The St Brigid Tech Club is on its second round of members. Our initial invite drew an amazing volume of interested students. The 8 week sessions were limited to a fun ten-member group of students in grades 3, 4 and 5. The first meeting revolved around a complete tear down and rebuild of a computer tower. This was designed to introduce the entire group to the inner workings of perhaps the most prominent tech tool in our lives—the personal computer.
Currently, the after school tech club is working on LEGO Robotics. Last week we built robots; this week we plan to develop programs for our creations. Next week we anticipate team demonstrations. Students seem to gravitate to this hands-on learning exercise. Another advanced element on our menu is still-frame animation. The kids thoroughly enjoy this component.
The Tech Club is free, which can limit our resources. To this end we are very appreciative of any donations to the club. We welcome your unwanted digital cameras, tripods and even any LEGOs that may be hanging around your home.
- John Dunfee
