Category Archives: tech
Maker Faire’s Dale Dougherty @ library 11/1
Another wonderful event from our friends at the Mill Valley Public Library: Why does it matter that we make things ourselves when we can easily let other people do it for us? Dale Dougherty, CEO of Maker Media (Make Magazine … Continue reading
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Mini Maker Faire in Greenbrae 9/14
This looks cool: Greenbrae Mini Maker Faire (Sat Sep 14) will be Marin’s largest “Do-It-Yourself” festival, showcasing local makers with activities, show-and-tell, and exhibits on arts, crafts, science, robotics, music, technology, sustainability, education, food, and creativity.
Build Your Own Computer
An in-house workshop developed by MVGATE parents. Build your own Linux computer on the Raspberry Pi platform from Cambridge University. It’s yours to keep for your future projects. Learn to administer your computer and to program in Scratch and Python. … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Marin’s own Mars Guy speaks in Kentfield Fri 5/10
Did you know that the lead engineer for last year’s landing on Mars was a Marin County kid? MVGATE parent Erik Dunmire recommends this event at COM next Friday May 10:
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Pixar Private Tour 3/6
It’s exciting enough sneaking into the movie theater — how about sneaking into the movie studio? Pixar is the hottest animation studio on Earth — Toy Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, the latest Oscar-winner Brave, on and on. And they don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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The MVGATE Guide to Summer Enrichments
On this sunny February day it’s hard to imagine that summer break is still four months away, but it is… And it’s not too early to plan a summer full of enrichment activities for your academically gifted or creatively talented … Continue reading
Super Saturdays at Dominican University start Feb 2
UPDATE: Dominican University had to cancel Super Saturdays for Feb-Mar 2013 because of low enrollment. :-( But they’ll try again to offer Super Saturdays this Fall and Winter, and the regular Summer Odyssey program (July 15-26) will proceed as scheduled. … Continue reading
Deep thinking for young minds, Sep 5 & 6
Smart young minds benefit from contact with smart older minds, and part of the fun of living in Mill Valley is having a lot of smart older minds right nearby. You and your GATE child might want to check out … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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Rockets
Summer is here… and nothing says summer like the whiff of black powder and the roar of a good rocket. MV GATE has no formal rocketry program (yet), but in the spirit of helping parents self-organize here are three thoughts: … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade K
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Education Day at Maker Faire 2012
Thanks to Jon Chorley (TV-5) we have a special GATE opportunity which, to many of us, warrants pre-empting classes for a day. We have 25 tickets to attend Education Day at Maker Faire 2012 on Thursday May 17 in San … Continue reading
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Tagged grade 5, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8
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