Educating Innovators of the Future
Educating Innovators of the Future
Current Courses
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All activities and courses are kept small so booking is essential!
Physical Computing Courses
Scratch Coding & Electronics course, After school
Scratch Coding/Programming & Electronics
Using gizmo's like a Raspberry Pi computer to gain a basic understanding of ‘Physical Computing' i.e. building interactive physical systems by using software and hardware that can sense and respond to the real world. Let's 'look under the hood' of the our technology that we use everyday.
Objective: To Have Fun!
And, to develop an appreciation for creativity, reasoning, problem solving and collaboration while having fun making video games and understanding basic concepts of electronic circuits wiring inputs & outputs in/out of a computer.All Ages 11+ years - kids, teens, parents & adults
September School Holidays
SEVERAL NEW ACTIVITIES!
@ The Nostalgia Box, NorthbridgeSeveral School Holiday Activities. Making a working push-button to run a "Classic" video game you can re-program. Learn how computers count. Make an LED lite paper robot or code Elon Musk's Blastar game he made then sold for $500 at 12 years old. Groups are kept small, so booking is essential!
Includes entry to The Nostalgia Box, Video Game Museum.
Prerequisite: Willingness to have fun!
All Ages 7+ years - kids, teens, parents & adults
Give Physical Computing a Go!
Learn by doing a fun hands-on physical computing activity making and decorating a working electric push-button that you may take home.
This introduction school holiday course connects a push-button you make to the electronics interface to control a video game character that you can re-code and re-animate. Take home your button to can connect to your own toys, your own torch to use a Morse code telegraph key, or any battery operated device.
Prerequisite: Willingness to have fun!
All Ages 7+ years - kids, teens, parents & adults
Drone Flying Lessons
Want to Fly?
A 1-Hour School Holiday Activity learning drone aerodynamic basics and hands-on flight. This is an introductory course to get a taste for these flying gizmos. Groups are kept small.
Objective: Learn by flying. Fun hands-on activity learning aeronautical terms "Pitch", "Roll", "Yaw" by doing it. Throttle up to "hover". Change "pitch" to go forward or backward. Lean or "roll" to go right or left. Spin or adjust "yaw" to turn.
Discuss the Australian Government Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) regarding drone flying.
All Ages 11+ years - kids, teens, parents & adults
Teachers, Parents, Grand-parents, Adults
No idea about coding or even how start to "Code"? Want to know how computers count & 'think'?
Tutoring for everyone from in-service and pre-service teachers, parents, grand-parents, or just interested adults who wish to learn how computers work, how to code and those who may be involved in or facilitating with children and grand-childrens' screen time activities.Contact us now for a 1-on-1 or group class.
Prerequisite: Adults who are interested in learning!
Bring your own WiFi enabled device, but not essential (Raspberry Pi computers can be made available for use). No computer programming knowledge required but basic computer skills desirable.What Do We Do?
We Educate the Innovators and Entrepreneurs of the Future
We put your kids ahead in STEAM skills
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths)
with school incursions, after-school courses, and school holiday programs
"Australia’s future will rely on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)—disciplines at the core of innovation. Our businesses will rely on STEM to compete in the emerging sectors that new technologies will create, as well as in the existing sectors which new technologies will transform. Our workforce will require specialised skills in STEM as well as high STEM literacy across the board to sustain economic growth."
Source: Australian Office of Chief Scientist, “Australia’s STEM Workforce”
It's not just ingraining information into students’ minds to memorise — it’s about providing a fun, hands-on experience they need in order to think critically, collaborate, and succeed.
"Get under the hood" of today's technologies. It is not enough to swipe and tap on tablets, computers and iPhones. If you wish to get ahead you need to understand more about the science and technology behind our modern day devices.
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