Course Descriptions:
LEGO Spike Essentials: Ages 6-9
With Lego Spike Essentials, you’ll construct a LEGO model that includes motors, light sensors, sounds, and light blocks. Using icon or word blocks, you’ll learn how to program your bot to move. You can also add lights and sounds to make it uniquely yours!
LEGO Spike Prime: Ages 10-14
Spike Prime participants will collaborate with a partner and will delve into the world of scratch-based coding. You’ll learn how to use motors, sensors, lights, and sounds to manipulate and move your robot. Individualized challenges will be given based on levels of experience.
Minecraft Club
Participants will use our Minecraft Education license to learn some basic coding principles, and will apply what they learn in the worlds they create and play in. Teamwork, collaboration, communication, and social interactions are essential outcomes when participating in this club. This club is run by Ruby, Adam and/or Nate Corkhum.
Video Game Design
With the guided tutorials of Microsoft MakeCode, participants will level up their coding abilities! Participants will develop programming skills by quickly creating and modding retro arcade games. This course is taught by Adam and/or Nate Corkhum.
Python Coding: Ages 12 and up
Participants will take their experiences and knowledge of block based coding and level up to learning the language of Python coding. This course will address basic fundamentals and syntax, with application on beginner's projects. This course is taught by Adam Corkhum, UMass Lowell senior in Computer Science.
LEGO After School Programs
Hingham: East Elementary School Explorers
Mondays: Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 21, 28, Nov. 4
5 weeks (no class on Oct. 14-Indigenous Peoples' Day)
3:00-4:00: Spike Essential
Register at Hingham Recreation Department
Hingham at Recreation Center
Saturdays: Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9
6 weeks
10:00-11:00: Spike Essential
11:00-12:00-Minecraft Club
Register at Hingham Recreation Department
Cohasset: South Shore Community Center
Fall Session
Mondays: Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 21, 28, Nov. 4
5 weeks (no class on Oct. 14-Indigenous Peoples' Day)
4:30-5:30: Spike Essential and Spike Prime
5:30-6:30: Minecraft Club
Register with this link
Marshfield: Sanctuary Church
Fall Session
Tuesdays: Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5
4:30-5:30: Spike Essential and Spike Prime
5:30-6:30: Minecraft Club
Register with this link
Duxbury: Tarkiln Community Center
Fall Session
Wednesdays-Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6
4:30-5:30: Spike Essential and Spike Prime
5:30-6:30: Minecraft Club
Register at Duxbury Recreation
Scituate: Recreation Department Building
Fall Session
Thursdays: Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7
(5 weeks-No class on Oct. 31-Halloween)
4:30-5:30: Spike Essential and Spike Prime
5:30-6:30: Minecraft Club
Register at Scituate Recreation
Kids' Night Out
Cohasset:
Friday, Oct. 18th 5:30-7:30
Ages 5-14
Register with this link
Marshfield: TBD
Python Coding
Ages 12 and up
Small Private group sessions can be scheduled by contacting me at suzicork@stemplay.org