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VEX Robotics Online Academy

The Innovation Center is proud to offer a VEX IQ Online Robotics Academy, a virtual after-school STEM learning club that meets once a week for 7 weeks. Third – Fifth grade St. Vrain students will learn how to program a virtual robot using the VEXcodeVR program, a block based coding environment powered by Scratch Blocks.  […]

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Come Celebrate Computer Science Education Week With Us

Come celebrate Computer Science Education Week with us!  Students and teachers from across Colorado and the country will explore computer science next week by programming robots, writing code, engaging in digital citizenship and literacy activities and learning about the role computers play in day-to-day life. They’ll also learn about different careers in this field through […]

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Student Spotlight: Zaynah Kahn

What is your name? Zaynah Khan What is your graduation year?  2022 What is the name of your home high school? Longmont High School Tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. do you participate in athletics, clubs, sports, etc.).  I’m Zaynah Khan, I’m 16 years old, and I go to Longmont High School. I […]

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Big Bird Gets Ready to Take Flight

In February, Innovation Center student designers were brainstorming a new engineering challenge. They had already built a pizza delivery drone, made Santa’s sleigh take flight, and even accomplished getting something as flimsy as pool noodles to fly. The team was seeking something that could push them, a new challenge so to speak. During the session […]

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Badging is Now Available to Students

This year the Innovation Center is excited to announce the launch of our badging system. At the beginning of the summer a team of individuals from the Innovation Center polled our project team leaders to identify the key skills gaps that our student designers had when initially joining their respective teams. The common consensus was […]

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Student Spotlight: Everest Finn

What is your name? Everest Finn What is your graduation year? 2023 What is the name of your home high school? Niwot High School Tell us a little bit about yourself (i.e. do you participate in athletics, clubs, sports, etc.). Started flying gliders when I was 13, I soloed when I was 14, and I […]

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Twitter Talks: Jim Moffitt

Wednesday was the first Twitter Talk in a series arranged by the Innovation Center. They have asked leaders in the Twitter community to come to the Innovation Center monthly to share information on important topics and issues going on in social media and on Twitter specifically. Wednesday’s talk was by Jim Moffitt, who is a […]

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