Aries Jaybird Gonzalez Child Center - D131 STEM Ignition

  • Robotics, General STEM
O'Donnell Elementary: 1640 Reckinger Rd, Aurora, IL 60505, USA
Nov 20 2025
Apr 16 2026

Schedules

Gonzalez Child Center - Grades 1, 2 (11/20/2025-04/16/2026)

STEM Ignition
$0.00 USD
  • Thu3:30 - 5:00 pm

Description

The STEM Ignition Club at Aries Jaybird Gonzalez Child Center meets once a week after school at O'Donnell Elementary. Grades 1-5.

Day:       Thursdays, November 20 to April 16
Time:      3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: O'Donnell Elementary
              1640 Reckinger Rd
              Aurora, IL 60505

Transportation is provided for students from GCC to O’Donnell Elementary after school.

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

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 10/30/2025 and ends on 03/06/2026

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 1 to 2.

Gonzalez Child Center - Grades 3, 4, 5 (11/20/2025-04/16/2026)

STEM Ignition
$0.00 USD
  • Thu3:30 - 5:00 pm

Description

The STEM Ignition Club at Aries Jaybird Gonzalez Child Center meets once a week after school at O'Donnell Elementary. Grades 1-5.

Day:       Thursdays, November 20 to April 16
Time:      3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: O'Donnell Elementary
              1640 Reckinger Rd
              Aurora, IL 60505

Transportation is provided for students from GCC to O’Donnell Elementary after school.

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

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 10/30/2025 and ends on 03/06/2026

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 3 to 5.

In-person location

O'Donnell Elementary: 1640 Reckinger Rd, Aurora, IL 60505, USA

Description

The STEM Ignition Club at Aries Jaybird Gonzalez Child Center meets once a week after school at O'Donnell Elementary. Grades 1-5.

Day:       Thursdays, November 20 to April 16
Time:      3:30pm-5:00pm
Location: O'Donnell Elementary
              1640 Reckinger Rd
              Aurora, IL 60505

Transportation is provided for students from GCC to O’Donnell Elementary after school.

Parents pick up students from O’Donnell at 5:00pm.

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

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

Register