Coding and Robotics with First Parish
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Interested in Robotics, Engineering, and Coding? In this half-day one week camp, using legos, simple motor & sensors, and coding with simple drag and drop block coding language (based on Scratch), students will create moving robotic projects to perform simple tasks. Topics of engineering, math, and coding will be discussed and explored by the students through each project. This camp is a great first step for anyone interested in robotics. Also, as time allows and for students that are able and interested in coding, they may explore more creative design possibilities with their robots using the text-based coding with Python.
Working in pairs, each day your child will work on a robot building project, engage in discussions related to an engineering/math/coding concept, edit their build or code to complete a challenge, and have opportunities to explore and elaborate their design if desired. On the last day in the last 30 minutes of class, each team will be given an opportunity to present their favorite project to everyone and what concepts it demonstrates, what creative extensions were added to it and why, and what they learned from the project. Parents are welcome to come to this 30 minute presentation.
By the end of the week, students gain confidence in STEM and coding skills, experience the joy of collaboration, and leave with a sense of accomplishment from building robots that come to life.
Suitable for 9-12 year-olds.
Dates July 27,2026 – July 31, 2026 (Monday- Friday)
Hours 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Seats 6
Cost $250
This is not a Wakefield Recreation Program, please register directly through the church. Registration for Coding and Robotics!
Teacher Winnie Carpenter
Coding since she was in 4th grade, Winnie Carpenter is an MIT graduate in computer science, a wife, a mom, VP of Engineering and co-owner of telecom testing company Valid8.com. Known to have the gift of making the complex simple, she loves using this gift to teach youth computer technology. She was a member of the Wakefield STEAM task force of the Wakefield Public schools whose purpose was to enrich the STEAM (science technology engineering arts math) learning of the public schools and where the annual Wakefield STEAM night event was founded. She spearheaded starting the middle school and high school internship program at Valid8, helping Wakefield students get exposure to and grow in technology, coding, computer hardware knowledge and in organizational and life skills