Roller Coaster Engineering – Walker’s All For Girls Summer Academy Recently Updated

Ever wonder how roller coasters work? In this course, students will design and build a roller coaster using just cardstock and tape! They will include every feature imaginable: zigzags, loop-the-loops, funnels, merges, switchbacks, half-pipes, and more. We will have flexibility to experiment and tinker as we send marbles racing down the tracks. Along the way, students will build skills in teamwork, troubleshooting, and the engineering design process.

Providing a summer of academic discovery, The Ethel Walker School’s All For Girls Summer Academy is where curiosity meets exploration and fun! Our in-person program for grades 5-8 is an immersive learning experience on our picturesque campus in Simsbury, CT while grades 9 and 10 collaborate in cutting-edge online spaces. All courses have been designed by Walker’s renowned faculty who turn every lesson into an adventure and every student into a fearless innovator.

The Ethel Walker School is an independent, college preparatory, boarding and day school in Simsbury, Connecticut for girls in grades six through 12 plus a postgraduate year. Since 1911, Walker's has excelled at preparing students to make a difference in the world. Members of this diverse community are dedicated to scholarship, the arts, athletics, wellness, and service.