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2022 Fall Programs

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Wallingford VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team

Join us for another successful season of our VEX IQ robotics competition team. Let’s go to World Championships again! Students can rejoin from the previous year, but we also welcome new faces. No experience necessary. This program is high commitment and high reward. It encourages teamwork, problem solving, and leadership skills. The students will be using the VEX IQ robotics system to learn the basics of building a robot, coding and other STEM applications. Fee: $380 includes all meetings, t-shirt for participants and registration fees for all scrimmages and State Competition.
  • Ages: 10-13
  • Location: Spanish Community of Wallingford
  • Fee: $380
  • Meeting Dates:
    10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11
  • Meeting Times: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
TBD: Additional practices prior to competitions, scrimmages, competitions and End of Year Meeting following State Competition. Please check the Wallingford Park and Rec website www.wallingfordrec.com and www.ctstemacademy.org for the most current information. 
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Wednesday Night Science Fun

There’s nothing like some science to kick off the weekend! Friday programs will involve exciting projects for students to burn off some of that built up energy from the week. Activities will include exciting and engaging STEM labs for kids to collaborate on. If inclement weather, program will be moved to Wallingford Park and Rec STEM Room.
  • Ages: 8-12
  • Location: Outdoors at Community Lake Pavilion
  • Fee: $15 per session
  • Meeting Dates: See Selected Dates Below
  • Meeting Times: 6:15-7:15 pm
  • Wednesday, September 21- Chemistry
    Participants will engage in a fun hands-on chemistry experiment.
  • Wednesday, September 28- Roller Coasters
    Participants will envision and design a paper roller coaster.
  • Wednesday, October 5- Tallest Tower Challenge
    Participants will try to build the tallest tower out of household materials.
  • Wednesday, October 12- Make and Take STEM
    Participants will engage in a surprise STEM engineering challenge.
  • Wednesday. October 19- Water Bottle Toss Challenge
    Students will test a variety of bottles by filling them with water and tossing/flipping them to determine which bottle of theirs has the highest success rate.
  • Wednesday, October 26- Fidget Spinner Challenge
    Students will develop by conducting experiments on a spinning technique that they develop with a team. Participants will be looking into human error, spin speed, and will be recording and comparing spin times.
  • Wednesday, November 2- Race Car Challenge
    Participants will create race cars using everything from straws, peppermints, and K'NEX.
  • Wednesday, November 9- Basketball Hoop Challenge
    ​Participants will create a mini-basketball game out of household materials.
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Ages 5 and 6 STEM (NEW Topics)

Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants.
  • Ages: 5 and 6
  • Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec. STEM Room
  • Cost: $38
  • Meeting Dates;
    Tuesdays- 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8
  • Meeting Times: 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
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Ages 7 and 8 STEM (NEW Topics)

Do you like to explore science, solve problems and use technology? If you do, then STEM Academy is the perfect place for you! Join us for an engaging session of exploring many different STEM Challenges through hands-on investigations. Our session will include high interest materials that will include science, technology, art and math! Maximum Number will be 10 participants.
  • Ages: 7 and 8
  • Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec. STEM Room
  • Cost: $38
  • Meeting Dates:
    Thursdays- 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3
  • Meeting Times: 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
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Robotics Club (NEW Topics)

This program is designed for participants who would like a rich introduction to robotics and are not able to make a full Saturday commitment required for our VEX IQ Robotics Team. This program encourages critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. Participants will be using Lego Mindstorms EV3 and UB Tech Robotics to learn the basics of building a robot, coding and related STEM applications. Instructors will adjust program instruction to meet the needs of all participants.

  • Ages: 7-9
  • Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec. STEM Room
  • Cost: $38
  • Meeting Dates:
    Tuesdays- 11/15, 11/22, 11/29, 12/6
  • Meeting Times: 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
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Exploring the Natural World

It’s September! The sun is shining and the leaves are about to fall! In this program, participants will get outside and learn about various plants and animals that inhabit the world around them. Participants will also collect, observe and identify plants, rocks and minerals. Come on out and see what nature has to offer! New topics will be introduced.
  • Ages: 9-14
  • Location: Bertini Park, West Dayton Hill Road
  • Cost: FREE-Registration Required
  • Meeting Dates:
    Thursdays- 9/15, 9/22, 9/29
  • Meeting Times: 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm
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VEX Code VR & Block Coding

VEXcode VR lets you code a virtual robot using a block based coding environment powered by Scratch Blocks. VEXcode VR is based on VEXcode, the same programming environment used for VEX 123, GO, IQ and V5 robots. Through robots, students will be able to make their Computer Science knowledge come to life. 
  • Ages: 8-14
  • Location: Online
  • Cost: $28
  • Meeting Dates:
    Wednesdays- 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
  • Meeting Times: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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STEAM Fun for Homeschool Families

This is a fun program for all who are interested in Art connections to STEM. Each week we will explore a wide range of topics such as making sidewalk chalk, shaving cream marbling, magnetic cars and mud painting. This is a perfect program for homeschool students. More programming to be scheduled based upon homeschool family schedules and interest.
  • Ages 8-14
  • Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec. STEM Room
  • Cost: $25
  • Meeting Dates:
    ​Thursdays- 9/15, 9/22, 9/29
  • Meeting Times: 2:00 to 3:15 pm
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Fall Family STEM Night

  • Ages: All Ages (Children Must Be Chaperone By A Parent)
  • Location: CT STEM Academy, 284 Washington Street, Wallingford, CT
  • Cost: Free-Registration Required
  • Date: Tuesday October 11, 2022
  • Time: 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm
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284 Washington St, Wallingford, CT  06492  - (203) 294-2175 - info@ctstemacademy.org

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  • About Us
  • Cities and Towns
    • Wallingford >
      • Wallingford Parks and Rec. >
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          • NASA Astro Camp
          • Wallingford Parks and Recreation
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          • VEX IQ Robotics
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    • Meriden >
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      • Cheshire Parks and Rec. >
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  • Contact
  • Connecticut Educator STEM Leadership Institute
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