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Contact : czimmerman@hotmail.com
Phone: 462-1978

SUMMER 2010 SCHEDULE

Lego Engineering & Robotics Classes
Computer Animation-Video-Claymation



ALL REGISTRATION IS ARRANGED BY THE SCHOOLS WHERE THE CLASSES ARE HELD.


Gateway School Summer Schedule 2010

Your child does  not have to attend Gateway to come to my summer classes.

REGISTER NOW

http://www.gatewaysc.org/school_life/summer.html


126 Eucalyptus Ave, Santa Cruz 95060 - 423-0341
email   jackson.allen@gatewaysc.org
or go line to register
http://gatewaysc.org/school_life/summer.html

COST OF CLASSES: $175 PER WEEK (the reason there is a difference in the cost of the classes between Gateway and Santa Cruz Montessori School is that the Montessori School lets me set the price but Gateway does not). The classes are exactly the same.

June 21st

June 25th

June 28th

July 2st

July 5th

July 9th

July 12th

July 16th


Lego Robotics with Mindstorms NXT

Age 8 & up

7 with experience following advanced Lego instructions

10:15-12:15


Lego Robotics with Mindstorms RCX & Pneumatics

Age 7 & up
10:15 – 12:15

Lego Robotics with Mindstorms RCX & Pneumatics

Age 8 & up

10:15 – 12:15

GIRLS Lego Architecture

Ages 8 and up
10:15 – 12:15


Beginning Lego Engineering

Age 6 & 7

1:00 - 3:00



Beginning Lego Engineering

Age 6 & 7

1:00 - 3:00

Lego Movie Maker - Computer Video Class

Age 8 & up

1:00 - 3:00

Computer Animation using Macromedia Flash

Age 8 & up

1:00 - 3:00




Springhill School Summer Schedule 2010 (schedule coming soon)




 Santa Cruz Montessori School

Summer 2010

Registration starts April 19th

Your child does  not have to attend SCMS to come to my summer classes.


6230 Soquel Drive • Aptos, CA 95003 • Ph: 831.476.1646 
 info@scms.org

Lego Jr. Engineering, Robotics, Computer Animation & Video

COST OF CLASSES: $120 FOR WEEK (plus $25 one time registration fee if not Montessori student)


July 26th
July 30th

Aug 2nd
Aug 6th



Beginning Lego Engineering

Age 6 & 7

10am – 12pm

Beginning Lego Engineering

Age 6 & 7

10am – 12pm




Lego Movie Maker-Computer Video Class

Age 8 & up
1:00 – 3:00


Lego Robotics with Mindstorms RCX

Age 7 & up
1:00 – 3:00


SEE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE





Class Descriptions

Beginning Lego Engineering:  (This is a summer class only)
Ages 6-7 (kindergarten with experience following Lego directions):
 

In this class children will be introduced to simple machines while having fun learning about mechanical building concepts. Using special Lego kits, and easy-to-follow instructions, children will get hands-on experience working with gears, pulleys, and electrical motors. Some of theprojects include: an amusement park ride, crane, miniature table saw, washing machine and a variety of cars some with real working headlights. This class uses the kits in the blue boxes, 4-volt electric motors and battery controls. All equipment in provided and returned to teacher at end of class.

Robotics with Lego Mindstorms RCX: Ages 8 and up (7 with experience following Lego directions)

Imagine what you can do when you combine Lego bricks with computers! The Lego Robotics Workshop is an introduction to building and programming machines using the Lego Mindstorms Invention System 2.0. Students will have fun designing programmable machines that can walk on legs, or move about on wheels, to find their own way to avoid obstacles. Using Lego blocks, motors and sensors, you will learn mechanical design, construction, programming and teamwork skills. Students use a laptop computer to program their machines to move, react, and make sounds in order to solve challenges (laptops are provided). All equipment is returned to instructor at end of class.


Robotics with Lego Mindstorms NXT: Ages 8 and up (7 with previous programming experience with RCX)

The latest generation of Lego Mindstorms has arrived! Now you can create the smartest, strongest and most advanced LEGO® robot ever! Using the NEW and improved Mindstorms NXT kits beginners and experts alike can create vehicles, machinery, and animal robots that obey every command. Incredible new hi-tech sensors combine with the power of the NXT Intelligent Brick to let your robot do just about anything you can imagine. You will learn to use sound sensors, touch sensors, and light sensors. All programming is icon based drag and drop. This is a great way to learn about mechanics, physics and computer programming. All necessary equipment is provided. Robots will be disassembled and returned to instructor at end of class.

Lego Pneumatics - Machines that run on Air Pressure:

Ages 8 and up (7 with previous programming experience with RCX)

Class is limited to 10 students

In this workshop students will explore the functions of air compression as they build and operate Lego pneumatic models. Using special instruction books, they will build a variety of projects such as: a Pneumatic Press, Jaws of Life, and a Pneumaticc Arm that moves and picks up Lego people, as well as vehicles using pneumatci devices. Each will be operated using a miniature air compressor and switches. All of the machines will incorporate the use of pneumatic cylinders, pumps, hoses, switches and air tanks. In addition to pneumatics students will use the Mindstorms RCX kits so they can add the pneumatic devices to a programmable vehicle.

Computer Animation and Digital Cartooning Ages 8 and up (7 with computer experience)*

This exciting class is an introduction to computer animation using Macromedia Flash.
Kids will have fun making and assembling a basic animated cartoon using movie symbols, sound, and animated text. The animations will be burned onto CD’s and MAILED home for following week.

Lego Movie Maker Video Production:  Ages 8 and up (7 with computer experience)*

This workshop is an introduction to stop-motion video. Students wil build their own mini Lego movie sets and select the mini-fig characters. Using webcams and Microsoft Movie Maker software, they will create an original movie  using stop-motion and live video techniques. They will edit the movie and add exciting sound effects, music, narration and titles. The finished movies will be burned on a CD and MAILED home the following week.
*Computer experience means that the child knows how to name, save and retrieve files.