The Lakewood Computer Clubhouse will host the first meeting of the Lakewood Robotics Consortium, Wednesday March 17th, 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The meeting will take place at the Clubhouse at Lakewood Presbyterian Church – 8601 104th St SW – Lakewood – WA – 98498.
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.
Consortium is a Latin word, meaning ‘partnership, association or society’ and derives from consors ‘partner’, itself from con- ‘together’ and sors ‘fate’, meaning owner of means or comrade.
The purpose of the consortium is to promote robotics, organize and train robotics teams , furnish mentors and provide information on competitions. The goal is to pool resources in such a way that Lakewood youth have an opportunity to learn robotics and Lakewood teams are represented in numerous regional competitions. Computer Clubhouse youth have participated in First Lego League and VEX competitions but there are several other types out there. See HERE and HERE
Our first meeting will include demonstrating LEGO NXT and VEX robotics, youth and teens talking about their competition experiences and a brainstorming session on how to get youth involved.
Parents, teachers, youth, college students are all welcome to attend.
The Lakewood Computer Clubhouse, an outreach of Pierce College, is a free after-school program that partners youth, ages 10-18, with technology and caring mentors.
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