Stories and STEM

Course Catalog

Half-Day Classes

TELLING STORIES THROUGH CODE

  • Time: ~4 hours

  • Age Group: 1st to 3rd OR 4th to 6th

  • Experience: Beginner

  • Goals: Introduction, Basic Coding Concepts

  • Equipment Needed: iPads

  • Max Enrollment: 10 students

  • Space: Designed for younger kids

  • Dates: Please contact

How to Code a Sandcastle

  • Code along with story

  • Learn scratch basics

  • Code 2 scenes

  • High level intro to code

How to Code Rollercoaster

  • Code along with story

  • Learn scratch basics

  • Code 2 scenes

  • High level intro to code

Code Your Own Fairy Tale

  • Write own story

  • Learn scratch basics

  • Code 2-4 scenes

  • High level intro to code

Jolly the Ambitious Horse

  • Unplugged coding

  • Computational thinking

  • Decision tree diagrams

  • Final posterboard

Multi-Day Workshops

TELLING STORIES THROUGH CODE
BOOKS N BOTS

  • Time: 2 days, 2-4 hours per day

  • Age Group: 4th to 6th

  • Experience: Beginner

  • Goals: Introduction, Basic coding and robotics

  • Equipment Needed: iPads & WeDo (I have 3 sets)

  • Max Enrollment: 10 students

  • Space: Designed for younger kids

  • Dates: Please contact

How to Code a Sandcastle

  • Code along with story

  • Learn scratch basics+

  • Code 4 scenes

  • Time for details

How to Code Rollercoaster

  • Code along with story

  • Learn scratch basics+

  • Code 4 scenes

  • Time for details

How to Train Your Robot

  • Build with story

  • Intro simple machines

  • Build WeDo robot arm

  • Intro to basics

Litte Robot

  • Build with story

  • Robots & AI basics

  • Build WeDo robot

  • Intro to basics

Summer Camps

BOOKS N BOTS

  • Time: ~35 hours + lunch breaks

  • Age Group: Entering 3rd to entering 6th

  • Experience: Beginner

  • Goals: Integrative STEM and literature studies

  • Equipment Needed: iPads, Art Supplies, WeDo

  • Max Enrollment: 15 to 20 students

  • Space: Designed for younger kids

  • Dates: Summer 2022

The Wild Robot (Pt. I)

  • Coding, Robotics, & AI

  • Literature studies

  • Many STEAM activities

  • Dive into details

The Wild Robot (Pt. II)

  • Coding, Robotics, & AI

  • Part II to first book

  • Many STEAM activities

  • Builds on first book

Cog

  • Coding, Robotics, & AI

  • Literature studies

  • Many STEAM activities

  • Dive into details