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STORYTIME STEM
Pre-K through 1st-grade students (4 to 6 yrs.) have an interactive storytime featuring a STEM picture book, followed by a hands-on STEM lab highlighting the featured book. This program is 12-weeks of early literacy and introduction to STEM for our young explores. The one-hour instruction provided by our partners, Mad Science, will provide our youth STEM learning through the magical world of storytelling. Participants attending all weekly sessions will qualify for a STEM storybook at end of the program.
Coming this Spring to:
Plano Family YMCA Preschool Program
LEGO BRIXOLOGY
Participants ages 6 to 11yrs will learn all about design concepts and use engineering principles to create and build their models. Designed by a LEGO Certified Professional from Mad Science, these are working models that allow participants to see how objects work from the inside. They will build bridges, design elevators, vehicles and see firsthand how a theme park uses engineering design to create fun rides! This is a 12-week program with one-hour sessions. Each class features a unique build made with LEGO bricks, themed around a different engineering field. There will be build-aligned, branded take-homes for every class
Coming this Spring to:
Plano Family YMCA
Semones Family YMCA
Richardson Family YMCA
Grand Prairie Family YMCA
Seniors in Tech!
Our Seniors in Tech Program is designed to improve the memory and cognitive function in adults over 65 and slow progression of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Dementia through the use of technology and digital devices according to a study conducted at Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. Using Sphero Robotics, seniors will help exercise their cognitive function while learning how to operate a robot using hand-eye coordination, explore engineering skills, and code a robot using block code. Interested in learning more or joining a class, contact Dr. Tonjia Grimble at tgrimble@ymcadallas.org.
See our Seniors in Action!
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Spring Calendar Coming Soon!
SPHERO ROBOTICS
The Sphero Robotic workshop helps participants ages 11 to 14yrs work together to code and program robots while engaging in a problem-solving task. Participants will complete the workshop with a basic knowledge of JavaScript and how programming works within various career tracks. Using a Computer Science Curriculum, participants engage in a 3-week session and will be able to:
Create their own Draw program, involving direction and speed
Manipulate and sequence movement, lights, and sound blocks
Create and animate their own designs on the Bolt matrix
Create Block coding programs with 1 to 2 simple controls
Read and interpret sensor data from all Draw and basic Block programs
Work as core engineers and programmers to complete projects
Coming this Spring to:
Moorland Family YMCA @ Oak Cliff
Semones Family YMCA
Grand Prairie Family YMCA
Plano Family YMCA
ESPORTS AT THE YMCA
Join us for our Fall eSports leagues and tournaments! Esports is video game competition for individuals and teams. Read more about our upcoming league and tournament play.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
MAKERSPACE
A STEM Makerspace is a place of shared interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to collaborate to create or design a project. The Y is currently hoping to build Makerspace areas in several of our branches. Your donation will help make this plan a reality for the kids in our communities.
STEM ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES
Keep learning at home! Click here for helpful links for home learning.
STEM IN THE COMMUNITY
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS/VOLUNTEERS
