Learn to Discover offers a wide range of unique classes and activities in Santa Clara County in 2 different formats: Hands-on Classes and Robotics Challenges. You can find more about both types below. Sign up now!
We also offer classes in Santa Cruz County and
Monterey County.
Summer Camps: Sign up for one, or sign up for all 6!
23800 Summit Rd., Los Gatos
Each class meets for 4 two-hour sessions for 4 days in a row.
Register below, or send us an email or call us at (831) 662-9700.
The following 2 classes meet for 4 two-hour sessions for 4 days in a row the week of June 18-21.
| Video Game Programming (Ages: 5-11) 10:00 - 12:00 am |
Course ID: 510.3-10045 [
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| Prereq: None. |
| Length: 4 sessions, each 2 hours long. |
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Using a variety of software programs, learn to design and make your own video game. Learn the art of planning the game, programming, terminology, problem solving, and critical thinking. Have fun playing it, too! $130.00 |
| Lego® WeDo™ Robotics (Ages: 5-11) 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
| Course ID: 401.1-10046 [
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| Prereq: None. |
| Length: 4 sessions, each 2 hours long. |
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This is an introductory robotics course using the new & innovative LEGO® WeDo™ robotics system. Students will experiment with design principles, aesthetics, organizational skills, team-playing, & programming, and gain an appreciation for the role of robots in society. $130.00 |
The following 2 classes meet for 4 two-hour sessions for 4 days in a row the week of June 25-28.
| Computer Design/Drawing (Ages: 5-11) 10:00 - 12:00 am |
| Course ID: 641-10047 [
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| Length: 4 sessions, each 2 hours long. |
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Learn a variety of computer design and drawing programs. Paint with watercolors & oils, and draw with pencils, pastels and charcoal --- all on a computer. Have building your own art portfolio! $130.00 |
| LEGO® Robotic Scorpion (Ages: 5-11) 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
| Course ID: 430.1-10048 [
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| Prereq: Some prior experience with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robotics is highly recommended. |
| Length: 4 sessions, each 2 hours long. |
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Build Spike, a robotic scorpion, and then learn how to program it to behave like a scorpion. Learn about animal behaviors, their habitats, mechanical design, and robotics terminology. $130.00 |
The following 2 classes meet for 4 two-hour sessions for 4 days in a row the week of July 9 -12.
| LEGO® Design and Building Lab (Ages: 5-11) 10:00 - 12:00 am |
| Course ID: 490.2-10049 [
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Using LEGO® bricks and specialty pieces, build themed designs, play LEGO® board games, design LEGO® structures on the computer, & learn building techniques and tips. There will be a different theme each week. Workshops will also be provided. $130.00 |
| Fun with Digital Photography (Ages: 5-11) 1:00 - 3:00 pm |
| Course ID: 660-10050 [
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Learn new digital camera skills and refine the ones you already know. Learn how to use a digital camera to take quality and interesting photos. Practice transferring photos to a computer, editing photos, enhancing photos, and making fun photo projects. $130.00 |
Register above, or send us an email or call us at (831) 662-9700.
Watch this space for upcoming opportunities to join teams of 3-4 kids to create LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robots to solve fun and interesting challenges.
You will learn to design, program, test and refine your robot to chain together a series of programmed behaviors to complete various missions, in a non-competitive environment.
The Spring, 2011 Challenge, offered for residents of Monterey County, was themed around behavior-based robotics and was called Wild and Woolly: a Walk on the Wild Side. Participants researched animals on the Web and via the supplied Zoo Tycoon 2 software, then designed, built and programmed their robotic animal to exhibit behaviors unique to that animal, triggered by using sensors to detect different colors on the surface of their 4' by 8' "zoo". They also used a supplied craft kit to "decorate" their animal and to accessorize their zoo, providing a perfect blend of engineering, art, design, collaborative skills, problem solving and critical thinking. The participants displayed their creative achievements at a Public Exhibition at a large venue in Monterey County.
To get an idea of how these activities work, please check out the KSBW-TV Segment produced for the Fall, 2010 Challenge.
In the Fall, Learn to Discover offers an official Challenge released by FIRST LEGO League (FLL), and in the Spring, we offer a Challenge that we have designed here at Learn to Discover.
Please send an e-mail (to info@learntodiscover.org) or call us at (831) 662-9700 if you are interested in being notified when these activities are announced.