They try it themselves.
Your child gives a robot clear directions, runs them, and sees exactly what happens. No experience is needed to start.
A coach notices.
Coaches name what your child just did well, in the moment, such as trying again after something didn't work. Classes are limited to 10 students.
Progress you can see.
Your child moves from first directions to measuring, fixing, and building with a partner. You get a simple email on what your child learned and how they're progressing.
It's okay if the first try doesn't go as planned. Figuring out why is part of the class.
Just watching, not building?
Screens are not the problem. Hours spent watching, instead of building and testing something themselves, are.
There are plenty of robot videos and kits out there. It is hard to tell from outside whether a class will actually teach your child to try, measure, and fix something, or just hand them a finished result.
Kids shouldn't have to choose between what they love and who they can become.
The plan
Start your membership.
Watch your child try, build, and test.
See skills and character grow, class after class.
- No prior experience is needed, and your child does not bring equipment.
- Parents may observe where operationally appropriate.
- You get a simple email on what your child learned and how they're progressing.
What a class looks like
Your child does not need any experience or equipment to start.
Direct
Give the robot a clear, ordered set of directions and run them.
Build
Follow the steps to build or fix something, checking it against the model.
Measure and compare
Guess what will happen, run it, then measure what actually happened and compare the two.
Fix and explain
Try more than one fix when something is wrong, then say what changed and why.
What your child learns in Robo Explorers
Every skill is practiced and shown in class, not memorized.
Name the parts of a robot
Point to a robot's main parts and say what each one does.
Follow a guided build
Build step by step and check the finished robot against the model, fixing any difference found.
Give a robot movement directions
Give a robot an ordered set of directions, such as forward, back, and turns, and run them.
Predict, run, and compare
Say what the robot will do before running it, then say honestly whether what happened matched.
Work safely and take a turn
Handle equipment safely and take the part the group agrees on in a shared build, then swap.
Repeat a direction
Replace repeated steps with one repeat instruction and say what repeats and how many times.
Measure what the robot did
Measure how far, how long, or how much the robot moved, with a unit, and compare it with what was expected.
Change one thing and try again
Change one setting at a time, run it again, and say what the change did.
Try more than one fix
When something doesn't work, try more than one fix before asking for help, and find and fix a simple error.
Build a simple mechanism
Build and use a simple mechanism with a partner and say what it does to the motion.
No memorized definitions, timed exams, or fixed quiz scores. Your child does not need any prior experience. Kids who prefer to show, point, or talk instead of write can do that.
What parents notice
Before
Watches more than builds, or gives up quickly when something doesn't work.
After
From a child who watches or gives up fast, to a child who tries, measures, fixes, and explains what they changed.
Class details
Grades: 3rd-5th
Up to 10 students
Monday · 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Kansas City / Northland · Kansas City
Frequently asked questions
Yes. This is the class every Robotics student starts with, whatever their age. Your child doesn't need any experience, and they move at the pace that fits them.
Each child is coached and checked individually, not held to one group pace, so a child who picks things up quickly keeps moving rather than waiting.
This is the starting class. Every student begins here and works on the same skills your child will, whatever age they start. Bot Builders is the next class, for students who have finished this one.
Your child can spend another year watching other people's robots work, or start learning to build and fix one of their own.
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