Basic / Standard
Competition for starting and growing makers
Children show a clearly working project and explain step by step what they have made.
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Challenge Day
Show what you've built. Present your project to the jury and compete for the prizes.
During the Kids Path 2 Engineering Challenge Day, children show their finished project. They demonstrate to a jury that their project works, explain their idea and compete against other participants within their own category.
Children who are not students at Kids Path 2 Engineering can also participate.
Open to KP2E students and external participants.
Show · Present · Compete
Show a finished project, answer questions and earn points.
Practical info
Next Challenge Day
Dateto be announced soon
Time09:00 – 16:00
Locationto be announced soon
Priceto be announced soon
The current date, location and price (depending on venue costs) will be updated on this page.
The heart of the day
A competition day for finished projects.
Challenge Day is not a regular building or testing lesson. Participants arrive with a finished project, demonstrate how it works, present their idea and try to earn a podium spot within their own level.
Points are awarded per category. This way, children compete against participants of a similar level, and every child gets a fair chance to excel.
Competition structure
Competition per category
All participants are judged within their own level. This keeps the competition fair and gives every child the chance to excel.
Premium / Premium Plus
Competition for more complex engineering projects
Children present projects with more technical challenge, complexity and finish.
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
Once the date of the Challenge Day is known, we will also announce the prices.
Points and presentation
Assessment by the jury
The jury reviews each project carefully. Children show that their project works, explain their idea and answer questions. Based on functionality, idea, complexity, finish and presentation, each project receives points.
- Does the project work as intended?
- Is the idea clear and creative?
- How difficult or complex is the project?
- Is the project neatly finished?
- Can the child explain how the project works?
- Has there been good thinking about improvement and problem-solving?
Podium per level
Prizes
Each category has prizes for first, second and third place. So there isn't just one overall winner: Basic, Standard, Premium and Premium Plus each have their own ranking.
Examples of prizes include a 3D printer, soldering station, electronics and STEM tools, technical building sets and other engineering materials.
09:00 – 16:00
Program of the day
The schedule helps participants, jury and visitors have a smooth competition day.
09:00Arrival and registration
09:30Opening and explanation of the competition
10:00Setting up projects per category
10:30Jury round and demonstrations
12:30Break
13:15Second jury round and audience moment
14:30STEM activities for visitors
15:30Award ceremony
16:00End
Side activity for visitors
STEM tables for visitors
Alongside the competition, there are STEM tables where children can get acquainted with electronics, Arduino and simple projects. Kids Path 2 Engineering students help visitors build something small to take home, such as a Night Rider LED project or a similar mini build.
The STEM tables are an extra activity, not the main competition.
Challenge Day itself is about finished projects, jury points and winners per category. The STEM tables additionally give visitors a short, accessible introduction to technology.