Fall 2020 Programs
Wallingford VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team
Course Number 2005.401
Ages 10-13
Location: Spanish Community of Wallingford
Fee: $335 includes all meetings, t-shirt for participants and registration fees for all scrimmages and State Competition.
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.
Meeting Dates and Times (VEX IQ)
Competitions TBD
Closure Meeting following State Competition
Please note that scrimmages haven’t been announced. Scrimmage announcements may change meeting location.
NASA Astro Camp *New Topics Included*
Course Number 2005.419
Ages 8 – 12
Location: Wallingford Park & Rec - STEM Room 13
Thursdays: 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Time: 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $45
As an official NASA partner, our local NASA Astro Camp explores what it really means to be an astronaut and an aerospace engineer combining science, engineering, and math all in one. Students will be building, launching, and exploring the various structures launched into space while thinking about the scientific factors that go into real NASA space explorations. This camp introduces children to the principles of engineering through hands-on NASA themed activities in which they will apply the engineering design process to solve problems and generate solutions. The emphasis is on students understanding that engineers must imagine and plan before they begin to create and test. Come join us for a great time and become a young astronaut. New topics will be included and different from our Fall 2019 program.
Sports Science (NEW Program)
Course Number 2005.420
Ages 9 – 14
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Tuesdays: 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9
Time: 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
Come join us to learn the science behind some of your favorite sports: football, baseball, soccer, golf and others. We will delve into topics such as physiology, physics, engineering and more. Participants will create their own projects, including their own mini-golf course, mini water slide and mini basketball court. No experience in sports is required to participate.
Ages 5 and 6 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.407
Ages 5 and 6
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.107
Ages 5 and 6
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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
Chemistry Creations *New Topics Included*
Course Number 2005.112
Ages 9 - 14
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Tuesdays: 2/16 and 2/23
Time: 6:15pm to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
Explore a different side of STEM with this new program. As junior chemists, students will study the substances that make up matter—everything that takes up space in the universe. They also study the changes that take place when substances are combined. These changes are called chemical reactions. Participants who join will have the chance to see how the properties of substances can make for exciting projects that might include chemical testing and allergy free food chemistry and different from the Winter 2020 program
Ages 7 and 8 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.404
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.104
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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
Robotics Club
Course Number 2005.426
Ages 8 – 12
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Tuesdays: 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15
Time: 6:00 to 7:30
Cost: $45
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 VEX 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
STEAM Saturdays
Course Number 2005.414
Ages 8-12
Saturdays: 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
No meeting on 10/10 and 10/31
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Cost: $45
There’s nothing like some science to kick off the weekend!
Saturday Science 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 science labs for kids to collaborate on.
Course Number 2005.401
Ages 10-13
Location: Spanish Community of Wallingford
Fee: $335 includes all meetings, t-shirt for participants and registration fees for all scrimmages and State Competition.
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.
Meeting Dates and Times (VEX IQ)
- All meetings are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday.
- Meetings dates are as follows: 9/26, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, 12/12, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/20
Competitions TBD
Closure Meeting following State Competition
Please note that scrimmages haven’t been announced. Scrimmage announcements may change meeting location.
NASA Astro Camp *New Topics Included*
Course Number 2005.419
Ages 8 – 12
Location: Wallingford Park & Rec - STEM Room 13
Thursdays: 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Time: 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $45
As an official NASA partner, our local NASA Astro Camp explores what it really means to be an astronaut and an aerospace engineer combining science, engineering, and math all in one. Students will be building, launching, and exploring the various structures launched into space while thinking about the scientific factors that go into real NASA space explorations. This camp introduces children to the principles of engineering through hands-on NASA themed activities in which they will apply the engineering design process to solve problems and generate solutions. The emphasis is on students understanding that engineers must imagine and plan before they begin to create and test. Come join us for a great time and become a young astronaut. New topics will be included and different from our Fall 2019 program.
Sports Science (NEW Program)
Course Number 2005.420
Ages 9 – 14
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Tuesdays: 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9
Time: 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
Come join us to learn the science behind some of your favorite sports: football, baseball, soccer, golf and others. We will delve into topics such as physiology, physics, engineering and more. Participants will create their own projects, including their own mini-golf course, mini water slide and mini basketball court. No experience in sports is required to participate.
Ages 5 and 6 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.407
Ages 5 and 6
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.107
Ages 5 and 6
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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
Chemistry Creations *New Topics Included*
Course Number 2005.112
Ages 9 - 14
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Tuesdays: 2/16 and 2/23
Time: 6:15pm to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
Explore a different side of STEM with this new program. As junior chemists, students will study the substances that make up matter—everything that takes up space in the universe. They also study the changes that take place when substances are combined. These changes are called chemical reactions. Participants who join will have the chance to see how the properties of substances can make for exciting projects that might include chemical testing and allergy free food chemistry and different from the Winter 2020 program
Ages 7 and 8 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.404
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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 STEM (NEW Programming)
Course Number 2005.104
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Fridays: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26
Time 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $40
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
Robotics Club
Course Number 2005.426
Ages 8 – 12
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room 13
Tuesdays: 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15
Time: 6:00 to 7:30
Cost: $45
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 VEX 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
STEAM Saturdays
Course Number 2005.414
Ages 8-12
Saturdays: 10/3, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
No meeting on 10/10 and 10/31
Location: Wallingford Parks and Rec STEM Room
Cost: $45
There’s nothing like some science to kick off the weekend!
Saturday Science 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 science labs for kids to collaborate on.