Our Programs

S.T.E.A.M. SKILLS & PROGRAMS, HOSTED AS SCHEDULED

Technology

FIRST® LEGO® League / Robotics

Engineering

3D Design in Tinkercad & Printing

Vinyl Cutting: design your own stickers and t-shirts, etc.
Computer Coding in Scratch

FIRST® = For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

Designed to introduce STEM concepts, to kids while exciting them through a brand they know and love: LEGO®.

Contact us re: Team Interest (Open team spots are very limited, girls encouraged!)

Through a variety of program types, students learn the basics of the Engineering and the Engineering Design Process.

Example Programs and Activities:

Olympic Engineering
Zucchini Races in collaboration with Skinny Dip Farm (Summer 2021)
BMOS Engineering Program - Windmills

Squishy Circuits™

Squishy Circuits use conductive and insulating doughs to teach electrical circuits and engineering concepts through play.

Jr. Woodworking Workshops

Projects teach the basics of woodworking: hammering, measuring, sawing, drilling, planing, finishing, etc.

Sewing

Projects teach the basics of sewing: hand sewing, parts of a machine, threading a machine, control of the fabric, sewing a straight line and on a curve, ribbon casing and adjusting the stitch.

SPECIAL EVENT | CARDBOARD CHALLENGE

OTHER PAST PROGRAMS

Learn To Tune Your Bike

A collaboration with Velofix Southcoast: Mobile Bike Shop, all ages were helped with tuning their bikes for Summer.

Solar Cookout

Families learned about solar energy and then built simple solar ovens to cook nachos, tortilla pizzas & smores!

Themed Making Nights

Making and challenges based on themes such as: Valentines, Storybook, Easter, Mother's Day & Memorial Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving & Christmas, etc.

LC Grange Youth Nights

2018 - Our FLL Jr. Team presented their Aqua Adventure project to Grange members. 2017 - LC Makers Families & Grange members collaborated on Mystery Bag Challenges.

Mini-Golf Hole
Design & Build

Designed and built a mini-golf hole for a Little Compton Prevention Coalition Fundraiser.

Rug Hooking

In collaboration with Loop By Loop Studio, children learned the basics of rug hooking and used a kit to craft a mug rug.

Club Invention

Club Invention is an exciting after-school program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame where children grades 1st through 6th participate in activities focused on creative problem-solving and Innovation!