Summer 2024 -  We will again be offering VEX IQ robotics camp for  Northwest Middle School and other schools near Travelers Rest. Click here to learn more.  This summer we are also again participating in Furman Bridges to a Brighter Future summer program.
A volunteer group to  support STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) on 3D Printing,  Education, Design and Production, VEX Robotics, Quadcopter Flight and Building and other technologies in  Greenville, SC and surrounding area  schools.

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3D Printing & Design

Support in 3D Printing & Design We help teachers and administrators establish 3D printing and 3D design programs
in their classrooms. These concepts and processes can be applied to students who want to explore Art as well as Engineering. 
Our services include:
 ̈ Basic instruction in the use of 3D printers,
 ̈ Design courses in Autodesk’s TinkerCadTM and Fusion360TM 3D design software,
 ̈ Design project management, and
 ̈ Basic 3D design concepts and processes.

        Vex IQ Robotics

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Robotics will return to Northwest Middle this fall starting in September. The class is open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders with an interest in robotics and programming. The class will meet every Monday from 3:30 – 5:00. 

Northwest Robotics participates in VEX robotics which is a competitive program offering robots and competitions from pre-school to college. Northwest students build and compete with their robots at tournaments throughout the state. 

You can watch a short video of this year’s competition game at Competition - IQ - VEX Robotics

Northwest robotics courses are offered at no cost to students. The virtual platforms for programming and competing are also free and are web-based requiring no downloads. They both run on student Chromebooks permitting students to explore programming outside of class. The course will give students a chance to learn python-based programming using instruction and challenge exercises specifically tailored to middle school students. Two platforms are available – one to teach programming (with a number of different playing fields and challenges for students to explore); and a second platform specific to the competition game. The course will use both platforms.