We offer four LEGO® building courses for students in the younger age group.
Below is information which explains the class differences to better help you select a class for your son or daughter.
What all classes offer:
Fun, creative projects using LEGO® technic pieces. Students build from instructions, then test and customize their creations. Students engage in activities with their projects, such as races, maneuvering, stress testing, and just fun, imaginative play alone or with classmates.
Young Builders:Half-day class. Geared toward a 5 or 6 year old who is interested in LEGO®s, and wishes to be exposed to both construction tips and new elements which add motion and action to LEGO® projects. Examples: Students begin by learning about interlocking bricks, and the use of connector pins and beams to strengthen LEGO® structures. Students then learn about how meshing gears adds motion and strength to machines such as an amusement park ride and to vehicles such as a train engine.
PowerUp! with LEGO® Motors & Bricks:Half-day class. Geared toward a 6-9 year old student who wishes to make LEGO®s that move with a motor, gears or pulleys, and a battery pack. Each day, teachers discuss key concepts and demonstrate special LEGO® elements prior to building. Students work from instructions to design a new motor-powered project daily, customizing designs with their own creativity. When testing their completed projects, students learn first-hand about physics and engineering (e.g. friction, force, leverage).
Spybot Robotics with LEGO®s: Full-day class. Geared toward a 6-9 year old student who wishes to work with LEGO®s beyond the traditional motor and brick elements. Students design interesting vehicles and machines, add a LEGO® microcomputer and then control them with a remote. You’ll create winged robot creatures, cars, all-terrain explorers and insectoids. Work with geartrains, caterpillar treads, a touch sensor, and plenty of other building pieces.
You’ll work on a different project each day, building from instructions, and then customizing your creation for high performance! Then, run your robots in games and challenges.
In the afternoon, you ’ll be involved in computer and hands-on activities. You’ll create animated talking LEGO® characters, work on problem-solving computer adventures, and be introduced to programming concepts, by creating instructions for a robot car to solve challenges. Your instructions will be entered into the car by pressing buttons, such as arrow keys for direction, and number keys for distance.
Ultimate Builders:Robotics & Alternative Energy Vehicles with LEGO® Bricks, Plus Game Design!: Full-day class. For students 7-9 years old who wish to work with more advanced LEGO® building techniques and scientific concepts.
Students design robotic vehicles and machines that use the LEGO® Scout microcomputer, “programming” their actions with built-in buttons. Projects include a four-legged robot walker, a high-performance car, amusement park ride, solar-powered vehicle, and more! You’ll learn all about gears, pulleys, walking systems, and how alternative energy systems work. Build a different project each day.
In the afternoon, you will create your own computer adventure game which you take home to play on a personal computer. You design or import characters, create a setting and provide game characters with instructions for a variety of actions. Character library includes many LEGO® minifigures, bricks, and vehicles.
