WHERE ENGINEERS
ARE FORGED
Forge Makerspace offers year-round STEM and engineering classes, afterschool programs, and camps for kids in Santa Monica
Open Weekdays: 2:00-6:30PM | Sunday 11AM-2PM
Our Core Principles
Everything at Forge is built on a set of Core Principles that guide our actions, shape our programs, and keep our mission clear.
Students learn by building and doing
Students learn accountability
Students are taught to be self reliant
Students are clean and organized
Students master skills
The Rank Program
At Forge Makerspace, students don’t just take classes—they progress through a structured engineering journey that keeps them challenged, motivated, and constantly learning new skills.
This is the ultimate, all encompassing, hands-on STEM engineering class for kids. Built around learning technical engineering skills while doing real projects.
Open Makerspace
Unstructured time where students 1st-12th grade have access to our workshop, tools, materials and instructor supervision.
Students either currently enrolled in a Rank Class or who have already achieved Rank 1 may use our makerspace and engineering tools to work on their own projects.
Camps
For 1st-8th graders to explore hands-on projects.
Day Camps
Available during school holidays and breaks, Forge day camps offer full days of hands-on building, creative problem-solving, and engineering fun for students. Hands-on projects that students get to take home.
Summer Camps
Our weeklong summer camps focus each week on a different theme or large engineering project that students get to take home.
Robotics Teams
Forge Makerspace offers two distinct team-based competition programs for students at different grade levels and experience.
VEX IQ: 4th-8th Grade
VEX V5 (VRC): 6th-12th Grade
New to Forge? Come see where young engineers are forged.
Schedule a quick, free tour to explore our workshop, meet our instructors, and learn about our programs. See why students love Forge — and why so many parents call it their child’s favorite place to learn.