KoKo NYC South Slope Derby

When: Saturday, August 29, 12 – 3 PM Where: The KoKo Lot (440 19th St., Brooklyn) KoKo NYC presents the 19th annual South Slope Derby, a celebration of creativity and innovation! For 19 years and counting the Annual South Slope Derby has thrilled Brooklyn every August, becoming a beloved celebration of creativity and innovation. The Derby is the culmination of KoKo NYC’s summer programming and features gravity-powered soap box racers made from recycled materials and built by kids. During week-long workshops, kids develop their building and engineering skills and express their natural ingenuity as they imagine and construct their sustainable cars. Together with our Teaching Artists and Counselors, kids learn to design the functional elements of the car, such as steering and brakes, troubleshooting and testing along the way. Throughout the build, kids let their imaginations run wild – who’s to say a car can’t also be a dragon? In the South Slope Derby, the kids put their creations to… View Source