Robotics & Programming Courses For HomeSchooling, homeschool co-ops, Individuals, Private Schools & Other Groups
It’s time to sign up for Home Hacker’s Robotics and Programming classes for 2022 & 2023! We offer Level 1 (Beg), Level 2 (Inter) & Level 3 (Adv) classes in-person, online, and online instructor led. We also extra credit and mini course.
For teachers, we offer instructor’s curriculum and “Teach the Teachers” courses so that they can lead their own group of students.
Our mission is to expose, educate and start a strong foundation in critical STEM skills for youth in a fun and engaging way.
All of our classes are engaging & interactive. We teach about both hardware & software and how they work together. Our classes are fun, hands on, project based that involve extensive interaction between hardware and software. You are not sitting in front of a computer all of the time.
Each student receives and keeps their own personalized robot that they program which is included in the Level 1 fee. The robot is reused in the Level 2 course (making the Level 2 class less expensive).
Hear what these parent’s have to say about our robotics & programming homeschool courses.
Level 1 – Robotics & Programming Course Schedule 2022-2023
In the Level 1 Robotics & Programming course, students build robots and use the computer programming language Scratch to “train” the robot to perform specific tasks (like chase your cat or dog) and complete challenges. Students learn about programming logic, loops, conditional statements and more. In addition to using the graphical programming interface students are given exposure to text based programming. Students learn to upload the programs they write to their computerized robots. They learn about the parts that make up the robot which includes the components on the main controller board and sensors. Students learn how to troubleshoot issues and work through solutions using trial and error techniques. The classes are fun, hands on and involve lots of getting up and down out of your seat to test your robot.
- Course Fee Includes a Robot that the Student Keeps!
- Prerequisites: None
- Students may use a Mac, Windows or Chromebook Computer for the course
*Please contact us for financial aid or payment plans if you are in need. We are happy to help you.
| Session | Format | Grade/Age | Dates | Rate | Reg Form |
| 1 | Online Self Paced | Any Grade/Age | 1 Year Access | $279 | Enroll Here |
| 2 | Online Instructor Led | 3rd – 5th | Tuesdays Sep 6 – Nov 15 9:00 – 10:25 (less 1 wk fall break) | $345 | Enroll Here |
| 3 | Online Instructor Led | 3rd -5th | Tuesdays Sep 6 – Nov 15 12:00 – 1:25 (less 1 wk spring break) | $345 | Enroll Here |
| 4 | Online Instructor Led | 6th & Up | Tuesdays Sep 6 – Nov 15 10:30 – 11:55 (less 1 wk fall break) | $345 | Enroll Here |
| 5 | Online Instructor Led | 6th & Up | Tuesdays Sep 6 – Nov 15 1:30 – 3:00 (less 1 wk spring break) | $345 | Enroll Here |
Level 1 – Extra Credit Mini Course – Disco Dot Build
The Level 1 Extra Credit (mini) Course is crazy fun. In this optional mini course students build a sound reactive “Disco Dot”, an Arduino based sensor project. When complete the “Disco Dot” lights up whenever it hears music, talking or any sound. Students can hang the finished product on their back packs, night stand, or Christmas tree! This project is detailed and students will be soldering wires and components to a circuit board, editing text based programming code and updating code to the controller boards.
- Includes components necessary to build the “Disco Dot”
- Does not include soldering iron, clamp, solder
- Prerequisites: HHC Level 1 & 2 + Mini Course “Catch Me”
- Students may use a Mac or Windows Computer for the course
| Course | Format | Dates/ Time | Recommended Grade/Age* | Cost | Reg |
| Extra Credit Mini Course | Online Self Paced | (6 Month Access) | Any Grade | $145 | Enroll Here |
Level 2 – Robotics & Programming Courses 2022-2023
Level 2 Home Hackers take their programming skills to the next level. We program the robots to use advanced sensor technology to avoid obstacles and follow specific programming rules. In this course we teach a fun introduction to Python programming lesson to start getting students familiar with text based programming languages.
- Course Reuses Robot from Level
- Prerequisites: Level 1 Robotics & Programming Course
- Students may use a Mac, Windows or Chromebook Computer for the course
| Course | Format | Dates/ Time | Grade/Age | Cost | Reg |
| Level 2 Robotics & Programming | Online Self-Paced | 1 year access | 6th & Up* | $279 | Enroll Here |
| Level 2 Robotics & Programming | Online Instructor-Led | Tuesdays Jan 24 – Apr 6 1:30 – 3:00 | 6th & Up | $325 | Enroll Here |
*This course is recommended for students grades 6th & up although we have had younger and older students attend. Younger students may need parent assistance.
Level 3 – Gaming Console Build 2022 – 2023
Level 3 Home Hacker students build their own gaming console! This wild and crazy course involves text based program editing, assembling & soldering components and putting it all together in a case. This course is geared toward students in 8th – 12th grades that have completed the Level 1 & Level 2 courses, including the mini courses. Students keep the gaming system that they build from scratch.
| Course | Format | Dates/ Time | Grade/Age | Cost | Reg |
| Level 3 | Online Instructor-Led | Tuesdays Sep – Oct 1:30 – 3:00 | 8th & Up* | Coming Online Soon! | |
| Level 3 | Online Instructor-Led | Tuesdays Feb – Apr 1:30 – 3:00 | 8th & Up* | Coming Online Soon! |
Mini Course – “Catch Me” Game Build
In this super fun mini course students solder components to make a hand held “Catch Me” clicker game. This mini-course is a great way to learn about hardware components, circuits, communication technologies, and soldering. This workshop is fun for students of all ages (5 – 95). The course includes all of the components plus the class instruction.
We don’t do just “watch and do” technique. We provide the “how & why” along with each step in the process so that students learn what the components do and how they communicate. This course requires the use of a soldering iron which is not included. If you do not own a soldering iron, we will send you a link to a recommended soldering iron kit.
More Info: “Catch me” Game Build Course Details
| Mini Course | Format | Dates/ Time | Grade/Age | Cost | Reg |
| Catch Me Game Build | Online Self-Paced | 6 mo access | Any* | $79 | Enroll Here |
| Catch Me Game Build | Online Instructor-Led | Tue May 10 9 – 12 PM | 3rd & Up | $99 | Enroll Here |
| Catch Me Game Build | Online Instructor-Led | Mon June 13 1 – 4 PM | 3rd & Up | $99 | Enroll Here |
| Catch Me Game Build | Online Instructor-Led | Mon July 18 9 – 12 PM | 3rd & Up | $99 | Enroll Here |
Curriculum & Summer Camps
If you are unable to attend any of our course offering you may want to consider our summer camps or host your own robotics and programming course using our course materials.
- Summer Camp Schedule – Online & On-Site Camps
- Course Curriculum Offering – Teach the Robotics & Programming Course using our curriculum
Special Speaker Announcements & Questions
We continue to expand our speaker presentation series. We periodically have professionals, college students, grad students, etc speak to our students about STEM in college or the workforce. We have had NASA engineers, Aerospace grad students, robot engineers in China and Hollywood Special Effects creators speak to our students. We do this online.
If you would like to receive periodic updates on class offerings, as well as, invitations to our special speaker presentations, please let us know.
We would love to hear from you. If you. have any questions or comments you can reach us at:
homehackercamp.com 