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Tinkering School is a program where kids use real tools to solve real problems through projects that are team-designed and team-created with a unique staff. Participants tinker after school, during the summer, and on weekends in programs that include After School Tinkering, Summer Day Camp, and Summer Overnight Camp. Tinkerers work with materials such as wood, metal, cardboard, and sometimes paint.
Tinkering School was founded in 2005 and is celebrating 20 years of “think.make.tinker.” The program is a project of the Institute for Applied Tinkering. Its mission states that Tinkering School believes that kids are more capable than they know, and to prove it, the program gives them real tools to solve real problems, encourages learning through doing, making mistakes and learning from them, collaborating and making friends, and trying harder than usual. Tinkering School is a project of the Institute for Applied Tinkering, a 501c3 non-profit organization, and Tinkering School is a trademark of Tinkering Unlimited registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. The program was founded by Gever Tulley and has been featured in media including NPR’s All Things Considered, TED, Make Magazine, and The New York Times.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
Tinkering School was founded in 2005 and is celebrating 20 years of “think.make.tinker.” The program is a project of the Institute for Applied Tinkering. Its mission states that Tinkering School believes that kids are more capable than they know, and to prove it, the program gives them real tools to solve real problems, encourages learning through doing, making mistakes and learning from them, collaborating and making friends, and trying harder than usual. Tinkering School is a project of the Institute for Applied Tinkering, a 501c3 non-profit organization, and Tinkering School is a trademark of Tinkering Unlimited registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. The program was founded by Gever Tulley and has been featured in media including NPR’s All Things Considered, TED, Make Magazine, and The New York Times.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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