Genius Design Lab (GDL) is an afterschool workshop and summer program designed to teach children graphic design, 3D design and printing, video game design and programming, VR and AR programming, and other news technologies they are not learning at school. Our courses will increase your child’s creativity and computer skills as well as their self-confidence.
During the school year, the class age is 8—16 years old. For summer courses, it’s 10–16. We customize all courses and curriculum around age and the learning difficulty level of each subject.
Everyone had to start somewhere right? That’s the reason they are here! Don’t worry! We have beginner classes for all ages in all our courses. They will learn how to fly before they spread their wings.
Some of our higher-level courses do have prerequisites. Our counselor can give your child advice on which course level to take. Your child won’t be bored learning stuff they already know.
A typical class holds up to eight children in any given session. Our minimum class size is five students.
All our classes are based on an 8:1 student to instructors ratio. An assistant instructor will be added if a class is over eight students to provide extra help and be sure every student gets the attention they need and deserve.
All of our members and instructors are friendly, creative, tech-savvy individuals who love design. They are recruited from top universities around the nation. All members and instructors will have undergone background checks before joining our team.
Our course fee covers the entire course, staff, hardware use, software use and all supplies needs to create the projects.
All our hardware, from PCs to VR headsets to 3D printers, is no less than three-years old; all software is continually updated to their most recent versions.
All our classes are 90-minutes long (except special program and summer courses).
We DO NOT offer make-up classes. However, an assistant instructor will work with the student to help them catch up.
We recommend a student miss no more than two classes during a course.
Yes! We design our curriculum so that students can continue to build on skills they’ve learned. Each new season or course comes with a variety of brand new projects that teach a different set of skills; we never repeat projects.
Yes, we do offer private courses. Please contact our counselor directly if you would like to set up a private course.
You can register for any class online or call us at 516-378-3499. You may also drop by and check us out.
Regular Business Hours, Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. / Sat & Sun close (Summer)
Most classes and courses are 100% refundable 15 days prior to the date of class start.
Regular classes, courses or workshops are based on availability and do require a $200 deposit per student per class, course, or workshop due at enrollment checkout. Balance must pay in full before class starts.
All major credits cards, Paypal, cash and check. Sorry no bitcoin.
Sorry! We do not host birthday parties.
Sorry, we do not offer Lego Mindstorm. All our courses are custom-designed directly by our teams. The best place to get Lego is from Amazon or Toys R Us.
All students are required to fill out a waiver and medical condition form prior to attending class; if your child has food allergies or a serious medical condition please make us aware of it. At our lab we are peanut-free but however, we can’t control other students who may bring in peanut or tree nuts products. This will be beyond our control, but we can ensure your child eats at a peanut-free table.
Yes, we do host an open house. However, the schedule is not set and the seats are limited. Please check our calendar for details or sign up for our e-newsletter to receive course schedule updates and events notices. Please click here to sign up for the e-newsletter
If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call at 888-378-3822 or drop us a line: info@geniusdesignlab.com. You can expect a reply within 48 hours.
You can also visit us at: 1812 Merrick Road, Merrick, NY 11566
Regular Business Hours, Monday to Friday 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. / Sat & Sun close (Summer)