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Middle School

Middle school students at INNOVATE Albion move beyond simply exploring STEM and start using it to design, create, compete, and solve bigger challenges. Students learn that there isn’t always one right answer — and sometimes the best solution comes after a few spectacular failures. 



Through robotics, coding, engineering challenges, and collaborative projects, students learn how to think critically, communicate ideas, work as a team, and keep going when a problem gets difficult.


Students Develop: 

  • Coding and robotics experience 
  • Engineering and design-thinking skills 
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving 
  • Communication and collaboration 
  • Confidence through hands-on challenges 
  • A stronger connection between STEM and the real world 

FIRST Robotics

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6th-8th grade

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Sparks & Duct Tape | FIRST Tech Challenge

Do you have a 6th, 7th or 8th grade student who would like the explore the world of FIRST as a part of Sparks & Duct Tape at Innovate

The team meets three-days per week (exact dates and times TBD). The cost for participation will be $125 per student (with partial scholarships available). 

After School

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6th-8th grade

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Made in 3D

Experience the product design process! Students will build skills in Computer Aided Design as they develop a product to address a community need. Students will also learn about business principals like finance and marketing to pitch their product in the end of season competition.

Events

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6-18+

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Impression 5 Science Center | Stem Excursion.

Impression 5 Science Center is a dynamic, interactive space for families to play, create, and challenge their understanding of science. Students spend a day having messy but meaningful interactive experiences to awaken the budding scientist within them!

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4th-7th grade Girls

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Technovation

Do you believe that GIRLS have the potential to change the world? We certainly do and that's why we are bringing Technovation to INNOVATE Albion! Technovation equips young innovators worldwide with the skills, support, and agency to build tech and AI solutions that solve real-world problems.

Summer Camp

Summer Camp    4th-7th grade girls

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Technovation - Girls

Do you believe that GIRLS have the potential to change the world? We certainly do and that's why we are bringing Technovation to INNOVATE Albion! 

Technovation equips young innovators worldwide with the skills, support, and agency to build tech and AI solutions that solve real-world problems. 


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4th-6th grade

AI

AI Adventures

Curious about Artificial Intelligence? 

Our AI Designers & Developers Summer Camp introduces students to the exciting world of AI through fun, age-appropriate activities and projects. 

Whether your child loves technology or simply enjoys learning new things, this camp is designed to spark curiosity and creativity. 

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6th-8th grade

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Math For Robotics

Math isn't just on the test — it's in the robot. 

Math for Robotics teaches students to build the REAL math skills behind precision robotics — ratios, measurement, geometry, and angles — then put it all to the test in a final autonomous programming competition. 

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4th-6th grade

Make your First 3D Video Game

Go beyond the limitations of the traditional 2D game design classes and create an immersive 3D world to explore scripting, design, and storytelling to create your own 3D video game. Add a whole other dimension to your kids learning experience.

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6th-8th grade

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App Inventor

Always wondered what it takes to build an app? Spend a week with us developing your own app that will function on an Android device! This class teaches students about user interface design, understanding the use of variables and conditional status, and exploring AI extensions. Map your own app with App Inventor.

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6th-8th grade

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FIRST Tech Challenge

Do you have a 6th, 7th or 8th grade student who would like the explore the world of FIRST as a part of Sparks & Duct Tape at Innovate

The team meets three-days per week (exact dates and times TBD). The cost for participation will be $125 per student (with partial scholarships available). 

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6th-12th grade

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Advanced Programming | Algorithms

Designed for those with a good working knowledge of LabVIEW, this class provides students with hands-on experience exploring various aspects of control theory to develop programs for a real-time control platform using a 2-degree-of-freedom robotic arm. It’s the ultimate summer sport for the brain.

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6th-12th grade

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Introduction To Programming

Students step up their programming skills to learn Java-Script. A key programming language for middle and high school robotics.

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6th-8th grade

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Drone Adventures

This summer during Drone Adventures Camp, students are learning how to safely fly and control drone robots while completing mission-based challenges and programming their own flight paths. 

Throughout the week, students work in teams to program and guide their drones through different tasks, building their skills with flight control, coding, and problem-solving. Each day brings new challenges that prepare them for a final team mission at the end of the week.