STEM4ORCE Afterschool STEM Club

Year Level:	Year 3 / Year 5 / Year 6 / Year 7 / Year 8 / year 4
Industry Focus:
Technologies used:	3D Design and Printing / and much more..... / EV3 Lego Mindstorm Robots / Littlebits / Sphero / Sphero Robots / Tello Drones

STEM4ORCE – Afterschool STEM Club

Do you have a child that is passionate about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics? KIOSC is hosting an after school STEM club.

Ages: 7-14
Days: Monday or Tuesday
Time: 4pm – 5:15pm
Cost: $220 a term

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STEM4ORCE – Afterschool STEM Club

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