National Youth Maker Summit

2017 Program Schedule

Thursday, November 2, 2017

3:00-5:00 pm Registration & Check-in

5:00-5:30 Orientation – Objectives, Agenda, Expectations, and Pre-Survey

5:30-6:30 Dinner – Clover Café

6:30-7:00 Welcome & Keynote Speaker

7:00-7:30 Icebreakers & Challenges

7:30-9:15 Large Group Challenge

9:15 Invent Teams

10:00 Tinker Time/Free Time

10:30 Curfew

Friday, November 3, 2017

7:15-8:15 am Breakfast – Clover Café

8:30 Board Buses for Field Trip– Flag Poles

11:45 Depart for Center

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

2:00 – 2:50 “Maker” Session #1 - Breakouts

3:00 – 3:50 “Maker” Session #2 - Breakouts

4:00 – 4:50 “Maker” Session #3 - Breakouts

5:00 Make Change – Community Projects

1.  Maker Spaces

2.  Maker Share

3.  How to “Make Change”

4.  Planning/Poster Creation

5:40 – 6:40 Dinner – Clover Café

7:00 Make Change Planning

8:00 – 9:30 Service Project – Sole Hope

9:30 Invent Teams

10:30 Tinker Time/Free Time

11:00 Curfew


Saturday, November 4, 2017

7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast – Clover Café

8:30 – 9:20 “Maker” Session #3 - Breakouts

9:30 – 10:20 “Maker” Session #4 - Breakouts

10:30 – 11:20 “Maker” Session #5 - Breakouts

11:20 – 12:00 Invent Teams

12:00 Lunch - Clover Café

1:00 Career Exploration

1:30 – 1:45 Career Panel - Introductions

1:50 – 2:05 Round Table 1

2:10 – 2:25 Round Table 2

2:30 – 2:45 Round Table 3

2:45 Mind Break – Free Time

3:00 Share More, Make More Part 1

1.  How to facilitate

2.  Practice your Challenge

3:45 Share More, Make More Part 2

Challenge 1 – 3:45 – 4:00

Challenge 2 – 4:00 – 4:15

Challenge 3 – 4:15 – 4:30

4:30 “Make Change” Prep

5:30 – 6:30 Dinner – Clover Café

6:30 – 10:30 Night Tour of Washington DC

10:30 Free Time

11:00 Curfew

Sunday, November 5, 2017

8:00 – 8:45 am Breakfast – Clover Café

9:00 – 9:30 Final Invent Team Prep

9:30 – 10:30 Invention Commercials

10:30 – 10:45 Final “Make Change” Prep

11:00 – 12:00 “Make Change” Poster Session

12:00 Closing Session and Post Survey

12:15 Boxed Lunch pick-up