Children love our extra-curriculars because we make classes challenging, joyful and have an instructional team that cares. Parents love them because we’re flexible, make rescheduling easy and send children home happy each week. Classes are fun, hands-on, engaging and will give your child the “why” behind much of their school-based learning.

For programs offering rolling enrolment, you can join at anytime during the year for an 8 class cycle. For Coding programs, we’ll individualize your child’s learning plan to ensure they complete their level of study. (See level descriptions below). All rolling enrolment programs offer easy rescheduling to ensure you receive all eight classes that you paid for.

If you would like to do a complimentary trial class, please contact us at info@bricklabs.ca .

Extra-Curricular Schedules

North York	Day	Time	Engineering 8 weeks $350	Ages
Book	Wednesday	4:15 to 5:30pm	Intro to Engineering	5 to 9
Book	Wednesday	4:15 to 5:30pm	Structural & Mechanical Engineering	6 to 11
Book	Saturday	10:30 to 11:45am	Intro to Engineering	5 to 9
Book	Saturday	10:30 to 11:45am	Structural & Mechanical Engineering	6 to 11

NORTH YORK	DAY	TIME	Coding 8 Weeks $400	AGES
Book	Thursday	4:15 to 5:30pm	Coding for Robotics U8	5 to 7
Book	Thursday	4:15 to 5:30pm	Coding for Robotics U12	Under 12
Book	Saturday	9:00 to 10:15am	Coding for Robotics U8	5 to 7
Book	Saturday	9:00 to 10:15am	Coding for Robotics U12	Under 12
Book	Saturday	12:45 to 2:00pm	Coding for Robotics U8	5 to 7
Book	Saturday	12:45 to 2:00pm	Coding for Robotics U12	Under 12

NORTH YORK	DAY	TIME	8 weeks $350	AGES
Book	Saturday	9:15 to 11:15am	Creativity Incubator	5 to 11

Creative Stream

The Creativity Incubator runs for 8 classes, 120 minutes per class. $350 includes HST. Classes work on a monthly theme where builders will get to explore all aspects of building towards that theme. They’ll be coached on bringing ideas to life and with lots of detail. Students can work on projects individually or collaboratively weekly or over multiple weeks. Whatever it takes for them to complete their vision, our instructors and their classmates will be there for them.

Coding for Robotics Stream

Coding for Robotic programs run for 8 classes, 75 minutes per class. $400 includes HST. All Coding programs are individualized to each students skills and abilities, with levels for beginners to advanced students. New students will be assessed in their first class to ensure they are placed at the right level of engagement. Returning students will pick up where they left off in their last session, after a quick refresher. Coding for robotics is a great way for students to enhance their logic and problem solving abilities as well apply math skills throughout the program. We use the LEGO Spike Prime for all our Coding for Robotics programs.

New – French language version available in January at East York

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS

Creativity Incubator Monthly Themes

This program is designed for LEGO builders to truly expand their skills and creative passion for clicking bricks. Each month, we’ll introduce a new theme that allows builders to explore new techniques, imaginative designs and hone their building skills. Our instructors will coach students with a variety of lessons, provide them with access to our parts department and instill a sense of confidence in their imaginative creations. Students will be coached through age appropriate performance.

MONTHLY THEMES
September	Space	October	Architecture
November	Canadian Icons & Symbols	December	LEGO Art
January	Super Heroes & Villains	February	Vehicles
March	Micro-Builds	April	Building Interiors
May & June	Flora and Fauna

Coding For Robotic – Levels and Expectations

Coding for Robotics is more than just a coding and building class. It teaches students logical thinking, engineering design, and collaborative skills. We use the LEGO Spike Prime Robotics kit, and have broken down registration into two groups: Under 8 and Under 12. This break down of registration is necessary because students are now arriving with a variety of skill and experience levels. Our instructors will assess your child’s capabilities and work with them individually to achieve the 4 levels of expectations in our program syllabus.

• Level 1 – Demonstrate an understanding of the Spike Prime hub, sensors, motors and app by being able to build and code simple robotic devices; trouble shoot connectivity issues; use and maintain kit and tablet to class standard.
• Level 2 – Using instructions, build a robotic device and code it to perform its intended function; perform a creative upgrade to an instructional build and update code to perform the new function; make a presentation to the class on a robotic build and how the correct code was developed.
• Level 3 – Given a real world problem, students will be expected to build and code a unique robotic device of their own design that solves the problem; effectively present their solution to a group; display iterative thinking skills and resilience in problem solving.
• Level 4 – Working in small teams, students will be expected to display effective communication and collaborative skills to solve a real world problem by building and coding a robotic device; assist in teaching a basic Spike tutorial to students at Level 1 or 2; develop a challenge for the students in Level 3 to solve.

Moving through each level should take approximately 8 weeks. Our instructors will ensure a level of proficiency is achieved before progressing your child to the next level, which could take more or less than 8 weeks.

Engineering – Levels and Expectations

The introductory level of engineering is suitable for all ages, and is significantly linked to much of the elementary science curriculum. Weekly builds will explore an engineering concept, then have a student perform a test or experiment to further their understanding and knowledge of the lesson. Each lesson will end with some “explore” time for the students to go in a direction of their choosing with the build.

Moving into Structural Engineering students will learn and experiment more with creating effective and efficient structures. Most builds will encompass using instructions at first, but students will have the opportunity to add their own creative twists at the end of each class. This class focuses on having students work on function before form to ensure their build achieves its purpose. As weeks progress, students will be introduced to mathematical formulas (e.g. gear ratios) for engineering their structures and devices.

In Mechanical Engineering, students will take their devices to the next level by adding movement and motors to complex technical builds. In addition to building devices by instruction, students will work in small teams to complete creative engineering projects, demonstrating their understanding of the concepts learned.

We’ve added a new project based level as well – Advanced Creative Engineering. For this session, each student will pick an area of interest and design, create and explain their completed project. Instructors act more as coaches and mentors through the project. An example from this past year is a student built a complete display of various systems in an automobile including the engine, steering, suspension, and brakes in a cutout format.

The Introductory class is 8 sessions. Both structural and mechanical engineering are a minimum of 8 weeks, but can be extended for additional weeks so students can build through a multitude of engineering concepts. Students completing these programs can enroll in a creative engineering project, where they will be coached through a significant build demonstrating their knowledge of a specific concept.