Wow…what a week to kick off summer! Since we announced the challenge of building the World's longest marble run, our campers have been on a mission to incorporate fun, interactive elements into the mix and have come up with some incredibly creative solutions; spirals, ramps, jumps, cascades, plinko and pinball-style challenges.

Thursday was our last full day of building, with many challenges and changes, as collaborations between teams took place to ensure the success of a fully functioning marble run, extending not only the length of the blacktop, but an entire storey! The campers demonstrated excellent team work, cooperation, determination and grit to achieve this.

A couple of cute, furry friends came to say a surprise hello to our Camp Directors!

Arson hard at work, securing the vice.

Ben and Griffin measuring and marking.

Project Ember portrait: Griffin

Team work at it's very best: the whole team working together to complete the last stretch of track.

Time to test the track...

...how's it looking boys?!

Project Ember portrait: Dr Elliott P Blau

Kyle and Ben working on ways to connect the various pinball holes to their track.

Vaughn making some safety checks under the deck.

Tasso showing Leo his preparations for using the jigsaw.

Project Ember portrait: Leo

Elliot P creating the finishing line for our marble run.

Christina hard at work.

A huge team effort to move the last third of the run into place.

Last minute finishing touches; akin to a Nascar pitstop.

The view from the top of our marble run.

The ball is on the move!

Kyle and Ben are eagerly awaiting the moment the ball reaches their multiple funnel section...will it work successfully?

The smiles on their faces say it all!

Davi joins Ben to watch the final stages of the run.

One of the main attractions: our very own pinball machine!

We think you'll agree that all their hard work was well worth it...

* Huge apologies to Session A campers and their families for the delay in this blog post. We've been experiencing a few technical difficulties here at Project Ember HQ (but we're all sorted now). Thank you for your patience!

Session A Day Campers...what a group to kick off the summer! :)

All our teams' projects have really come to life quickly with all sorts of imaginative designs. With everything from standard shoots, to zig-zag ramps, to full on pinball machines, this week's kids had no shortage of creativity on call. Here's a short photo summary of our progress.