Picture your old LEGO inventions….yellow, red and blue pieces attached together to form a Pirate ship, a Knight’s castle or a robot…. For today’s children, that robot can now move on it’s own! Introducing E-Bots, Educational Robotics ~ an outside of school program that runs all year to introduce children to the use of LEGO Mindstorms NXT kits, for children to design and program interactive robots. Summer time is summer camp, the rest of the year is after-school programs.

Our mission at E-Bots is to engage children in designing, building and programming a LEGO robot through active, creative and meaningful learning. We enable students to explore science, technology, engineering and math in a fun, hands–on way while allowing them to excel in their ability to problem solve, stimulate critical thinking, communicate and work in groups.

* Recommended for ages 9-15
* No previous experience is required
* Students will have a partner for most activities and are expected to co-operate and share well

Design Something New this Summer with Thinnox Design & Technology Camps

Design something new this summer: an animated short movie, a brand new video game; a digital recording of your band's masterpiece; a short video film; a portfolio of graphic images; an illustrated book. Whatever your dreams are - to be a film maker, musician, designer or inventor, remember, everything has a little bit of Design to it.

Thinnox Summer Design Camps are between 2 to 4 weeks duration. The programs offered between June 29 and September 3 are primarily for creative individuals in age categories: 10 to 13 and 14+. However, we also have some specialized programs for creative 6-9 year olds. Take a look at the calendar and pick the program that's right for you.

The typical camp day starts at 9:00 am and ends at 4:30 pm. During the camp day, besides formal instruction in a chosen area, campers are involved in organized team activities through the day that is sure to test their imagination, creativity, reflexes, team spirit and organizational skills. All programs are well rounded and include elements of graphic design, sound design and visual arts. Some programs also come with an introduction to the world of computers.

Thinnox Summer Design Camps are a unique combo of fun and serious creativity. Our class sizes are restricted to just 6 participants. Friendly and knowledgeable instructors make sure your program goals are achieved; you work and have fun. In short, we guarantee an experience that will last you through the entire year, if not your entire lifetime. And if, after attending the Camp's day one, for some reason, you don't feel the same, we promise full tuition refund. So try it out.

Pay attention to your dreams. Design something new this summer.

In groups of two, participants in the beginner's camp will learn how to set up their computer and their infra-red tower and prepare their control unit (RCX-NXT). They will learn how to build basic autonomous LEGO robots and how to use the Mindstorms ™ programming language for simple applications. They will be able to practice designing, building, and modifying their robotic devices to meet challenges. They will build a robot that will find its way through a maze and follow a black line using touch and light sensors. Every day brings a new fun challenge.
In the intermediate camp, campers will learn about designing advanced gears, building multi-tasking programs, and constructing decision-making robots using various sensors.
They will create real robots that will execute specific programs. The robot will be able to detect obstacles and move around them.

We intend to do every endeavor to accomplish true education at the standpoint of educators and to cultivate all the children to grow up to the 21st Century’s scientific talents who are equipped with the capabilities to obtain new results by developing and continuously studying their own areas through creative thinking, logical and scientific problem-solving abilities, and the sprit of challenge.

Why us?
Experience a new and exciting robotics and computers program!
Aside from having a great time at MKmindbuilding, we also offer the following:
-Competitive tuition rates compared to other robotics camps
-One of the most advanced robotic kit in the market
-Hands-on experience with robotics and computer programming
-In-house competitions for students and prizes
-Robotics kit for duration of course and a pool of computers to use
-Highly motivated instructors who are trained in constructing robotics!

On July 9th, 2012 digiKidz 2012 camp will begin 6 weeks of summer fun!
Dates of the camp are July 9-August 17th, 2012
The camp is held each summer at Sheridan College campus in Oakville, where space is rented to the camp.

digiKidz offers 3 technology-based programs for children, ages 6 - 14 years old.
You can choose from: Digital Film-making, Stop Motion Animation, and LEGO® Robotics. No prior experience is necessary. All necessary equipment is supplied.

All regular sessions for Film and Animation will run for half a day for a week, Monday to Friday. Morning sessions are from 9 a.m. to noon, and afternoon sessions are from 1 p.m -4 p.m. Geared to ages:9-14 yrs.
Junior camps( kids 6-9 yrs) are full day sessions and run for a week: 9-4 pm
Advanced Film-making is a week long full day session and requires previous experience in film-making . It is geared to kids 10-14 years old.

Cost: A week long 1/2 day session is $220. The cost of a full day ( 2 sessions)is $335 per week. You may attend more than one week: MNAY kids do!! If you choose to attend for a full day, digiKidz will provide lunchtime supervision between the morning and afternoon sessions (noon - 1 p.m.) at no additional cost. Full payment must be received by digiKidz to reserve a place for your child.

Class size is limited to 20 students with a ratio of experienced counsellors : students of 1:6. This ensures excellence in quality of instruction and safety.


In the Film-making session, kids will learn how to handle a camcorder, focusing on the specifics of different camera shots, angles and lighting. The topic of story-boarding will be covered. A computer-editing program will allow kids to import video and edit their movie using different special effects, transitions, audio and titles. A brief introduction will be given to Apple's GarageBand ™.

In the Stop Motion Animation program, kidsl design sets and characters, and create storyboards. They will learn to use computer editing and music-making softwares, cameras and voice-overs to complete original animated movies.

In the digiKidz LEGO® Robotics program, kids build and program a robot to execute a number of tasks. They teach their robot to navigate a maze, conquer challenges, and be the first team to complete assigned missions. A series of challenges will hone their collaboration, programming, inventiveness, and strategic skills.
Junior camps include: LEGO Robotics and Motion: a full day session: AM: LEGO Robotics Kids learn to build and program their robot using the LEGO NXT Robotics kits. A series of simple challenges will hone their collaboration, programming, inventiveness, and strategic skills. PM of Session: In this afternoon digiKidz™ session kids will learn all about different types of motion and energy by building cars, boats, planes and rockets. They will use the scientific method of experimentation along with your creativity and imagination to help your creations take off.

For all programs, while working as a team- member on group projects, children will take on different roles and responsibilities based on their interest, skill level and talents.

At the end of the program, children are requested to bring in a Flash stick to take home all of their week's work. As well, each child will receive a certificate of completion. All necessary equipment is supplied by digiKidz®. Students will be asked to bring in small props/toys as part of their projects during the course of the session.