We’re back for our 17th summer season! No virus can stop us. We’re taking our great topics ONLINE! WHERE Everywhere WHO Ages 5-18 WHEN Week-long topics from June 22 through August 14, scheduled between 9am and 4pm, including some self directed topics. WHAT Ages 5-7 receive a kit of supplies and a written guide to a weeks-worth of great activities that will inspire imaginations and teach important concepts and promote hand-eye
Welcome to our 17th summer season! Along with our always-expanding summer programs, we are excited to offer a new afternoon option – LEGO Engineering Challenges for ages 6-10 – rounding out our lineup of STEM & Design Camp; Engineering, Technology and Design Academy; Junior STEM Camp; and Junior Coding Camp. Summer program location: New Milford High School for all camps except Academy DON’T WAIT, REGISTER NOW!
Please note that we have rescheduled our early winter after school programs! They will begin the first week in February: LEGO Engineering Challenges, Build, Fly & Drive featuring drones and radio control vehicles, and Electronics & Robotics Open Studio. REGISTER NOW
New this year is our after school LEGO STEM & Engineering Challenges! Other after school programs include Build, Fly & Drive featuring drones and radio control vehicles, and Electronics & Robotics Open Studio. REGISTER NOW
Are you ready for something new this fall? We’re offering some awesome programs! Our wildly successful After School program is back with some exciting changes. We are also restarting our FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics team and also hope to start a FLL Junior team! Details on these great programs can be found in our latest newsletter.
We are excited to announce a new camp offering this year – STEM and Design Academy (advanced topic levels)! Please read on for more information on the Academy, as well as our STEM & Design Camp, Junior STEM Camp, and Junior Coding Camp. STEM & DESIGN CAMP This is our full day camp for ages 8-16. We are able to offer 20+ class topics this summer! Classes will be in robotics;
Here are some photos from our November 2017 workshop for Maya, a 3D modeling and animation tool. We will be holding a 5 week class on Maya starting January 7, 2018. Register here. Images of student work. The following photos courtesy of Terry Tougas, minehill-photo.com.
Here are some photos from our November 2017 workshop for Revit, an architectural design tool. We will be holding a 5 week class on Revit starting January 7, 2018. Register here. All photos courtesy of Terry Tougas, minehill-photo.com.
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Grades 3-6 & 7-12. 1-day workshops, or multi-day classes and week long summer camp, 2 hours/class. In-person only.
Build a robot and learn fundamentals of programming and robotics engineering with LEGO’s programmable NXT or EV3 robotics system of controller, motors, sensors and Mindstorms software. The use of NXT or EV3 system will depend on the student’s age and experience. Students will work in pairs but exceptions may be allowed to work alone. Once students accomplish required tasks and simpler challenges, they can choose from higher level challenges or build a more complex robot of their own design or one provided by the instructors. Depending on availability, students may also be able to use robots to solve FIRST LEGO League competition missions. The final class will include optional robot battles within a 4 foot arena ring where students test mechanical design and programming strategies against each other.
Grades 3-12 or by permission. 1-day workshops, or 1 to 2 hour sessions in multi-day classes and week long summer camps. In-person or Online.
Tinkercad is a great way for students interested in 3D modeling and design to get a feel for what working in a 3D environment is like! Tinkercad is a free, introductory educational software created by engineering software company Autodesk. Tinkercad runs in your browser so it requires no software download and allows you to create an account and save your projects. Students will learn how to create, dimension, combine, and customize pre-generated and custom drawn geometric shapes to create basic models, parts, and inventions. Tinkercad has many other fun uses like electronics and “brick building.” Tinkercad is also the perfect start for moving up to Autodesk Fusion 360, which is our choice for teaching higher levels of 3D modeling, product design, mechanical design and making prototypes. Each student can choose one suitable model to be printed by Robotics And Beyond and picked up in New Milford or mailed to the home.
Requirements:
- Computer access (Windows, Mac, or Chromebook all work!)
- Access to Google Chrome (other browsers may work but Chrome is what we base our classes on, so certain aspects may differ on Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc.)
- An Autodesk Tinkercad account (a tutorial for making the account will be sent to parents before classes begin)
Grades 3-6. Offered as 1 to 1.5 hour sessions in week long summer camps or after school and weekend workshops. In-person only.
Using basic materials or LEGOs, students will be given a variety of challenges and then design and build solutions for them. The challenges may be structural, functional or simply artistic, but the focus will be on coming up with original ideas, discovery and aesthetics, as well as solving the problem given by the challenge. Working alone, in pairs or as a group, students will be encouraged to let their curiosity and imagination lead them to create innovative designs for each challenge.