Learn the basics of metal fabrication and begin welding in our fully-equipped welding studio. Students are introduced to and taught the various types of welding including Metal Inert Gas (MIG), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), and Metal Arc welding. Mentors participate along with students to design and create pieces for our annual Art Garage design showcase. Our instructor has years of experience as a professional Iron Worker and is passionate about working with young adults.

Career preparation on steroids. Accelerate prepares students for success after high-school by equipping them with the tools needed to understand career exploration and planning, financial literacy, and the various skills needed to find success in the workplace or college. Accelerate invites professionals into the classroom to help students navigate the complexity of planning for a future. After students complete this 28-week program and determine which career fields align best with their passions, they are awarded with a paid summer-internship in one of their chosen career fields.

In this course, students will get hands-on experience in Adobe’s Illustrator and InDesign. They will create a personal brand as well as design work typical for real world clients. Students will finish with a portfolio that includes different printing techniques, typography, vector, and raster artwork.

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Students will design and construct robots which are driven by a microcontroller. This course will expose them to the basics of modeling, design, planning, and control of robot systems using the Arduino open-source platform. It is designed to introduce the Arduino hardware and programming environment, and to get students started on building projects.

This course is for students who cannot make our Saturday program or who want to continue to develop their skills in the shop. Students will work together in small teams on projects involving electric vehicle systems, steering design, braking, and automotive design.

FPV racing is an exciting new sport that combines high-tech drones and high-speed racing. First person viewer/video (FPV) drone racing is a motorsport type where participants control “drones” (typically small radio-controlled aircraft or quadcopters), equipped with cameras while wearing head-mounted displays showing the live stream camera feed from the drones. Similar to full size air racing the goal is to complete a set course as quickly as possible. This course will introduce students to the cutting edge technology involved in drone building/racing, the science behind how it all works, and provide them access to learn and practice their drone racing skills.

Stop-motion animation has a long history in Hollywood, from films like King Kong to Coraline. This course will help students create their own short stop-motion films while introducing them to how stop motion works, designing concepts, lighting the environment, directing the animation, working with filters and color, video editing techniques, and much more.

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Students will design and construct robots which are driven by a microcontroller. This course will expose them to the basics of modeling, design, planning, and control of robot systems using the Arduino open-source platform. It is designed to introduce the Arduino hardware and programming environment, and to get students started on building projects.

From beginner to advanced, this course can help students learn to create compelling video. Using the Adobe Premier Pro nonlinear editing software, students will create a video and learn capturing, editing, special effects, graphics, titles, and final production. They will also be introduced to expanded workflow, importing media, introducing music and sound effects, and creating transition.