It is time to clean the Clubhouse to get ready for the start of school. All this week (from 9:00-3:00) we will be …..
sorting Legos
blowing out dust in computers
cleaning computer tables
cleaning bookshelves
filing
dusting
upgrading software
rearranging
setting up a Clubhouse store
labeling
and much more
Everyone is welcome to come to the Clubhouse but be prepared to be put to work.

Party On

Bridge Building

It has been a really hot week – but we ran Design Squad and had a lot of fun building bridges
FRIDAY – at the Clubhouse at Lakewood Pres
9:00-Noon ………Design Squad
12:00-3:00 …….. Girls’ Day
THERE WILL BE NO INTERGENERATIONAL CLUBHOUSE BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.  Sorry….

ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Computer Clubhouse is looking for dedicated and friendly adult volunteers to help out with fall programs.  No experience is necessary – just the ability to work with young people in an informal, playful setting.  The Clubhouse needs mentors intersted in working with youth in music, robotics, video production, girls only activities, and [...]

This week on Design Squad.  On the Mississippi River with Huckleberry Finn.
Monday – we discovered how hard it was to build a raft using only materials we found from nature.
Tuesday – paddle-wheel boat races.  Only one paddleboat made it across the pool but there were great design ideas and plenty of duct tape.
Wednesday – the [...]

The Theme – Fantasy
Monday – Kyle and Nicole challenged the members to create a Dungeons and Dragons map.
Tuesday – Teams had to design a role-playing board game, card game, or combination  of each
Wednesday – for robotics, the teams built a rattlesnake, catapult, crazy spinner and a dogsled.  Each ‘bot was very cool.
Thursday – teams of [...]

Holy Moly – 19 people!  16 participants and 3 producers/directors.
Monday – we had to abandon Harrison Prep due to lack of power (thank you Puget Sound Energy).  At the Lakewood Pres Clubhouse we built kicking machines and the girls team rocked!
Tuesday – back at the Harrison Clubhouse we created electronic soccer machines – or something [...]

Monday – after introductions and watching a Design Squad episode, the Clubhouse kids mixed music for our own episode.   Today’s mini-challenge was to  safely land a home-made lunar lander and it’s marshmallow astronauts.
Tuesday – we added4 new participants and then had an engineering challenge to build a rubber-band powered lunar rover.   This proved [...]