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Summer @AMP: STEAM

This five-day, tech-art program for kids 7–11, in partnership with CT STEM Academy, is all about hands-on fun. Kids will experiment, invent, and reimagine their creations using cutting-edge technology and art material at AMP’s art-enriched indoor and outdoor campus. Kids will: Dive into the imaginative fun of creative engineering. Get tactile with tech: Ozobots, Lego, NASA resources, and UBTECH Robotics. Work as a team, individually, and in pairs on special projects. Design, construct, and launch their own rockets. Engage in…

when

July 8, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

where

90 Whiting St
Winsted, 06098 United States

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This five-day, tech-art program for kids 7–11, in partnership with CT STEM Academy, is all about hands-on fun. Kids will experiment, invent, and reimagine their creations using cutting-edge technology and art material at AMP’s art-enriched indoor and outdoor campus. Kids will:

  • Dive into the imaginative fun of creative engineering.
  • Get tactile with tech: Ozobots, Lego, NASA resources, and UBTECH Robotics.
  • Work as a team, individually, and in pairs on special projects.
  • Design, construct, and launch their own rockets.
  • Engage in a kid-friendly process that teaches Research & Development skills.
  • Get cracking with coding—on screen and off. 
  • Gain an appreciation of structured models and thinking outside of the box.
  • Build real robots and imaginative landscapes for them to play in.
  • Stage a friendly robot competition—and root for their favorites.

Along the way, they’ll make friends, gain new insights, and develop science, math, art, and engineering aptitudes that spark lifelong innovation. No experience is necessary.

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Happy Hour Piano Series – Natalie Hamilton

Each month, the Happy Hour Piano Series offers an eclectic mix of musical genres, showcasing the region’s wealth of talented pianists. Held on the fourth Fridays, from 5 to 7 pm, the piano series extends AMP’s exhibit hours. Admission is $6. A cash/credit bar offers wine, craft and domestic beer, and assorted beverages. Pianist, singer/songwriter, and producer Natalie Hamilton has been praised in both Rolling Stone and Spin magazines. Her compositions “meld the sophistication of jazz with the timeless intimacy…

American Mural Project

Night at the Museum Wild Wetlands

Please join us with your little ducklings for the Bruce’s Family Benefit at the Bruce! A family evening of crafts, activities, and adventures for kids of all ages. Come dressed in your favorite pajamas or duck-inspired attire! Creative boxed dinner and themed treats for kids; beer, wine, and light bites for adults.

Bruce Museum

American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September

The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. This month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can enter their posters in the statewide CT Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program.  For more information: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/family-days

American Mural Project

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