We're talking Stratonauts, Cardboard Challenge, & Design Challenge this week at the water cooler!
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powered by the
Digital Youth Network
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Water Cooler Wednesday
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Bringing you opportunities for young people, parents, and organizations every week.
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Opportunity of the Week:
Team Stratonauts (FREE!)
Ever send a GoPro higher than Mt. Everest? Ever design and 3D print a work of genius that can withstand 100mph winds and subzero temperatures? Ever wire and code a microcomputer, then send it to the edge of space to measure ultraviolet radiation from the sun?! Join the Adler Planetarium's Team Stratonauts and you can! Participants will learn 3D printing, soldering, high altitude ballooning, and so much more alongside Adler STEM Professionals!
Dates: Saturdays, Oct. 22 - Feb. 18
Time: 12:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Location: Adler Planetarium
Ages: 14-18
Application due: Sept. 30
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Upcoming Event:
The Global Cardboard Challenge (FREE!)
Our partner Code Create is hosting Chicago's Cardboard Challenge--an international day of building, creativity, and play for youth! Check out the fun from last year's event here.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 1
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Location: Intuit: the Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art, 756 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, 60642
Learn more and register here!
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Partner Peek:
Discover Design National Competition
The challenge is on! Our partner the Chicago Architecture Foundation is calling young people to design an affordable housing prototype for a neighborhood in Chicago using open data. Participants will present a digital or physical model for an affordable housing unit.
Ages: 13-24
Submission Deadline: Dec. 7
Register and get started here!
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