Clubhouse Engineers Blog
Insights, stories, and resources for parents and young engineers. Explore our latest thinking on STEM, robotics, and the future of learning.
STEM Learning at Home: Low-Cost Activities That Build Big Skills
Discover fun, low-cost STEM activities that turn everyday materials into hands-on learning experiences, building curiosity, problem-solving, and creativity at home.
What Makes a Great STEM Mentor?
Mentorship in STEM transforms students from followers into independent problem-solvers by encouraging curiosity, resilience, and hands-on exploration.
Helping Kids Overcome “I Can’t Do This”: Building Resilience Through STEM
Hands-on STEM challenges teach kids how to push through frustration, learn from failure, and build real confidence—skills that traditional schoolwork rarely develops.
Why Kids Need to Build Before They Code
Before kids can truly understand code, they need to build with their hands. Physical tinkering strengthens logic, creativity, and confidence—laying the foundation for successful coding and engineering.
How Real-World Problems Make STEM Learning Unstoppable
Problem-based learning connects STEM concepts to real life, sparking curiosity and empowering kids to become confident, creative problem-solvers.
The Secret Sauce of Great STEM Programs: Systems Thinking
Discover why systems thinking is the secret ingredient in STEM education and how kids can learn to see how parts work together—from circuits to ecosystems to real-world challenges.
Teaching Kids to Ask Better Questions: The Hidden Skill Behind STEM Success
Curiosity drives STEM success. Learn how teaching children to ask better questions transforms them from passive learners into active problem-solvers.
Why Hands-On STEM Beats Worksheets Every Time
Kids learn deeper, faster, and with more excitement when they build, tinker, and experiment. Discover why hands-on STEM creates stronger understanding, confidence, and real-world problem-solving skills.
How Teachers Can Make STEM Less Scary (and More Fun!)
STEM can feel intimidating to both teachers and students, but it doesn’t have to be. Discover hands-on strategies to make coding, robotics, and circuits approachable and exciting for beginners.
Design Thinking for Kids: Teaching Creativity with Purpose
Design thinking gives kids a structured way to innovate, from empathy to prototyping, helping them develop creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills through purposeful STEM projects.
Why Every Kid Should Learn to Debug: The Ultimate Life Skill
Debugging teaches kids logic, patience, resilience, and problem-solving skills that go far beyond coding and shape confident, capable innovators.
From Curiosity to Creation: Helping Kids Bring Their Ideas to Life
Learn how teachers and parents can help children turn sparks of curiosity into fully realized inventions through hands-on STEM learning.
The 5 Pillars of STEM: What Every Young Innovator Should Learn Early
Discover the five foundational pillars that help kids build the creativity, confidence, and technical skills they need to thrive in a tech-driven future.
When Should Kids Start STEM Education?
Every parent wonders when to start teaching STEM. The answer might surprise you, it begins with curiosity and play, long before school starts.
What Are the 4 C’s of STEM Education and Why They Matter More Than Ever
The 4 C’s, creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration, are the heart of modern STEM education. Here’s why they matter more than ever for preparing young innovators.
Is STEM Good for Kids? Why Early STEM Learning Builds Future Innovators
STEM isn’t about turning kids into geniuses overnight. It’s about curiosity, hands-on discovery, and those moments when learning just clicks. At Clubhouse Engineers, that’s what builds real innovators.
Beyond Screens: The Power of Physical Computing for Kids
Physical computing transforms screen time into hands-on discovery. Kids don’t just watch things happen — they make them happen through circuits, sensors, and code that interact with the real world.
The Engineering Mindset: Teaching Kids to Solve, Not Memorize
At Clubhouse Engineers, kids learn to think like real engineers, exploring, testing, and solving problems instead of memorizing steps. It’s about curiosity, resilience, and smart problem-solving.
Teamwork in Tech: How Collaboration Builds Better Young Engineers
Great engineers don’t build alone, they build together. Clubhouse Engineers teaches kids collaboration, communication, and teamwork through hands-on robotics and circuit projects.
STEM Projects That Inspire Confidence in Kids
Confidence grows one project at a time. Clubhouse Engineers helps kids build step-by-step STEM projects that turn small wins into lasting skills, creativity, and resilience.
How Failure Leads to Innovation
Failure isn’t the end, it’s the spark that fuels creativity, resilience, and innovation. At Clubhouse Engineers, students learn how mistakes become powerful stepping stones to breakthroughs in circuits, coding, and robotics.
From Breadboards to Robots: The Journey of a Young Engineer
From lighting up their first LED to building fully functioning robots, kids at Clubhouse Engineers grow step by step into confident young engineers through hands-on circuits, coding, and creativity.
Why STEM Education Needs Play and Experimentation
STEM isn’t just about memorizing formulas or technical skills. The best learning happens when kids are free to play, experiment, and follow their curiosity, building creativity, resilience, and real-world problem-solving.
Robotics for Kids: More Than Just Coding
Why robotics education goes beyond coding and teaches problem solving, creativity, and teamwork.
The Power of Iteration in STEM Learning
In STEM, success rarely comes on the first try. At Clubhouse Engineers, iteration turns mistakes into progress, building persistence, problem-solving, and confidence.
Why Mistakes Can Be the Best Part of Learning
At Clubhouse Engineers, mistakes aren’t dead ends, they’re the starting point of real learning. Here’s how failing forward builds resilience, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
Why 'One-Size-Fits-All' Learning Doesn't Work
Many programs treat learning like a recipe book. At Clubhouse, we believe real learning happens when students choose their own path and build projects that matter to them.
AI & Future Skills: Beyond Coding - Focus on Productionization
In today's tech landscape, coding alone isn't enough; understanding how to turn code into practical applications is key. Learn why productionization skills matter more than syntax.
Is Your Kid's Coding Class Teaching a Skill AI Can Already Do?
AI can now write code from plain-English prompts. If a coding class only teaches syntax, is it preparing your child for the future, or for a task that will soon be automated?
From Following Recipes to Building Robots: The Real Goal of a Great STEM Program
Discover why systems thinking and hands-on projects are the real future-proof skills for kids in STEM, not just coding syntax.
Learning to Code, or Learning to Think? (There's a Big Difference)
If a coding program is only teaching your child the what of code (the syntax), they are being trained for a task that AI will soon dominate. Here's why we focus on systems thinking instead.
Get The Engineer's Edge
We dissect the future of tech education and share the strategies, insights, and tools you need to build a real engineer. No fluff. No spam. Just a strategic advantage, delivered to your inbox.