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2021 In Person Summer Programs

Course Number: 2005.306      STEM Ages 5 and 6 Camp   Fee: $100
Date: August 2 to August 6   Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges both engineering and technology through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials such as Legos, K’NEX, Little Bits, and Ozobots! Each session will offer different activities and not repeat 2020 and 2021 topics.

Course Number: 2005.301        STEM Robotics Camp for Ages 7, 8, 9 Fee: $115
Date: August 2 to 6            Time: 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
The great minds at LEGO have provided the tools and means for us to use their fun kits to do more advanced STEM and computer science. LEGO WeDo and LEGO Mindstorms are a great way for students to explore a different side of robotics that includes engineering through interesting building challenges, programming, and innovative thinking with high interest materials.
This session will offer different challenges from our Spring 2021 Session.

STEM Fun – Ramping Up to School        Ages 8 to 14         Fee: $45 per day
Course Number 2005.313   Technology Exploration    Date: August 23
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm       Location: In Person, Park and Rec STEM Room 13
Do you like to explore and use technology? Join us for fun activities that include coding, robotics and electric circuits.

Course Number 2005.314       Environmental Investigations     Date: August 24
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm       Location: In Person, Park and Rec STEM Room 13
Ever wonder how a bird flies Or how animals make their homes? Maybe how a volcano erupts into the air? Come investigate environmental phenomenons!

2021 Virtual Summer Programs
Prior to the event, a Google Meet Code will be sent to registered participants.

Course No: 2006.323   Ozobot Go For The Gold Virtual Advanced Level
Date: July 26 to July 28       Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.     Ages: 8 – 14     Fee: $30
For participants who have participated in our Winter Beginner Level Sessions and Summer 2021 Beginner Level. Participants must use their Ozobot from the Winter Programs. This program
will be led by an experienced STEM educator Kerry O’Sullivan

Course Number: 2006.328   STEM Computer Coding, Game Design and More
Date: August 2 to 6               Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.   Ages: 9-14         Fee: $50
In this course, participants will explore the wonderful world of coding and video game design. Students will learn key concepts of coding on Google CS First and use block coding platform to create their own video games. Participants will share their video games with friends and family and continue adding to them after the program is over. Come put your problem-solving
skills to the test and show your creativity. No previous experience is required!
There is no additional materials kit required for this program.
This program will be led by Laura Juarez.

2021 Fall/Winter Programs
VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team
Course NO: 2005.401 Ages 10-13
Meeting Times: Saturdays 9 – 12
Location: Spanish Community of Wallingford CT STEM Academy 284 Washington Street
Join us for another successful season of our VEX IQ robotics competition team. Let’s go to World Championships again! Students can rejoin from the previous year, but we also welcome new faces. No experience necessary. This program is high commitment and high reward. It encourages teamwork, problem solving, and leadership skills. The students will be using the VEX IQ robotics system to learn the basics of building a robot, coding and other STEM applications.
Fee: $350 includes all meetings, t-shirt for participants and registration fees for all scrimmages and State Competition
Meeting Dates and Times
All meetings are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays. Meeting dates are as follows:
9/25, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11, 1/8, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/19
TBD: Additional practices prior to competitions, scrimmages, competitions and End of Year Meeting following State Competition
Please check the Wallingford Park and Rec website www.wallingfordrec.com and www.ctstemacademy.org for the most current information.

Friday Night Science Fun Ages 8-12 Time:  6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Cost: $15 per session
Location:   Outdoors @ Community Lake Pavilion (10/1 – 10/22)
Parks and Recreation STEM Room (10/29 – 12/3)
There’s nothing like some science to kick off the weekend! Friday programs will involve exciting projects for students to burn off some of that built up energy from the week. Activities will include exciting and engaging STEM labs for kids to collaborate on. If inclement weather, program will be moved to Wallingford Park and Rec STEM Room.
Course No: 2005.426 Friday, October 1 - Chemistry
Participants will engage in a fun hands-on chemistry experiment.
Course No: 2005.427 Friday, October 8 - Roller Coasters
Participants will envision and design a paper roller coaster.
Course No: 2005.428 Friday, October 15 - Tallest Tower Challenge
Participants will try to build the tallest tower out of household materials.
Course No: 2005.429 Friday, October 22 - Make and Take STEM
Participants will engage in a surprise STEM engineering challenge.
Course No: 2005.430 Friday, November 5 – Water Bottle Toss Challenge
Students will test a variety of bottles by filling them with water and tossing / flipping them to determine which bottle of theirs has the highest success rate.
Course No: 2005.431 Friday, November 12 – Fidget Spinner Challenge
Students will develop by conducting experiments on a spinning technique that they develop with a team. Participants will be looking into human error, spin speed, and will be recording and comparing spin times.
Course No: 2005.432 Friday, November 19 – Race Car Challenge
Participants will create race cars using everything from straws, peppermints and K’NEX.
Course No: 2005.433 Friday, December 3 – Basketball Hoop Challenge
Participants will create a mini-basketball game out of household materials.

Course Number 2005.407 STEM Ages 5 and 6 (NEW Topics) Fee: $40
Mondays: 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8   Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants

Course Number 2005.107 STEM Ages 5 and 6 (NEW Topics)   Fee: $40
Fridays: 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28   Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants

Course Number 2005.112 Chemistry Creations *New Topics* Ages 9 - 14 Fee: $25.00
Tuesdays: 2/15 and 2/22   Time: 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Explore a different side of STEM with this new program. As junior chemists, students will study the substances that make up matter—everything that takes up space in the universe. They also study the changes that take place when substances are combined. These changes are called chemical reactions. Participants who join will have the chance to see how the properties of substances can make for exciting projects that might include chemical testing and allergy free food chemistry and different from the Winter 2020 program.

Course Number 2005.406 STEM Ages 7 and 8 (NEW Topics) Fee: $40
Mondays: 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6 Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants

Course Number 2005.106 STEM Ages 7 and 8 (NEW Topics) Fee: $40
Fridays: 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4 Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants

Course Number 2005.425 Robotics Club (New Topics) Ages 7 – 9 Fee: $45
Tuesdays: 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14 Time: 6:00 to 7:30
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
This program is designed for participants who would like a rich introduction to robotics and are not able to make a full Saturday commitment required for our VEX IQ Robotics Team. This program encourages critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. Participants will be using Lego Mindstorms EV3 and VEX Robotics to learn the basics of building a robot, coding and related STEM applications. Instructors will adjust program instruction to meet the needs of all participants.

2021 Virtual Fall/Winter Programs
Course Number 2006.414 STEAM Saturdays   Ages 8-12 Fee: $45
Saturdays: 11/6, 11/13, 1/20, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
There’s nothing like some science to kick off the weekend! Saturday Science programs will involve exciting projects for students to burn off some of that built up energy from the week. Activities will include exciting and engaging science labs for kids to collaborate on.

Course Number 2006.405   Exploring the Natural World (New Topics) Ages 9-14 Fee: $38
Saturdays: 9/24, 10/2, 10/16, 10/23 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. No meeting on 10/9
Location: Bertini Park, West Dayton Hill Road
It’s Fall! The sun is shining and the leaves are falling! In this program, participants will get outside and learn about various plants and animals that inhabit the world around them. Participants will also collect, observe and identify plants, rocks and minerals. Come on out and see what nature has to offer! New topics will be introduced

Course Number 2006.420   3D Printing with Blocks CAD   Ages 9 - 14 Fee: $40
Wednesdays: 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4 Time 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Interested in 3D Printing? Blocks CAD is a cloud based 3D modeling tool that encourages users to learn math, computational thinking and coding concepts through visualization and designing models to be 3D printed. Each participant will receive one 3D printed model at the end of this program. Please make sure that your registration includes a current email address and contact phone number. Please make sure that your registration includes a current mailing address (including town/city and zip code) so we can mail your child their 3D creation. Maximum of 10 participants. Program will be shared prior to the start date.

Course Number 2006.421 Block Coding (NEW Program) Ages 8 - 14 Fee: $30
Saturdays: 10/16, 10/23, 11/6   Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Participants will code virtually using platforms such as Snap!, Code.org and Ucode. Using these programs, participants will create designs, control robots and more.

Course Number 2006.131   Python Coding Ages 10 - 15 Fee: $30
Thursdays: 1/13, 1/20, 1/27   Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Python coding will provide participants with an experience of creating a project, test the project, making revisions and retesting the project. Come join us for this engaging form of coding.

STEM Program Open House (No registration required.)
Monday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Parents and Children Welcome
Location: Park and Rec STEM Room

Winter Break Classes
Course Number 2005.409   Experimental Design Session   Ages 9 to 14 Fee:38
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Are you interested in being in the next generation of creators and inventors? In our experimental design program, students will investigate with engaging hands-on challenges such as creating structures, simple machines and protective equipment.

Course Number 2005.408 STEM Ages 5 and 6 Ages 5 and 6 Fee: $30
Wednesday, December 29, 2021   Time 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations.

Course Number 2005.410   Fun with Chemistry   Ages 9 to 14 Fee: $38
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Park and Rec STEM Room
Calling all Junior Chemists! Participants who join will experience how different substances react with one another. Some experiments may include: making different foods like ice cream; high flying reactions like film canister rockets; or colorful creations like slime and lava lamps.

Course Number: 2005.411   STEM Explorations Ages 9 to 14 Fee: $38
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Park and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Participants will be grouped based upon experience and/or age.

Course Number 2005.412 STEM Ages 7 and 8 Fee: $30
Thursday, December 30, 2021 Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials such as Legos, K’NEX, and Botley. Young children can learn to code with Botley in an easy and fun way.

Course Number 2005.413    Rocketry   Ages 8-13 Fee: $38
Thursday, December 30, 2021   1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
In 3...2...1...BLAST OFF! In this STEM program, students will act as true NASA employees as they investigate various types of rockets. Participants will have the opportunity to build small rockets from household materials that they can launch at home, eventually building up to a well-designed rocket that will be launched from our own high pressure air compressor. Get ready to blast off with this exciting program!

Register	Activity	Ages	Grades	Days	Date/Time	Fees

Log In to Register	STEAM FUN - Ramping Up to School - Environmental Investigations 2005.314	8 - 14	N/A	Tu	08/24/2021 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM David Doherty Municipal Building - Room 13 (STEM)	$45.00 Res, $45.00 Non-Res 10 seat(s) available
Log In to Register	Instructor: STEM Academy Classes Location: Park and Rec STEM Room 13

Log In to Register	STEAM FUN - Ramping Up to School - Technology Exploration 2005.313	8 - 14	N/A	M	08/23/2021 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM David Doherty Municipal Building - Room 13 (STEM)	$45.00 Res, $45.00 Non-Res 12 seat(s) available
Log In to Register	Instructor: STEM Academy Classes Location: Park and Rec STEM Room 13

Log In to Register	STEM Virtual Computer Coding, Game Design and More 2006.328	9 - 14	N/A	MTuWThF	08/02/2021 - 08/06/2021 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual - Zoom Email will be sent with URL and Passcode	$50.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res 5 seat(s) available
Log In to Register	IInstructors: CT STEM Academy Staff - Laura Juarez Virtual Information will be sent prior to first class

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