Courses
(schedules at bottom of page)
Learning for Today. Preparing for Tomorrow.
Robotics CORE
Level - Beginner
Length/Cost - 6 weeks/ $350
Prerequisite - None
Schedule and Pre-registration below
CORE is a 6 week introductory Lego Robotics course.
This course provides students with a fun, skill building introduction to robotics engineering and programming. Upon completion, students will be prepared to begin more advanced courses.
Lego SumoBot
Level - Beginner
Length/Cost - 6 weeks/ $350
Prerequisite - Robotics CORE or Equivalent
Schedule - January 2025 below
A fun, hands-on, popular robotic competition. SumoBot! Students will continue their study in Robotics CORE, learning programming and design strategies to make the ultimate SumoBot. Students will learn some basic features using CAD software and 3D printing designing custom parts for their bot. The course will conclude with an in-house tournament.
Team building, collaborative learning, and creative design are goals of this session.
Arduino - the Lightsaber
Level - Beginner
Length/Cost - 6 weeks/$400
Prerequisite - Robotics CORE or equivalent, Grade 6-9
Schedule below
A Fun little VIDEO (turn up the volume :) ) from our last class!
In this Arduino course, students will be introduced to the Arduino microprocessor, block and C++ programming languages. Students will learn the basics of electrical circuits, breadboards, resistors, LEDs, LED Strips, and programming sound before becoming a true Jedi. Upon course completion, students will receive their very own battle lightsaber.
Arduino Genesis
Level - Beginner
Length/Cost - 6 weeks/ $350
Prerequisite - Grade 9+
Schedule and Pre-Registration Below
In this course, students are introduced to the Arduino Microprocessor, electronics, breadboards, and the C++ programming language. Students will learn how LEDs work and learn how to program them to count in binary. Students will also be introduced to servos, ultrasonic sensors, and DC motors. Over 6 weeks, students will complete a number of fun mini projects to reinforce the above concepts.
MicroBot Battles
Level - Beginner
Length/Cost - 6 weeks/ $350
Prerequisite - Robotics CORE or Equivalent
Schedule and Pre-registration below
They might be small, but they are mighty! Welcome to the world of the MicroBit and Microbot. Students will work in Scratch programming and TinkerCad design to 3D print custom parts and bring their robot alive to compete in various micro challenges such as MicroSumo, Soccer, and Joust. Students will also learn how to build and program remote controls for their Microbots.
RoboCup Challenge
Level - Beginner/Intermediate
Length/Cost - 6 weeks/ $350
Prerequisite - Robotics CORE
Schedule - TBA
In this 6 week course, students will be introduced to a 'sampler' of fun challenges that expose students to the world of RoboCup, the largest multi-event robotics competition in the world.
In RoboCup Challenge, students will be introduced and spend three classes working on Search & Rescue- line following, driving up/down steep terrain and debris, moving around objects, and victim detection.
For the last three classes students will learn to program a soccer playing robot culminating in a fun in-house tourney at the end.
Soccer Academy
Level - Intermediate/ Advanced
Length/Cost - 8 weeks/ $500 - includes tournament registration
Prerequisite - RoboCup Challenge
Schedule - Starting February 2025 - Dates TBA
For students ready for the NEXT level in robotic soccer, this 8 week course continues where students left off in RoboCup Challenge. Students will be introduced to the Compass Sensor and how to program it, allowing the robot to 'know' which way to score. In addition, students will experiment with more complex designs making their Soccerbot the Beckham or Pele of the robot soccer world!
This course prepares students for Western Canada RoboCup Championship held at Okanagan College in the Spring.
Search & Rescue Academy
Level - Intermediate/ Advanced
Length/Cost - 8 weeks/ $500 - includes tournament registration
Prerequisite - RoboCup Challenge
Schedule - Starting February 2025 - Dates TBA
For students ready for the NEXT level in Search & Rescue, this 8 week course continues where students left off in RoboCup Challenge. Students will be introduced to the complexities of the Search & Rescue Challenge and will learn best design ideas for navigating uneven terrain, steep inclines, intersections, and a basic search algorithm for identifying and evacuating a victim due to a natural disaster.
This course prepares students for Western Canada RoboCup Championship held at Okanagan College in the Spring.
Lego SumoBot
Tuesdays: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28/ Feb. 4, 11 5:30-6:45pm (this section almost full)
REGISTRATION OPEN
1493 KLO Road
$350
Soccer Academy
REGISTRATION OPEN
February 2025, Dates TBA
1493 KLO Road
$500
Search & Rescue Academy
REGISTRATION OPEN
February 2025, Dates TBA
1493 KLO Road
MicroBot Battles
REGISTRATION CLOSED
1493 KLO Road