole morning of math, remixed. Puzzles, patterns, music, design and the math traditions of Africa and the diaspora fill four days, ending with a family math fair on Thursday where you teach what you made. No worksheets, promise.
You will make: math games, a pattern project and a family math fair.
Future Produces: Beat Making Camp
Monday to Thursday | 1:00pm – 4:00pm
March 22 – March 25 ( 4 days, no Friday camp )
Grades 5 – 8 ( older students welcome )
$277 for the 4-day week
Pair with Showdown Week or Remix Week for a full day
Make the beat. Own the sound.
Four afternoons, one track. Learn the basics of beat making in Ableton Live, layer your sounds and mix a finished piece, then play or perform it for family on Thursday. Black musical traditions have always pushed technology forward, and this week you join them. Beginners welcome.
You will make: a beat, a finished track and a Thursday listening session.
FAQs
What experience level is needed for my youth to register them?
Ethos Lab provides foundational knowledge and experiences in STEAM. So everyone at all levels is welcome! Our faculty is trained to meet them where they are and support them along the way.
My youth is not Black. Can I still register them?
YES! Ethos Lab for everyone, by us – meaning we are Black led organization but we are open to all youth. We intentionally fuse Black culture into science, technology, engineering, applied arts, and math (S.T.E.A.M) programming to encourage inclusion, acceptance, and representation.
Are there any options for student scholarships?
YES! We have a lot of scholarships available for youth who want to attend our programs and camps. Please email us at community@ethoslab.ca with which camp you are interested in registering your youth for and we will get back to you.
My youth is going into Grade 8 in the next school year, should I put them into 5-7 offers or 8- 12 offers?
In the Summer, the way we structure our camps is based on the grade they just finished. So if they just completed grade 7 they would still fall within the grade 5-7 category. If you were really hoping to register them for one of the grade 8 – 12 camps please email us at community@ethoslab.ca.
