by admin | Oct 14, 2014 | Holiday Programs for kids and teens in Melbourne, Robotics holiday programs, School Holiday Camps, Summer Camps for kids and teens
One of the coolest technology in town has got to be Robot Virtual Worlds (RVW). Students and some schools are starting to adopt this new robotics platform which means there is no need for a physical robot!
RVW is a platform for students to do programming in a virtual environment and in either the classroom or from home. Students learn how to program using ROBOTC and try out many missions and challenges. RVW teaches students about STEM as students apply critical thinking, analysis, problem solving and calculations among others.
RVW is a motivator to kids as it has many missions to meet, challenges to overcome and badges to earn. The best part of RVW is how easy and affordable it really is.
Students are signing up for Robot Virtual Worlds in Summer 2015. Don't be left behind! Learn programming, unlock achievements, earn badges and impress others with Robot Virtual Worlds.
Check out and book into Robot Virtual Worlds Tech Summer School Module Now!
by admin | Oct 13, 2014 | Educational Robotics, General, Holiday Programs in Melbourne, Robot Virtual Worlds
Students have started on yet another phenomenal STEM educator – Robot Virtual Worlds (RVW)!
The cool thing about RVW is how it attracts students to programming in the virtual environment. Students learn programming with ROBOTC and attempt many challenges along the way.
The virtual environment has been described by our students as extremely fun and challenging! Virtual robotics also makes one think, understand, calculate, analyze and more. There are many missions to do and badges to earn.
If anything, the gratification is instant as achievements become unlocked!
A true STEM education is when students are exposed to the world of new things and technology and learn by having fun exploring all the time. The age of exploration and discovery will never cease…..
How to get your child involved in the Robot Virtual Worlds Holiday Programs
Join Melbourne's best Summer School in January 2015 now!
by admin | Oct 8, 2014 | General, Robotics, Robotics Club Core Values
Behind a complicated but successful space mission, an invention or anything else, there is usually a TEAM. This team behind the success would have spent hours working together on problems, modifications, challenges and solutions.
Some of those hours would have been a breeze, some would have been tough and some would have just been banal. However teams would often have to work together to overcome those problems. From an initial idea to the final product, there would have a range of emotions such as excitement to frustration to disappointment to sheer happiness. Every team would have its own story………
At Robotics Club, learning how to work together with others who are of different temperaments can sometimes prove a challenge for kids. Sometimes, they get on like a house on fire and at other times they just wish to walk away from the team.
There are no promises that things would always be smooth sailing, but the difference at Robotics Club is that while things can get tough, we will be with them through it.
The kids at Robotics Club are a cheerful lot. They have their challenging moments and are still working through their team issues from time to time. However, what sets them apart from others is their attitude of being willing to look for solutions to improve teamwork – that's just them being real and learning problem-solving skills and how to support their team.
"Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. – Henry Ford
by admin | Oct 8, 2014 | Electronics, General, Holiday Programs in Melbourne, Robotics
Tech Summer School in Melbourne for Kids and Teens in January 2015
What to do upon a summer's day in Melbourne?
Innovate Tech Camps Tech Summer School is a highly engaging and hands-on 10 days experience where students gain academic and life skills training over the holidays.
Kids and teens will come to understand their values and how they live their lives. Not only will they develop their soft skills, they will explore technology and robotics and learn to take a problem solving attitude towards challenges. There are different modules to choose from from electronics, Aduino, 3D printing, Vex IQ, Mindstorms EV3 and more.
Students at Innovate Tech Camps Tech Summer School form firm friendships with their peers and develop their social skills. Students will find meaning during the holidays by upgrading their knowledge and skills at Melbourne's Tech Summer School!
Several bookings have come in from interstate and around Melbourne and Victoria so come and join in the fun and learning and make new friends on this summer journey!
by admin | Oct 7, 2014 | General, Holiday Programs in Melbourne, Vex Robotics
I really enjoyed doing the Vex IQ program. First we learnt about what we were doing and then I paired up with Jules and we made a clawbot. We then made our own modifications and I programmed it to pick up two balls and put them in our innovated ball carrier, by autopilot. We used the bucky balls and had a game to moven them into certain places using just our robot and controller. I wished that I could have kept my robot because I learnt so much from it. I will do something that has to do with robotics and engineering in the future. – Lucas, Vex IQ Add It Up Camp.
Team Bobbi 43V3R was created! We also built a robot called Bobby. Bobby was made for collecting things. Bobby was a unique robot and had some cool advantages: Able to hold two bucky balls or one mega bucky ball at the same time. Thanks to Bobby and his unique body, my partner and I did well at the Add It Up Challenge! – Jevan, Vex IQ Add It Up Camp.
by admin | Oct 3, 2014 | General, Holiday Programs in Melbourne, Robotics
This program was super fun and educational. I also learnt that robots are like humans as they need checking all the time. I think that our robot had an epic name – LAJBOT! – Jack (Young Inventor – Add It Up Camp)
I have really enjoyed this robotics program. I learned so much I can’t write this all down on a piece of paper. I enjoyed working with my friend. Gary and Sue were very caring towards the students. I would like to come back next time. It was really fun building, modifying, programming and playing with our robot. I wish I could keep our robot. – Jules (Young Inventor- Add It Up Camp)
I had heaps of fun! – Matthew (Young Explorer Camp)
by admin | Oct 3, 2014 | Engineering camps for kids and teens, Holiday Programs for kids and teens in Melbourne, School Holiday Camps, Summer Camps for kids and teens, Technology holiday programs for students
In January 2015, a new Tech Summer School will be in full force at Forest Hill College in Burwood East. Innovate Tech Camps Tech Summer School has robotics and technology courses for students from Grades 1 to 12.
Students are now able to choose from an array of courses designed for different age groups such as Robot Virtual Worlds (RVW), electronics and modular robotics, basic engineering concepts, game development using Scratch, Mindstorms EV3 robotics, Vex IQ robotics, Engineering with Arduino and even 3D printing!
Registration for Summer School has started! Check out Tech Summer School 2015 for kids and teens in Melbourne:
Tech Summer School for kids (Grades 1 to 6)
Tech Summer School for Teens (Grades 7 to 12)
by admin | Oct 2, 2014 | General, Holiday Programs in Melbourne, Robotics
After our successful series of Spring Tech Camps, we are please to launch our Innovate Tech Camps Tech Summer School for kids and teens. Summer School will be held at Forest Hill College at Burwood East with a range of technology driven camps for youth and starts on Monday 12 January 2015 for two weeks.
There is something for every student from Grade 1 to Grade 12:
Tech Summer School for kids – Young Explorer (Grades 1 to 3)
Tech Summer School for kids – Young Inventor (Grades 4 to 6)
Tech Summer School for teens – Teen Innovator (Grades 7 to 12)
Don't miss out. Join in Innovate Tech Camps best Summer School program for kids and teens in Melbourne!
Registration has started!
by admin | Oct 1, 2014 | General, Holiday Programs in Melbourne, Robotics Club Events, Vex Robotics
The Vex Robotics Teen Camp was held over the last three days with teens building a Vex robot, performing a mini-skyrise challenge and doing programming with ROBOT C.
The teen tech camp concluded with an exclusive industry tour of Autodesk. The teen campers, combined with some of our tech camp alumni and Robotics Club members were treated to a tour of the Autodesk facility to see their innovative products, learn about their Inventor software and see machines at work in the world.
The day at Autodesk was a true eye opener for the young generation about innovation and how they could use Autodesk products to support their creative endeavours. The teens even impressed the staff at Autodesk with their Vex robots built at the Vex Robotics Teen Camp and played a mini Skyrise Challenge.
Autodesk staff generously provided the kids with snacks and drinks and everyone had a great time. A special big thank you goes to Autodesk Melbourne staff for hosting this event.
Autodesk is a primary supporter and sponsor of the Vex Robotics Australia Competition and we are very priviledged to have this industry tour for Robotics Club / Innovate Tech Camps kids and teens. It was a great day and a great conclusion to the Innovate Tech Camp Spring Holiday Camps 2014.
by admin | Sep 27, 2014 | Cubelets, Engineering camps for kids and teens, Holiday Programs for kids and teens in Melbourne, Technology holiday programs for students
The Young Inventor and Young Explorer programs concluded this week with a blast!
The Young Explorers got to use Space kits, the Littlebits, Cubelets and MaKey- MaKey to create various projects. The one day program had kids exploring and creating from the beginning. They learnt how circuits are made and even dabbled with the fun Cubelets. The program gave the young students from Grades 1 to 4 a taste of electronics and modular robotics which proved to be very engaging and interactive!
Young Inventors got up to much, tackling Nature's Fury Challenge with their EV3 robots, with discussions about various storms and natural disasters! The Vex IQ Add It Up Camp had the Young Inventors challenged at first with some of its mechanical parts, however, all of them overcame those building challenges to have completed robots, all ready to program and drive! Students gave these camps the thumbs up during their reflections. We will post their feedback and testimonials up
Robotics Club even got busy at the Melbourne Zoo earlier this week with an array of Vex IQ and EV3 robots for the students who are part of the "Youth at the Zoo" program. Students at Melbourne Zoo got up to creating an animal themed robot! It was interesting to see them create in a short time frame – well done!
Next week brings the Teen Innovators Vex Robotics Camp and we are looking forward to that!
