STEAM Afterschool Club: From Minecraft to Matter with BESThq

*** Limited scholarships available; inquire at [email protected] ***

Ready to go deeper with Minecraft and turn a vision into reality? Interested in TinkerCAD, Legos and 3D Printing? Join us for a special afterschool club experience themed around identifying and building a pathway toward turning bits and bytes into phycial reality.

Learn new skills, apply technology tools and have fun:

• STEAM Pathways Club - For Students 5th - 10th Grades
• Afterschool weekly Wednesdays 4pm-5:30pm; 10/2-10/23 at BESThq (Limited to 12 participants)
• Learn More about our approach at STEAM Pathways Program

This club is suitable for students aged 9 -16 who are interested in learning to apply Minecraft and technology in a creative environment. It will draw upon their creativity as well as critical thinking skills while learning new concepts which are applied to the projects they develop. The club is perfect for youth with an experience level looking to go next level in application of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM).

Learning Outcomes

• 1: Advance techniques to build a project/object with Minecraft
• 2: Learn to use Tinkercad with export and import of projects
• 3: Learn to use a 3D printer to make an object
• 4: Learn to plan out a build or a project
• 5: Learn to make changes to have positive effects on a project/build
• 6: Learn to test products that are produced
• 7: Have fun with STEAM

The goals for this program are to create a collaborative setting with a small group of students from different backgrounds to increase creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, and to introduce STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) as possible careers.

Below is a video highlighting notable figures who emphasize the importance of STEAM:

PC, Java based; Ok to bring your machine/laptop, yet we have laptops available.

Waiver and Release form for STEAM Pathways - all participants required to provide signed copy of form.

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Special thanks to all those supporting STEAM Pathways for community; Select opportunity for scholarships available. Interested in becoming an event sponsor and/or scholarship? Email [email protected] and check out

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

BESThq STEAM Pathways Center, 4650 Southwest Betts Avenue, Beaverton, United States