INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

How to innovate and bring innovations to market?

The use of innovative technology is improving products and processes all around us. Computing technologies are at the heart of the rapid innovations seen in the recent times. Programs are designed to promote innovative thinking in young minds through an integration of hardware and software. Leading up to inspiring an entrepreneurial mindset through build to market challenges.

What is the skeletal make-up of computers? What are some ways we use computing technologies to organize content, structure our thinking and communications? How can we automate repeating steps in manufacturing and get things done without the muscle power?

How do you take a product concept to market? How do market it, deploy channel partners and price it? Children learn the 4Ps of marketing – Product, Placement, Promotion and Pricing.

Ah! The Power of Math™

See math come alive in business and engineering scenarios. Participants step into the shoes of a magician, a factory production scheduler, an architect, a flight engineer or a hardware engineer and see math in action in the real world of science, technology and engineering.

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Bots To The Rescue ™

Robots are rising to help us solve engineering problems. In this robotics adventure, participants will take their interest in robots, couple it with engineering design to build and program robots to find engineering solutions to some real life challenges. Engineering challenges include: Trash Clean Up Finding Miners Fire rescue mission Robotic Basketball Caution: engineering, computer ...

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Computers and Communication

The use of innovative technology is improving products and processes all around us while workforce readiness needs the 4Cs of Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration. In this time tunneling mission, children will go deep into one of the 4Cs as they explore the innovations in the world of communications from ancient times to wireless. ...

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Computers and Critical Thinking

Education and industry experts emphasize critical thinking as a 21st century imperative. Per Bloom’s Taxonomy, critical thinking implies progressing to a higher order of thinking from just remembering facts to understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. In this program, children will learn to utilize spreadsheet as a tool to organize, analyze and synthesize information to ...

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Financial Savvy

Financial literacy is the understanding of various financial aspects including earning, managing, and investing money. According to a 2015 study by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), teaching financial skills to kids before they enter college or the workforce is crucial to helping them grow into adults who can achieve financial security and success. The curriculum addresses National Standards for ...

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Home Automation with Raspberry Pi

The Internet has revolutionized how we search, consume and share information. The Internet of Things (IoT) involves extending internet connectivity to everyday devices like lights and fridge in your home to change the way we live, work, entertain, travel and even how governments and businesses work! The outlook is promising…it is estimated that by 2020, ...

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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Introduction to AI / ML We’re in the midst of a significant transformation in the industry. This transition is so compelling that it is being called Industry 4.0 to represent the fourth revolution in the way we produce products. Today, the fourth industrial revolution is taking computers and automation and enhancing them with smart and ...

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IoT – Supply Chain & Warehouse Edition

With the exponential growth in connected devices, the IoT (Internet of Things) is a key driver of digital transformation in several industries. The biggest growth is in applications and analytics. Improving supply chain processes in retail and manufacturing are considered one of the hottest application for IoT per Forrester. Join us as we delve into the ...

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Python and Data Science

Introduction to the World of Big Data! In today’s world of big data, massive amounts of data are being collected and stored by organizations around the world. To put world’s data into perspective, they amount to about 200 billion HD movies which would take a person 47 million year to watch! Data Science skills are ...

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Robotics I

Participants learn the basics of computer programming and apply it to design robots to complete various challenges. The program specifically designed for young students and complete beginners, bundles designing, building, problem-solving, computer programming, critical thinking, collaboration and communication into one exciting program.

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Robotics II

Participants learn the basics of computer programming and apply it to design robots to complete various challenges. The program bundles designing, building, problem-solving, computer programming, critical thinking, collaboration and communication into one exciting program. Participants will design, build and program using Lego® NXT Mindstorm robots. Fun robotic creations include mini-rovers, remote controlled bots, catapults and ...

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STEMpreneurship

The great inventions and technologies that shape our worlds today are a result of successful market launches. STEM and innovations need business ethos and acumen to become a desirable product or service. It is never too early to educate young children in the process of designing, launching and running a new business. In this special ...

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Taste of Computer Science

You experience the wonders of computer science every time you play a game, watch video or read book on a computer, mobile phone or a tablet. Isn’t it time to look inside and get a glimpse of how computers work? In this introductory program, children get a taste of Computer Science using STEM For Kids’ ...

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