Here is the e-mail we sent to families who registered interest:
Thank you so much for your interest in the (Blank) Library LEGO Robotics Club! You’re receiving this e-mail because someone
in your family signed up for more information. Below are the details of the
club, as well as information as to how to sign up!
What: The (Blank) LEGO Robotics Club is an
opportunity for children ages 7-14 to learn about robotics, and begin to build
a foundation of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art/Design, and Math)
concepts that will benefit them both now and in the future. Oh, and it’s going
to be fun!
Children will be building and programming robots using the
LEGO WeDo and Mindstorms EV3 sets – inventing and innovating, completing
challenges, and competing against themselves and others. They will be led by a
team of volunteers from (Local) University, the University of (Local), (Local) Air Force Base, and others, with backgrounds in Computer
Science, Math, and Mechanical and Computer Engineering. The club will be kept
small, and each child will have the opportunity to get “hands-on” each week
with both the LEGOs and the computers.
As the club progresses, there will be opportunities for
children to explore other avenues of STEAM as their interests lead them. We
already have commitments from community members and other volunteers to teach
workshops and programs in computer programming, structural engineering, and
structural design.
When: The (Blank) LEGO Robotics Club will meet
every Monday at the ... Community Library. It will run from 4:30pm –
6:00pm. The Club will meet in October and November, break in December, and then
start again in January.
The Details: The (Blank) LEGO Robotics Club will
be based on a progressive-skills approach. This means that what children learn
one week will be used in each consecutive week. What this means is that
children need to attend as many Club meetings as possible – if they do not
attend for a while, they will be very lost when they come back!
How to Sign Up: There is very limited space for this
program. The only way to register is to respond back to this e-mail, or to
call the library at (blank). Please include the name and age of each child
you would like to register. After all of the spaces are filled, we will
begin a wait-list for the program. Due to the progressive skills necessary for
the program, if your child misses more than two meetings in a row, they may be
removed from the club, and their spot offered to the next person on the waiting
list. This is not done to punish anyone, but to ensure that the children
attending the program are able to participate fully each time they attend.
Due to the overwhelming interest, this program will not be
advertised outside of the (Blank) Community Library. Therefore, if you know
of someone who may be interested in the program, please feel free to pass this
e-mail along to them.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail
or call at any time! We look forward to working with you and your children on
this new, exciting adventure!
-Kevin
We're extremely excited to get started with the program, and our patrons are as well. Registration opened as I pressed "send on this e-mail," and within 5 minutes, we had 8 of the 16 spots filled. I think there is community interest!
I've been working on some cool Mindstorms EV3 projects to show off at our local university to hopefully drum up volunteers. I'll post some more about them soon! Thank you all for your support so far. As always, I'd love to hear your ideas, suggestions, comments, and whatever else!
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