Classes

We offer the following after-school and evening classes for students in grades K through 7. Click on the blue buttons for complete descriptions and pricing.

LEGO® Engineers Young builders LOVE this opportunity to build catapults and other creations while learning engineering concepts. Grades 1-2.

LEGO® Robotics This is our core class, where beginners learn to build and program LEGO® robots using LEGO® Education’s award-winning WeDo robotics and programming software. Grades 2-4.

Robo Challenge Took our LEGO® Robotics class and want more? And more of a challenge? This class is for you. Instead of working with step-by-step building directions and sample programs, we’ll start each class with a programming challenge … Grades 3-5.

Mindstorms Students will have an awesome time building robots that can navigate obstacle courses and respond to a multitude of sensors, including motion, touch, sound … Grades 4-7

Video Game Programming Does your kid dream of writing his or her own video games? We’ve found a great way to get started: Scratch, the super-simple drag-and-drop multimedia programming language designed by MIT‘s Lifelong Kindergarten project … Grades 3-5.

Electronics Let our electrical engineer teach your kids the fundamentals of electricity. We’ll learn about series and parallel circuits and more, while building awesome projects including simple motors, noise makers, burglar alarms and more! Grades 3-5.

Crime Science Join us for a 7-week investigation of a mystery. During our first meeting, we’ll gather clues from a crime scene, plot them in our casebooks and start right in on solving the mystery, which changes each term. Grades 2-5

Young Engineers Lots of people follow recipes for 30 years and still can’t cook. We don’t want that to happen to your budding engineers. In this class, kids will learn basic engineering concepts, while designing and building cool things like toothpick bridges and catapults … Grades 3-5.

Storybook Science Mythbusters meet storybooks! Each week, we’ll read one of our favorite stories and then conduct hands-on experiments to test the truthfulness of certain elements of the story … Grades K-1.

Photos

Adventures with Robots really is making science and all STEM irresistibly fun for the next generation. Here’s photographic proof of what happens when you put kids together with highly educated, fun-loving instructors who know how to lead hands-on, brains-on science-based activities for every kid, every class meeting.

What you won’t see in these photos from classes : the looks on the parents’ faces when their kids suddenly start talking about programming or mechanical engineering principles, or the various blood types … turns out kids do listen!

Feel free to explore our Flickr Photo Stream, which includes full captions for each photo.

Martian bot

Crime Science: suspects!

Amazing Amusement Park Ride

Ready, set, catapult!

Spinning Tops

The ´Music Box!´

How to Program your Airplane

To infinity ...

Ready to Roll

Ready for Take-off!

Robotic Catapult!

A carnival ride!

Tilt sensor-activated wild car!

Halloween bots!

Happy Halloween - it´s a Spooky Bot!!

Airplane Rescue

Robo Challenge: are you up to it?

Drumming Monkey in action at Woodlin Elementary School, Silver Spring, Md.

Drumming Monkey at Woodlin Elementary School, Silver Spring, Md.

Structural engineering, little pig?

Learning to write some of their very first programs!

LEGO® Robotics at St. Jerome Academy

How to catch a burglar - Oakland Terrace class

How to catch a burglar - Bradley Hills class

How to program a helicopter ...

The Human Propeller

Plane Rescue!

How to Program your Lion

Drumming Monkey

Lion Terrifies Village

Drumming Monkeys at North Chevy Chase ES!

Roaring Lions at Woodlin Elementary School

Robo Challenge- Kensington Parkwood ES- helicopter 1

Robo Challenge - Kensington Parkwood ES - helicopter2

Thank you card from one of our Young Engineers!

Thank You card - outside

Storybook Science: earthworm habitats!

Roaring Lion Rescue Operation

The Roaring Lion ...

Our Electronics class

A Robo Challenge creation!

from our Oakland Terrace ES Electronics class! -Grades 3-5

Twirling Birds!

Battle of the LEGO® Spinning Tops!

Young Engineers: trusses, triangles and candy!

Making sure the bridge matches the design ...

A LEGO® Robotics Challenge

Robotic car - created during Adventures with Robots´ Robo Challenge class

Catapult Launch Party!

Robotic rock crusher/ digger

Yummy truss

Drumming Monkey party

Gear Ratios 101

Cool car

Crash avoidance car

Spin!

Drum Design

Engrossing Fiber Samples

Young Detective

Rear-wheel drive

Jaws!

Purple Power Tower ...

King of the Jungle

Monkey with long claws...

Windmills at rest.

Program says: spin!

Future Engineers

Ouch!

Super Chomp

Learning about circuits

Open Wide ...

Calm down, Kitty!

Bridge Decisions

Girls love airships, too!

Ready, set, fly!

Learning Robotics in Russian

Programmer at work ...

Spaghetti sticks and gumdrops ...

rcc-spinning-birds-natalia

To catch a hexbug

Robotic alligator ready to chomp LEGO®!

Electronics, Ho ...

LEGO®-man cupcakes! for Mindstorms party

Robotic catapult!

Rack and gear

Another catapult

Robotic car

Bumpy ride

Yikes - bucking bronco ride!

Catapult

Windmill with a heart!

It´s a plane!

Front wheel drive

The WOW car.

A catapult on wheels!

Bug Fight

A girl and her hexbug

Three beautiful bugs.

Homemade hexbugs

Mindstorms bot on the move

Reviews

Adventures with Robots instructors get many, many verbal compliments from parents whose children take our LEGO® Robotics and other science classes. Here are some of the written compliments. Updated regularly. If you are a club coordinator, please contact us about observing one of our classes!

That was simply a wonderful class. Thank you so much for your excellent teaching. And your great communications with families. You have set a high standard for other clubs and the practice is spreading!

-Woodlin E.S. club coordinator & parent,  Silver Spring (class: LEGO® robotics) May 2012

Adventures with Robots just ended and I would say that it was the absolute best after school program we’ve ever participated in. …Thank you sooooo much for bringing that program to Wyngate. It taught my son that he absolutely loves computer programming…which is a big deal for me, since he doesn’t seem to like anything but watching tv!

-Wyngate E.S. parent,  Bethesda (class: LEGO® robotics) Mar. 2012

I just wanted to let you know that [my son] had a great time in the Young Engineers class.  It was the perfect activity for a kid like him who loves to learn using hands on activities.  Out of all of the after school activities my kids have participated in over the past 5 years, this was definitely the best!  I hope that you will do a “Young Engineers 2″ in the future.  So thank you so much for teaching D. and offering this class.  It was a great experience for him.

-Bradley Hills ES parent, Bethesda (class: Young Engineers) Mar. 2012

My son R. came home incredibly excited about his first meeting. He’s always loved Legos and has an affinity for science, math and engineering. He said this is the best activity he’s ever done – just wanted you to know how much you captured his interest in the first session.

-Forcey Christian parent, Silver Spring (class: Mindstorms) Mar. 2012

My son G. adored this after school program.  I have never seen him more excited about anything before.  He loves LEGOs and now, loves programming robots.  This is a brilliant program and we will definitely be interested in anything else you have to offer. Thank you!

-Woodlin ES parent, Silver Spring (class: LEGO® robotics) Nov. 2011

 I thought the programming club was exceptional. The kids were very engaged, very creative and absolutely enjoyed learning to use SCRATCH. … They laughed and enjoyed sharing their creations with each other. … The teacher was excited about her subject matter, and eagerly taught the lessons and worked with each student that needed her help.*

-Bannockburn ES parent, Bethesda (class: Video Game Programming) Nov. 2011. Full review here.

Thank you so much for making Friday after school so much fun for S.! She loves the class and told me you are her favorite teacher! Thanks also for the weekly updates! (instructor: Laura!)

-Garrett Park ES parent, Silver Spring (class: Storybook Science). Nov. 2011.

My son … told me this is his favorite after school club EVER! You totally rock and I hope that you’ve sparked some interest in engineering among the kids.”

-Woodlin ES parent, Silver Spring (class: LEGO® robotics) Oct. 2011