by rewing | Jan 14, 2020 | Child Development, Creative Learning Corporation, Engineering, Robotics, science, STEM
5 Robots That are Changing the World Robots often seem like something from a far away sci-fi fantasy, but we actually use them every day to make our lives simpler and more efficient! Some robots’ jobs are small like robotic vacuum cleaners and self-checkout...
by rewing | May 28, 2019 | Activities, Child Development, Creative Learning Corporation, Engineering, Featured Programs, science, STEM
Do you know what STEM means? Nope, we aren’t talking about the kind on a tree…we’re talking about the cool kind that includes Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math. In 2001, the National Science Foundation introduced STEM and it has only grown from there. You...
by rewing | Dec 28, 2018 | Activities, After School Programs, Camps, Child Development, Engineering, LEGO Technology, Robotics, science, STEM, Stop Motion Videos, Summer Camps
A Bricks 4 Kidz class is not only fun (because who doesn’t love playing with LEGO Bricks?), but playing with building materials is one way to give kids a hands-on look at subjects they’ll learn in school. Construction play has links to success in STEM concepts,...
by rewing | Oct 30, 2018 | Child Development, Engineering, Kids Health, Robotics, science, STEM
STEM is one of the most talked-about buzzwords in education today. What’s muddying the waters is all this talk of STEM has migrated over to a marketing tactic. Just slap a “STEM” label on toy packaging and some will think their child is getting a brain boost;...
by rewing | Sep 25, 2018 | Activities, Child Development, Child health, Engineering, Featured Programs
Healthy ways to help kids cope with anxiety Some anxiety is normal. We all experience anxiety on some level in the course of a normal day. As adults it may come from rushing to get kids to school on time, navigating a busy grocery store or meeting a deadline at work....
by rewing | Sep 20, 2018 | Activities, Child Development, Child health, Engineering, LEGO Technology
Building a zipline project with your child is a fun little lesson in using machines to accomplish tasks. In this case, ziplines use friction and gravity as tools to solve a problem — transporting an object from one place to another in a fast, efficient manner. While...