In-Person Workshops & Classes for 2023

"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 

Join us this Fall for City of Ottawa Workshops. Look for registration in late summer at ottawa.ca. Using the barcode links we will provide here, you can open the relevant page within the City's new registration system. You'll need an account to register. Note that online recreation guides are no longer published.

Tip: If you are searching for our programs and camps, use 'Orange' or 'LEGO' as the key word.  Use 'Virtual' to find our Virtual programs and camps.

In the meantime, here are our revised program titles and descriptions as they will appear in the City registration system. Note that ages may vary. Many, but not necessarily all, of these programs will be offered in Fall 2023.  

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® Junior Robotics and Coding – Orange STEM Education   Ages 6-7
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.

LEGO® Club – Orange STEM Education                Ages 6-7   or  8-12
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.

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® Contraptions – Orange STEM Education      Ages 7-12
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.

LEGO® Mosaics and 8-Bit Art – Orange STEM Education    Ages 7-12
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              Ages 7-8  or 9-14
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 – Orange STEM Education                  Ages 7-8  or 9-14
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® Minecraft® Engineer – Orange STEM Education          Ages  8-12
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.

LEGO® Building and SPIKE Robotics – Orange STEM Education Ages 8-14
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.

LEGO® SPIKE Prime Robotics and Coding –Orange STEM Education           Ages 8-14  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.

LEGO® Senior SPIKE Robotics and Coding–Orange STEM Education        Ages 8-14 
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.    

 

**Don't forget to check out our City of Ottawa Virtual Programs as well!** 

 

Original Programs

For our original full range of City of Ottawa programs please see LEGO Programs

Ask us about private workshops for your family, small group or club.  Contact:
ian@orangestem.ca

 

Revised May 10, 2023