MS Engineering: The Final Challenge!
Wow! What an incredible display of robotic strength and fortitude! Mr. Meadth would like to thank all of the eighteen middle school students who worked so hard and waited so long to show their programming prowess. Many thanks also to all of the many parents who came to watch. Mr. Meadth watches for adherence to […]
MS Engineering: A Photo Update
The MS Engineering students just finished their penultimate project: to build a “stock” model according to instructions, and then to program it themselves to get it to work. This is a warm-up to their final project, which sees them build and program their very own robot in The Final Challenge without any instructions or other assistance. […]
Guest Article: STEM Without H
(The following is a student piece written by 9th Grader Joshua Frankenfield, in response to two days of discussion concerning the nature of technology, devices, and their positive and negative effects on all of us. All students were asked to write their thoughts in the style of a blog article, and Joshua’s was selected to […]
EnergyPartners Fund Grant Awarded
Over the past few years, our Engineering Academy has maintained a good relationship with the EnergyPartners Fund, a local nonprofit organization aimed at boosting STEM education in the Central Coast area. Several local energy companies pool their resources to provide much-needed help to schools and clubs and individuals. Mr. Meadth, Megan, Tys, and Kylie proudly […]
MS Engineering: The First Month
The popularity of the middle school engineering program at Providence has really taken off this year; for the first time, we will be admitting eighteen students in both first and second semester! It’s our largest class size yet for this program, which is exciting. But what exactly, I hear you ask, are students doing in […]
Alain Clenet: Inventor and Entrepreneur
In May of this year, the Foundations of Engineering II group had the delightful privilege of hearing from Mr. Alain Clenet, a local inventor. Not wanting anyone to miss out on the lifetime of wisdom this man has to offer, we arranged for him to come back again and speak to the Advanced Engineering II […]
Wild West Town—Completed!
If you’ve visited the Providence Lower Campus in the last couple of weeks, you might have noticed an exciting new development in the Grove. Lo and behold, the Providence Engineering Academy has completed its children’s playground project—and just in time for the new year! The completed project, in place at the Lower Campus Grove For […]
Providence Engineering Summer Camp: Robot City
What do you get when you put one teacher, three 3D printers, four high school assistants, sixteen kids, three hundred multicolored LEDs, sixteen tiny robots, and 64 square feet of plywood into two rooms for five days?! Answer: the First Ever Providence Engineering Summer Camp! Day 1–If You Build It, They Will ComePardoning the Field of […]
Final Project: Bomb Disposal Robot
The Foundations of Engineering II group finished off their year with an exciting capstone project: design, build, and program a bomb disposal robot, such as that used by special tactical groups around the world. A real bomb disposal robot, complete with camera, manipulator claw, and disruptor (One quick word needs to be said from the […]
Guest Speaker: Alain Clenet
The Foundations of Engineering II class recently took a break between major projects to hear from a local inventor, Mr. Alain Clenet. A friend of Dr. Scott Lisea, Mr. Clenet came in to share with the students some highlights of his life’s work, and also some sage advice. Mr. Alain Clenet showing one of his […]