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| Mentor Opportunities |
| We’re always so thankful for our mentors! Student Mentors help make LabSpace possible. If your child is interested in becoming a mentor we have lots of opportunities coming up.
Students who have been through several LabSpace classes can make great mentors for beginners. Sharing what you know is a wonderful gift to our current students and it will help you grow. Mentors must be 12 years and older and new mentors require the approval of Miss Annette- email me: Annette@LabSpaceRobotics.com Feel free to call me if you have questions (573) 645-0800
Thursday, April 16 9:00-12:30 Fieldtrip
This is a fieldtrip for 3rd graders. Mentors will assist students with their projects and assist teachers with resetting rooms between groups. Friday, May 1 4:00-7:00 Robot Parade Set-UpMentors will assist any students whose robots need some last minute touches. Mentors will also help getting the parade route ready for Saturday. Saturday, May 2 9:00-11:30 or 11:30-2:30 Robot Parade DayIn the early session, mentors will be assisting students with their last minute updates to their robots and helping students test their robots. They will be cheerleaders for all the students. We’ll also put finishing touches on the robot parade route. In the second session, we’ll be helping students and cheering them on. We’ll also be helping to reset after the parade. June 8-11 Robotics/Engineering Camp grades 1-3 8:45-12:00Mentors will be assisting students as needed and cheering them on. They will assist teachers with tidying and resetting the room for different activities. June 10 Mentor Prep 4:00-6:00Mentors will help prepare project kits for upcoming classes and help with testing of projects. June 22-25 Design, Build, Battle!/Game Design 12:30-4:15Mentors in this camp should enjoy sumobots and lots of exciting commotion! It will be loud. Your job is to assist students with their robots and cheer them on. This class can be very high energy, which means emotions may run high. Mentors in this camp should probably be 13+ and have the ability to step back and observe the big picture in a high-energy room. The second half of the afternoon will be game design. It will be considerably less chaotic:) Mentors in this should have Click Team Fusion experience. Mentors interested in presenting a portion of the camp under supervision should contact Miss Annette so we can decide what might be appropriate. 4-H Robotics Workshops – Saturday June 20 and 27 9:45-12:15Mentors should plan to attend both sessions. This will be a beginning Lego Mindstorms robotics class for 4-H members who would like to try out the 4-H Robotics Project. Mentors for this should have taken at least 2 Robotics classes with LabSpace, or have similar experience. They anticipate the age range being 8-11, but there might be some older students as well. The workshop ends at 12 on both days and mentors will help reset the classroom in preparation for Mondays classes. Tech Camp July 6-9 12:45-4:30Mentors should have experience with Mindstorms Robotics and/or 3D printing and design with TinkerCAD. Mentors will assist students with projects and help as needed. Mentors interested in presenting a portion of the camp under supervision should contact Miss Annette so we can decide what might be appropriate. Doll House Camp June 13-16 8:45-12:30Mentors in this camp should love crafting! It would be helpful to have some experience in TinkerCAD so you can help troubleshoot as students design furnishings for this houses. You’ll assist students on project that need more than one hand and think outside the box to help them come up with new ideas for how to create amazing furninshings for their houses. We anticipate this been a very messy camp, as often happens when we’re being creative, so we’ll all be pitching in along the way to keep supplies organized. We’ll spend time after students leave resetting for the next day. Brownie and Daisy Girl Scout Camp July 20-22 8:45-12:30This camp is Girl Scouts grades 1-3. They will be working on their Robotics, Coding and Engineering Badges. We’d love to have older Girl Scouts join us to mentor! No prior experience is necessary. Priority will be given to girl mentors in this workshop. Fieldtrips on July 22/23 12:00-3:30These are smaller fieldtrips (15-16 students) from a local afterschool program. From 12:00-12:45 we’ll be getting LabSpace ready for their trip. Students will arrive at 1:00 and stay until 3:00, then we’ll spend 30 minutes tidying up. |
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| Maker Skills Workshops |
| Maker Skills Workshops: Summer SeriesJuly 27, 28, & 29 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Join us at the LabSpace workbench for three days of building and problem-solving. These workshops are designed for kids who want to go beyond basic crafts and learn how to make things that are sturdy, functional, and well-designed. We’ll be using real tools and a variety of materials—from cardboard to tin cans—to build projects from the ground up. You can sign up for a single day or join us for the full three-day series. The Schedule:Monday, July 27: Recyclable Desk Caddy We’re focusing on the balance between “form and function.” It’s one thing to make a box look cool, but it’s another to make sure it can actually hold the weight of your tools without tipping over. We’ll be using all sorts of recyclables to build a rock-solid organizer designed to fit the specific gear you use at home. Girl Scouts – This session fulfills the requirements for the Tinker and Create badges. Tuesday, July 28: Mechanical Story-Boxes This session is about mechanical motion. We’ll build a frame and learn how to use cams and axles to make things move. Getting these machines to run smoothly takes some patience and troubleshooting. Once the mechanics are set, makers can use our scrap bins to build a moving 3D scene on top. Wednesday, July 29: Desktop Pinball Arcade We’ll be building working pinball games from scratch. This is a classic “tinker” project—you’ll design a launcher, figure out where to place your flipper arms, and test the angles of your bumpers. We’ll spend our time testing and tweaking the design until the game is fun and challenging to play. The Details:
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| Cancelled -Tech Camp: 3D Printing/Game Design |
| We’re sorry – this camp has been cancelled due to scheduling issues. August 3-6 Monday-Thursday 1:00-4:00 Tuition: $130 Go from player to creator! Students entering grades 5-8 will Master 3D modeling in Tinkercad to design custom prints to take home, then switch gears to program your own video games using Multimedia Fusion. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned maker, this camp is packed with high-success projects and breaks from the screen for hands-on engineering builds. |
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| Saturday STEM Lab: Build, Code and Engineer! |
| Saturday STEM LabA 4-Part Fall Series for Grades 2–4 Looking for a fun, hands-on weekend activity? Saturday STEM Lab gives 2nd through 4th graders a space to explore simple machines, mechanical engineering, and beginner coding in a welcoming, low-stress environment. Highlights for Families:
Fall Dates & Core Concepts
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| STEM Club Grades 4-6 Year 2/3 |
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| STEM Club Grades 6-8 Advancing |
| This STEM Club is for students with 2 year’s experience or permission of the instructor. We’ll use the Lego EV3 robotics set and what you’ve learned to experiment to find the gravitational constant and the coefficient of friction of different objects and create some interesting models We’ll also spend a few weeks on game design using either Scratch with the addition of MicroBit sensors, or ClickTeam Fusion depending on the make-up of the class.
Wed 12:30-1:20 9/9-11/18 (no class 10/14) Tuition: $110 |
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| STEAM Club ages 5/6 |
| STEAM Club (Ages 5–6) This class is all about giving kids the space to be creative, independent, and a little messy. We keep hands busy for 40 minutes by testing out ideas with LEGO® Early Simple Machines and crafting with everyday maker supplies. It’s a great way to practice fine motor skills and creative thinking, while showing kids how they can use ordinary materials to make extraordinary things. We hope to spark ideas they can bring back to your own recycling bin at home! To give them room to really dive in, some weeks are purely experiential, some projects take two classes to finish, and other times they’ll have a creation to bring home.
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| STEM Club Grades 1/2 |
| We’ll will have a mixture of Lego robotics and STEM activities including building and experimenting. There will be a focus on small motor skills with lots of activities involving cutting, paper folding, and drawing. We’ll also do quite a few activities using a variety of tools to measure.
Thursdays 10:00-10:50 9/10 -11/19 (no class 10/15) |
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| STEM Club Grades 3-5 Year One - Thursdays |
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| STEM Club Grades 4-6 - Year 2 - Advancing |
| This STEM Club will be a mixture of hands-on engineering projects, advancing Scratch Programming, and a robotic hand project. We’ll work to build on skills learned last year. Students should have been in STEM Club Grades 3-6 last year or have permission d of the instructor.
Thursdays 4:00-4:50 10 week session running 9/10-11/19 with no class of 10/15 Tuition: $120 |
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| STEM Club (Grades 3-6): Year 1 |
| STEM Club (Grades 3–6): Year 1Ignite your young innovator’s imagination with hands-on robotics, coding, and engineering! In this 10-week session, students will bring creations to life using LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential Robotics sets and learn the fundamentals of programming through MIT’s Scratch platform. Course Highlights:
Thursdays 5:15-6:05 10 week session 9/10-11/19 (no class 10/15) Tuition: $120 Note: There is a daytime version of this class on Thursdays at 11:10-12:00 – more info can be found here. |
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| Craft Days at LabSpace Fall 2026 |
| Join us for kid friendly crafts! We’ll have everything ready to go, so you can just come and create with your children. Each morning we’ll have a couple of crafts ready for you to come in and make your own. We’ll gear projects for ages 4-9, but older and younger siblings are welcome. Our craft morning series is a wonderful opportunity for kids to explore their creativity in a fun and supportive environment. Please note that this is not a teacher-led activity. While we’ll provide samples, craft supplies, and a mentor to answer questions, parents will be responsible for guiding their children through the projects. We can’t wait to see what amazing creations you and your children come up with! Please register by Wednesday 5:00 before craft day. If we don’t have enough registrations by then, we will cancel for that week. Tuition: $6 for the first child with a max of $12 per family. Friday, Sept 11 – Autumn Textures and Forest Engineering Friday, Oct 9 – Autumn Shadows & Festive Masks Friday, Nov 13- Harvest Mazes and Migration Friday, Dec 11 -Holiday Building and Gingerbread Boys and Girls |
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| Junior Engineers: Robotics & The Power Grid Journey (Grades 2–4) |
| Introduce your child to the world of engineering with LabSpace’s new 10-week STEM Club focused on the physics of energy. Designed specifically for younger builders, students will kick off the semester with a fun, hands-on introduction to gears using LEGO® Simple Machines kits. This builds a friendly, step-by-step foundation in how everyday mechanics work before we bridge those concepts into introductory electronics and robotics. Using a dynamic mix of LEGO® FLL Explore SUPERPOWERED kits and intuitive SPIKE™ Essential coding blocks, students will discover how we capture, store, and use power in the real world. With a strict limit of 8 students per session, every child works at their own dedicated workstation—ensuring plenty of individual guidance and a supportive environment where every student can succeed. To help celebrate the science concepts learned in class, students will also build and keep several hands-on engineering projects throughout the semester. Because this is a brand-new, interactive curriculum, our instructors will be actively tailoring the pace and tweaking the projects to match the unique creativity and skill level of the group. Class Max: 8 students Registering more than one child in classes this fall? Please choose invoice when you check out and contact Miss Annette at Annette@LabSpaceRobotics.com. We’ll figure out your siblling discounts and let you know prices.
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| Make a Halloween Snowglobe |
| Join us as we explore viscosity–we need our snow globe glitter to drift down, so we have to make our water more viscous, but it still needs to be clear. We’ll do some experimenting and then we’ll create a Halloween-themed scene for inside our globe! This workshop is appropriate for ages 5+, but kids 8 and under will need a hands-on adult helper. Admit 1: $10 Admit 2: $18 Fri, Oct 9 5:30 |
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| Spooky Science |
| Get ready for some Spooky Science fun! Bring your little scientists (ages 4 and up) to LabSpace Robotics for a hands-on Halloween adventure. We’ll have a variety of stations set up for you and your child to explore together. You can mix up some gooey slime, launch “ghosts” through the air, and whip up a bubbling potion. This is a relaxed, come-and-go experience where you get to make some fun, memories with your kids. Tuition is $12 for one child or $20 for two. There’s no charge for accompanying adults or for children under 4. Parents: We’ll probably get a little messy, so please have your children wear clothes that are okay to get dirty.
Friday, Oct 23 11:00-12:00 or 5:30-6:30 |
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| Bats in Motion: A Family Engineering Challenge |
| Ready to fly into a fun, hands-on family adventure? Join us at LabSpace Robotics for a special workshop where you’ll mix science, engineering, and art!
You and your child will work together on engaging activities, all centered on the fascinating world of bats:
Bat Fact Scavenger Hunt: Discover cool, real-world facts about these nocturnal flyers.
Wing Span Challenge: See how your wingspan measures up to some of the world’s biggest bats!
Flapping Bat Project: Engineer a paper-and-string bat that flaps its wings when you pull the string!
Every team will get to take home their working Flapping Bat and their Bat Tessellation artwork!
Designed for children aged 6–9 (younger siblings aged 4-5 are welcome to join the team).
$12 per parent/child team, up to 2 siblings
Friday, Nov 6 4:30-5:15
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| Messy Engineering: Gingerbread Houses at LabSpace! |
| Join us for a fun, creative, and deliciously chaotic holiday tradition! At LabSpace, we always remind our makers: we don’t eat in the lab, which means this workshop is 100% about the fun of building, designing, and testing your architectural limits. This isn’t about creating a Pinterest-perfect showpiece—it’s process-art and messy structural engineering at its finest! Kids will use graham crackers as building blocks, royal icing as “mortar,” and a mountain of candies and cereals to decorate their one-of-a-kind holiday creations. They get all the hands-on building fun, and you get the finished masterpiece without the sticky kitchen clean-up! Note for Families: *This is a family-led, team-building activity! LabSpace staff will be floating around to keep supplies stocked, offer quick structural tips, and keep things tidy, but parents and kids will work together at their own pace to design and build. * Because royal icing engineering gets sticky and roof collapses are part of the learning process, adults act as hands-on team captains! Be sure to take a quick photo of your creation in the lab before it makes the trek home!
🍬 Help Us Stock the Candy Lab!Have leftover Halloween candy or extra holiday sweets in your cupboard? Drop them off at LabSpace before the event to help fuel our young engineers’ designs! We’d love to put your stale graham crackers into the mix too! You can bring them in during any of our classes during the semester. |
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