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Robotics & Engineering

The Play Space - Youth Robotics Camps (Playing At Learning)

The camp offers a self-paced learning environment with individualized attention, allowing students to progress at their own speed and explore advanced challenges.

🔥 Middle School 🕒 1-week Day Camp In-person All skill levels

About this camp

The Play Space - Youth Robotics Camps (Playing At Learning) offers an engaging introduction to robotics and engineering using LEGO Mindstorms Spike Prime kits. Students will gain a solid foundation in programming through Icon Blocks or Words Blocks (Scratch-like) languages. The camp utilizes FIRST LEGO League Challenge games to provide a fun and challenging learning environment. The curriculum is largely self-paced, allowing each pair of students to progress at their own speed and develop a strong understanding of the system. Returning students can delve deeper into problem-solving skills with advanced challenges and modifications. The small class sizes and dedicated staff ensure a high degree of individualized experimentation and learning, fostering critical thinking and creativity.

What a typical day looks like

A typical day involves students working in pairs to build and program robots using LEGO Mindstorms Spike Prime kits, tackling challenges inspired by FIRST LEGO League games, and developing programming skills with Icon Blocks or Words Blocks.

Best suited for

This camp is ideal for middle school students interested in an introduction to robotics and engineering, with no prior experience required.

What you'll learn

Robotics Engineering LEGO Mindstorms Spike Prime Icon Blocks programming Words Blocks programming FIRST LEGO League Challenges Problem-solving

Location

2215 Oakland Rd, Suite B, San Jose, CA 95131

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