In-School Boot Camp · Art & Making
One material.
Endless possibilities.
Students explore the art of building with cardboard, learning construction, attachment, connector, and sculpture techniques to transform simple sheets into imaginative 2D and 3D creations. Along the way, they develop spatial thinking, creativity, and the confidence to turn ideas into reality.
The Journey
What your child
actually does.
Five stages, every session hands-on. Tap a stage to explore.
1
Discover the Material
Students explore the possibilities of cardboard, learning how makers transform an everyday material into extraordinary creations.
2
Learn the Techniques
Master cutting, folding, joining, attachment, connector, and construction techniques through guided hands-on activities.
3
Build in 3D
Move from simple 2D designs to sturdy 3D structures, sculptures, and creative builds that bring ideas to life.
4
Design & Create
Students apply the techniques they've learned to design and build original creations using their own imagination and problem-solving skills.
5
Showcase Your Creation
Every project is celebrated at the final exhibition, where students proudly present their work to family and friends.
For Parents
How this helps
your child.
Think like a maker
Students learn to turn simple ideas into real creations, discovering that imagination becomes powerful when they know how to build.
Spatial thinking
Working in two and three dimensions strengthens visualisation, planning, and structural thinking — skills used in design, engineering, and architecture.
Creative problem-solving
Every build comes with challenges. Students experiment, adapt, and improve their ideas until they work.
Confidence through making
Watching a flat sheet of cardboard become something they designed and built gives students a genuine sense of achievement.
Persistence & resilience
Building rarely works perfectly the first time. Students learn to test, adjust, and keep improving without giving up.
Hands-on creativity
Away from screens, students explore, experiment, and create with their own hands — developing confidence through making.
Outcomes
They leave
with this.
- ✓Learn professional cardboard construction and joining techniques
- ✓Build original 2D and 3D cardboard models and sculptures
- ✓Strengthen spatial reasoning and structural thinking
- ✓Develop creative confidence through hands-on making
- ✓Present their creations at the final showcase
“
Every great maker starts with simple materials and a big imagination. We designed Cardboard Adventures to help students build with confidence, think in three dimensions, and create without limits.
— Maekido Facilitator
The Maekido Pathway
The boot camp is just
the beginning.
01 · In School
Art - Cardboard Adventures Boot Camp
20 hrs of deep skill-building, ending in a live on-campus showcase.
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02 · Aug–Jan
Monthly Open Challenges
A new themed challenge every month, Aug–Jan — including an Art challenge (Oct). Winners are featured, certified — and get a free NEXT pass.
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03 · Mid-February
NEXT by Maekido
The Festival of Young Explorers — your child’s work on a stage in front of thousands.
Bring Art - Cardboard Adventures
to your school.
Your school picks any 2 of the 6 boot camps to begin. We handle facilitators, materials and the showcase.