Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools Community Education Services

Bring your imagination to life. Become a master bricklayer and use our special architectural LEGO® kits to build your creations. Be an architect as you learn the principles of construction. The main goal of the course is to introduce the concept of 3 dimensions and their role in design. Working in teams, students will construct buildings, structures, towers, castles, and more. Students will learn construction principles and use math skills as they experiment with scale and size, staggering vs. stacking bricks, and more. We'll build houses with removable roofs, castles with turrets, and towers of strength! It might just be impossible to exhaust the creative potential of LEGO® bricks. With an active imagination as your guide, there are endless possibilities. Students will be working in pairs.

Create YOUR OWN VIDEO GAME! Love video games? Students as young as five years old can create their own platform video games in this cool class! Choose your storyline with your favorite superheroes as your stars. Add challenges and difficulty levels, then share them by email or post them on the web to challenge family and friends. Now young students can practice math, logic, and programming and put their video game talents to work! Bring a USB drive to the last day of class.

Get a great head start in learning how to code and computer science concepts using one of the key programming languages used by professional developers - Python. Its syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than would be possible in languages such as C++ or Java, making it the perfect coding language for beginners. Python is a text-based language, so students should have keyboarding and basic computer skills.

Learn how to create YouTube content! Shoot videos, edit sound and create an online presence with YouTube. In the first half of camp, learn the tricks that pro filmmakers use for better shots, lighting, sounds and learn to use our film editing software. Then in the second half of camp, students will work on a group unboxing or product review video. Edit your video, add transitions, special effects, and insert a soundtrack. Then share your finished video with the world.

Students will work in small teams using the EV3 Mindstorms Robotic Systems and specialized LEGO® Technic engineering components to build extreme robots and use programs to experiment with and overcome Olympic-style challenges. Students will then be challenged to morph their projects into better, stronger, or faster robots. Possible robotic projects include Shot Put Launcher, Flipping Gymnast, Sumobot, and more. Students will be working in small teams of 2-3.

This 3D printing camp takes students through the 3D printing process from start to finish. Students will design 3D objects using TinkerCAD and use the 3D slicing program Cura to bring their creations to life. From industrial design and manufacturing to software and hardware engineering, the 3D printing industry is booming. This course serves as an excellent introduction to 3D printing and is ideal for students who like to draw, design, imagine, and see their creations come to life. Printing and Material Fee included.

Journey to the magical world of Harry Potter and other magical lands. Build and program magical theme projects. Young imaginations soar! Students will be taught foundational building and introduced to programming concepts with learning about sensors, motors, and special technics components using the Lego Wedo Systems. Possible projects include Magic Chest, Dragons, Hippogriff, Magic Sorting Hat, Magic Carpet, and magical staircase. Students will be working in pairs.