Homeschool -LEGO Robotics- Smart Builder
Homeschool -LEGO Robotics- Smart Builder
LEGO® SPIKE™ Essentials: Build, Code & Explore! 🤖
This fun and hands-on LEGO® SPIKE™ Essentials program is designed to help kids learn through play while building and coding exciting robots. Each week, children will create a new model such as a Ferris wheel, cave car, smart bus, pizza delivery robot, cleaning robot, walking robot, and a sumo battle robot.
Kids will explore motors, sensors, and simple coding concepts in a way that is easy to understand and exciting to try. The focus is on having fun, building confidence, and encouraging creativity, not on prior experience or technical knowledge.
Through teamwork and guided challenges, children will:
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Enjoy building cool LEGO robots
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Learn basic coding without feeling overwhelmed
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Improve problem-solving and thinking skills
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Feel proud and confident about what they create
✨ No prior experience needed — just curiosity and imagination!
Program Details
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Dates: January 20 – March 10, 2026
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Schedule: Every Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
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Duration: 8 Weeks
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Age Group: 5–8 years
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Program Delivery: In-Person
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Address: 695 Bishop St. N, Cambridge, ON
🔧 All LEGO® SPIKE™ materials and equipment are provided.
LEGO® SPIKE™ Essentials – Smart Builders (8-Week Program)
Ages: 5–8 years
Duration: 8 Weeks
Schedule: Every Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (1 Hour)
Program Dates: January 20 – March 10, 2026
Total Sessions: 8
Program Overview
This 8-week hands-on LEGO® SPIKE™ Essentials program introduces young learners to robotics, coding, and engineering through exciting real-world themes. Children will build, code, test, and improve robotic models while developing creativity, problem-solving skills, and teamwork. No prior experience is required.
Week 1 – Introduction to LEGO SPIKE & Connectivity
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Explore the LEGO® SPIKE™ Essentials kit
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Learn how the controller connects via Bluetooth
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Build and program a simple interactive model
STEM Focus: Basic coding, connectivity, cause & effect
Week 2 – Light Matrix & Visual Coding
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Learn how the Light Matrix works
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Program colors, patterns, and brightness
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Build a Cave Car that reacts to different environments
STEM Focus: Visual outputs, sequencing, creativity
Week 3 – Motors & Motion
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Understand motors and speed control
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Build a Ferris Wheel with adjustable speeds
STEM Focus: Motors, rotation, speed control
Week 4 – Smart Robotics with Sensors
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Learn how sensors help robots “see” the world
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Build a Big Bus that reacts to obstacles
STEM Focus: Sensors, conditionals, problem-solving
Week 5 – Pizza Delivery Robot
Theme: Automation in daily life
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Build and code a robot that delivers a “pizza”
STEM Focus: Motion, distance sensing, automation
Week 6 – Roomba Cleaning Robot
Theme: Robots that help at home
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Design a robot that avoids obstacles while cleaning
STEM Focus: Loops, conditionals, environmental sensing
Week 7 – Walking Robot
Theme: Robots that move like humans and animals
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Build a walking robot using gears
STEM Focus: Gears, balance, mechanical motion
Week 8 – Sumo Battle Robot (Final Challenge!)
Theme: Competition & engineering design
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Build and code a Sumo Battle Robot
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Friendly robot battles and celebration
STEM Focus: Engineering design, strategy, iteration
ABOUT US
STEMOTICS is a specialized robotics center in Cambridge, Ontario. It aims to provide children and youngsters with the right skills to expedite their learning, especially in STEM-related fields, and express their creativity. STEMOTICS is about helping children exploring their potentials and developing their life skills.
DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS
The Goals behind STEMOTICS training are:
- Investigating machines from the engineering point of view
- Focusing on mechanical software design in a team
- Investigating machine mechanisms required to operate , using mathematics and physics
- Finding solutions for programmatic-mechanical optimization problems
ROBOTIC VALUES
Our programs help to:
- Develop procedural logical and creative thinking; ability to cope malfunctions; mathematical thinking; programming skills; motor skills; engineering processes analytic skills.
- Strengthens social aptitude, self-confidence and a sense of capability
QUICK ACCESS
- Address: 695 Bishop Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, N3H 2K8