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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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Journey Into The World of Tea

REGISTER HERE Sunday, April 19 from 1:00-2:00pm In honor of our newest exhibit The Great Wave: Japonisme at Hill-Stead, join us for a talk and tea ceremony. Tickets $20 non-members | $15 members *The tea tasting includes hot, caffeinated teas. This event is recommended for ages 16+. Admission includes both lectures and entrance to the exhibition gallery. Historic House admission is separate.  1:00pm: Journey Into The World of Tea: A Lecture and Tea Tasting Take a sensory journey into the…

Hill-Stead Museum

Journey Into The World of Tea

REGISTER HERE Sunday, April 19 from 1:00-2:00pm In honor of our newest exhibit The Great Wave: Japonisme at Hill-Stead, join us for a talk and tea ceremony. Tickets $20 non-members | $15 members *The tea tasting includes hot, caffeinated teas. This event is recommended for ages 16+. Admission includes both lectures and entrance to the exhibition gallery. Historic House admission is separate.  1:00pm: Journey Into The World of Tea: A Lecture and Tea Tasting Take a sensory journey into the…

Hill-Stead Museum

Springtime Sculpture Walk

Lace up your walking shoes and join our Curator of Education, Matthew Marshall, for a walk around the north side of UConn’s campus to explore some of the outdoor sculptures. With Earth Day only days away, what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than being outside breathing in the fresh air. This event will be held rain or shine, please dress accordingly. While we will be walking for most of the program, the path is predominately flat, and wheelchair/walker…

William Benton Museum of Art

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