LEAN INTO STEM
LEGO ROBOTICS
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Diaspora Global Foundation, "LEAN into STEM" (LIS) LEGO Robotics Camps and "STEM Experience" events are an exciting and innovative way to learn and engage in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics.
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We are a STEM centered educational focused
organization that provides students with an engaging introduction to engineering. Our mission is to create a stimulating learning environment that encourages collaboration, problem solving, innovation, and creativity.
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Our STEM programs are designed to help students develop the skills and knowledge needed for market leadership, innovation and success in the field of STEM.
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We are committed to providing our students
with an exciting and rewarding educational experience.
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Using a proprietary learning system, the children, ages 6 -14yrs, will learn how to use LEGO
bricks and other systems to design and program the LEGO Robot for specific movements and functions. The camp is a next level LEGO experience and can be challenging to 1st time participants.
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Children that are independent leaners will adjust more easily to the building and progression of the camp system. However all participants that are focused and determine will be able to build, program, and run the LEGO Robots.
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In the camps, they will work independently and collaboratively. They will build LEGO Robots and then program and problem solve the Robot mechanical and programming system to engage the LEGO Robot in various Robotic challenges.
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This hands-on fun creative camp experience teaches the children basic engineering concepts, goal setting, industrial design, collaboration, intentionality in performance, independent learning, critical thinking, problem solving, resilience, creativity, perseverance, endurance, innovation, and competition.
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This is a great camp for LEGO enthusiast, Robot makers, and those either in a LEGO team or wishing to start or join one.
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Diaspora Global Foundation is committed to encouraging, working with, and engaging children of color in STEM. We are a culturally diverse organization. Our camps and programs are open to children regardless of race, socio-economic status, ethnicity, or gender.
We believe diversity in leadership, innovation, collaboration, and engagement is a critical component of our future global economic and social progression. Diversity enhances synergy, expands critical thinking, and increases opportunity for greater innovation, personal growth and cross-cultural economic development.
All images are children that were taught by our LEGO Robotics Pro-Instructor and Coach, Emmanuel, (Manny), Wignall during summer
LEGO camps, STEM events or school programs.
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Manny is a former Homeschool student. He was a member of "The Sky Hawks" LEGO team at the Georgia First LEGO LEAGUE Competition.
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His team won the LEGO Robotics "Grand Champion" award surpassing over 490 other Georgia teams in the competition. Manny began teaching LEGO Robotics at 15 years old.
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He became a member of the Fernbank High School Robotics team that made it to the World Robotics Competition.
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He was a lead facilitator presenting to Dekalb County, GA FLL competition teams, and a summer volunteer instructor at one of FERN BANK Science Center's LEGO Robotics camps.
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He has been a contracted LEGO Robotics instructor for private schools in Fayette, Peachtree, City and Newnan, GA.
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THE BENEFITS OF STEM
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​Resilience: A STEM education fosters resilience in a learner, not only making them more employable, but preparing them for whatever life throws their way. For example, learning to deal with difficult math problems through trial and error can help learners become more accepting of failure, ensuring they’ll become resilient adults.
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Innovation: STEM encourages risk-taking and innovation. An elementary school kid learning how to think outside the box and take risks could just become the founder of the next big tech company.
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Technology: STEM helps learners become comfortable using technology as a tool from an early age, preparing them for the future by meeting the needs of the labor market.