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Touching tomorrow's discoveries with today's minds.
June 5th, 2011 - Vol 2, Issue 5 |
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| Greetings! |
Summer is about to heat up with the new camps and classes we are offering. We are excited to see that some of our summer camps are already full and some almost full. In the next few weeks we will be offering some exciting contests. In this issue, we will look at the following topics; Summer Camps in the Lower Mainland and Bellingham Register for First LEGO League now! Looking for smaller classes? Sign up for our Gifted Programs All Day Classes for the summer The winner of a free camp! Our new contest; Maker Faire. LEGENDS of the Fall 2. Our second tournament Oct 1st. 
So let's get connected! Andrew Lauman Managing Director www.gatewaysinternational.ca
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Summer Camps 2011
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Our summer camps are officially open and you can sign up for
2011 Summer Camps in the Vancouver and Lower Mainland area now! Some of our camps are full and others are half full. Register now, before it's too late.
Camps in the Bellingham area can be found here; www.bricksandbeyond.com
We are offering summer camps in the following locations;
Abbotsford
Langley
Mission
North and South Surrey
Walnut Grove
Coquitlam
New Westminister
Richmond (looking for a venue)
Bellingham
If you would like to be one of ours schools/partnerships on this list, please email us at info@i-gate.ca and we will look at partnering together.
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Register now for FIRST® LEGO® League
| FIRST® LEGO® League teams improve the quality of food by finding ways to prevent food contamination? In the 2011 Food Factor Challenge, over 200,000 9-16* year olds from over 55 countries will explore the topic of food safety and examine the possible points of contamination our food encounters - from exposure to insects and creatures, to unsterile processing and transportation, to unsanitary preparation and storage - then find ways to prevent or combat these contaminates. In the Food Factor Challenge, teams will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT to solve a set of Food Safety missions as well as research, develop, and share their innovative food safety solutions. Throughout their experience, teams will operate under FLL's signature set of Core Values.
For more info, please visit;
http://www.gatewaysbotshop.com/firstlegoleague.htm
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Academically Gifted
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Gateways recognizes that there are kids who love S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and want to go beyond the level of their normal classes. Unfortunately, many children in the school systems are not finding a level of satisfaction needed to fulfill their desires for learning achievement. To capture the imagination of those who love to learn, we have created amazing programs geared towards these students. For more info; http://www.gatewaysinternational.ca/academicallygifted.htm
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All Day Classes for Summer
| Looking for a break this summer and want your kids to have a summer that's unforgettable? Then sign them up for all our all day camps; http://www.discovery-camps.com/alldaycamp.htm These camps will be packed with tech, arts and media. So if you think your kids want to engage in highly interactive and exciting stuff, then why not sign them up for one of our programs now?
We will also be offering camps throughout the lower mainland that will bring students to parks and explore a variety of eco-systems. This camp is highly popular and we can pick you up at certain locations throughout the lower mainland.
For more info, please visit;
http://www.discovery-camps.com/scienceprograms.htm
Register Now: http://www.discovery-camps.com/register.htm |
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The winners of our contests!
| Glenna Lundberg is our latest winner from our drawbox. She wins a free summer tech camp at our location or one of our schools.
Look for us this summer at fairs, summer events and schools and you can win too!
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The Maker Faire Contest!
| How would you like to join us for the Maker Faire? Well you can and all it takes is for those who can build the best project within 15 days. Choose what you want...it doesn't matter. It just has to be cool and your project has to be submitted within the next 13 days. So you can build a LEGO Technics Articulate Truck, or a LEGO Mindstorms Star Wars AT-ST Mark 1 or maybe a really cool concept or whatever your imagination can come up with.
1st prize wins: 1 week camp offered at a school or GLC (Not at a rec centre)
2nd prize wins: 1 free workshop
3rd prize wins: 1 tee shirt and a solar panel robot
All the submissions will be added to our site so no matter what you do, try anyway...you never know who's going to win. So show us what you have got and who knows, you might become a youtube star!
Vancouver Mini Maker Faire will take you through an inspiring, energetic and captivating range of exhibits, including workshops, performances, displays, and a speaker series. Some of the features include pyrotechnics, kinetic sculptures, interactive musical installations, and 3d printers that can print themselves. Interaction booths stationed throughout will centre around education: teaching people how to complete a circuit, spin wool, or smoke bacon!
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Legends of the Fall 2
| Last summer we held our first robotics tournament at our location and it turned out fantastic! So look for details in the next newsletter about the next tournament to come.
Check out the pictures from last year;
http://www.gatewaysbotshop.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=10012132.
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| Save 10% | Our Summer Camps are coming! Join one of our camps and receive 10 percent off the second camp if you sign up and pay before June 30th. We are offering the following camps; LEGO Robotics, Video Game Design, Publish your own book, Website Design, and more! We will be offering a new array of programs starting in the fall so check us out on the web; www.gatewaysinternational.ca
| | Offer Expires: June 30th, 2011 |
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