Help needed! Can you spare $25 and 5 minutes? 20 years ago I co-founded a non-profit to help young people discover and develop their talents in engineering, science, technology and design, and pursue careers and education paths. Robotics And Beyond is based in New Milford CT, just north of Danbury. We provide afterschool, weekend and summer camp programs in over 20 topics. We have impacted over 3000 individuals and their
Help us celebrate 20 years of assisting an entire generation of young people to discover talents and pursue inspiring futures, serving over 3,000 individuals and families. Our campaign goals: To receive donations of $25 or more from 200 alumni, parents and other stakeholders to demonstrate how much our impact is valued. Obtain $80,000 in commitments for 2024, from sustaining donors, to launch our plan for the next 20 years. Financial
Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Scratch this week, May 15-21 Scratch is a programming tool created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to help young people learn coding. Scratch is perfect for creating video games and all kinds of simulations. Robotics And Beyond has curated a list of resources for Scratch beginners or those seeking more challenging options. Join Scratch Live on May 19Â from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Throughout 2020 and into 2021, Robotics And Beyond has made the best use possible of its resources to benefit young people and their parents, and to support healthcare workers fighting COVID-19. We have worked hard to emerge from tight restrictions on in-person activities and learning and provide more opportunities than ever before. We need your support to continue our programs, provide much-needed tuition assistance and fund fixed operational costs. Help
“Imagining Tomorrow” is the theme for this year’s Engineers Week, held February 21-27. Let’s inspire the next generation of engineers to “engineer for tomorrow”. Below we have selected fun hands-on, virtual activities that we will highlight during Engineers Week. Start gathering your supplies now from around your house. If you don’t have something on the list, improvise with something you do have! Each morning of Engineers Week, beginning on February
Saturday, May 11, we will once again be hosting a free workshop to celebrate Scratch Day! Visit our calendar page to learn more. Friday, May 17, we will be having a special Minecraft Game Night to celebrate the game’s 10th anniversary. Register now!
Join us for a one day hack-a-thon! On Saturday, February 9, 2019, from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, we will be co-hosting this special event with Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) Jr. Girls and Boys, 4th-8th grade, are invited to join RHoK Jr and Robotics And Beyond at a special one day hack-a-thon at Sarah Noble Intermediate School where they will be working with computer science professionals, university students and
Robotics And Beyond will host a private screening of the new movie Ready Player One. The long-awaited film is based on the highly popular 2011 book Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. The plot involves a world-wide race to win a game set in virtual reality and attain control over the future of the virtual world. The movie is guaranteed to be on the must-watch list of all gamers, virtual reality
Engineers Week is a time to: Celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world Increase public dialogue about the need for engineers Bring engineering to life for kids, educators, and parents We are having an Open House in celebration of Engineers Week! Visitors can try their hand at engineering challenges, 3D modeling software, programming in Scratch, and try our Minecraft server. We will also be holding free 1-hour workshops
We are here to help your kids discover their talents and start applying STEM principles and problem solving in everyday life. This is your chance to help us raise another generation of independent thinkers. DONATE TODAY to help us maintain our classes, provide necessary training to our young mentors, and ensure access to all. Together we help keep this community educated and help our children build a better future for everyone.