New Year Coder Dojo Warrington
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About this event
Our Dojo in November was awesome and it's great to be back ... and we 're back after Christmas with an amazing line up of Coding, Tech and STEM!
We're in the main school building so we've got lots of space!
Get hands on with the Oculus Quest Virtual Reality set up - if you haven't tried it yet, you need to!
The LEGO stop animation is a huge hit and we'll be running that again - look out for it at FabLab too to get into it in more depth. Why not make a snowy scene movie for your friends!
We will be running FREE drone flying lessons with the latest DJI Mini 2 drone.
Minecraft. Gaming and Modding.
Scratch – Beginner to Expert - Design a game - new games to make!
Sphero Robots are so cool we bought our own set!- They are great fun and we will have our amazing maze built for you to code to escape!
Code a drone using the amazing DJI Tello- send it through the challenge zone!
Lego Robotics War - build and control our awesome robots.
Don't forget to check out the Fablab for longer projects Fablab.warrington.ac.uk
Cafe will be serving hot/cold drinks and pastries!
We use lots of photos/video across Social Media to show the world what your amazing kids are up to. We never include their names though. if you don't want us to use your child's image, tell us on the day so we can give you a sticker to wear and our photographer will know not to snap you!
Thanks!
Organiser Fablab Warrington at Beamont Collegiate Academy
Organiser of New Year Coder Dojo Warrington
Fablab Warrington is an amazing community hub to create, design, engineer, make whatever you want to!
We're open to businesses, education and the general public to use our amazing inventory of equipment and make your ideas come to life.
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening and ALL DAY Saturday we throw open our doors to anyone who can use our FabLab equipment! There’s no need to book - just turn up and we’ll do the rest.
Once you have completed a short health and safety course you will have access to all of our equipment including numerous 3D printers including the huge 3DRaise N2 extended, a large bed ShopBot CNC , a laser cutter, a vinyl cutter, brazing hearth, full workshop with storage facilities and the help and advice of all our highly trained FabLab staff.
We run regular 'meet up' masterclasses on Autodesk CAD - the world's leading design software. This is expert led and a chance to get some small group tuition or share ideas with industry heavyweights. Its also free!
We also run regular bookable training sessions on robotics, coding in several languages, 3D Design, CAD CAM, Raspberry Pi, BBC Microbit, Minecraft…the list never ends! These are calendared and places are in demand so book early to avoid disappointment. See the events page for more information.
Everyone is welcome but if you’re under 16 you need to be supervised by an adult. If you are under 16 and don’t have an adult to bring, contact us and we may be able to help you out.
We work extensively with school and community groups from across the North West. We welcome school groups and can plan activities in advance to meet your needs. Please contact by email to discuss arrangements.
We look forward to seeing you soon.