Learning Lab Fall News
As always, the Learning Lab is ready for the fun and learning to begin again for everyone in the family. For the 5 year olds we’ve got Codergarten, handwriting and motor skills programs. For kids we’ve got next-generation Finch robots and coding. For tweens and teens there’s Girls Who Code, Robots Academy, S.T.A.C. Math Club and more. Our award-wining program, Writing from Life, continues for adults and seniors, as does the Spring Chickens Choir, App Development for Adults, One-On-One Tech Help and weekly sessions with the Literacy Volunteers. Our Visiting Writers Series continues as well. Join us for these and other life-long learning opportunities!
Coming in December
The 7th Annual Learning Lab Tech Fair with tech fun for all ages! Winter-Break Robotics and Animation Mini-Camps! Writing from Life Volume 7! And more!
Featured Programs
MATH STEAM Projects Club for Teens and Tweens
Join our S.T.A.C. Math Wiz, Felicia, for some fun, hands-on STEAM projects that make math come to life!
Time – 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Select a date below to register:
Codergarten
Learn basic coding and STEM concepts with fun, no-screen, activities. This program is a series; we recommend you attend all three sessions to get the best experience.
Ages 4-5, with a caregiver. Registration Required. Please register using your child’s
Time – 5:00pm – 6:00pm
REGISTRATION LINK TO FOLLOW
Fun STEM Learning with Robots and Coding
3rd-6th Grade
Robots are a great way to learn about coding and technology. Kids will love these hands-on, collaborative classes with our new fleet of Finch robots! Along with the fun, they’ll be learning the language of the future – coding!
Time – 4:30pm – 5:30pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ALL 4 SESSIONS
Handwriting Ready – Grades: 2-3
Engage in multi-sensory, hands-on activities to improve letter recognition, grasp, endurance, formation, sizing, spacing, legibility. Activities will also incorporate a unique physical approach to build good writing habits including grasp and proper seated position. This inclusive group provides a FUN, stress-free environment to build the skills needed to be Handwriting Ready for school!
Time – 4:30pm – 5:30pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Fine Motor FUN-damentals – Grades: K-1
Develop the FUN-damental skills needed for a variety of fine motor tasks. Engage in
developmentally appropriate activities to develop grasp, hand strength, coordination,
manipulation, and endurance. This play-based group aimed at developing the fine motor skills
needed to participate in school, play, and family fun!
Time – 4:30pm – 5:30pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Robotics Academy- grades 5-8th
Grades 5-8
Come play with our LEGO SPIKE Prime robots!! During each class we will build exciting new smart robots and program them to move. Registration Required.
Time – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
REGISTRATION LINK TO FOLLOW
Let’s Make LEGO Robots! – grades 2-4th
Grades 5-8
Come play with our LEGO SPIKE Prime robots!! During each class we will build exciting new smart robots and program them to move. Registration Required.
Time – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
REGISTRATION LINK TO FOLLOW
Girls Who Code Club – grades 5-8th
Grades 5-8
Do you want to solve real world problems and learn a skill that can help you in the future? Come join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models and use Computer Science to change the world! Work in teams to build a Girls Who Code Project that solves real world problems through code- animation, games, apps, robots and more! Whether you’re a beginner or a computer master, you’re invited to join the movement! Boys are welcome, and you may also like our other programs such as Robotics Academy. Registration Required.
Time – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
REGISTRATION LINK TO FOLLOW
Fun with Robots for Beginners!- grades 1-2nd
Grades 1-2nd
Would you like to learn how to make a robot move? Kids will love these beginner hands-on, collaborative classes with our new fleet of Finch robots! They will have so much fun coding the robots to draw, joust and play games! Registration Required.
Time – 4:00pm – 5:00pm
REGISTRATION LINK TO FOLLOW
Adult Tech – Learn to make an app!
In this 3-session, hands-on learning experience, adults will build their first working app! In the process, we’ll learn coding basics and how to design an attractive and intuitive user interface!
Time – 7:00pm – 8:00pm
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
It was a great summer of STEAM Fun at the Learning Lab! 2023. Here’s a recap!
No summer brain-drain around here!
The Learning Lab@PRPL is thrilled to welcome (All the way from Georgia!) the Savannah College of Art & Design, presenting 2 Portrait Photography Workshops this summer for teens and/or adults. Take your photography to the next level with hands-on SCAD-know-how from Professor and Associate Director of Admissions, Steve Douglas!
True or Not True
In July, The new Learning Lab Spotlight Series shines on patron Jeanne V. Lyons and her debut book of stories, True or Not True, published by the Pearl River Library Press!
Math STEM Projects Club for Tween and Teens
Math STEM Projects Club for Tween and Teens continues, courtesy of our S.T.A.C. Math Whiz Interns!
Coding, Robotics, App and Game Development are all on the schedule for kids and teens! Art-meets-tech with our Blender 3D Animation Camp and Apple Pencil workshops!
We’ll even have some tech-free STEAM Learning with action-packed, collaborative learning programs from Challenge Island.
Spring Chickens Choir!
And we haven’t forgotten the adults, who are encouraged to attend our SCAD Photography event, or join the fun in Writing from Life, or our Spring Chickens Choir!
MOVIE
There’s always more to the story at The Learning Lab@PRPL!
Resources to use at home and/or at our classes:
- Vidcode – Start learning to code at your own pace with Vidcode, provided by PRPL
- Pixton Comic Making – Email Katie at kbertussi@pearlriverlibrary.org to get signed up for an account.
- Code.org – App Lab – Game Lab
Free Animation/Video Making Apps:
- Stop Motion Studio
- FlipaClip (make sure wifi is off when using to prevent ad pop-ups)
- Reverse Movie FX
- iMovie
Free Photoshop Resources:
- Lightroom Photo Editor (free app)
- ProKnockout Background Remover (free app)
- Background remover: remove.bg
Chromebooks
for 3rd grade – adults
Great for school or work, our Chromebooks are available for 14 day checkout!
Edison Robots
for all ages
A favorite with Lab patrons, Edison Robots are programmable with drag and drop, scratch, or Python, make Edison bot the perfect introduction and the perfect follow through forlearning compute programming and robotics. This 2-robot kit will be a great take-home for siblings or parents and kids. Checkout for 14 days!
WeDo 2.0 Robot
a great intro for kids K-3rd
Drag and drop coding and large pieces for young learners! Works with an online app! Checkout for 14 days!
Sphero Bolt Robot
fun tech learning for 4th-teens
The Sphero Bolt responds to a group of smartphone apps, allowing users to try increasingly challenging coding projects, then watch their code in action. Checkout for 14days!
Telescope w/ Travel Backpack
Science fun for everyone!
The travel kit and smartphone photo-mount make the telescope great for on-the-go science learning and memory making! Checkout for 14 days!
Electronics – Snap-Circuts Kit
STEM learning ages 8 and up!
An in-depth exploration of the electronic components! Learn the basic prinsiples of electronics! Two project books and student guide included. Checkout for 14 days!
T-Mobile HOTSPOTS
wi-fi when and where you want it
Stay connected on the go! Checkout for 7 days!