The OSCA Ingenium Center is a subdivision of the Open School of Creative Arts and Well Being where all the creative engineering and STEAM activities takes place.
In Ingenium you will find posts, resources, curriculums, online classes, and in person (Devon, UK based) sessions. These include Lego Sense, Little Engineers, Nature Engineers, Recycled Science and more.
We are up and running again, post Covid, and our timetable is building back up. Here is our current timetable:
Half Term workshops:
Lego Sense: Tuesday 26th October – 11am – 1pm – Bideford
Recycled Science: Tuesday 26th October – 2pm – 4pm – Bideford
Lego Sense: Wednesday 27th October – 11am – 1pm – Torrington
New Term (week beginning 1st November)
MONDAY – 5PM – Lego Zoom (online class) (5-16 years)
TUESDAY – 5.15PM – Lego Sense Juniors in Bideford (5-11 years)
TUESDAY – 6.15PM – Lego Sense Mix in Bideford (5-16 years)
WEDNESDAY – 1PM – Lego Sense Home Education Workshop
SATURDAY – 1.15 – Lego Sense Juniors in Torrington (5-11 years)
SATURDAY – 2.15 – Lego Sense Mix in Torrington (5-16 years)
Coming up:
- Lego Sense Home Education Workshop (Barnstaple Area)
- Nature Engineering Home Education Group
- Lego Ability (Barnstaple & Torrington )
- Recycled Science (Bideford & Torrington)
Lego Sense - Bideford
Lego Sense is back for a new term of creative engineering in Bideford from Tuesday 2nd November
We have our junior session at 5.15pm (5-12 years old) and our Mix session at 6.15pm (up to 16 years old). Booking is essential!
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Look out for more details in other locations soon.
Lego Sense - Torrington
Lego Sense is finally back in Torrington for a new term of creative engineering in Bideford from Saturday 6th November
We have our junior session at 1.15pm (5-12 years old) and our Mix session at 2.15pm (up to 16 years old). Booking is essential!
Click for more details and to BOOK!
Look out for more details in other locations soon.
Half Term Activities
Home Education Workshops
The two hour long creative engineering workshops are deigned especially for home educated children; giving them time, space and creative freedom to work on their engineering projects in their own ways.
-Wednesdays – 1pm-3pm – beginning the 3rd November in Torrington, Devon.
Recycled Science
Recycled Science is a new, exciting initiative from the OSCA Ingenium Centre, where children explore engineering and science concepts using recycled materials. Each week children will create a functioning design and get to take it home!
Fridays – 5.45pm – beginning the 5th November in Bideford
Lego Sense - Zoom
New zoom classes start Monday 1st November.
Mondays, 5.15 pm GMT
(If this time doesn’t work for you, you can request a time and we may be able to arrange a class for you. Please use our contact form.)
Lego Sense Zoom is an online hands on STEM based creative engineering class that uses Lego building as a way to engage with maths, engineering concepts, design skills and physics. The sessions are fun and practical, and are also designed to improve children’s well being, communication and self esteem.
Suitable for 5-16 year olds.
Lego Workshops
If you run a home education group, youth club, school, or other organisation, you can book one-off or recurring Lego Sense workshops for your group. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements – you can use our contact form, or give us a call on 01805 623505
Lego Parties
We are reintroducing our lego parties – these are fun, bespoke packages to help make your party the best it can be! We will have more standard info available soon, but in the meantime please contact us for details.
Lego Ability
Lego Ability are Lego Engineering classes aimed at adults with disabilities, learning difficulties and mental illness. Theses are upbeat and relaxed sessions that encourage self esteem, confidence, communication, team work and, of course, develop practical construction and engineering skills. We have sessions coming up in Barnstaple, Devon soon, and you can book one-off or recurring workshops for your own groups. To find out more, use our contact form to drop us a message.
Lego & Lunch (Team building)
Lego & Lunch is an adult team building session that can be tailored to suit your organisation. We can come into your workplace, or a suitable venue can be hired. We offer completely bespoke packages, so please contact us to chat about your requirements. Lego and Lunch is a fun Lego engineering workshop for adults, with an emphasis on team work, self esteem and communication, coupled with a relaxed lunch.