(Make Something Real This Summer.
The Innovation Station is a hands-on maker warehouse in the North Bay where kids and families build, create, and connect. Every week has a theme. Every day, you leave with something you made yourself.
You Choose the Path. We Build Together.
Innovation Station is a maker warehouse built for youth (and adults) who learn by doing… and by choosing what comes next. Our Liquid Learners approach is self-directed, project-based learning where youth pick meaningful projects, collaborate with mentors, proto-type and build portfolios through hands-on making.
We run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9am–3pm, in 3-week blocks for anyone who thrives outside a traditional classroom. We're also a Private Member Association (PMA)… a creative community, not just a program. When you join, you're not buying a service. You're becoming part of something bigger.
Ages 8–17
Bay Area
Tues / Wed / Thurs
Every session involves:
- A hands-on main project
- Freestyle making time
- Lunch & show-and-tell
- A finished thing to take home
Liquid Learners
Your Adventure. Your Rules.
Not every kid learns the same way. That's the whole point.
At Innovation Station, while we have suggested themes, there's no single track. You might spend a week deep in woodworking, pivot to jewelry soldering, then finish with a music video. Or you might lock in on one project all summer and go deep. The mentors are here to guide — not direct. You bring the curiosity. We bring the tools, the space, and the people who know how to use them.
01
Explore
Discover your interests. Brainstorm ideas with peers and mentors. No wrong answers.
02
Plan
Define your project, gather materials, set milestones. Adults help, but you decide.
03
Build & Share
Make it real with tools, training, and support. Then show the world what you made.
Every kid leaves with something they made… and a clearer sense of what they're capable of.
Summer 2026
Three Blocks. Endless Making.
Each 3-week block runs Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday — 9am to 3pm. Pick one block or go all summer. Every block is a self-contained themed adventure with self directed projects always available.
Block 1
Build & Fly
June 9–25
- Kites/Airplanes
- Bird Houses
- Potato Cannon
- Rockets
- Free Form creativity
Get airborne. Get loud. Build things that move.
Block 2
Make & Wear
July 7th–23rd
- Metal Jewelry soldering, beads, laser cut wooden earrings etc.
- Batik, tye dye, silk screening
- Leather Stamping
- Free form creativity
Wearable art from raw materials. Walk in with nothing, walk out with something on.
Block 3
Art & Expression
Aug 4th–Aug 20th
- Marble Runs
- Mosaics
- Solar Lanterns
- Music Video/ Websites
- Clocks
- Free form creativity
Make a painting. Break some tiles. Star in your own music video. Build something that tells time.
A Day at Innovation Station
Every day follows a rhythm that gives kids time to dig deep, take breaks, share their work, and finish with something they're proud of.
1
9:00am
Arrive & settle in
2
9:15am
Main project — 90 minutes of focused making
3
10:45am
Break time
4
11:00am
Freestyle or deep dive
5
12:00pm
Lunch & show-and-tell
6
1:00pm
Second project or continuation
7
2:30pm
Clean up & share
8
3:00pm
Pick up
What Youth Make… Families Remember.
Pricing
Simple, Flexible, Fair.
Join for a single day or commit to the whole summer — there's an option for every family. And if cost is a barrier, just ask us about sliding scale.
Single Day
$90
Drop in for any Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday session. Perfect for trying it out.
Full Block
$710
9 days, one 3-week block. Save $100 compared to daily pricing.
Full Summer
$3,400
All 4 blocks, 36 days. Save $200 off block pricing. Your whole summer sorted.
Sliding scale, sibling discounts and barter available. Just ask us.
Who This Is For
Homeschool Families
Project-based, hands-on, and flexible, the Innovation Station fits naturally into a homeschool rhythm.
Self-Directed Learners
Youth who follow their curiosity thrive when the day is built around ideas, materials and tools for making and exploring.
Youth Who Build Things
If they're already tinkering in the backyard, imagine what they'll make with real tools and real materials.
Families Who Want More
Summer should mean something. We're for families who believe time is better spent creating than consuming.
Ages 8–17 welcome.
Community
Part of Something Bigger
The Common Grounding Network
Innovation Station also offers ongoing individual and family memberships for those who want make things, grow things, and build community together. When you join us, you also plug into a wider network of creative families and makers across the Bay Area.
What the Free Membership Unlocks
- Access to all Innovation Station programming
- Adult botanical elixir bar evenings (non-alcoholic)
- Early notice of new events & workshops
- Connection to the broader maker community
- A network of like-minded families
Ready to Make Something Real?
Summer Session Spots will fill fast. Reserve your place in one of the summer's most hands-on, most memorable, most creative programs in the Bay Area.
Innovation Station- Liquid Learning made fun by hands on doing.