ONNA - (University Campus)
Ages 4 and up

YOUNG ENGINEERS

"Toy Making Challenge!"

e² Young Engineers is an award-winning global "edutainment" experience, recognized by the Harvard School of Education for its impact on children's focus, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Using Lego-style bricks, gears, and motorized moving parts, your child will build and experiment with a challenging new model each week.

e² = education x entertainment = Edutainment

Location
1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Kunigami District, Okinawa 904-0495

Yui Classroom (formerly Residence Lounge)
(next to Aeon OIST)
Location map

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Time

For children in CDC, parent or guardian must bring them to the class.
For SAP children, we will walk them to lesson and back to SAP afterward.
However, parents who are available are welcomed to bring their child and observe or engage in the lesson with them!

Regular Schedule
Every 2nd & 4th Thursday 16:30 to 17:45

*Schedules are subject to change due to holidays

Dates

2026

Apr 16 & 30

May 14 & 28

Jun 11 & 25

Jul 9 & 23

Aug 6 & 20
Sep 10 & 24

Oct 8 & 22

Nov 12 & 26

Dec 10 & 24

2027

Jan 14 & 28

Feb 25 (11th is a holiday)

Mar 11 & 25

Apr 8 & 22

May 13 & 27

Jun 10 & 24

Jul 8 & 22

Aug 12 & 26

Classes are bi-weekly. Subscription based membership, no large payment upfront, no obligation to participate a full semester. Join anytime, end anytime, pay monthly, and each child progresses through levels at their own pace. Start your child on a path to the next level today!

Member Fee: 5,999 yen per month

Key Points
- Flexible membership. Start any time, cancel anytime, no extra fees.
- All kids work at their own pace, leveling up with each project.
- Over 100 projects to build!
- VIP access to CREATIVE STATION (Kadena off-base).
  Join us for any weekend session of Toy Making Challenge events and build projects that aren't featured in the after school course! Our club members participate for free! There's also a parent's lounge, and a toddler playroom available!

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Challenge

Participants use our building blocks set exclusively made by Young Engineers’ research and development team. Each lesson inspires students to create, build and learn through a fun and entertaining experience.

Curriculum

Students learn many different aspects of classical mechanics, including the following: the laws of physics, centrifugal force, centripetal force, force of inertia, kinetic energy, potential energy, law of action-reaction, lift force, torque, leverage points, load distribution, force conservation, angular momentum and more. Participants learn the necessary mathematical skills required in making the scientific calculations needed to build their models.

Objectives

Foster planning and time management skills
Encourage independent creative thinking
Develop one’s ability to analyze engineering processes
Broaden knowledge of laws of physics and various natural phenomena
Improve spatial recognition
Cultivate a sense of self-efficacy
Expand interpersonal communication skills

Models

Amusement park rides

Air crafts

Various types of transportation machines

Cranes

Elevators

Modern machinery

"P" Based Learning

Problem Based Learning: After the construction of a model, our Young Engineers instructors will ask the student to enhance their model in order to solve a given problem demonstrated in that lesson.

Product Based Learning: Students build a product that demonstrates the scientific principles taught in that lesson.

Project Based Learning: Through planning and executing a project from start to finish, students develop their team-building and presentation skills. In addition, they will improve their organizational and time management abilities.

Spiral Learning

Our instructors teach the principles and terms of a given lesson on a basic level. The next step of the spiral is introducing these principles in new contexts, and then greater depth with each step.

Academic Success

After extensive testing by the Center for Cooperative Advancement, statistics show that students participating in Young Engineers enrichment programs achieve higher grades in all science subjects taught in school.

View our video channel below for a deeper look inside!