Cashell ES - The Great Adventure Lab Spring 2016 STEM Classes

The Great Adventure Lab is an after-school science enrichment program that runs in 50+ schools in the D.C. area. We’ve taught thousands of kids how to write their first robotics programs or video game programs (or both!). We also teach science, engineering, electronics...and more! We do it all with SMALL class sizes with an adult to student ratio of 6:1. Our goal is to make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics irresistibly FUN for the next generation.

You can read all about our classes and birthday parties at http://thegreatadventurelab.com. The site includes plenty of photos and links to videos from our classes!

We are an LLC based in Silver Spring, MD. We are fully insured and our instructors have passed background checks including FBI and state fingerprinting.

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Here are mini-descriptions of our Spring 2016 offerings at Cashell ES.  Please follow links for complete details, including photos!  Room numbers TBD. Instructor will send welcome email several days before class. 

Parent aide requirements: http://thegreatadventurelab.com/parent-aides/

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Intro to Video Game Programming A, Grades K-2

Mondays 3:30-4:30pm

NEW Class dates: April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23

Intro to Video Game Programming A and B are separate classes with totally different projects. Take one or both in any order, but don’t repeat either class.

With MIT’s Scratch Jr., we’ll learn how to program basic video games on iPads (provided by The GrAd Lab!) Kids will have a blast learning how to make their characters move, talk, and interact.

Areas of Exploration: Programming, Multimedia, Storytelling, Music, Logic.

Class Format: Seven 60-min. meetings, once per week.

Tuition: $145 tuition per student, min 11/ max 12 students, 1 instructor, 1 aide.

 

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Lego Robotics A, Grades 2-4

 

Thursdays 3:30-4:30am

 

NEW CLASS DATES Apr 14, 21, 27, May 5, 12, 19, 26

Learn to build and program Lego Robots, using gears, levers, sensors and software! Start out with suggested programs, then learn to troubleshoot and design your own! We’ll build roaring lions, soccer bots, cars and more!

Areas of Exploration: Robotics, Programming, Logic.

Class Format:  Seven 60-min. meetings, once per week.

 

Tuition: $125 tuition per student. min 11/ max 12 students, 1 instructor, 1 aide.

 

Parent aide for full class gets free tuition.