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Tinkering School is a sleepover summercamp. Tinkerers arrive on Sunday andleave on Saturday. Days are spentfiguring out projects, working on projects,testing projects, feeding the goats, andeating. And sleeping (at night). With amid-week outing to the beach (which isoften capped with hot showers beforedinner).

food

Meals are prepared by Cookie, althoughmost breakfasts are cereal, bagels andtoast, and lunches are do-it-yourselfsandwiches (with a panini press option).We have accomodated a variety ofdietary restrictions, including one childwho was both celiac and lactose-intolerant. However, we can not maintaina Kosher kitchen.

projectsWhat projects will we be building? Noone knows! Each year Gever doodles in

logisticslocation

Tinkering School is held at Elkus Ranchin Half Moon Bay, California, about 35miles south of San Francisco. It's ademonstration farm with goats, sheep,chickens, rabbits and a llama who mayspit at you. There is a large range housewith a kitchen, dining area, and separatebunk-rooms and bathrooms for boys andgirls. One of the large barns serves asthe workshop, and the ranch propertyhas plenty of room for building andtesting the projects.

demographics

There are 10 children in each session.We strive to have an even mix of girlsand boys, although this is not alwayspossible. There are both male andfemale adult staff members onsite 24/7.Tinkerers come from all over the globe,with varying degrees of experience doingtinkering projects and from a variety ofeducational backgrounds.

rules

sessionsages 8-11

* Session 1: July 1-7* Session 3: July 29-August 4* Session 4: August 12-18

ages 12-17

* Session 2: July 15-21* Session 5: August 19-25

cost

$1450 per camper (some financialassistance may be available)Deposit of $400 required upon sessionconfirmation, the balance is due by May1, 2012.

application

The online application window hasclosed. All sessions are currently full.

A waiting list has been created from theapplications received by the deadline. Ifspace opens up, we will post the

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his notebook and has some generalnotions - sometimes only enough so thatwe can collect interesting materials. Thechallenges are announced with greatfanfare and plenty of mystery - we allfigure out how to build a solutiontogether.

snapshot

The best summary of "What is TinkeringSchool" can be found in Gever's 2009TED Talk: Life Lessons ThroughTinkering.

We also recommend you browse throughthe School Diaries to get a sense of whatlife is like at Tinkering School - every dayis documented in the diary.

We expect a high level of responsibilityfrom the Tinkerers: they must be able tolisten, to keep themselves clean, tocooperate, and to ask for help when theyneed it.

During sessions we operate by a set ofrules. The first four are evolved from ourcollective experience during the history ofthe school. Over the course of a session,it is common for the Tinkerers to createnew rules for themselves as the needarises.

Rules Of Tinkering School:#1 Don't hurt yourself, or anyone else.#2 If you see a piece of fruit, and youwant it, you must eat it.#3 If two people want the same item, thedispute is resolved by ro-sham-bo.#4 If you willfully hit someone else withthe intent to hurt them, you will beexpelled.

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