Fall 2026 programs are open in NJ, PA and NY. Find your location
Built by Me STEM Learning

STEM learning for kids

Kids learn more when they build.

Hands-on STEM afterschool programs, plus camps and workshops when school is off, taught by trained instructors at schools and recreation centers near you.

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  • Robotics
  • Coding
  • Problem solving
  • Engineering
  • Inventing
  • Teamwork
A child holds a LEGO ferris wheel model next to a tablet showing its codeA LEGO car with a light-up sensorAn instructor helps children build circuitsA LEGO vehicle with minifigures next to a coding tabletChildren building motorized wooden modelsA LEGO swing ride built and programmed on a tabletA child builds a LEGO windmill while coding on a tabletHands playing a LEGO pinball game built in class
Families I want a program for my child Find afterschool classes, camps and workshops in your town, including LEGO Robotics and Coding and The Inventors Club. Find a program Partners I run a school or recreation center Bring hands-on STEM programs to your site. Contact us to get started. Contact us Careers I want to teach Join our team of instructors and teach kids to build. See open roles

Trusted by schools and recreation centers across NJ, PA and NY

Bloomfield Recreation Branchburg Recreation Cherry Hill Recreation Chester Township Recreation Clark Recreation Clinton Township Cranford Recreation East Brunswick Recreation East Hanover Recreation Lower Merion Recreation Monroe Recreation Morristown Recreation Mount Olive Recreation North Whitehall Recreation Orangetown Parks and Recreation Princeton Recreation Red Bank Recreation Ridgewood Recreation Sayreville Recreation Scotch Plains Recreation Sleepy Hollow Recreation South Plainfield Recreation The Village of Ossining Recreation Toms River Recreation Upper Gwynedd Rec Wayne Recreation

For families

STEM learning that is hands-on.

Afterschool classes meet for 60 to 90 minutes each week for 6 to 8 weeks. Find us at schools and recreation centers near you.

Camps and workshops: when school is off, kids can build and code with LEGO in themes like space, sports and science, or build new inventions with The Inventors Club and take them home.

A LEGO robot car with a light-up sensor

LEGO Robotics and Coding

Working in pairs with LEGO Spike Essential sets, students build models, add sensors and motors, and code them to perform tasks. They define problems, brainstorm solutions and test prototypes, with themes like transportation, space, sports and science.

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Children building motorized wooden models

The Inventors Club

Kids learn the engineering design process by building a new project each week, from gadgets to simple machines that blend science with electronic and magnetic concepts. Every child takes their project home, and projects change each season.

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Find a class in your town.

Fall 2026 programs run through these recreation departments and schools. Search by town, county or ZIP code, then register on your town's site.

Don't see your town? Call 866-752-8458 or email makers@builtbyme.com.

For partners

Bring hands-on STEM programs to your site.

We work with schools, recreation departments and youth organizations. We offer afterschool programs during the school year, and camps and workshops when school is off. Contact us to talk about your site.

LEGO Robotics and Coding

Students work in pairs with LEGO Spike Essential sets to build, code and test prototypes. Offered as afterschool classes, camps and workshops.

The Inventors Club

Hands-on engineering design. Kids build a new gadget or simple machine each week, strengthen fine-motor and problem-solving skills, and take the project home.

Contact us or call 866-752-8458

What it looks like in practice.

40+

partner locations

1,500+

student enrollments each year

80+

trained instructors

3

states: NJ, PA and NY

A child holds a LEGO ferris wheel model beside a coding tablet Two boys assembling a circuit Hands playing a LEGO pinball game built in class A boy building a wooden crane model
“Built by Me has been a great experience for my 7 year old.”
Marianne T., parent
“My son is a budding engineer. This is exactly what he loves to do.”
Kathy N., parent
“My children (11 and 9) have attended several events at Built By Me and loved everyone. The teachers are excellent!”
Erika H., parent

Careers

Teach kids to build.

Passionate about creating, learning and teaching? Join the team that runs LEGO Robotics and Coding classes and The Inventors Club across NJ, PA and NY.

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Parents, schools and recreation departments: tell us where you are and we'll help you get started.

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