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Robotics Programs
FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics
Grades 9-12
Friday Mornings, 9:00 - 10:30, $100 per month
Students join the global FIRST robotics community, and they move past Lego to construct more advanced metal machines. The programming is more challenging, and the game more sophisticated. In this competition, your students are breaking into new territory in their journey to becoming engineers!
Competition Robotics
Grades 6-8
Friday Mornings, 9:00 - 10:30, $75 per month
Each year, Texas Tech's College of Engineering hosts challenging, imaginative and fun robotics competitions. Students build and program their own robots to complete a series of tasks using the Lego EV3 or Spike Prime systems. They'll learn collaboration skills, problem solving and how to overcome the complexities of interaction between the digital and physical worlds!
Explore Robotics
Grades 1-5
Friday Mornings, 10:30 - 12:00, $50 per month
Students join the global FIRST robotics community, using the Lego WeDo 2.0 or the new Spike Essentials system to build and program their own robots. They'll learn how to design and implement their own solutions to problems and collaborate just like real engineers.
3-D Printing, Wood Shop Needlework & Culinary Skills
3-D Printing, Grades 9-12
Friday Mornings 9:00 - 10:30 (5th -7th Grades), 10:30 - 12:00 (8th - 12th grades)
$35 per Month
Students learn to design their own 3D projects using TINKERCAD. They'll begin exploring the limitations and workarounds associated with 3-D printing and sharpen their problem-solving skills to make their ideas become reality using our Prusa 3-D printers!
Wood Shop, Grades 1-12
Friday Mornings 9:00 - 10:30 (1st - 5th Grades), 10:30 - 12:00 (6th - 12th grades)
$35 per Month
Students use traditional tools (no power tools) to work with a variety of woods, stains, paints and hardware to create functional items they'll keep forever!
Needlework, Grades 3-12
Friday Mornings 9:00 - 10:30 (6th - 12th Grades), 10:30 - 12:00 (1st - 5th grades)
$35 per Month
Students will learn weaving, sewing and crochet to create practical, colorful items they can show off to their family and friends! In addition, they'll delve into the art of meal-planning and food preparation, and of course, they'll eat!
The Bible and How to Read It
Students in Grades 1- 12, Parents also Welcome!
Friday Mornings 8:00-9:00, $15 per month
There's no more important book ever published, no written work more worthy of our attention. Students learn the overarching story of the Bible, how to read the various genres within, how to use historical and literary context to find the authors' original intent and make appropriate application to our lives today. They'll do all of this over a light breakfast in a fun, conversational setting.
Sports Lab
Students in Grades 1 - 12
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Afternoons, 12:45-2:00 (1st - 4th) or 2:00-3:15 (2:00-3:15), $35 per month
Your kiddo will learn the fundamentals of a variety of traditional sports and how to enjoy competing in an encouraging environment. Our goals are to develop a wide range of athletic capabilities and contagious sportsmanship so that sports can be what they're meant to be: fun!
September - Volleyball
October - Football
November - Soccer
December and the Following Months - TBD
Gardening
Students in Grades 1 - 12, Parents also Welcome!
Monday , Wednesday and Thursday Afternoons 12:45-2:00, $35 per month
Students work to renovate and maintain Pampa's Community Garden. Guided by master gardeners, they'll plan the layout, prepare the soil and grow produce from seed to delicious, satisfying produce.
Brain Games
Students in Grades 1 - 3
Friday Mornings 9:00 - 10:30, $35 per month
Students play a wide variety of individual and collaborative games designed to boost problem-solving, concentration and cooperation skills. They'll be challenged, stretched and have tons of fun along the way!
Leadership Principles
Students in Grades 9 - 12
Friday Mornings 10:30-12:00, $35 per month
Students learn the art of Servant Leadership and how to use it for positive change in a variety of contexts. Practicing the skills learned in this class will transform families, organizations and communities in groundbreaking ways.