Kanata · Ontario
Weekly LEGO SPIKE Prime, EV3 and mBot2 robotics classes for children ages 5 to 14 — designed for Kanata families and taught by a competition-experienced coach. Free demo class for every new family.
Kanata is home to more tech companies per square kilometre than almost any suburb in Canada, and a lot of Kanata families want their children exposed to that world early. STEMXplore runs weekly robotics classes for kids ages 5 to 14, drawing families from Bridlewood, Katimavik, Kanata Lakes, Beaverbrook, Morgan's Grant, Marchwood-Lakeside and Glen Cairn. Our Stittsville studio is a short drive from most Kanata neighbourhoods, and our schedule is built around Kanata school hours.
Every class is hands-on. Kids assemble a real robot, program it, run it, and iterate — no purely-online lessons, no watered-down "kids version" of the tools.
We deliberately teach on the same hardware used by the FIRST LEGO League, the World Robot Olympiad and university intro-to-robotics courses. That means the skills a child picks up in a STEMXplore Kanata class are directly transferable to school competitions, high-school robotics clubs and, eventually, university programs.
A gentle introduction: simple motors, one or two sensors, block coding. Kids build a story-driven robot every session — a dinosaur that roars, a windmill that speeds up when it gets darker, a robot flower that follows a flashlight.
The current standard for competition LEGO robotics. Kids build competitive drivetrains, learn about gearing and torque, and run missions on a real FIRST LEGO League practice mat. This is the level where most Kanata kids first taste WRO / FLL.
A step-up into text-based programming and more mature engineering. Students learn Python fundamentals — loops, conditionals, functions, PID — on top of EV3 hardware. Popular with older Kanata students who already coded a bit at school.
Screen-independent robotics kits with AI-friendly sensors: colour tracking, face detection, IR line-following. Perfect for kids who want to explore AI concepts without a full laptop rig.
A typical class is 60–90 minutes. It starts with a short concept — say, "how do you make a robot turn exactly 90 degrees?" — and then kids spend the bulk of the class building, testing and improving. Every session ends with a five-minute show-and-tell, where each child explains what they made. This ritual builds communication skills that spill into school presentations and eventually job interviews.
Terms run in 8- and 12-week blocks. Every four weeks parents receive a short progress note describing what the child worked on and what they mastered — no vague "great class today" updates.
Whenever a Kanata school closes for a PD Day or break, STEMXplore runs full-day robotics camps. Common themes include LEGO Robotics Bootcamp, Mission Mars with EV3, Game Coding with Scratch, and a WRO / FLL competition intensive. Serious competition kids can also join our year-round Competition Prep track. Current camp dates are listed on the Upcoming Events, Camps & PD Days section of our homepage.
Our physical studio is in Stittsville — a 6 to 12 minute drive from most Kanata neighbourhoods. We chose that location so we could offer full weekday and weekend timetables at reasonable class sizes.
Yes. School STEM is usually broad and time-limited; STEMXplore is deep, progressive and taught by a single expert coach. The two complement each other well.
For ages 5–7, LEGO WeDo / SPIKE Essential. For ages 8–12, LEGO SPIKE Prime. For 10+ with prior experience, we sometimes start straight on EV3.
Yes. Our WRO / FLL competition training track has been the pathway for multiple qualifying teams. Coaches have mentored international teams.
Sibling discounts are available. Mention siblings on your demo booking and we'll apply it to enrolment.
Every new family can book a complimentary demo session. Your child works with real robotics kits and our lead instructor — no pressure, no cost.
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