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Advanced Robotics with Lego Mindstorms (F19SMT2C)
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Electronic Circuits & Components (F19SMT1B)
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Programmable Sensors & Actuators (F19SMT2A)
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Build & Take-Home Self-Driving Car (F19SJV2)
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Code Apps & Games in Java

Recommended Grade: Gr 5 – Gr 8

Skill Level: Intermediate – Advanced

Tools: Java

Prerequisite: None

Students will take home: Project files

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Young boy in bedroom using laptop and listening to MP3 player

In this camp, your student will:

Learn the fundamentals of computer programing through engaging and exciting coding projects.
Develop sequential algorithms to move characters.
Get familiar with Debugging by identifying and fixing errors. Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Learn about Loops and optimize the code with repetitive patterns.
Make your program interesting and interactive (games!) using Events.
Get introduced to the concept of Variables.

Intro to Coding for Machine Learning

Recommended Grade: Gr 5 – Gr 8

Skill Level: Intermediate – Advanced

Tools: Machine Learning, Python, Tensorflow

Prerequisite: None

Students will take home: Project files

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In this camp students will,

Understand how Neural Networks work.
Students build their own Neural Network from scratch with Python.
They use TensorFlow for Classification and Regression Tasks.
Build a foundation for more advanced machine learning content.
Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Build-n-Code Robotics with Take-Home Motorized-Arm

Recommended Grade: Gr 5 – Gr 8

Skill Level: Intermediate – Advanced

Tools: Arduino, C, Sensors, Actuators

Prerequisite: Basic coding skills

Students will take home: Motorized Robotic Arm and Project files

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In this camp, your student will:

Build a mini industrial robotic arm with 4 degrees of freedom.
Learn the physics & electronics behind actuators. Program them using an onboard Arduino processor.
Understand the differences between a DC motor, Servo motor and Stepper motor.
Learn Micro-controller programming using an easy to use block based computer language.
Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Start building concepts in various engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering.
Students take the robotic arm home and continue the journey with endless amount of fun while programming and playing with it.

Hands-On Machine Learning with a Take-Home Digital Assistant

Recommended Grade: Gr 5 – Gr 8

Skill Level: Intermediate – Advanced

Tools: Raspberry Pi, Python, Machine Learning, Robotics

Prerequisite: Basic coding skills

Students will take home: Digital Assistant built from Raspberry Pi, Project files

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Young boy in bedroom using laptop and listening to MP3 player

In this camp, your student will:

Build a Take-Home Digital Voice assistant powered by Raspberry Pi and Artificial Intelligence that can be extended and expanded to the limits of your imagination.
Give it a unique personality by teaching it new skills ranging from telling bedtime stories, tracking International Space Station (ISS) to telling jokes and playing music.
Learn about the technology that ties natural language processing, text-to-speech and speech-to-text to create a powerful experience.
Take your personal projects to the next level by integrating the voice assistant into them.
Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Code Apps & Games in Python

Recommended Grade: Gr 3 – Gr 5

Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Tools: Python

Prerequisite: None

Students will take home: Project files

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Young boy in bedroom using laptop and listening to MP3 player

In this camp, your student will:

Learn the fundamentals of computer programing through engaging and exciting coding projects in python.
Develop sequential algorithms to move characters.
Get familiar with Debugging by identifying and fixing errors.
Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Learn about Loops and optimize the code with repetitive patterns.
Get introduced to the concept of Variables.
Students will develop an appreciation on how computers store and manipulate information by building simple console based games,

Create Smart Bots using AI

Recommended Grade: Gr 3 – Gr 5

Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Tools: Scratch

Prerequisite: None

Students will take home: Project files

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In this camp, your student will:

Get a high level introduction to Machine Learning and Neural Networks.
Understand the concepts behind Digital Assistants like Alexa and Siri and implement a custom digital assistant in software.
Learn about Image Classification and develop a program in Scratch that can identify images.
Get introduced to Optical Character Recognition and code a program in Scratch that can recognize human handwriting.
Understand the concepts behind how a machine can learn to play a game by itself and become better over time without being explicitly programmed to do so.
Use Supervised learning to train Neural Networks through an easy to understand block-based Scratch programming language.
Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Build-n-Code Robotics with Take-Home Self Driving Car

Recommended Grade: Gr 3 – Gr 5

Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Tools: Arduino, Scratch, Sensors, Actuators

Prerequisite: Basic coding skills

Students will take home: Self Driving Car and Project files

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In this camp, your student will:

Build a robotic car with collision avoidance and autonomous navigation.
Learn the physics & electronics behind sensors and actuators. Program them using onboard Arduino processor.
Understand the differences between DC motors, Servo motors and Stepper motors.
Add obstacle sensing capabilities using Ultrasonic technology.
Learn Microcontroller programming using block based language.
Use wireless technology to optimize car performance.
Gain critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Students take the robotic car home and continue the journey with endless amount of fun while programming and playing with it.

Build-n-Code with LEGO Mindstorms

Recommended Grade: Gr 3 – Gr 5

Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Tools: EV3 Mindstorm

Prerequisite: None

Students will take home: Project files and build instructions

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In this camp, your student will:

Design, build and program robots using LEGO’s most advanced and newest robotics technology – the powerful MINDSTORMS® EV3.
EV3 features an easy-to-use graphical programming language that lets students immediately begin simple robotics programming and then advance into developing more complex algorithms.
Classmates work in pairs or individually to complete projects and compete in a tournament.
This camp has a focus on the engineering design process, building, and programming using EV3.
Advanced extensions generally provide additional design, programming and building opportunities.

Build-n-Explore Virtual & Augmented Reality

Recommended Grade: Gr 5 – Gr 8

Skill Level: Intermediate – Advanced

Tools: Cospaces, VR/AR hardware

Prerequisite: Basic coding skills

Students will take home: Project files and VR/AR workspaces

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Newton's Laws

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In this camp, your student will:

Make and explore their own content in 3D.
The beginners use a block based visual programming language drag and drop objects, characters and building blocks on to the stage. Advanced students get access to scripting languages for enhanced coding and problem solving.
Students then step into a new dimension and explore their creations in an immersive environment.
Advanced students use a revolutionary technology to physically connect with the curriculum.
Students can explore endless possibilities ranging from exploring scientific phenomena in 3D with coding and physics to bringing their very own inventions and stories come to life.
Prepares your student for future by enabling them to create, design, build and code in an engaging environment.
Students learn to use a VR & AR creation tool, experiment with basic 3D modeling and develop their spatial skills.
Enhance and further develop your students creativity and imagination as they work on learning matter and demonstrate their understanding.
Promotes critical thinking, problem solving and team building skills.
Students take home the card-board VR viewer, access to their CoSpaces account and the virtual experience they created so that the fun and education continues even at home.

Build-n-Explore Virtual Reality

Recommended Grade: Gr 3 – Gr 5

Skill Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Tools: Cospaces, VR/AR hardware

Prerequisite: None

Students will take home: Project files and VR workspaces

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Storytelling

Asian Chinese little girl experiencing virtual reality eyeglassses in isolated background.

Roman Aqueduct

In this camp, your student will:

Make and explore their own content in 3D.
The beginners use a block based visual programming language drag and drop objects, characters and building blocks on to the stage. Advanced students get access to scripting languages for enhanced coding and problem solving.
Students then step into a new dimension and explore their creations in an immersive environment.
Advanced students use a revolutionary technology to physically connect with the curriculum.
Students can explore endless possibilities ranging from exploring scientific phenomena in 3D with coding and physics to bringing their very own inventions and stories come to life.
Prepares your student for future by enabling them to create, design, build and code in an engaging environment.
Students learn to use a VR & AR creation tool, experiment with basic 3D modeling and develop their spatial skills.
Enhance and further develop your students creativity and imagination as they work on learning matter and demonstrate their understanding.
Promotes critical thinking, problem solving and team building skills.
Students take home the card-board VR viewer, access to their CoSpaces account and the virtual experience they created so that the fun and education continues even at home.