Gates Elementary - D131 STEM Ignition

  • Robotics, General STEM
Oct 03 2024
May 08 2025

Schedules

Gates Elementary - Grades 1, 2 (10/03/2024-05/08/2025)

STEM Ignition
$0.00
  • Sun 
  • Mon 
  • Tue 
  • Wed 
  • Thu3:30 - 5:00 pm
  • Fri 
  • Sat 

Description

The STEM Ignition Club at Gates Elementary School meets once a week after school.

Day:       Thursdays
Time:      3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: Gates Elementary
              800 Seventh Avenue
              Aurora, IL 60505

Scheduled meeting dates:
  October, 3, 10, 17
  November 7, 14, 21
  December 5, 12, 19
  January 9, 16, 23, 30
  February 6, 13, 20, 27
  March 6, 13, 20
  April 3, 10, 17, 24
  May 1, 8

Students are only permitted to register for their grade level at the school they currently attend.

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/01/2024 and ends on 09/27/2024

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 1 to 2.

Gates Elementary - Grades 3, 4, 5 (10/03/2024-05/08/2025)

STEM Ignition
$0.00
  • Sun 
  • Mon 
  • Tue 
  • Wed 
  • Thu3:30 - 5:00 pm
  • Fri 
  • Sat 

Description

The STEM Ignition Club at Gates Elementary School meets once a week after school.

Day:       Thursdays
Time:      3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: Gates Elementary
              800 Seventh Avenue
              Aurora, IL 60505

Scheduled meeting dates:
  October, 3, 10, 17
  November 7, 14, 21
  December 5, 12, 19
  January 9, 16, 23, 30
  February 6, 13, 20, 27
  March 6, 13, 20
  April 3, 10, 17, 24
  May 1, 8

Students are only permitted to register for their grade level at the school they currently attend.

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 09/01/2024 and ends on 09/27/2024

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 3 to 5.

Description

The STEM Ignition Club at Gates Elementary School meets once a week after school.

Day:       Thursdays
Time:      3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: Gates Elementary
              800 Seventh Avenue
              Aurora, IL 60505

Scheduled meeting dates:
  October, 3, 10, 17
  November 7, 14, 21
  December 5, 12, 19
  January 9, 16, 23, 30
  February 6, 13, 20, 27
  March 6, 13, 20
  April 3, 10, 17, 24
  May 1, 8


The STEM Ignition Club is offered free to students.

Registration is first come, first served. Class size is limited.

Students must register to join and can only register for the school that they attend.

Students meet directly after school.

A snack is provided to students.

Students are required to picked up at dismissal time of the program.


The following partners provide weekly instruction to students in the STEM Ignition program:
  Chasewood Learning:  LEGO Robotics and Competitions
  Elite Chess:  Chess and Chess Competitions
  IMSA:  Topics in STEM
  Aurora Public Library:  STEM Literacy
  SciTech:     STEM Focused Curriculum
  Friends of the Fox River:  Environmental Science
  Aurora Police Department:  Police STEM Technology

LEGO Robotics is the focus of the club and accounts for half of the weekly visits at each school.

Register