The Birches Academy
Programs Available at this Location
Ages 4-5
Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm
Simple motorized LEGO builds (one week)
At LetGoYourMind, we understand that learning should be fun. Our summer STEM programs are designed to introduce children to the world of science, technology, engineering, and math in a fun and interactive environment. Using LEGO bricks, axles, gears, motors, and battery packs, our students will have the opportunity to create amazing builds that will inspire them to explore and learn more. Our experienced counselors will provide step-by-step instructions to help students build different LEGO creations each day with ample time to play and modify.
$249 - $270
Ages 6-8
Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm
Toy Tales: LEGO building and coding, stop motion animation, and more (week one)
Saddle up and blast off as we join our cowboy and space friends on an adventure out of this world! Students will have a blast from creating motorized LEGO trains to escape the wild west bandits to building space rovers that will let us explore galaxies far away. Our experienced staff will guide students through each step, teaching them how to use axles, gears, battery packs, pulleys, and motors. Along the way children will also build LEGO animals like Rex the dinosaur and Bullseye the horse while learning how to code them using drag-and-drop-based interface with Bluetooth technology.
In the afternoon students will have the opportunity to produce their own LEGO stop motion animations! Students will devise a plot, build a set, and capture images. In addition they will learn to edit their films, attach music, and add titles/credits using professional stop motion software.
$399 - $425
Ages 6-8
Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm
Toy Tales (continued): LEGO building and coding, stop motion animation, and more (week two)
Saddle up and blast off as our adventure continues. This week students will have a blast from creating motorized LEGO dune racers to escape the wild west bandits to building multiversal traveling machines that will let us explore galaxies far away. Our experienced staff will guide students through each step teaching them how to use axles, gears, battery packs, pulleys, and motors. Along the way children will also build LEGO animals like Slink the dog and George the gorilla while learning how to code them using drag-and-drop-based interface with Bluetooth technology.
In the afternoon students will have the opportunity to produce their own LEGO stop motion animations! Students will devise a plot, build a set, and capture images. In addition they will learn to edit their films, attach music, and add titles/credits using professional stop motion software.
$399 - $425
Ages 9-12
Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm.
Mission to Mars: LEGO robotics challenge, stop motion animation, and Minecraft (week one)
Prepare yourself as we blast off to explore Mars! This week students will unleash their inner engineer by working hands-on with LEGO MINDSTORMS to build and program EV3 robots. Using axles, gears, motors and sensors students will need to use creative problem-solving skills, communication, and teamwork to complete various missions around the Mars challenge mat. Our experienced staff will be there each step of the way from building add-on LEGO mechanisms for collecting rock samples to using the color sensor to detect when the robot reaches the lunar base.
In the afternoon students will have the opportunity to produce their own LEGO stop motion animations! Students will devise a plot, build a set, and capture images. In addition they will learn to edit their films, attach music, and add titles/credits using professional stop motion software.
In addition students will learn all about Redstone and circuits in Minecraft. Each day students will be tasked to brainstorm, build, and test different machines for various purposes.
Children may register for both weeks or individual weeks. Each week has different LEGO builds and lessons, so children can attend whichever weeks they are interested in.
$399 - $425
Ages 9-12
Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm
Space Adventure: LEGO robotics space game competitions, stop motion animation, and Minecraft (week two)
Prepare yourself as we continue our exploration of Mars! This week students will continue to work with LEGO MINDSTORMS to build and program EV3 robots. In addition to completing various missions around the Mars challenge mat students will also be competing in space-themed games such as bowling and soccer. Using axles, gears, motors and sensors students will need to use creative problem-solving skills, communication, and teamwork to earn points and score big! Our experienced staff will be there each step of the way to help guide students along.
In the afternoon students will have the opportunity to produce their own LEGO stop motion animations! Students will devise a plot, build a set, and capture images. In addition they will learn to edit their films, attach music, and add titles/credits using professional stop motion software.
In addition students will learn all about Redstone and circuits in Minecraft. Each day students will be tasked to brainstorm, build, and test different machines for various purposes.
Children may register for both weeks or individual weeks. Each week has different LEGO builds and lessons, so children can attend whichever weeks they are interested in.
$399 - $425