Mathobotix

What is Mathobotix you ask? I will tell you in a minute, but let me go back to the beginning.

I was walking with my friend on Wednesday and she was talking about her daughter and her dance classes. She commented that she would get a job just to make extra money if her daughter wanted to pursue more dancing. Classes and costumes cost money and it adds up quickly. I told her if there was something that helped the boys in what their passions were, I would use my earnings for it too.

I didn't know that this would present itself so quickly. Later that day Nathan brought home two library books- "How to build a robot" and "Robots Rising". The kid loves robots and he got them so he could talk to our neighbor (a 5th grade boy) who likes the same things. I was telling the boy's mom about this and she mentioned Mathobotix where her son attended a camp over the summer. I immediately went online to see what it was all about. The first page had me convinced that this was for Nathan- made just for him and who God has made him to be.

Mathobotix is an Integrated Educational Robotics Class for K-8. They teach based on this acronym- S.T.E.M.- Science~Technology~Engineering~Mathematics! They teach at their age level and while they are having FUN they are learning so much. They are learning problem solving, self confidence, critical thinking, habits of mind, team collaboration and learning how to learn.

We visited their facility (2 miles from home) on Thursday night and Nathan was in heaven. He was surrounded by like-minded individuals (kids and adults) and he was ready to jump in. Apparently so were we- we wrote a check right there (almost a full month's paycheck for me) and signed him up for his first semester (3 months-12 sessions at 2 hours each).

Friday at 3:30pm he went to his first class. He had me set the timer from the time he left school till when we had to leave- he was beside himself with excitement. When I picked him up at 5:30 I watched him for awhile and he looked so happy. It is worth the money- to see the joy on his face and to know that we are helping facilitate his love of technology, science, inventing, building, etc. The adventure begins..... I will keep you posted!