Girls Engineering Workshop
Event description
ZEST Robotics is hosting a girls-only engineering workshop to teach young girls the essentials when it comes to building and designing simple structures. Throughout the workshop, girls will develop outside the box thinking when it comes to creating their own bridges and building simple machines.
Throughout the day we will focus on our core 5; resilience, friendly competition, cooperation, challenge and of course, fun. Our workshops are designed for beginner to intermediate girls, aged between 8-14. We'd love to meet you, so join us! We have one thing in common... Girl Power!
What to expect:
1. Workshop participants will be taught the fundamentals of simple engineering as we explore the role that shapes and materials have on bridges and buildings.
2. Participants will be invited to think sustainably, and relate activities to the real world.
3. Over the day, we will apply our core 5 to create a fun, safe learning environment.
All workshop materials will be provided.
What to bring:
- Lunch and water bottle
Schedule:
Thursday, 2nd July 2020
9:00 am – 10:00 am Engineering Activity 1- How strong is paper?
10:00 am – 11:00 am Engineering Activity 2- Building a Bridge
11:00 am – 11:30 am BYO Lunch
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Engineering Activity 3- Egg Drop/ Catapult
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Competition and awards
Refund Policy:
Refunds are accepted up to 7 days prior to the program. If a refund is given, the attendee may not attend the workshop.
Contact:
Feel free to contact us any time at the following addresses if you have any questions, concerns or you want to clarify any of the event information:
Email: ZESTRobotics@gmail.com
Facebook: @ZESTRobotics
Instagram: @ZESTRobotics
Insurance
Adults are very welcome, but not necessarily required to accompany the participants during the class. They can be dropped off at the beginning of the class and collected at the end. Supervision, support and insurance is provided by the Peregian Digital Hub.
Media Consent:
We will be taking photographs and video clips of the activities during workshops to share on social media for promotional and informational purposes. Your attendee may appear in these photographs or video clips. Unless explicitly notified beforehand, your attendee’s participation in the workshop confers consent to us being able to publish that media via social media and other media channels.
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A bit about us:
ZEST Robotics are ambassadors for all things girls! We love robotics and our girls-only workshops are not the first time we have had the opportunity to share our passion for STEM. We have competed internationally, as we recently travelled to America to attend the FIRST LEGO League World Festival Houston. Our team, RoboRoyals came second in the global competition, and have been crowned Australian champions. Over the course of three years, we’ve attended over 20 immersion days, robotics volunteering events, and collaborated with local universities to deliver high-quality robotics education to young aspiring girls.
We know that engineering, science and technology is the future. And we also know that the future is female. What is important is that we can equip today’s young minds, with the knowledge, skills and confidence that tomorrows leaders, engineers and scientist need. ZEST Robotics is the first stepping stone to a world of opportunity for all girls alike.