Workshops & Classes for Fall 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, 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 is ongoing at ottawa.ca for Fall 2025 programs running in October, November and December.

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® 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.

Rideauview Community Centre Ages 7-12
Tuesdays, October 14-21, 2025 6-7:30 pm 141958

Nepean Sportsplex Ages 7-12
Sunday, October 19, 2025 8:30-11:30 am 143060 FULL

Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre Ages 7-13
Tuesday, October 28-November 4, 2025 4-5 pm 142300 FULL

Fisher Park Community Centre Ages 7-12
Saturday, November 8, 2025 9 am to noon 147113

Lois Kemp Arena Ages 7-12
Friday, November 14, 2025 6-8 pm 150161

LEGO® Minecraft® Engineer – Orange STEM Education
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 Ages 7-12
Tuesday, October 14-21, 2025 4-5 pm 142286 FULL

Lois Kemp Arena Ages 7-12
Friday, October 24, 2025 6-8 pm 150150

Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-14
Sunday, October 26, 2025 9 am - noon 140485 FULL

South Fallingbrook Community Centre Ages 7-14
Saturday, November 1, 2025 9 am-noon 148465

Aquaview Community Hall Ages 7-12
Thursdays, November 6-13, 2025 6-7:30 pm 146686

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.

Lois Kemp Arena Ages 7-12
Friday, December 5, 2025 6-8 pm 150166

LEGO® Building and SPIKE Robotics – Orange STEM Education
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.

Rideauview Community Centre Ages 7-12
Tuesdays, October 28-November 4, 2025 6-7:30 pm 141977 FULL

Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-14
Wednesdays, November 5-12, 2025 6-7:30 pm 140507

Aquaview Community Hall Ages 7-12
Thursdays, November 20-27, 2025 6-7:30 pm 146692

LEGO® Junior Robotics and Coding – Orange STEM Education
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.

Nepean Sportsplex Ages 7-12
Sunday, November 2, 2025 8:30-11:30 am 143061 FULL

Chapman Mills Community Building Ages 7-12
Saturday, November 8, 2025 1-3 pm 142673 FULL

Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-14
Sunday, November 9, 2025 9 am - noon 140489 2 SPOTS

Nepean Sportsplex Ages 7-12
Sunday, November 16, 2025 8:30-11:30 am 143062 FULL

Rideauview Community Centre Ages 7-12
Tuesdays, November 18-25, 2025 6-7:30 pm 141988 FULL

Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-14
Wednesdays, November 19-26, 2025 6-7:30 pm 140513

South Fallingbrook Community Centre Ages 7-14
Saturday, November 22, 2025 9 am-noon 148466 2 SPOTS

Tony Graham Kanata Rec Complex Ages 7-14
Sunday, November 23 , 2025 9 am - noon 140491

Fisher Park Community Centre Ages 7-12
Saturday, November 29, 2025 9 am-noon 147114 FULL

Chapman Mills Community Building Ages 7-12
Saturday, November 29, 2025 1-3 pm 142676 FULL

LEGO® Remote Control Coding – Orange STEM Education
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.

Diane Deans Greenboro Community Centre Ages 7-12
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 4-5 pm 142330 FULL

Aquaview Community Hall Ages 7-12
Thursday, December 4, 2025 6-7:30 pm 146696

South Fallingbrook Community Centre Ages 7-14
Saturday, December 6, 2025 9 am-noon 148467

LEGO® SPIKE Prime and Python Coding – Orange STEM Education
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 Ages 7-14
Sunday, December 7, 2025 9 am - noon 140495 FULL

Soloway JCC Fall Classes

21 Nadolny Sachs Private

LEGO® SPIKE Prime Robotics & Coding (Ages 8-13 as of Dec 31, 2025)

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.

Six Classes: Wednesdays, October 22 to November 26, 2025 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Our other programs include:

LEGO® Build it Big – Orange STEM Education
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® Club – Orange STEM Education
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.

LEGO® Designer – Orange STEM Education
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® 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® 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.

LEGO® Senior SPIKE Robotics and Coding–Orange STEM Education
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.

LEGO® SPIKE Robotic Arms and Coding – Orange STEM Education
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.

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 October 19, 2025