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Preparing young innovators for future STEM jobs
Preparing young innovators for future STEM jobs
MySTEM Academy 2023 Summer Camps
10850 Perry Highway, Wexford PA, 15090
Monday to Friday morning (9:00 to noon) or afternoon (12:30 to 3:30)
Cost is $330/student.
Each student will have a robot and a computer for coding (no equipment sharing)
Session | Program |
Grade (spring 2023) |
Seats available | |||
A. 6/12 to 6/16 (9:00 to noon) | Game Design and Programming | 5 & 6 | FULL | |||
B. 6/12 to 6/16 (12:30 to 3:30) | Lego Robotics for New Students | 5 & 6 | FULL | |||
D. 6/19 to 6/23 (9:00 to noon) | Python Programming | 6 & 7 | FULL | |||
E. 6/19 to 6/23 (12:30 to 3:30) | VEX IQ Robotics | 6 & 7 | FULL | |||
G. 6/26 to 6/30 (9:00 to noon) | Scratch Programming | 3 & 4 | 2 | |||
H. 6/26 to 6/30 (12:30 to 3:30) | STEM with SPIKE Essential | 2 & 3 | FULL | |||
M. 7/10 to 7/14 (9:00 to noon) | Design and Build with SPIKE Prime | 3 & 4 | FULL | |||
N. 7/10 to 7/14 (12:30 to 3:30) | Cool Project with Lego Mindstorms | 5 & 6 | FULL | |||
P. 7/17 to 7/21 (9:00 to noon) | Advanced Robotics for Competition New Team by invitation only | invitation | N/A | |||
Q. 7/17 to 7/21 (12:30 to 3:30) | Lego Robotics for Grade 3 and 4 | 3 & 4 | FULL | |||
S. 7/24 to 7/28 (9:00 to noon) | Lego Robotics | 5 & 6 | NEW | |||
T. 7/24 to 7/28 (12:30 to 3:30) | Python Programming | 6 & 7 | NEW | |||
V. 8/7 to 8/11 (9:00 to noon) | Advanced Robotics for Power Crew by invitation only | invitation | N/A | |||
X. 8/7 to 8/11 (12:30 to 3:30) | Advanced Robotics for Nifty Ninjas by invitation only | invitation | N/A | |||
Z. 8/14 to 8/18 (9:00 to noon) | Advanced Robotics for Competition Veteran by invitation only | invitation | N/A | |||
(*) Advanced Robotics is by invitation only
If a session is sold out, please register for the waiting list. We plan to open a new session on the week of July 24th according to your interest
This program is designed for elementary school students to engage them in hands-on experiments with the SPIKE Prime Essential Lego Set. They will learn concepts of STEM while using motors, sensors, and lego elements to create themed projects, such as rides in an amusement park, arcade games, cable cars, helicopters, and more. Students will use the Lego Spike Essential App to experiment with block-based coding similar to Scratch and develop coding skills. This program will promote a challenging environment where students develop problem-solving, critical thinking, and computer programming skills.
Each student will have a robot and a computer for coding (no equipment sharing). Students will not repeat activities, and previous students will be able to build different projects.
Students in this camp will create interactive stories, games, and animations using Scratch, a visual programming language developed by MIT. Students will learn to think creatively and reason systematically and learn computer programming concepts such as loops, conditional and logic operations, variables, and functions. This program will promote a challenging environment where students develop problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and computer programming skills.
Each student will have a computer for coding (no equipment sharing).
This program will engage students in science, engineering, and coding and introduce them to the world of robotics. Each student will program an autonomous robot and solve different challenges
every day. They will experiment with building and programming arms to collect, transport, lift, and deposit items to different locations. Students will also learn to use sensors to detect color, line
following, and navigate a maze by avoiding obstacles. This program will promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills while learning advanced coding skills.
Each students will have a robot and a computer for coding (no equipment sharing). Students will not repeat activities and previous students will be able to solve different challenges.
This program is designed for students who enjoy building with Lego technic elements, motors, and sensors. Each student will have a Lego Mindstorms kit with over 500 pieces and create projects such
as a basketball shooting hoops robot, a lifting gripper, a humanoid robot, or other projects of their choice. They will connect their creation to the block programming App to make them move and react
to the environment using sensors. This program will promote a challenging environment where students will develop building skills and basics of computer programming.
Each student will have a robot and a computer for coding (no equipment sharing). Students will not repeat activities and previous students will be able to build different projects.
This camp is recommended for middle school students interested in learning basic programming in Python. Python is a high-level, object-oriented, easy-to-use syntax programming language perfect for beginners. Students will be challenged to solve several mini-projects using programming concepts such as data types, variables, operators, conditional statements, and functions. Python is growing in popularity in several application fields such as machine learning, web development, automation, and other computer science areas.
Each student will have a computer for coding (no equipment sharing).
This program is designed for middle school students who want to be part of a robotics competition team. They will be challenged to think like scientists and engineers to build, test, and program an autonomous robot to solve a set of missions in a thematic Robot Game. They will learn the fundamentals of LEGO Technic elements, motors, and sensors to build a robot taking into consideration the center of gravity, torque, gearing, and appropriate balance of speed and strength. Robots will be submitted to several accuracy tests to identify improvement cycles where alternatives are considered, tested, and the designs are improved. Students will learn advanced programming concepts such as proportional control, debugging, and decision-making techniques. Advanced Robotics is open to students who have taken the MySTEM classes in the past and have been recommended to register for this camp.
In this program, students will be introduced to hands-on STEM projects to discover physical science and engineering. They will experiment with forces and motion and build several projects, such as break dancers, different grabbers, a safe deposit box, and others. Students will code to make their creations move and use the color, touch, and ultrasonic sensors. They will learn computer programming concepts such as conditional statements, loops, and the use of variables. This program will promote creativity, communication, and critical thinking while students work collaboratively to find solutions.
Each student will have a robot and a computer for coding (no equipment sharing)
In this camp, students will create fully functional games in just a few hours. Using an intuitive icon-based environment, they make their world with characters and use the built-in functions to add movements and animation. For example, students can choose how objects react when they collide with each other or when the player presses a key on the keyboard; they can change the direction of a character when it reaches a boundary, they can program when to score or lose a life, play sounds, or use physics properties. By following simple steps to create games, even beginner students can quickly master the basics and use their knowledge and creativity to develop sophisticated gaming environments.
Each student will have a computer for coding (no equipment sharing)