Bricks4kidz - Katy & Sugarland

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Address: Cinco Ranch Southwest Katy, TX

Email: akhan@bricks4kidz.com

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Phone Number: 832-287-4729

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Additional Information

Focus: Teaching children basics of engineering through playing with LEGO® bricks.

Director: Ayesha Khan

Schools Served: Alexander Elementary, Shafer Elementary, Stanley Elementary

School District: Katy ISD

County: TX

Ages: 3-13+

Capacity: Katy

Setting:

classroom

Program Highlights:

• This is a hands-on class where students build machines, buildings, vehicles and other structures out of LEGO® bricks, using one-of-a-kind model plans designed by Bricks 4 Kidz.
• While exploring principles of engineering, architecture, physics and more, students will develop problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Participants build a new project each week.
• Each class begins with a teacher-led discussion related to the day’s model.
• Once the project is completed, children use the rest of their time to expand their gadgets and collaborate with one another.

Program Information:

· This is a hands-on class where students build machines, buildings, vehicles and other structures out of LEGO® bricks, using one-of-a-kind model plans designed by Bricks 4 Kidz.

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">Students will work in a lab-type setting using LEGO® components such as gears, axles and beams.

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">Instructional content is multi-disciplinary and designed by educators to increase student's general knowledge and introduce S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and math) concepts related to the day's model.

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">The material covered each session will vary depending on students' ages, experience, and skill level.

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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">All materials will be provided.· This is a hands-on class where students build machines, buildings, vehicles and other structures out of LEGO® bricks, using one-of-a-kind model plans designed by Bricks 4 Kidz.