Current Workshops

Our current workshops are listed below. Click for details and to sign up.
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Computer Game Development – Level 1

May 9, 2012

Monday thru Wednesday, July 30 – August 1 8:30 am – Noon Do you play computer games? Do you ever wonder what it’s like to build one? In this introductory course to GameMaker, you will learn how to build and design your own computer game in no time and learn about emerging careers as a [...]

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Survivor Camp – Outwit, Outlast, Outplay!

May 9, 2012

Monday thru Thursday, July 16 – 19   9:00 am – 4:00 pm Your plane crash landed on a deserted island! Luckily no one was injured. Can you survive? What will you eat? How will you find shelter? Join a tribe and be challenged mentally and physically to help each other survive. Can you and your [...]

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Water Balloon Crusades!

May 9, 2012

Monday, July 9 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Your team will engineer and build life-size medieval catapults and sling shots and engage in skirmishes and challenges using water balloons to see who has the best design! Don’t be afraid to get wet and dirty during this fun day of engineering and design exploration. 6 hrs. [...]

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Dead Ahead with Dead Reckoning – Chart & sail a Catboat our of Hyannis Harbor

May 9, 2012

August 13, Monday 8:300 am – 3:30 pm You will learn the oldest method of navigation – Dead Reckoning. Learn the basic skills in marine navigation, including reading a compass, estimating vessel position, reading a chart’s latitude and longitude & plotting a course. Use these new skills to pilot a course out of Hyannis Harbor [...]

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Model Airplanes!

May 9, 2012

Monday, August 6  9:00 am – 3:00 pm Do you like to build things with your hands? How about learning history at the same time? Come spend the day building a model of the P-40 Warhawk, one of the most famous & versatile fighter planes of World War 2. The balsa wood model will actually [...]

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LEGO® Robotics – Level 1

May 9, 2012

Level 1 Monday, August 6  9:00 am – 3:00 pm Do you love building with LEGO’s? Do you love to use the computer? This workshop combines both! You will use a LEGO Robotic (RCX) kit, programmable RCX software, and a computer. Working with motors, touch & light sensors, and LEGO’s software, design your own robot all [...]

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Computer Game Development – Advanced

May 9, 2012

Wednesday thru Friday, August 1 – 3  12:30pm – 4:00pm Take your beginner level in GameMaker computer development to the next level! Students must have completed Level 1 or already know basic skills in GameMaker to participate. 10.5 hrs of instruction. Grades: 6-8 Price: $165 Max. Size: 12 students Where: Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical [...]

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CSI: MetroWest

February 18, 2012

Saturday, May 12, 20129:00 am – 3:30 pm Who did it? How did it happen? Did they leave clues or evidence?During this hands-on crime scene investigation program 5th – 7th grade students learn the steps and tools used by crime scene investigators to solve crimes. Through simulated role-playing they will listen and learn about the [...]

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