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The Not-So-Secret Code Club

Event Date: 
Jun 14 2016 - 4:00pm

In the fall of 2015, the Library was selected and awarded, out of hundreds of grant applications, a flock of Finch robots by Finch maker, Birdbrain Technologies, to use as part of the 2016 Summer Program, "Within Arm's Reach...the Future is Yours." 

"The Not-So-Secret Code Club", begins on Monday, June 6th, at 2:00 p.m., when participants, ages 9 through 14 years, will learn Scratch and Snap "drag and drop" coding. In each module, participants will master how to code all of the Finch Robot features, (which are many!) and to develop a short performance that integrates those skills for family and friends. These modules are a perfect STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Art Engineering and Mathematics), resource that is absolutely free of charge!

This program is limited to 20 participants per time slot, who will work in pairs, and requires registration. If you plan on signing-up, we ask that you commit to the nine weeks, as skills learned in previous modules build on what is already learned. Below is the time slots the Not-So-Secret Code Club will meet. If you want to register, just call the Library at 815-223-2341 or send us a message on Facebook!

Over the course of nine weeks, the Library will offer one module per week, at four different time slots: Mondays, June 6th through August 8th, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Closed for Independence Day), Tuesdays, June 7th through August 9th, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m., to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays, June 11th through August 13th, 3:30 p.m., to 5:00 p.m. Free and open the public. 

To see a short video of the Finch in action, click the link! 
https://youtu.be/XMYhYuPKCVo