What’s the goal of CAD Club?
- Expose kids to engineering
- Provide kids with a safe & supportive environment in which to learn what successful adult behavior looks like
What will we do?
- Learn CAD (Computer Aided Design. We are planning to use the OnShape CAD platform, which is free for educational use) & various engineering principles
- 3D print & build our designs
- Eat
What are the rules?
- Support each other
- Use clean language
- Practice your kindergarten skills
What do I need to bring with me?
- Ideally bring your own computer & mouse, though Pipeline may be able to provide one or two to students who don’t have their own
Who can attend?
- Kids mature enough to not require adult supervision (generally speaking, junior high and high school age kids, 13-18 years old)
- In the beginning there will be an attendance cap of 5 or 6 kids; we may increase this attendance cap as the club matures
Where and when will it be?
- Pipeline Design & Engineering: 2429 W 12th St #4 Tempe, AZ 85281
- Each Wed from 5pm-7pm throughout summer
- Start date: Wed June 7
Is CAD Club offered outside of Arizona?
- At this time CAD Club is only offered at our office, which is in Tempe, AZ.
How can the community help?
- Donate old laptops and mouses
- Local restaurants can donate dinner for the class
Are parents allowed?
- Yes, absolutely – we welcome parents.
Note: there will always be a minimum of two adults present at CAD Club (at least one of which will be a Pipeline team member)