Hands-on tech classes in Bradford, ON
Real flight simulators, real robots, real code. Classes run at Kids Cuckoos Nest in Bradford.
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Sessions
8
one-hour sessions per program
Visits
4
weekly visits of about 2.5 hours
Class size
6–12
students per class
Price
$395
per program, materials included
Affordable
Immersive
Enjoyable
Educational
Programs
Pick the one your kid can't stop talking about. Both run on the same four-visit schedule, and both cost the same.
Level 1 · Junior Aviator
Learn to Fly Before You Drive
Class day
Wednesday or Thursday
Price
$395
Build • Code • Create • Innovate
Hands on the hardware, not watching a screen
Ages
7+
Class day
Tuesday
Price
$395
How the schedule works
Each visit is two one-hour sessions back to back, with a 30-minute break in between. That's eight one-hour sessions over four class days, one visit a week for a month.
$395 covers all eight hours, simulator time and materials.
One visit
Afternoon group
4:00–6:30 PM
Evening group
6:30–9:00 PM
A class runs once it reaches 6 students. If it doesn't fill, you're not left stranded. We'll contact you directly about a refund or moving to another group. You're never paying for a class that doesn't happen.
Aviation Program, session by session
Every session pairs time in the simulator with a hands-on activity away from the screen.
Simulator: Tour the cockpit. Learn the yoke, pedals, throttle, flaps and trim wheel.
Ground: The four forces of flight: lift, weight, thrust and drag. Paper airplane demo.
Simulator: Review the controls, simulate an engine start and practise taxiing.
Ground: Parts of a Cessna: wings, fuselage, empennage and landing gear. Label a diagram, then build a cardboard model.
Simulator: Throttle up to takeoff power, feel the acceleration and try an assisted rotation.
Ground: How engines make thrust. Balloon rocket experiment.
Simulator: Assisted takeoff, then hold straight-and-level flight.
Ground: Why wings make lift. Bernoulli demo with curved paper.
Simulator: Hold cruise speed and altitude with gentle heading corrections.
Ground: A "match the speed" airspeed indicator game. Reading an altimeter.
Simulator: Repeat takeoff and cruise, holding a steady track.
Ground: Airports, runways and the control tower. Build a mini airport with masking-tape runways.
Simulator: Plan and fly a short cruise from A to B.
Ground: Draw the route on a map and add checkpoints.
Simulator: Start up, taxi, take off and cruise on their own, with the instructor monitoring.
Ground: Review, then Level 1 Junior Aviator certificates are awarded.
No, and it's the first thing parents ask. The simulator is a training tool, not a game. There's no score and nothing to beat. Kids fly a real aircraft procedure on real controls: yoke, throttle, rudder pedals, trim. Half of every session happens away from the screen: paper airplanes, balloon rockets, cardboard aircraft builds, drawing a flight route by hand. They come out able to explain why a wing makes lift. That's not a game.
Questions parents ask
Aviation: every session pairs simulator time with a hands-on ground activity. Kids tour the cockpit, learn the four forces of flight, run the throttle up for takeoff, hold straight-and-level flight, read instruments, build a mini airport and plan a real route. By the last session they start up, taxi, take off and cruise on their own, with an instructor beside them.
AI, Robotics & Coding: coding, robotics and AI, built the same way. Hands on the hardware, not watching a screen.
None at all. This is a true beginner program, Level 1. Session 1 starts with "this is a yoke." Kids who've never touched a simulator and kids who already dream about flying both start in the same place. Ground activities are hands-on and age-friendly, and simulator time is one-on-one with the instructor, so every kid moves at their own pace.
Not from this program, and that's exactly the point. Flight training is a big commitment of time and money. Totzi is the low-risk first step: kids find out whether they truly love aviation before anyone spends thousands on it. They finish with real cockpit vocabulary, a feel for the controls, and a clear picture of the path ahead.
$395 per program. That covers all eight sessions, simulator time and materials. All equipment is provided.