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Brandon Community Robotics Club
Enrichment Program

Robot race
  • Grades: Pre-K through 12th
  • Enrollment: limited to space available
  • Day: weekly on Mondays
  • Time: 90 minutes
    • 4:30 to 6:00pm
    • 6:00 to 7:30pm
  • Location: (near Brandon Hospital)
    •       Tampa Bay HEAT
          Homeschool Resource Center
          307 S. Parsons Ave
          Brandon, FL 33511 (map)
  • Tuition:
    • $125 per month
  • Duration: School year calendar. Students may begin at any time provided space is available.
  • Schedule: Club meetings are not scheduled over extended school holiday breaks.

Activity and Description

Under the direction of Coach Beasley, the Robotics Club will offer an opportunity to learn teamwork, engineering skills, programming, problem solving, critical thinking skills and most of all - have fun - while learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) concepts! Club members will use LEGO ®  MINDSTORMS ®, LEGO ® WeDo ®, and other robotics tools to build robots and machines, program them to perform specific tasks, troubleshoot problems, and refine their strategies to address practical challenges.

Kids at all experience levels will have an opportunity to participate in robotics activities using LEGO MINDSTORMS® and WeDo® robots. Beginners will start with the basics using tutorials to learn sound construction methods, programming and become familiar with the various components of the MINDSTORMS system. Once they have mastered the essential concepts, they’ll discover increasingly sophisticated designs by building robots to compete in a number of project-oriented tasks, each designed to improve their programming and engineering skills.

We organize the kids into small groups based on age and experience. Each group chooses the challenges they wish to pursue. Students will engage in other related activities to build teamwork and allow them to interact outside of their immediate groups. Periodically, we will engage in whole-group activities that everyone participates in.


About the Coaches

Ms. Shauna Beasley provides an engaging curriculum and a nurturing environment for all students to grow and express their creativity. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics with concentrations in Computer Engineering, Literature Studies, and Geology from Auburn University and considers herself a lifelong learner. Ms. Beasley is a certified K-12 teacher with endorsements in Gifted and ELL. She is also Level 3 International Baccalaureate trained and has coached FIRST LEGO League robotics teams since 2006. Ms. Beasley considers teaching and mentoring students her life work and to that end she works passionately to help each individual student realize their full potential from a constructivist educational philosophy and a whole child development perspective.

How to enroll

Complete the enrollment form below. Registration is complete once payment has been recieved.

If enrollment is full, on hiatus, or still building to open up, students will be placed on a waiting list until spots become available or the club (re)opens.
 

We greatly value your privacy and ours. Your personal information will never be shared with outside parties under any circumstances without your prior consent.

Refund and Payment Policy

Membership in the Brandon Robotics Club is per session and NOT per class meeting. Missed meetings are not credited or reimbursed.

COVID-19 Policy

Our Instructors are all fully vaccinated and trained to follow the local, state, and national guidelines for indoor Children’s Programming.
  • Students and staff routinely wash their hands with soap and water multiple times per day: upon arrival and after food.
  • Students are sent for additional hand washing after using the restroom and when an instructor observes a student putting hands "near" mouth or nose.
  • When sink access is limited, we use hand sanitizer.
  • (This practice has been our policy for many years to limit food particles and other allergens from our materials.)