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Touching tomorrow's discoveries with today's minds.
April 30th, 2012 - Vol 3, Issue 3
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| Greetings! | These past few months has brought a lot of growth to Gateways. We have exciting developments such as we will have our new website up and running within a week. Also, Laszlo, our teacher, and Matt, our graphic artist, have developed an android app called finger swinger. Finally we have created our own virtual reality and are ready to start offering classes.
In this issue, we will look at the following topics; - Spring Classes
- Summer TECH, MEDIA and ARTS Camps
- New LEGO and Robotics Classes now being implemented.
- Gaynor Sward, M.Sc, Our new TECH teacher.
- Adapted Learners
- Girls who love TECH
- Come join our Virtual Reality
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Spring Classes
| Gateways Learning is offering Spring classes in your area. We are also proud to be offering a larger selection of classes in the White Rock.
IPhone App
Digital Arts
Virtual Realities
Story Boarding
Adapted Learners with TECH
Girls who heart TECH
A new class called Storyboarding will be offered in White Rock starting on May 7, 2012. In this class students will be able to write, illustrate, animate and publish their own stories. Click on the link below to register and to check out the rest of our Spring schedule! This link might change in the near future, since our new website is almost done.
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Summer TECH, MEDIA and ARTS Camps
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It's hard to believe that summer is already around the corner. Due to popular demand, we are back and camps will be happening throughout the lower mainland and BC. (This link might change in the near future with our new website almost done.)
We will be offering the following camps;
LEGO Robotics
Arduino Robotics
IPhone Apps
Digital Arts
Computer Animation
Virtual Realities
Machina
and more!
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New LEGO and Robotics Levels
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Gaynor Sward, M. Sc, Our new IT teacher.
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 Gaynor, a BC Certified teacher with a wealth of teaching experience, has worked with students and adult learners from middle-school to university. Her passion is to replace the fear of learning with a sense of adventure. Gaynor engages her students in the learning process, helping them to better understand the world around them as well as who they are and how they fit in that world. Although Gaynor is passionate about making science and technology intelligible and accessible, she also realizes that math's quirkiness is uncommon to most and so has learned to compensate with a broad smile and a sense of humour. Her Master's thesis and subsequent software career brought her face-to-face with real-life industrial robotics and automation. Gaynor is a mother of four boys, aged 5 to 21, from whom she has gained humility and joy.
Gaynor will be helping to teach some of our classes, develop our curriculums, build a streamlined operations system and create a new website and database for our company.
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Girls and TECHNOLOGY
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Engineers are creative problem-solvers who aim to improve the world, increase productivity, and help people live better lives.They apply math and science principles to design everything from 3-D televisions to bionic body parts to hybrid cars. Just imagine how many engineers worked to improve airplanes so that they can carry up to 800 people-or ,how many engineers created the Kingda Ka roller coaster that travels at 128 miles per hour! Engineers not only work on exciting projects, but are also part of a growing field with above-average salaries. Imagine Engineering gives you an overview of some of the common types of engineers and their job duties-but this is just the beginning. You'll also find profiles of women engineers, tips and advice, and Web sites where you can learn more.
We are offering a course in South Surrey to encourage Girls to get involved in tech, engineering, science and math. Gaynor will be teaching this course, so expect great things! |
Adapted Learners
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 We have created a culture of honor, respect and kindness to those who are autistic or have special needs. In Gateways programs, they will find a creative solace in a fun and exciting environment. They are able to to explore the boundaries of their gifts while developing their confidence within safe paramenters. We have worked in classrooms with kids in high needs situations such as adhd, aspergers and other forms of autism. Many have excelled in our classes and gone on to be some of our best performers. We are going to start opening up classes unique to these learners and they will be limited to a maximum of 4 students. Our first class will be held in White Rock. Gaynor will be teaching this class as she is passionate about these students. She will be using techniques developed by experts guided in neurodevelopment.
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Gateway's Virtual Reality
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Have you heard of Starcaft, the popular building game for kids? Well welcome to Gateways Virtual Reality, starcraft on steroids. Our virtual reality helps kids learn about digital arts, 3D modeling, fashion design, animation, machinima (movie making in a virtual world) and more through this interactive world. Students coming to this program will immerse themselves into the future of learning. From learning today's high tech programs by starting with the simple interactions by growing into the understanding of the today industries complex tools.
We offer the following options for students, schools and businesses;
- Online Tutoring
- Afterschool classes
- Pro D development
- Consulting (create an animation or story for your product or company.)
Click on virtual world to find out more or email us for a virtual tour!
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2 for 1 deal
| Give us a rating on google reviews and receive a 2 for 1 discount on our mindstorms class in Abbotsford and all of our summer camps that we do registrations for. This coupon is good until May 1st, 2012.
Call us at 1-604-756-0375 and we will walk you through the process of giving us a review.
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