Class Catalog
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Design/Fabrication of Functional Parts for Robotics
This course introduces students to the design and fabrication of functional parts for robotic systems through a hands-on, project-based approach. Students will learn to translate robotic functionality requirements into practical components using CAD software. The course culminates in 3D printing and testing their designs, allowing students to experience the full cycle from problem identification to functional implementation.Class Number: ROB-301
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Introduction to CAD or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)3D Printing CAD Robotics
This course introduces students to the design and fabrication of functional parts for robotic systems through a hands-on, project-based approach. Students will learn to translate robotic functionality requirements into practical components using CAD software. The course culminates in 3D printing and testing their designs, allowing students to experience the full cycle from problem identification to functional implementation.Class Number: ROB-301
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Introduction to CAD or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)3D Printing CAD Robotics
Introduction to 3D Printing
This hands-on course introduces students to the fundamentals and practical applications of 3D printing, with a focus on Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology. Students will learn about printer mechanics, filament types, troubleshooting, and the limitations of 3D printing while completing a start-to-finish project.Class Number: 3DP-101
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: 9/23/25 04:00pm, 10/8/25 04:00pm3D Printing
This hands-on course introduces students to the fundamentals and practical applications of 3D printing, with a focus on Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology. Students will learn about printer mechanics, filament types, troubleshooting, and the limitations of 3D printing while completing a start-to-finish project.Class Number: 3DP-101
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: 9/23/25 04:00pm, 10/8/25 04:00pm3D Printing
Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
This class introduces students to the tools, concepts, and workflows used in digital design, including hard-body vs. soft-body modeling, parametric design, and applications such as CAM, simulation, and rendering. Students will learn the design process from sketching and dimensioning 2D drawings to shaping them into 3D objects. The course culminates in a hands-on project where students model a functional part in CAD and prototype it using 3D printing.Class Number: CAD-101
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: (none)CAD
This class introduces students to the tools, concepts, and workflows used in digital design, including hard-body vs. soft-body modeling, parametric design, and applications such as CAM, simulation, and rendering. Students will learn the design process from sketching and dimensioning 2D drawings to shaping them into 3D objects. The course culminates in a hands-on project where students model a functional part in CAD and prototype it using 3D printing.Class Number: CAD-101
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: (none)CAD
Introduction to FTC Robotics
This class introduces students to the world of FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), where teams design, build, and program robots to compete in new games revealed each fall. Students will explore the full design process, including brainstorming, prototyping, assembly, coding, testing, and revising. Through hands-on experience with an FTC robot, they’ll gain the skills and confidence to join their middle school robotics team and succeed in competitions.Class Number: ROB-201
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: 9/17/25 04:00pmRobotics
This class introduces students to the world of FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC), where teams design, build, and program robots to compete in new games revealed each fall. Students will explore the full design process, including brainstorming, prototyping, assembly, coding, testing, and revising. Through hands-on experience with an FTC robot, they’ll gain the skills and confidence to join their middle school robotics team and succeed in competitions.Class Number: ROB-201
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: 9/17/25 04:00pmRobotics
Introduction to Website Development
A beginner-friendly course that teaches the core building blocks of the web: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and media. Students will gain hands-on experience by creating their own webpage entirely from scratch. By the end of the class, they will understand how these technologies work together and have a finished project to showcase.Class Number: WEB-101
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: 9/26/25 04:00pm, 10/14/25 04:00pmWeb Design
A beginner-friendly course that teaches the core building blocks of the web: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and media. Students will gain hands-on experience by creating their own webpage entirely from scratch. By the end of the class, they will understand how these technologies work together and have a finished project to showcase.Class Number: WEB-101
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: (none)
Upcoming classes: 9/26/25 04:00pm, 10/14/25 04:00pmWeb Design
Java Programming for FTC Robotics
This class aims to help students transition from Blocks to custom Java coding for FTC robots. The course covers Java fundamentals—syntax, data types, variables, operators, control flow, and object-oriented programming—along with the advantages of coding in Java over Blocks. Students will also learn FTC-specific concepts like the FTC SDK, opmodes, hardware mapping, and telemetry, gaining hands-on experience coding opmodes in Android Studio.Class Number: ROB-203
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Programming for FTC Robotics or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)Robotics
This class aims to help students transition from Blocks to custom Java coding for FTC robots. The course covers Java fundamentals—syntax, data types, variables, operators, control flow, and object-oriented programming—along with the advantages of coding in Java over Blocks. Students will also learn FTC-specific concepts like the FTC SDK, opmodes, hardware mapping, and telemetry, gaining hands-on experience coding opmodes in Android Studio.Class Number: ROB-203
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Programming for FTC Robotics or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)Robotics
Programming for FTC Robotics
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of coding robots, including why code is needed and what it controls. Students will learn about the three programming methods used in FTC -- Blocks, OnBot Java, and Java -- while also covering core concepts like variables, operators, control statements, and functions. Most of the class is hands-on, with students writing and testing code in Blocks to control a real FTC robot and then proposing improvements.Class Number: ROB-202
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Introduction to FTC Robotics or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)Robotics
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of coding robots, including why code is needed and what it controls. Students will learn about the three programming methods used in FTC -- Blocks, OnBot Java, and Java -- while also covering core concepts like variables, operators, control statements, and functions. Most of the class is hands-on, with students writing and testing code in Blocks to control a real FTC robot and then proposing improvements.Class Number: ROB-202
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Introduction to FTC Robotics or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)Robotics
Using WordPress to Build a Simple Website
This beginner-friendly course introduces students to creating and managing a basic website using WordPress. Participants will learn about WordPress’s features, navigation, themes, and plugins, as well as its advantages and limitations compared to hand-coding. By the end of the class, students will have built a functional website and gained the foundational skills to manage and customize it.Class Number: WEB-102
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Website Development or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)Web Design
This beginner-friendly course introduces students to creating and managing a basic website using WordPress. Participants will learn about WordPress’s features, navigation, themes, and plugins, as well as its advantages and limitations compared to hand-coding. By the end of the class, students will have built a functional website and gained the foundational skills to manage and customize it.Class Number: WEB-102
Class Length: 2.00 hours
Pre-requisites: Introduction to Website Development or similar experience
Upcoming classes: (none)Web Design