WHERE: Garden City Library, 104 Sunshine Ave., Garden City, GA 31405
WHY: Grant-funded coding workshop culminates in Robot Dance Recital
WHEN: Monday, May 8, 2017, 5:30 PM
On Monday, May 8,
Live Oak Public Libraries will host a LEGO Robot Dance Academy Recital. The event is the culmination of an 8-week LEGO Mindstorms EV3
Robot Dance Academy workshop series at the Garden City Library.
Live Oak Public Libraries received a
S.T.E.A.M. (Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) focused grant to support this hands-on learning program. The $5000 award was from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association.
The ALSC Strengthening Communities Through Libraries grant was made possible through a grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, which funded a partnership between Garden City Library and the Savannah Coastal Empire Society of Women Engineers (SCESWE). The 8-week long class taught students how to build a robot and then program the robot to dance through code. The SCESWE provided 11 volunteers who gave nearly 50 volunteer hours over the course of the training.
Representing Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties, there were 16 students from grades 4 through 8 that participated in educational sessions held at the Garden City Library from March through May. The Robot Dance Academy Recital is the final event in this program and will allow the students to celebrate their accomplishments, show off their new skills, and have fun.
For a complete listing of library programs visit our website at www.liveoakpl.org.
Live Oak Public Libraries Mission
Live Oak Public Libraries provides excellent, responsive service to enrich people's lives, support lifelong learning and build and enhance our communities.
