Dear Parents,
Today, Thursday Feb 1st, will be the first STEM Club meeting. We are so excited that your child will be joining us. The club is full and has kids from every grade (K-4). We’ll be meeting in the Innovation Lab immediately after school. The kids will be hungry, so we’re planning on providing a simple snack and something to drink. Please let us know if your child has any food allergies. You are welcome to pack a snack for your child if you’d prefer.
When we first started talking about starting this club, we looked at a wide range of things we could do with the kids. There are so many fun things that fall into the category of STEM. In the end we decided on teaching a programming class using the Sphero SPRK+ robot.
Programming teaches kids:
Robotics does all that and takes it a step further. It makes programming come to life for kids; something they can see, touch, and feel. The benefits of robotics are:
We both got our robots last week and we couldn’t be more excited about using them with your children. Please don’t hesitate to contact us - [email protected] or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Evelyn & Atilla
Today, Thursday Feb 1st, will be the first STEM Club meeting. We are so excited that your child will be joining us. The club is full and has kids from every grade (K-4). We’ll be meeting in the Innovation Lab immediately after school. The kids will be hungry, so we’re planning on providing a simple snack and something to drink. Please let us know if your child has any food allergies. You are welcome to pack a snack for your child if you’d prefer.
When we first started talking about starting this club, we looked at a wide range of things we could do with the kids. There are so many fun things that fall into the category of STEM. In the end we decided on teaching a programming class using the Sphero SPRK+ robot.
Programming teaches kids:
- critical thinking skills,
- problem solving skills,
- the importance of details,
- and how to think logically.
Robotics does all that and takes it a step further. It makes programming come to life for kids; something they can see, touch, and feel. The benefits of robotics are:
- It's physical,
- students have to deal with real time, real world issues,
- it provides students with a better understanding of the role of hardware vs software,
- and last but not least, kids love to play with robots.
We both got our robots last week and we couldn’t be more excited about using them with your children. Please don’t hesitate to contact us - [email protected] or [email protected].
Sincerely,
Evelyn & Atilla