AccelerateKID®

AccelerateKID® Hackathon Maker Faire® Detroit @Henry Ford Museum
2019-07-27 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, 48124, United States
Register your child(ren) here for the upcoming AccelerateKID® Hackathon at this year’s Maker Faire® Detroit in the Henry Ford Museum on Saturday – July 27th, 9am-5pm.
Deadline for registration is Wednesday, July 16th at 12PM EST.
https://tinyurl.com/akmakerfaire19
Join us for the 5th Annual AccelerateKID® Maker Faire® Detroit Hackathon at the Henry Ford Museum on Saturday, July 27th at 9AM-5PM an awesome experience. The theme is “Creating Future Creators” and the event will teach 50 children ages 10-14 (5th to 8th graders) about computer science using JavaScript programming to produce an innovative app. No computer programming experience is needed. Kids will be in teams to design, develop, debug and demonstrate their final product for awesome prizes. We will provide lunch, t-shirts, goody bags and 1 FREE ticket for the kids to explore the Maker Faire® on July 27-28. Our mission is to create future creators in a fun and inspiring environment so that all children have an opportunity to learn coding. Don’t just play, let’s create!
Volunteers are needed, it would be a great experience and a resume builder for those who are ambitious and self-driven individuals. Please sign up at this link here https://tinyurl.com/akidvolunteer19
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GSSEM Hackathon & AccelerateKID
2019-05-18 09:00 - 18:00 | Girls Scout SouthEast Michigan, 412 W 14 Mile Rd, Troy, MI, 48083, United States
AccelerateKID® and GSSEM are hosting a hackathon for Cadettes at Oakland Mall!
5th grade Juniors and Cadettes will earn the Think Like a Programmer Journey and receive an AccelerateKID® Hackathon patch. Girls will be divided into teams of 3 and each will try out the roles of designer, developer and demonstrator/presenter while working together to learn Javascript and create their own app.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided, as well as some fun surprises! Awards will be given out to the top 3 teams as judged by guests from Google and AccelerateKID.
Costs:
– $40 per girl until March 1
– $50 per girl after March 1
The registration deadline is April 21 (or sooner if capacity is reached).
We are not able to accommodate tagalongs at this event. If you are interested in volunteering (no coding experience necessary!) or if you have program questions, please contact Chris Nichols at cnichols@gssem.org. For registration questions, please contact helpdesk@gssem.org.
AccelerateKID® will be present to inspire youth to explore STEAM (Science. Technology. Engineering. Arts. Math.) and entrepreneurship with the purpose of increasing opportunities in careers in computer science, game design, robotics and digital art.
AccelerateKID® was founded in 2013 and have served over 7500 students in southeast Michigan and our mission is to create future creators by teaching kids entrepreneurship and technology. All curriculum are STEAM.org™ and STEM.org™ Accredited. Learn more at www.AccelerateKID.com or call 844-4TECHED (483-2433).

USPTO & AccelerateKID - All About STEM
2019-05-11 11:00 - 15:00 | USPTO – Detroit Main Library, 5021 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
Families of the Metro Detroit community are invited to join us for a day of free age-appropriate activities and information surrounding science, technology, engineering, arts, and math held at the Detroit Public Library’s Main Branch.

STEM Exhibit Hall: Join the community for a variety of activities. Leaders in STEM fields will be on hand to provide activities, demonstrations, and information about STEM in the Metro Detroit area.
Tinker: The children’s library will be turned into a maker space for kids to explore STEM.
How to Protect my Ideas: USPTO staff and volunteers will discuss innovation and invention, and lead exercises on patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Ask the Experts: Volunteers from pro bono, and small business resources will be on hand to provide information and answer general questions on programs to support local entrepreneurship and innovation.
INTA’s Anti-Counterfeiting Campaign: Learn how to identify counterfeit products with attorneys from the International Trademark Association.
Celebrate Science and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit Science Fair Award Winners: The USPTO provides a professional award for students who’s science fair projects demonstrate an innovative way of problem solving. Awards will be presented to recipients celebrating their projects.

All ages are welcome for a day of innovation and exploration. There is no fee to attend. Registration is not required to attend, however, it is highly encouraged.
AccelerateKID® will be present to inspire youth to explore STEAM (Science. Technology. Engineering. Arts. Math.) and entrepreneurship with the purpose of increasing opportunities in careers in computer science, game design, robotics and digital art.
AccelerateKID® was founded in 2013 and have served over 7500 students in southeast Michigan and our mission is to create future creators by teaching kids entrepreneurship and technology. All curriculum are STEAM.org™ and STEM.org™ Accredited. Learn more at www.AccelerateKID.com or call 844-4TECHED (483-2433).

STEMinista & AccelerateKID @ MI Science Center
2019-05-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Michigan Science Center, 5020 John R St, Detroit, MI, 48202, United States
3-D Printing and Game Design
Date: May 11, 2019
Hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (workshop begins promptly at 10 a.m., please arrive 10 minutes early for check-in)
Ages: 4th – 8th graders with little to no programming experience
Cost: $20
Location: Michigan Science Center-Earth Room

This STEMinista Saturday Workshop is hosted by AccelerateKID®, which is dedicated to inspiring youth to explore STEAM (Science. Technology. Engineering. Arts. Math.) and entrepreneurship with the purpose of increasing opportunities in careers in computer science, game design, robotics and digital art. AccelerateKID® was founded in 2013 and have served over 7500 students in southeast Michigan and our mission is to create future creators by teaching kids entrepreneurship and technology. All curriculum are STEAM.org™ and STEM.org™ Accredited. Learn more at www.AccelerateKID.com or call 844-4TECHED (483-2433).

48-Hr Video Challenge Summer
2019-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 | MI
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Congressional App Challenge
2019-01-01 08:00 - 17:00 | MI
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Robofest
2019-01-01 08:00 - 17:00 | MI
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Michigan Invention Convention
2019-01-01 08:00 - 17:00 | MI
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2018 Winter Demo Day
2018-12-15 18:00 - 21:00 | AccelerateKID, Madison Heights Center, 32640 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, MI, 48071, United States
‘Tis the season for recitals and holiday cheer! AccelerateKID® loves to celebrate our students’ achievements. Our Winter Demo Day, like music recitals, is a wonderful event for our youth to showcase their talent to families and friends. The 2018 Winter Demo Day will be held at the Wixom Center on Saturday, December 15th from 6PM-9PM and is open to the public. Join us for a night of inspiration and fun activities including a mini-hackathon and Roblox challenges. Be prepared to be impressed!

Coding Workshops
Tour our Wixom Center
Free Food and festivities
Onsite Discount for Winter classes

Please register so we can accommodate everyone. Registration will be closed on Friday, December 14th 2018.
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Gaming Meetup Parents Edition
2018-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Join us every first Friday of the month to play popular games like Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft with other like-minded kids. This is Gaming meetup at it’s finest! Members must bring their own laptop (PC/Mac) to participate.
We are ending this year gaming meetup in family! We want to invite you (the parent) to explore the world of gaming with their children. By playing popular games you can learn about the educational and awesome side of video games! Kids and parents will learn the latest updates on their favorite games, play with or against each other families, and compare ideas about game design while eating free popcorn! Our awesome gaming instructors will share secret tips and tricks to advance you to the next level. Save the date and experience the fun!
For the meetup, please make sure you bring the following:

Bring your own laptop (PC / Mac)
Have a power cord
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The next event will take place at the Madison Heights and Wixom centers. If you have not created your account in the portal you can access it here. In the portal choose club you want to participate and register your kid.
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Club Koding Parents Edition
2018-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
In honor of Code Week, we are encouraging parents to explore the world of computer science!
Club Koding is designed for kids ages 10-14 who have a passion for coding! This month, in honor of Code Week parents and kids, can join us to work on new projects using M.I.T. Scratch, Javascript or Python programming languages. Computer science is for everybody, we encourage you (the parent) to allow yourself to explore, build and program real programs and apps next to your child. For the next club meetup parents can try to code using JavaScript and if they are lucky, even program a quick game. Members are required to bring their own laptop to participate.
The next event will take place at the Madison Heights and Wixom centers. If you have not created your account in the portal you can access it here. In the portal choose club you want to participate and register your kid.
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Madison Heights Digital Girlz: 3D Printing Parents Edition
2018-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Digital Girlz: 3D Printing Parents Edition
Calling out to all the parents out there! We need your support to rally up more girls to get involved in S.T.E.A.M activities. The Digital Girlz Club are inviting parents to come experience how to design a 3D model using TinkerCAD. Our Digital Girlz along side with their parents will work together to create, design and then print out their 3D designs! Join us & enjoy a Friday evening of creativity and free popcorn!
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Wixom Digital Girlz: 3D Printing Parents Edition
2018-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 | MI

Madison Heights Center: Club Koding
2018-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Club Koding is designed for kids ages 10-14 who have a passion to code! Every month, members meet to work in groups or individually on new projects using Scratch and Javascript programming languages. Kids will have fun building real programs and apps that work on gadgets like phones and tablets.
Members are required to bring their own laptop to participate and always keep all work completed.
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Club Koding: JavaScript Parents Edition
2018-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Club Koding: JavaScript Parents Edition
Club Koding is designed for kids ages 10-14 who have a passion for coding! Every month, members meet to work in groups or individually on new projects using M.I.T. Scratch, Javascript or Python programming languages. For the next club meetup parents can try coding in JavaScript and if they are lucky, even program a quick game. Computer science is for everybody, now parents have the chance to build real programs and apps that work on gadgets like phones and tablets with your child. How cool is that?
Members are required to bring their own laptop to participate.
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2018 Schoolcraft Film Challenge
2018-11-09 - 2018-11-11 | MI
2018 Schoolcraft Film Challenge
Last year our students were recipients of the “Best Use of Dialog” award at the Schoolcraft Film Challenge. This year your kids can help us achieve the best film award by participating as writers, producers, cinematographers, film editors and much more!
The film challenge is a 3-day, 48-hours to complete a film, animation or video to showcase in front of industry professionals for prizes. There is a $25 registration fee and we provide an instructor, meals, and a T-shirt. All participant will need to be present for the entire event including the presentation on the final day.
Check out the daily agenda:

Fri, Nov 9 at 7pm-9pm Film Challenge Orientation at Schoolcraft Schoolcraft VisTaTech Center
Sat, Nov 10 at 9am-9pm Storyboard, Filming, Editing at AccelerateKID Madison Heights
Sun, Nov 11 at 10am-5pm Finish Film Editing & Submit Film at AccelerateKID Wixom
Sun, Nov 11 at 7pm-10pm Screening & Award Ceremony at Schoolcraft VisTaTech Center

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Gaming Meetup At Wixom & Madison Heights
2018-11-02 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Gaming Meetup: Minecraft/Roblox Parents Edition
Parents and kids come join us and dive into some Minecraft and Roblox! The fun starts on Friday, November 2nd with our awesome gaming instructors who will share secret tips and tricks to advance you to the next level. Come share ideas and experience the fun! Pop on in and we’ll provide the free popcorn.
For the meetup, please make sure you bring the following:

Bring your own laptop (PC / Mac)
Have a power cord

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Wixom Center: Digital Girlz: Movie Night
2018-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Wixom Center: Digital Girlz: Movie Night
Girls meet every 2nd and 3rd Friday of the month. Digital Girlz Club inspires all girls to practice, invent and design their own projects. It’s a great way to make new friends and meet inspiring women from the S.T.E.A.M. field. For this month we have an exciting feature-length movie – Hidden Figures (An inspiring story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA’s space program.)

Join us and bring a friend! FREE popcorn will be provided!
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Madison Heights: Digital Girlz: Movie Night
2018-10-12 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Madison Heights: Digital Girlz: Movie Night
Girls meet every 2nd and 3rd Friday of the month. Digital Girlz Club inspires all girls to practice, invent and design their own projects. It’s a great way to make new friends and meet inspiring women from the S.T.E.A.M. field. For this month we have an exciting feature-length movie – Hidden Figures (An inspiring story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA’s space program.)

Join us and bring a friend! FREE popcorn will be provided!
Save Your Space Here!

Wixom: Club Koding
2018-10-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-09-14 18:00 - 20:00 | MI

Madison Heights: Club Koding
2018-10-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2018-09-07 18:00 - 20:00 | MI

Wixom: Gaming Meetup
2018-10-05 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Love to play video games? We do too! Join us every first Friday of the month to play popular games like Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft with other like-minded kids. Kids will learn the latest updates on their favorite games, play with or against each other, and compare ideas about game design while eating free popcorn! This is Gaming meetup at it’s finest! Members must bring their own laptop (PC/Mac) to participate.

​2018 Education Expo & Ed Talks
2018-09-30 12:00 - 15:30 | MI
Metro Parent hosts its 23rd annual Education Expo on Sunday, September 30, 2018, at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills. The event takes place from noon until 3:30 p.m. Discover the best local schools and boarding schools, enrichment, tutoring and extracurricular programs, financial planners, children’s health and safety experts, children’s advocacy groups and much more!
New this year: EdTalks, a series of discussions on subjects from homework to the balance between extracurricular activities and academics. EdTalks will also feature a panel discussion about the state of education in Michigan. There also will be a Town Hall meeting facilitated by the Center for Michigan, a “think-and-do tank” that aims to educate, engage and inform Michigan residents about policy and issues statewide, including education.
Attendance is free and will include box lunches, courtesy of Nino Salvaggio, for the first 1000 pre-registered guests. Lunches will not be available to walk-ins or to those who do not reserve them in advance.
Pre-Registered families who attend also will be entered to win great prizes: a Cranbrook Science Membership, gift cards and more!

DHACK Challenge: Twitter Operated (IoT) Vending Machines for CSforALL Summit
2018-09-23 14:00 - 18:00 | MI
Join the movement to empower Detroit youth (ages 11+), and the community at large by starting with yourself.
DHACK is back and you’re invited!
For our first challenge, we are partnering with CSforALL, a national non-profit dedicated to making Computer Science accessible to all. The challenge will be to build Twitter Operated (IoT) Vending Machines for the CSforALL Summit being held at WSU October 8-11.
Join us on Sunday, September 9th for the challenge kick-off where you will learn all about the Twitter vending machine challenge, its requirements and prizes.
All 5 workshops for this challenge are on Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will be held on the 3rd floor of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library (UGL) in the Community Room.
Challenge Schedule:

September 9: Team building (5-7 individuals per team); Preliminary design – design thinking; Material round up (Raspberry Pi’s, Arduinos, Plywood, Lexan, Hardware, Bread boards, Wires, Electronic accessories)
September 16: Coding begins; Design work; Building begins; Requests for minor parts fabrication made to machine shops and/or maker spaces
September 23: Coding continues; Design work continues; Building continues
September 30: Finish building; Testing begins
October 7: Finishing touches and prep for transport to WSU Community Arts Auditorium for the

CSForALL Summit!
Please RSVP if you want to join the challenge.
This challenge is open to all experience levels, especially youth.

Wixom: Digital Girlz
2018-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Get a sneak peek into the life of an ‘artist-tech’ and STEAM career within the tech industry (web designer or developer, graphic designer, coding games, robotics design, book publisher, etc..). At the Digital Girlz Club, girls ages 9-14 will take a walk into a new tech career each month. This club offers mentorship from experts in the tech industry, mini tech lessons/projects, and peer collaboration. Kids always keep their completed work to continue development and/or add to their portfolio.
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AccelerateKID® 5th Birthday Bash & Open House, Madison Heights
2018-09-16 12:00 - 15:00 | AccelerateKID, Madison Heights Center, 32640 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, MI, 48071, United States
AccelerateKID® 5th Birthday Bash & Open House, Madison Heights
AccelerateKID® is celebrating its 5th birthday with our community this September and we want to invite you. We’ll have a couple of birthday bashes and open houses at each of our location for families and kids to enjoy a day of technology including coding, game design, robotics and 3D printing. There will be lots of food and games for the family to go along with a raffle giveaway every hour. It’s an opportunity for us to say “thank you” and for families to visit us if they haven’t already. Register in advance to get a free AccelerateKID keychain 3D print HERE when you attend.
DATE: Sunday, September 16th
TIME: 12 PM – 3 PM
LOCATION: AccelerateKID Madison Heights
ADDRESS: 32640 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071
Register Here And Get A 3D Keychain!

AccelerateKID® 5th Birthday Bash & Open House, Wixom
2018-09-09 12:00 - 15:00 | AccelerateKID Center, 24404 Catherine Industrial Dr, Ste 316, Novi, MI, 48375, United States
AccelerateKID® 5th Birthday Bash & Open House, Wixom
AccelerateKID® is celebrating its 5th birthday with our community this September and we want to invite you. We’ll have a couple of birthday bashes and open houses at each of our location for families and kids to enjoy a day of technology including coding, game design, robotics and 3D printing. There will be lots of food and games for the family to go along with a raffle giveaway every hour. It’s an opportunity for us to say “thank you” and for families to visit us if they haven’t already. Register in advance to get a free AccelerateKID keychain 3D print HERE when you attend.
DATE: Sunday, September 9th
TIME: 12 PM – 3 PM
LOCATION: AccelerateKID Wixom
ADDRESS: 28265 Beck Road, Ste C-17, Wixom, MI 48393
Register Here And Get A 3D Keychain!

Wixom: Gaming Meetup
2018-09-07 18:00 - 20:00 | MI
Love Minecraft & Roblox? We do too! We are Michigan’s First Minecraft club. Join our monthly meetups for kids ages 7-14 years old and get the latest Minecraft & Roblox updates, play on each other’s Minecraft server, compare mods and meet other like-minded players in the area! This is a Gaming Networking at it’s finest. Members must bring their own laptop with a Minecraft PC/Mac account to participate.
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