Ark IDEA Academy
Ark IDEA Academy
(2nd - 6th Grade)
(2nd - 6th Grade)
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Mondays & Wednesdays | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
$350 / 4 week session
Optional One-Day Enrollment: $225 / 4 week session
Ark IDEA Academy is a unique hands-on enrichment program designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning through Innovation, Design, Engineering, and Application.
Students participate in a variety of engaging activities that blend STEM education, project-based learning, creative arts, literacy, social development, and hands-on exploration. Every week, students are challenged to think critically, solve problems, work collaboratively, and develop confidence through meaningful learning experiences.
Students Can Expect:
Students Can Expect:
Hands-on STEM and engineering challenges
Robotics and introductory coding activities
Creative building and design projects
Science experiments and exploration
Literacy and communication activities
Teamwork and problem-solving experiences
Fine motor skill development through making and creating
Age-appropriate social and leadership opportunities
A fun, engaging environment that encourages curiosity and discovery
At Ark IDEA Academy, we believe children learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process. Our program combines the excitement of hands-on discovery with opportunities to build foundational academic, social, and problem-solving skills that prepare students for future success.
Build. Create. Explore. Imagine.
Every day is an opportunity for young learners to discover what they're capable of becoming.
Robotics
Robotics
Pathfinders (TK - 2nd grade):
Tuesdays | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
$120 / 4 week session
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Builders (3rd - 5th grade):
Thursdays | 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
$180 / 4 week session
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Innovators (6th - 8th grade):
Tuesdays | 12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
$180 / 4 week session
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Visionaries (High School):
Mondays | 3:00 - 4:30 PM
$200 / 4 week session
Robotics
Robotics
Our Robotics program introduces students to the exciting world of robotics, engineering, coding, and computational thinking through hands-on, project-based learning. Students use age-appropriate VEX Robotics systems to design, build, program, and improve robots while completing engaging challenges and solving real-world problems.
Each course is adapted to students’ ages and experience levels. Younger learners explore foundational concepts through guided play, sequencing, and beginner-friendly robots, while older students progress into more complex robotic systems, programming, automation, and engineering challenges.
Students will:
Design, build, and modify robotic systems
Develop age-appropriate coding and programming skills
Explore sequencing, automation, and computational thinking
Program robots to complete challenges and tasks
Apply engineering design principles
Test, troubleshoot, and improve their solutions
Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Practice collaboration, communication, and leadership
Build confidence through experimentation and persistence
Prepare for advanced robotics and competitive opportunities
Each session introduces new projects and challenges that encourage students to think like engineers, programmers, and innovators. Students learn that mistakes are part of the process and that successful solutions often require creativity, teamwork, testing, and improvement.
Whether a student is building their first robot or preparing for more advanced robotics opportunities, this program provides an engaging environment to develop valuable technical skills, confidence, and a lasting interest in STEM.
Design Solutions
Design Solutions
Tuition: $180 / 4 week session
Tuition: $180 / 4 week session
Pathfinders (K-2nd grade):
Tuesdays | 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
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Builders (3rd - 5th grade):
Thursdays | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Innovators (6th - 8th grade):
Thursdays | 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Design Solutions Lab
Design Solutions Lab
Design Solutions Lab invites students to think like engineers, artists, inventors, and innovators through hands-on, project-based STEAM learning. Students explore real-world problems and use the engineering design process to imagine, plan, create, test, and improve their solutions.
Each challenge is adapted to students’ ages and abilities. Younger learners build confidence through guided exploration, while older students engage in deeper research, independent thinking, data analysis, and advanced prototyping. Projects may include designing structures, vehicles, tools, inventions, artwork, or solutions to environmental and community challenges.
Art and design are woven into each project as students explore color, shape, texture, balance, visual communication, and creative expression. Students will also be introduced to age-appropriate 3D modeling and 3D printing, transforming digital designs into physical prototypes they can test, evaluate, and improve. Students learn that successful solutions should not only function effectively but can also be thoughtful, engaging, and visually appealing.
Students will:
Apply the engineering design process to real-world challenges
Combine artistic creativity with science, technology, engineering, and math
Design, build, test, and improve creative prototypes
Explore color, shape, texture, balance, and visual design
Develop age-appropriate 3D modeling and 3D-printing skills
Turn digital designs into physical objects and prototypes
Use testing, feedback, and data to refine their designs
Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Collaborate with peers and practice leadership
Strengthen communication and presentation skills
Build perseverance, confidence, and a growth mindset
Explore how creativity, engineering, and innovation can make a difference
Design Solutions Lab encourages students to view challenges as opportunities and recognize that mistakes are an important part of both the creative and engineering processes. Through imagination, collaboration, experimentation, and repeated improvement, students discover that there is often more than one successful way to solve a problem.
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