In-Person Workshops & Classes for Fall 2024 & Winter 2025
"Mr. Dudley has been helping kids discover the joy of LEGO robotics through hands-on programming and building for many years and these opportunities to take a weekly class with others who are also interested in LEGO robotics can’t be beat," Rebecca Stanisic, SavvyMom.ca
Orange STEM has delivered thousands of LEGO® workshops and classes to children 5-14 as well as to adults involved in team building and teachers training to be Technology Educators.
In Fall, Winter and Spring, our wide range of LEGO programs is available through City of Ottawa recreation centres across the city, and also at independent centres including Dovercourt, the Old Ottawa South Firehall, Manor Park and the Soloway Jewish Community Centre. Many of our recreation programs are offered as one-time workshops or as multi-week classes.
City of Ottawa Workshops & Classes
Registration for Winter 2025 programs, running January through March, begins Thursday, November 14 at 9 pm.
Registration continues for Fall programs running in November and December 2024.
Best Way to Register: Use the barcode links below to connect to the relevant page within the City's registration system. You'll need an account to register.
Visit ottawa.ca for more info. Note that our name, Orange STEM Education, is in the title of all City of Ottawa programs that we teach.
Tip: If you are searching for our programs and camps, use 'Orange STEM' as the key word.
LEGO® Electronics Adventures – Orange STEM Education
LEGO® engineering with a focus on electronics! Learn about electronics concepts, components and systems. With a partner, use a modular circuit building tool to create circuits that will power LEGO machines and projects. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Aquaview Community Hall Ages 7-12
Thursdays, January 16 & 23, 2025 6-7:30 pm 111904
Southpointe Community Building Ages 7-12
Saturday, February 1, 2025 12 -2 pm 100152
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-14
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 6-8 pm 104484
LEGO® Minecraft® Engineer – Orange STEM Education Ages 7-12
Hands-on creativity! With a partner, design and build micro or large-scale LEGO® Minecraft villages, farms and landscapes. Join them with others, to create unique and amazing worlds. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 4-5 pm 110419
LEGO® Club – Orange STEM Education Ages 7-12
Learn LEGO® building techniques as you and a partner construct a variety of mechanical Technic projects. Develop your own creations with Technic gears, beams, wheels and axles. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex
Wednesdays, October 23-November 6, 2024 6-7:30 pm 104465
South Fallingbrook Community Centre
Saturday, November 24, 2024 9 am - noon 988991 full
Fisher Park Community Centre
Saturdays, February 1 & 8, 2025 9-11 am 104163
Nepean Sportsplex
Sunday, February 2, 2025 8:30 - 11:30 am 107862
LEGO® Contraptions – Orange STEM Education
Learn about using gears, motors, axles, wheels and specialized LEGO® Technic pieces. Discover how real machines work as you and a partner build contraptions and other machines that move. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Greely Community Centre Ages 7-12
Saturday, January 18, 2025 10 am - noon 98888
Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre Ages 7-13
Tuesdays, January 21 - February 4, 2025 4-5 pm 110416
Rideauview Community Centre Ages 7-12
Tuesdays, January 21 - February 4, 2025 6-7:30 pm 106001
Lois Kemp Arena Blackburn Hamlet Ages 7-12
Friday, January 24, 2025 6-8 pm 110902
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-12
Sunday, February 23, 2025 9 am - noon 104483
LEGO® Junior Robotics and Coding – Orange STEM Education Ages 7-12
Build Ian’s unique powered machines and sensor-driven LEGO® SPIKE Prime robots. Use Scratch coding to program sounds, lights, screen images, and motion. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Aquaview Community Hall
Thursdays, November 7 & 14, 2024 6-7:30 pm 111899 2 spots
Lois Kemp Arena Blackburn Hamlet
Friday, November 8, 2024 6-8 pm 111901
Friday, November 22, 2024 6-8 pm 111900
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex
Sunday, November 10, 2024 8:30-11:30 am 104468 full
Rideauview Community Centre
Tuesdays, November 12, 19 & 26, 2024 6-7:30 pm 105168 full
Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre
Tuesdays, November 19- December 3, 2024 4-5 pm 110415
Fisher Park Community Centre
Saturday, November 23 & 30, 2024 9-11 am 103888 2 spots
Southpointe Community Building
Saturdays, November 23 & 30, 2024 noon-2 pm 100981
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex
Wednesdays, January 22-29, 2025 6-7:30 pm 104472
South Fallingbrook Community Centre
Saturday, February 22, 2025 9 am - noon 98997
LEGO® Building and SPIKE Robotics – Orange STEM Education Ages 7-12
Build mechanical projects such as a vice-grip, hand drill, flywheel, robotic arm and Bumper-Bot using Technic and motors. Build a LEGO® SPIKE Prime robot to perform challenges. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre Ages 7-12
Tuesdays, October 29 - November 12, 2024 4-5 pm 110413
Fisher Park Community Centre Ages 7-12
Saturdays, November 9 & 16, 2024 9-11 am 103887 2 spots
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-12
Wednesdays, November 13-27 6-7:30 pm 104469 full
South Fallingbrook Community Centre Ages 7-12
Saturday, January 25, 2025 9 am - noon 98994
Rideauview Community Centre Ages 8-12
Tuesdays, February 11-25, 2025 6-7:30 pm 106003
Aquaview Community Hall Ages 7-12
Thursdays, February 13-27, 2025 6-7:30 pm 111906
LEGO® SPIKE Robotic Arms and Coding – Orange STEM Education Ages 8-12
With a partner, build several of Ian’s LEGO® SPIKE Prime robotic arm designs, single and multi-motor. Using Scratch, program the movement and grasp of these autonomous robots allowing them to perform tasks based on input from force and colour sensors. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Nepean Sportsplex
Sunday, November 17, 2024 8:30 - 11:30 am 104062 1 spot
Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 4-5 pm 110417
Saturday, March 1, 2025 9-11 am 104175
LEGO® Remote Control Coding – Orange STEM Education Ages 8-12
With a partner, build Ian’s LEGO® remote-controlled vehicles and machines. Program their controllers using LEGO coding apps on a tablet and perform challenges. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Nepean Sportsplex
Sunday, December 1, 2024 8:30 - 11:30 am 104066 full
Aquaview Community Hall
Thursdays, January 30 - February 6, 2025 6-7:30 pm 111905
Southpointe Community Building
Saturday, February 8, 2025 noon-2 pm 100153
Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 4-5 pm 110418
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 6-8 pm 104481
Fisher Park Community Centre
Saturday, February 22, 2025 9-11 am 104166
Lois Kemp Arena Blackburn Hamlet
Friday, February 28, 2025 6-8 pm 111903
Greely Community Centre
Saturday, March 1, 2025 10 am - noon 98892
LEGO® Senior SPIKE Robotics and Coding–Orange STEM Education Ages 8-12
With a partner, design efficient and functional LEGO® SPIKE Prime robots, using minimal componentry. Build attachments for specific tasks and program robots to perform challenges. Learn about robotics contests. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex
Wednesday, February 5-12, 2025 6-8 pm 104473
LEGO® SPIKE Prime and Python Coding – Orange STEM Education Ages 9-12
With a partner, build Ian’s LEGO® SPIKE Prime robots, and learn SPIKE Python coding as you program an autonomous two-motor robot to perform tasks. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex
Sunday, February 9, 2025 9 am-noon 104476
Nepean Sportsplex
Sunday, March 2, 2025 8:30 - 11:30 am 107864
Our other programs include:
LEGO® Build it Big – Orange STEM Education Ages 5-6
Working in teams, build large-scale pyramid and castle structures. Using specialized LEGO® elements such as beams, gears, axles, and wheels, create unique working machines. Operate LEGO robots. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
LEGO® Designer – Orange STEM Education Ages 7-8
Learn about forces and engineering principles as you and a partner build vehicles, airplanes and spacecraft. Strengthen LEGO® building skills. Build Ian's cool projects, and those from the LEGO Master Builder Academy. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
LEGO® Mosaics and 8-Bit Art – Orange STEM Education
Sketch out designs and transform them into LEGO® mosaics. Build 8-bit LEGO art and learn a variety of LEGO® building techniques. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
LEGO® Tinkering – Orange STEM Education
With a partner, learn to use LEGO® Technic and other materials to create moving mechanisms on LEGO peg boards. Build various motorized machines and a marble run. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
LEGO® SPIKE Prime Robotics and Coding – Orange STEM Education
With a partner, build and program LEGO® SPIKE Prime robots. Build a walking robot, a wobble-bot and a marble contraption. Using Scratch, program your autonomous robots to perform tasks based on input from force and colour sensors. In collaboration with 'the LEGO® guy', Ian Dudley of Orange STEM Education.
**Don't forget to check out our City of Ottawa Virtual Programs.**
Ask us about private workshops for your family, small group or club. Contact:
ian@orangestem.ca
For our earlier range of City of Ottawa programs please see LEGO Programs
Revised December 17, 2024