​Bon APPétit, We Are What We Eat!

THE COMPUTER CLUBHOUSE OF TACOMA SUMMER PROGRAM APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!

​Bon APPétit, We Are What We Eat! | Incoming 5th – 8th Grade Students | July 6th – July 24th | 9:30AM – 2:00PM
Apply online today! The application deadline is July 1st. 

Join us this summer as we explore how we can combine technology and healthy life-style choices. We will learn how the food we choose and the amount of time we spend exercising have an impact on our health. We will conduct research at the library, in our neighborhoods, and through our own experience! From the data we collect, we’ll create prototypes of websites, apps, and wearable technology that will encourage youth make healthier choices!

Bon APPétit, We Are What We Eat! | Incoming 9th – 12th Grade Students | July 27th – August 14th | 9:30AM – 2:00PM
​Apply online today! The application deadline is July 22nd.

Join us this summer as we explore how we can combine technology and healthy life-style choices. We will learn how the food we choose and the amount of time we spend exercising have an impact on our health. We will use data collected by 5th – 8th grade students to develop solutions that may include (but not limited to) websites, apps, and wearable technology.

Big Dream Conference

Big Dream Trailer:

Conference Program

Valentine’s Day 2015

Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

A Different Kind of Friend

Catherine created this project in Scratch for the PTA Reflections contest. Catherine has won in her category at her school, and at the city-wide level, and is now on her way to the State competition!

After programming her story in Scratch, Catherine used a screen capture program to put her animation into video format.

Congratulations Catherine!

Why I’m Giving on Giving Tuesday

Marisa and her family participated in our Family Creative Learning Workshops this past October. Here’s why she’s giving on Giving Tuesday:

#GivingTuesday
So there’s Black Friday & Cyber Monday but today is something I feel represents what this time of year really means: Giving. Whether it’s your time, your love, or your support to a great cause.
In this case I feel we can accomplish all 3 by donating to a cause that helps our children; Clubhouse 253. This place has been a great asset to our community. Offering free tutoring during the week & Girls Day on Saturdays where they learn all about computers & technology that will help them succeed in the future. There’s also ongoing workshops that gets the whole family involved. Not to mention meals during these events!
All these services are free. The people who run this volunteer so much of their time & energy to help the next generation. A lot of whom went to the clubhouse as kids themselves. It would be great if we could help them continue this amazing program that has done so much for so many.
You can give to them by clicking the donate button on their website.”http://bit.ly/1ehNVdx

International Day of the Girl 2014 Event

In honor of International Day of the Girl, the computer Clubhouse of Tacoma’s Girls’ Day program will be creating a Girls’ Empowerment Mobile App!
Here’s how you can help:
1. Tell us why it’s important for Girls to have an education.
2. Send us a picture and short bio about a girl/woman who inspires you.
3. Join us on October 11th! There’s plenty of work to be done including artwork, research, programming, and storytelling.
For more information email jaleesat@allenrenaissance.org

Family Creative Learning Workshops

Family Creative Learning is a workshop series that engages children and their parents to learn together — as designers and inventors — through the use of creative technologies. The workshops are designed to strengthen the social support and expertise of families with limited access to resources and experiences around computing.

WHO
You and your family! (Recommended age for children participating is 7-12)
Free dinner and childcare provided.
No experience with technology needed.

WHAT
Design and invent together with your family using creative tools like Scratch.
With Scratch, you can program your own games, animations, and stories.
Meet other families from Tacoma and learn about how creativity and computing is relevant to you, your family, and your community.

WHEN
Five Evenings:

October 2nd       5:30PM – 7:30PM

October 9th         5:30PM – 7:30PM

October 16th      5:30PM – 7:30PM

October 23rd      5:30PM – 7:30PM

October 30th      5:30PM – 7:30PM

Please return all forms by September 29th at The Computer Clubhouse of Tacoma or email to jaleesat@allenrenaissance.org.
Space is limited, so reserve your family’s space today!

For more information call Jaleesa at (253) 627-3175 between 12PM and 7PM Monday-Friday.

Congrats Grads!

Congratulations to Clubhouse alumni Jevetta, Kiara, and Chris (not pictured) for graduating from the Evergreen State College this past weekend!

Clubhouse on Mars

1. So first we got a box

2.Then we cut up pieces of another box ,we use the cut up pieces and put foil over it

3.Next, we designed the box with pictures

4.Soon, we made cretures that we thought would look like on mars and people

5. Later, we put white paper on the bottom (used as the ground)

6. Finally, we used a hot glue gun to stick buildings and animals and etc.
As we were making it i thought of ow the “Tacoma clubhouse” would look like on mars.

-Malayah

Simple Light-up Hoodie

Materials needed:
Hooded sweatshirt. (We got ours from Target).

EL Tape (You can find it at Radioshack, or SparkFun).
Inverter for EL tape/wire. (We got this one from Radioshack).
Two AA batteries for the inverter.
Sew on Velcro. (We found ours at Michael’s)
Glue gun
Needle
Thread the same color as your hooded sweatshirt.

How-to:
Follow the steps listed here in the Make: projects site.
Note: our EL tape wasn’t adhesive, so we used a glue gun to stick the Velcro to it.