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Description
Get ready to unleash your inner coding genius this summer at the YMCA & Papyrus Academy’s LEGO SPIKEEssential course, tailor-made for elementary school students! Dive into the thrilling world of STEM with the incredible LEGO SPIKE Essential kit—perfect for beginners and returning robo-wizards alike. Newbies will kick things off by building a snack bot that takes orders and delivers tasty treats right to your hands. Ready for more? Level up to construct a lunar rover and play leapfrog on the moon! As a proud education partner of the internationally acclaimed Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy, our research-based curriculum blends top-tier robotics with pedagogical methods, igniting curiosity and inspiring a digital adventure that outshines any screen or video game. Through Papyrus Academy, we’re all about project-based, team-powered Experiential Learning—where fun meets brilliance! Aligned with academic standards, this course fuses coding quests with hands-on, unplugged activities, letting kids tinker, remix, and dream up wild robot designs while snagging awesome badges. It’s more than just tech—students will sharpen problem-solving, boost teamwork, and unleash creativity, all while laughing and exploring.
Age Category
School Age
Location
ST - Youth Zone at South Tampa Family YMCA
Instructor
Anne Jeffrey
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