Do you know a girl in grades 5-8 who is interested in engineering? Young Engineers of Today, with support from the Society of Information Managers (SIM), is offering a program at SciWorks to allow girls in grades 5-8 to explore programming and engineering. Students will use 3D Printers, Raspberry Pi computers and more to program games, create electronic trees and make wearable computers.

The cost of this program is normally $492; however SIM support means you can enroll your daughter for just $50 ($442 savings).  This includes all the materials needed for class.  Scholarships are available for families who cannot afford the $50. For more information, visit http://www.youngengineersoftoday.com/spring-sim-class.html or call (980) 224-0430.

What the  Students Use:

  • 3D Printers
  • Arduinos – microprocessor
  • Little Bits
  • Raspberry Pi – microcomputers
  • Scratch
  • SketchUp
  • Snap Circuits
  • Tinkercad

Spring Semester Topics:

  • 3D Printing
  • Computer-aided Design
  • Electronics
  • Programming
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Robotics
  • Wearable computing

Details

Classes start January 20 and end May 16, 2015.  Labs start January 24, 2015.   Payment plans are available.

This class is a hybrid program, meeting for a total of 48 hours over the course of four months.  Students will meet at SciWorks in Winston-Salem every other week for two hours to work on projects.  In addition to these labs, students will meet online twice a week with a live instructor, working on projects from home.  These webinars are recorded so your daughter can watch them at a later date.  Our instructors encourage students to contact them at any time via email or phone if they ever need assistance.  For further details and to apply for this program, please visit youngengineersoftoday.com.

About Young Engineers of Today

Young Engineers of Today was co-founded by Tom Dubick, a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math educator with more than 26 years of experience as a teacher and engineering education advocate, who has promoted STEM education in and outside of the K-12 classroom.

Reviews/Testimonials

“Thank you for an amazing course.  Elliot loved it.  He learned so much and really found his passion.  It was a great experience and he enjoyed learning with your program.  You made it possible, found a place for him in the class and I am so thankful!” – Beatrice

“Our daughter, Delaney, enjoyed your program very much and we would like to thank you for providing such a positive learning experience.  We were very impressed by the hands on instruction and we hope she will receive the same passion in all of her future learning.” – Lisa

“My son LOVED the class.  He looks forward to future classes.” – Theresa

“The content was challenging and fun and exactly what we were looking for.  This was the highlight of my son’s week.” – Kristy

“Thank you Sandy and Tom for your dedication to these children and (for) providing such a wonderful program for them to explore the engineering field.  I feel very fortunate to have found this program for my son and know he is benefiting greatly from it.  It is something he looks forward to each week.  It feeds his passion in a way that his school is not able to provide.” – Lisa

“My son liked the class and I know he was totally engaged.” – Kelly

“Tom and Sandy, Thank YOU so much for making this program available to our students.  I am sure that (the teachers) would all agree with me that their students learned a tremendous amount and had a great time while learning it.” – Jennifer