Gadget Lab

Gadget Lab (home-based workshop), 9200 Bradford Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20901

Location of Gadget Lab campGadget Lab (home-based workshop), 9200 Bradford Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20901

About

Gadget Lab offers Mini Camp: GadgetHeads Prep, CodeHeads Prep: Intro to Arduino, 2D & 3D Design and Fabrication, RC Robots, Robot City, The Ubiquitous and Marvelous 555 Timer, GadgetHeads, and Circuits Circuits. The activities listed include Arduino work, 2D and 3D design and fabrication, robots, and circuits.

Programs

  • Mini Camp: GadgetHeads Prep — 7-9 · 9:30am - 12:30pm; June 18 and 19 only · $115
  • CodeHeads Prep: Intro to Arduino — 10-14 · 9:30am - 12:30pm · $260
  • 2D & 3D Design and Fabrication — 11-15 · 2pm - 5pm · $285
  • RC Robots — 11-15 · M-F July 13-24; 9:30am - 12:30pm · $530
  • Robot City — 9-11 · 9:30am - 12:30pm · $265
  • The Ubiquitous and Marvelous 555 Timer — 12 and Up · 9:30am - 12:30pm · $270
  • GadgetHeads — 10-14 · 9:30am - 12:30pm · $295
  • RC Robots — 11-15 · Aug 10-Aug 21 M-F 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM · $530
  • Circuits Circuits — 10-14 · 9:30am - 12:30pm · $280

At a glance

  • Ages: 7–15 years old
  • Price range: $115–$530

About the provider

Gadget Lab started in 2014. The leadership team includes Karen Giacopuzzi, Instructor and Owner; Jason Mullinax, Music; and Rustom Meyer, Circuits and Engineering. Its mission statement says the homes are a laboratory of joy and learning, and that the goal is to find the magic in ordinary things, then tear them apart and see how they work. It has partnered with local nonprofits like Passion for Learning and Carpe Diem Art for after school and summer school programming.

Workshops are divided into three primary categories: GadgetHeads, CodeHeads, Arts and Design. Short format workshops offer one- or two-day workshops on various topics. All workshops have a Screentime rating. If a camp is fully booked, families can add their name to the waitlist. GadgetHeads Prep for the youngest kids was scaled back to just two days. More school day off programming will be added.

What families say

“I could not have been happier with GadgetLab. My 8 year old son was excited to go to each session and came back happy and thoroughly engaged with each new project they made. A+” — Wendy Spillane, Parent

Last updated October 29, 2026.

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