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Visitors to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers will enjoy 20 acres of historical buildings, historic gardens, the Edison Botanical Research Lab and the Edison Ford Museum. The newly restored buildings include the Edison Main House, Guest House, Caretaker's House and the Ford House.
Visitors to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers will enjoy 20 acres of historical buildings, historic gardens, the Edison Botanical Research Lab and the Edison Ford Museum. The newly restored buildings include the Edison Main House, Guest House, Caretaker's House and the Ford House.
Historical records in the Edison archives show Mina Edison, wife of legendary inventor Thomas Edison, as a gracious hostess and interested in the well-being of children and the community. Following in this tradition, Etiquette at the Edison Ford, includes a one day (two hour) lesson in timeless etiquette and social skills.
Python, Pi, and DIY, Oh My! In this brand new six-part Saturday afternoon series, students in grades 4-8 are introduced to the Raspberry Pi, a tiny but powerful computer that will fuel their creative DIY projects spanning electronics, computer science, robotics, and coding with Python, HTML, and JavaScript.
• Pythons and Pies: April 4, 1-3 pm: Learn how to code on the Raspberry Pi using the dynamic software language of Python as students begin to code electronics and more.
• Animate It: April 11, 1-3 pm: Students use the Raspberry Pi and a tiny camera to make a big animation!
• Play It: April 18, 1-3 pm: Students leverage their increasing skills to code various simple video games.
• Creative Computing: April 25, 1-3 pm: From sticker design to birthday cards, students fuse code with art.
• Roving Robots: May 2, 1-3pm: Electronics and computer science are unified as students build a pi-bot.
Grades 4th-8th
Members
$15 per class or $75 for the series
Non-Members
$25 for the class or $125 for the series
• Pythons and Pies: April 4, 1-3 pm: Learn how to code on the Raspberry Pi using the dynamic software language of Python as students begin to code electronics and more.
• Animate It: April 11, 1-3 pm: Students use the Raspberry Pi and a tiny camera to make a big animation!
• Play It: April 18, 1-3 pm: Students leverage their increasing skills to code various simple video games.
• Creative Computing: April 25, 1-3 pm: From sticker design to birthday cards, students fuse code with art.
• Roving Robots: May 2, 1-3pm: Electronics and computer science are unified as students build a pi-bot.
Grades 4th-8th
Members
$15 per class or $75 for the series
Non-Members
$25 for the class or $125 for the series
