Minecraft Modding 2/16/13 10:30AM - 3/9/13 12PM

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Kick off the month of February with a special 3-session coding class, focusing on everyone's favorite block-stacking game - Minecraft...

Intro to Electronics 2/14/13 3PM - 3/21/13 5PM

In this workshop, we’ll go through a series of beginner electronics projects, introducing kids to basic components (resistors, switches,...

Open Shop: Tables and Carts 2/12/13 3PM - 3/19/13 5PM

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Learn how to make things with wood! We’ll make some things that move, and some things that don’t move. Afternoon workshop during open time,...

Arduino 101 1/12/13 10AM - 2/9/13 11:30AM

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In this five-session, workshop, we will work together on a series of interesting circuits and programs using the Arduino, an open-source...

Open Shop: Introduction to Python 1/10/13 3PM - 2/7/13 5PM

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A five-session introduction to Python, a powerful, popular, and highly alliterative programming language that focuses on clear syntax and...

Functional DIY: Fabric and Bookmaking 1/8/13 3PM - 2/5/13 5PM

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Books, shoes, bags, clothes, hats... If you've ever thought "Hey, that's a cool thing!  I want to make one of those!"  then Tuesdays in...

Scratch Intensive (build a platformer) 12/15/12 10:30AM - 12PM

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This is a more-advanced workshop for people who have some familiarity with Scratch programming and the Scratch ways of doing things, but...

Intro to Scratch 12/8/12 12PM - 1:30PM

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Scratch is a popular, free, and open-source programming language and teaching tool developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT...

Intro to Animation! Multiple Dates

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Intro to Animation We still have slots open for the second fall animation class! Come and learn the basics of animation, creating flip...

Intro to Animation! 11/8/12 3PM - 12/6/12 5PM

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4 weeks - Film and Animation II - Thursdays, 3-5 pm November 8 - December 6, no class on Thanksgiving. $100 suggested, sliding scale...

Math Circle: Session II 11/5/12 10AM - 11:30PM

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Units of Measurement, Fractions, the Metric System, Whole numbers, Tessellations, and a bunch of other stuff       Math reading...

Open Code: Minecraft Modding! 11/4/12 10AM - 11/18/12 11:30AM

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3 Saturdays, June 9-23, 10 - 11:30 am   Kick off the month of November with a special 3-session coding class, focusing on everyone's...

Lights! Sounds! Motors! (intro to electronics) 11/3/12 10AM - 12/1/12 11:30AM

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5 Sessions. Tuesdays A crash course in analogue electronics, which will explore, through a couple of related projects, basic electronics...

Afterschool Scratch Programming + Open Shop 10/23/12 3PM - 11/13/12 5PM

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In this workshop we will give an introduction to Scratch, a graphical programming language that is easy to use, but still powerful enough...

Welding at Sprout 10/13/12 10AM - 10/27/12 1PM

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What it says on the cover!   Introduction to welding, brazing, and metal work for kids ages 11 and up.   A great course for beginners...

Intro to Animation: Session I 10/4/12 3PM - 11/1/12 5PM

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5 weeks - Film and Animation I - Thursdays, 3-5 pm October 4 - November 1  $125 suggested, sliding scale ($10-25 / session)

Catapults and Trebuchets 10/2/12 3PM - 10/16/12 5PM

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A very short introduction to mechanisms of siege warfare -- catapults, castles, and trebuchets.   We'll start small   and get bigger as we...

Life: Natural and Artificial (summer 2012, weeks 8+9) 8/13/12 9AM - 8/24/12 3PM

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The summer program of the Parts and Crafts Collective is a lab for kids and adults to learn together — a place to get outside of the...

Music and Mechanisms (summer 2012, weeks 6+7) 7/30/12 9AM - 8/10/12 3PM

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The summer program of the Parts and Crafts Collective is a lab for kids and adults to learn together — a place to get outside of the...

Science and Spectacle (summer 2012, weeks 4+5) 7/16/12 9AM - 7/27/12 3PM

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The summer program of the Parts and Crafts Collective is a lab for kids and adults to learn together — a place to get outside of the...

Imaginary Worlds (summer 2012, weeks 2+3) 7/2/12 9AM - 7/13/12 3PM

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The summer program of the Parts and Crafts Collective is a lab for kids and adults to learn together — a place to get outside of the...

Girls Invention Week (summer 2012, week 1): making things and making things happen! 6/25/12 9AM - 6/29/12 3PM

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The summer program of the Parts and Crafts Collective is a lab for kids and adults to learn together — a place to get outside of the...

Open Code: Minecraft Modding! 6/9/12 10AM - 10AM

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3 Saturdays, June 9-23, 10 - 11:30 am   June will start with a special 3-session coding class, focusing on everyone's favorite...

april vacation week (2012): making things and making things happen! 4/16/12 9AM - 4/20/12 3PM

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What: Making Things and Making Things Happen! When: Monday,   April 16 - Friday, April 20  9am-3pm (early care and late care available,...

March Mapping Madness! (in April) 4/7/12 10AM - 1PM

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Grassroots Mapping with the Public Lab!    (from the PLOTS website)    Earlier this year, the PUblic Lab mailed out kits to 300+...

Band Practice! Multiple Dates

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Hey everyone! A quick and awesome announcement. This spring, we’ll be teaming up with some of our friends from the Second Line Social Aid...

Afterschool @ Parts and Crafts ("Casual Fridays", Winter 2012) Multiple Dates

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From 3-5:30, we'll run weekly workshops + open workshop time at Parts and Crafts.   We'll have our soldering station, glue guns, materials,...

february vacation week (2012): making things and making things happen! 2/20/12 1PM - 2/24/12 4PM

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What: Making Things and Making Things Happen! When: Monday,   February 20 -  Friday, February 24  9am-3pm (early care and late care...

Intro to Digital Electronics: Arduino 101 2/4/12 1PM - 3/24/12 4PM

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Want to learn how to build things with electronics, computers, and microcontrollers but need a little help?   This workshop will explore...

Introduction to Computer Programming (using Java and Processing) 2/2/12 4PM - 4/5/12 6PM

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So you want to write computer programs, but don't know where to get started?  Maybe you have an idea for a game, or a simulation, or an...