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LEGO® Education Spike Essentials: Great Adventures
2026-06-18 12:15:00 2026-06-18 13:15:00 America/New_York LEGO® Education Spike Essentials: Great Adventures Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Go on a Great Adventure as we explore STEAM concepts and creative problem solving. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required. West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center - West Oaks - Technology Classroom

Thursday, June 18
12:15pm - 1:15pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-18 12:15:00 2026-06-18 13:15:00 America/New_York LEGO® Education Spike Essentials: Great Adventures Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Go on a Great Adventure as we explore STEAM concepts and creative problem solving. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required. West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center - West Oaks - Technology Classroom

West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center

West Oaks - Technology Classroom

Build and program machines with LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Essentials. Go on a Great Adventure as we explore STEAM concepts and creative problem solving. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.

    Students will:

    • Follow instructions to build project
    • Program the components
    • Bugfix, change, and improve the program

    Required Skills: 1st Grade Reading and Writing Level, Keyboard and Mouse Proficiency

    *For the safety and comfort of children, a responsible adult or caregiver must accompany children 10 years of age or younger while they are using the Library. If there is available space, you are welcome to join your child in class. If not, or you would rather not join class, you must wait within view of classroom door.

    AGE GROUP: | Kids |

    EVENT TYPE: | Science & Math | Games & Activities | Coding & Robotics | Basic Tech Skills |

    TAGS: | whizkids | summer-kids | lego | bb-childrens-tech-classes |

    West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center
    Phone: 407-835-7323
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    Mon, Jun 08 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Tue, Jun 09 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Wed, Jun 10 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Thu, Jun 11 10:00AM to 7:00PM
    Fri, Jun 12 10:00AM to 6:00PM
    Sat, Jun 13 10:00AM to 6:00PM
    Sun, Jun 14 1:00PM to 6:00PM
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    About the branch

    LYNX Bus Link 125 Silver Star Rd.
    LYNX Bus Link 27 Ocoee / Winter Garden

    West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center is located in the historic city of Ocoee near the intersection of Silver Star and Clark Roads. The branch opened in August 2001 and was designed by Harvard, Jolly, Clees, Toppe Architecture Firm. West Oaks Branch provides exceptional library services to the nearly 50,000 residents of Ocoee and surrounding areas. In January 2015, the branch became the new Genealogy Center for Orange County, housing a collection of over 30,000 genealogy books. The Library is the official repository of the Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The construction of West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center was funded by the Library System and a Florida Library Construction Grant.

    Genealogy Resource Guide

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