Child & Youth FabLab Programming

Program Name: LEGO ROBOTICS! – Beginner Level – FULL

Description: LEGO Boats and Ferries, Snowmobiles, Cave Cars, Animal Alarms, Helicopters, Cable Cars, Ferris Wheels and MORE! Come take your building skills to another level while learning about motors, sensors, coding and more! With a teammate you will dive into the basics of engineering using LEGO’s Spike Essential Kits and Software. Come and program exciting interactive objects that move, react, and make sounds! No prior coding/programming experience is necessary. Participants should at least have some experience with Lego.

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Ages: 6-9
Max: 10 participants
Dates: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, Mar 10

 

Program Name: LEGO ROBOTICS! – Advanced Level – FULL

Description: LEGO Battlebots and MORE! Come take your building skills to another level while learning about motors, sensors, coding and more! With a teammate dive into the world of engineering using LEGO’s Spike’s Prime Core and Expansion Sets and Software. Come and program exciting interactive objects that move, react, and make sounds! No prior coding/programming experience is necessary. Participants should be proficient at building Lego.

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Ages: 10-14
Max: 10 participants
Dates: Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, Mar 10

 

Program Name: 2D ADVANCED VIDEO GAME DESIGN! – FULL

Description: It’s GAME OVER! Do you love video games? Don’t just be a gamer! Become a Game Developer! This program is for those looking to challenge themselves in the world of programming. In this program participants will design their very own 2D platformer based video game using one of the best game engine softwares out there! This program will help kids develop their creativity and turn their imaginations into reality. Your games will have a main menu, enemies to defeat, background music, items to collect, elements such as ladders and doors, and MORE! Participants will learn how to code using GDScript which is syntactically similar to Python. At the end of the program participants will put their game online (HTML) and can have either their friends and family play it or they can make their game public to others! No prior coding/programming experience is necessary however participants will need to at the very least have basic typing skills.

Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ages: 9-14
Max: Depends on laptops
Dates: (Part 1): Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, Mar 3, Mar 10
Part 2 in April, for those who wish to keep building!