Sierra Nevada Youth Optimist Club host robotics camps at WNC July 17th – July21st.
Members of the Sierra Nevada Youth Optimist Club will be hosting robotics camps at Western Nevada College July 17th – July21st.
There will be two separate sessions to meet the needs of different ages: the morning session (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM) will be targeted to grades K - 4th and will use the LEGO WeDo robotics kits; the afternoon session (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM) will be targeted to grades 4th - 8th and will use the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 robotics kits.
At both camps, the campers will broken up into smaller groups and paired with a "coach," progressing through the week like a condensed robotics season — building a robot with their team, learning programming basics, and then applying those skills to robot mission challenges.
There will be daily engineering challenges to encourage critical thinking, as well as time for "free building" with the LEGO pieces.
Along the way, campers can expect to learn about teamwork, problem solving and time management. On the last day of camp, parents are welcome to attend to see what has been accomplished.
The Sierra Nevada Youth Optimist Club is a group of kids from Carson City and Carson Valley with a common interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), who share our enthusiasm via events throughout northern Nevada. Among the camp instructors from the club, there are members of the award-winning robotics team from Carson High School.
Space is limited. Sign up today. You can learn more at the club's website: snyoc.weebly.com or email SierraNevadaYOC@gmail.com.
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