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Legos, Robotics & Building Camps 2012

Legos | AwesomeEngineering | Kids Carpentry

playwell tekPre-Engineering with Legos™
Age 5-6
with Play-Well TEKnologies
Let your imagination run wild with over 100,000 pieces of LEGO®! Build engineer-designed projects such as boats, bridges, mazes, and motorized cars, and use special pieces to create your own unique designs. Explore the endless creative possibilities of the LEGO® building system with the guidance of an experienced Play-Well instructor. This is an ideal way to prepare young builders for the challenge of Engineering FUNdamentals. Students should bring a peanut-free snack.
Location: RMCC

M-F
9am-12pm
6/25-6/29
$185 / $205 NR
M-F
9am-12pm
7/16-7/20
$185 / $205 NR

 

Engineering FUNdamentals with Legos™
Age 7-10
with Play-Well TEKnologies
Power up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and over 100,000 pieces of LEGO®! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects such as arch bridges, skyscrapers, motorized cars, and the Battletrack! Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in
a supportive environment. An experienced instructor will challenge new and returning students to engineer at the next level. Students should bring a peanut-free snack.
Location: RMCC

M-F
1-4pm
6/25-6/29
$185 / $205 NR

 

JEDI ENGINEERING new
Age 5-6
with Play-Well TEKnologies
Young Jedi will explore worlds far, far away and engineering principles right in front of them. Defeat the Empire by designing and refining X-Wings, R2-units, and settlements on far-flung edges of the galaxy. Imagination and engineering combine to create motorized and architectural projects such as energy catapults, shield generators and defense turrets. A new offering of original designs for young Jedi from Play-Well TEKnologies. Students should bring a peanut-free snack.
Location: RMCC

M-F
9am-12pm
7/9-7/13
$185 / $205 NR
M-F
9am-12pm
8/13-8/17
$185 / $205 NR

 

JEDI MASTERS new
Age 7-10
with Play-Well TEKnologies
The Force is strong in this class. Build complex machines and structures based on the best designs from a galaxy far, far away. Projects include X-Wings, AT-AT walkers, Pod Racers, Star Destroyers, Cloud Cities, settlements, and fortresses. Play-Well’s Jedi instructors reinforce key engineering concepts such as geartrains, worm drives, pneumatics, eccentric motion and more as students tap into the powerful forces of imagination and engineering. Students should bring a peanut-free snack.
Location: RMCC

M-F
1-4pm
7/9-7/13
$185 / $205 NR
M-F
1-4pm
8/13-8/17
$185 / $205 NR

 

LEGO ROBOTICS new
Age 8-12
with Play-Well TEKnologies
Learn about building and programming robots using the LEGO Mindstorms system and over 100,000 pieces of LEGO! Explore the many uses of touch, light, sound, and ultrasonic sensors with a robotic project of your own unique design. Program your robot to avoid obstacles, manipulate objects, and much more. Projects are structured so that students solve problems and have fun in an open-ended, investigative environment.
Location: RMCC

M-F
1-4pm
7/16-7/20
$226 / $246 NR

 

FLIGHT CLUB new
Age 7-10
with Play-Well TEKnologies
Become a future aerospace engineer! Build and experiment with paper airplanes, helicopters, parachutes, rockets, and a wide variety of aerospace designs. Learn about propulsion, air foils, terminal velocity, gyroscopic forces, and other aeronautic concepts. An experienced Flight
Club instructor helps you acquire aerospace engineering skills that last a lifetime. Take home your creations from this interactive and educaeducational class about having fun with flight. Lab Fee: $10 payable @ 1st class
.
Location: RMCC

M-F no W
9am-12pm
7/2-7/6 no 7/4
$149 / $169 NR

 

RC MOTION new
Age 7-10
with Play-Well TEKnologies
Explore all things Remote Controlled in RC Motion! Drive RC Cars, Slot Cars, Snap Circuit Cars, and Rock Crawlers! Race your cars on indoor racetracks that change each day. Add challenging terrain and jumps! Create rock crawling courses and slaloms to test your vehicle’s precision and control. Test your flying skills on the Flight Simulator, and master the RC Helicopter! All materials provided.
Location: RMCC

M-F no W
1-4pm
7/2-7/6 no 7/4
$149 / $169 NR
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AWESOMEngineering & Construction
Age 7-12
with AWESOME Engineering
Are you ready to have an AWESOME time? Learn about engineering and construction concepts using Erector educational toys. You will build things you encounter everyday; including bridges, cars, skyscrapers and more! Some of the concepts covered include: Torque vs. Speed, Belt and Pulley Systems, Gravity, Friction, and Truss Systems. In class, you are provided with everything you need to build each project which includes a tool belt, tools and project pieces. This hands-on class will allow you to work together to solve problems while building projects. Returning students will work on new projects. Go to www. awesomengineering.org for more info and pictures. Lab fee: $10
payable at first class for an Erector set that students will keep; checks payable to AWESOMEngineering.

Location: CAB

M-F
9am-12pm
7/16-7/20
$144 / $164 NR
M-F
1-4pm
7/16-7/20
$144 / $164 NR
M-F
9am-12pm
8/13-8/17
$144 / $164 NR
M-F
1-4pm
8/13-8/17
$144 / $164 NR
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LEGO Flix new
Ages 7-13 in appropriate age groups
with Incrediflix
We know you love Legos and we know you can create incredible worlds. Now it’s time to bring those worlds to life in Lego animated flix! We provide the Legos, and you provide your imagination. Students will create a Lego set with Lego characters for a movie they storyboard, write, shoot, and voiceover in age appropriate groups. A $30 Production Fee is payable at 1st class. All flix will be professionally edited and a DVD will be mailed to every student. Sign up for AM & PM and get Lunch supervision for FREE as well as one production fee waived! Check out our website for examples of each camp! www.IncrediFlix.com

M-F
9am-12pm
6/25-6/29
$175 / $195 NR
CAB     
M-F
1-4pm
8/13-8/17
$175 / $195 NR
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kids carpentryKids’ Carpentry Camp
Kindergarten - 6th Grade
with Chip McCarthy, woodworker for the past 30 years www.kidscarpentry.net
Come join us for our 4-day Kids’ Carpentry Summer Camp! Carpentry classes are taught with low ratios to ensure careful attention and respect for each child. Lab Fee: $35 due to the instructor for all supplies. No camp 7/4

10.378 FULL M-F 9:30-11am 7/2-7/6 no 7/4 $103/$123NR CAB  
10.379 M-F 11am-12:30p 7/2-7/6 no 7/4 $103/$123NR CAB  
10.380 M-F 12:30-2pm 7/2-7/6 no 7/4 $103/$123NR CAB  
10.381 M-Th 9:30-11am 8/6-8/9 $103/$123NR CAB  
10.382 M-Th 11am-12:30p 8/6-8/9 $103/$123NR CAB  
10.383 M-Th 12:30-2pm 8/6-8/9 $103/$123NR CAB  

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