Toorak Campus
Geelong Grammar School
Club Engineer 2012
Club Engineer 1
Semester 1 Registrations for this club are now closed
Club Members, click here to go to current club information and downloads
Club Engineer 2
Semester 2
Do you like making things and relish a tricky challenge? Could you build a robot pet? Do you wonder how machines work and buildings are built?
Then Club Engineer is for you.
Years 4, 5 and 6 students are invited to join ‘Club Engineer2’ held after school in semester 2 from July 18th on most second Wednesdays for 12 sessions. ( see following for dates and information).
Club Engineer 2011 is run in close collaboration with Geelong Grammar Toorak Campus, Geelong Grammar School but is a privately run entity.
Club Engineer will give students plenty of opportunity to exercise creativity and problem solving while working with science, mechanical and structural systems and learning how robots are programmed . Their creations will be tested in a series of fun challenges where they will pit their skills against other club members with activities such as how far can your Trebuchet throw a
marshmallow? The aim of the club is to provide a social, fun club with challenging activities that extend the children’s understanding of how machines work and buildings are built
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About the LEGO Robots
The robots that we will be using are the LEGO NXT robots. These robots look suspiciously like toys but are actually programmable micro controllers. Each robot has an ultrasonic sensor, sound sensor, degrees sensor, light sensor, touch sensor attached and outputs such as motors, sounds and graphics that can be programmed to react to the sensors.
Robotics is a fascinating growth area that allows science, I.T. , engineering and Mathematics to be seamlessly embedded in creative activities . Students are learning serious skills and principals while having heaps of fun!
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CLUB 2
The Specifics
- 12 After School Club Sessions – 1 hr 30 min per session
- Including 1 Parent and Child evening session - 1 hr 30 min
- Dates* :
- Club sessions – Butler Centre, first floor - 3:45 to 5:30pm ( 11 sessions)
- July : Wednesday 18th
- August : Wednesdays 1, 15, 29,
- September: Wednesdays 12, 19,
- October : Wednesday 31,
- November: Wednesdays 7, 21
- December : Wednesdays 5, 12
- Parent and Child Session- Butler Centre, first floor- 6-7:30pm - 1 session
- October : Wednesday 17
Parent and Child Session
Club 2 has a parent and child session. Here’s an opportunity for parents (or grandparents / older sibling) to work together with their child on a simple robotics challenge. Roles will be switched and your child will be the ‘boss’ in a team that shows what they have learned. Have fun working with your child and release your own inner child, you know you have always wanted to ‘play with’ LEGO!
Club 2 Parent and child date October 17th
Club 2 Downloads and Further Information
Read about Sue Inness, Club Engineer leader
Club 1
Club 1 is open to students who attended Club Engineer in 2011. This club is working towards competing in the International robotics dance theatre category of RoboCup Junior in Mexico in June 2012 after winning this section at the Australian National competition in 2011. The team will travel as the Australian Champions Read about RoboCup Junior.
Download the clubs latest newsletter 1 February 2012
Emergency Information sheet - must be completed for each child
Club Fees
Club 1 including GST: Masters - $520.00 (inc GST) for 19 sessions inclusive, includes craft fee.* Plus hall hire fees X3
+$30.00 Total $ 550.00
Club 1 including GST: Apprentices - $480.00 (includes GST) , for 19 sessions inclusive * Plus hall hire fees X3 + $30 Total $410.00
Club 2 including GST $352.11 per child
Please note that these fees are for each club complete. No refunds will be given for missed sessions.
Payment in full is required at the first session for each club.
Register your child
Payment of Club Fees: As I can't provide the option for credit card payment club fees may be paid either by EFT ( I will provide bank details directly to you by return email), cheque or cash. Payment in full will be required at the first club meeting
Emergency Information sheet - must be completed for each child
OR - Webform : Complete and Send to Enrol
children please bring your own lunch and drinks this Saturday.