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This fabrication and robotics lab next to the Brooklyn Heights Library hosts field trips, FIRST LEGO League support and robotics workshops for students, with 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC machines. Weekday access is reserved for District 13 schools, and other NYC FIRST members may visit when space allows.
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Weekdays for District 13 schools; others by space availability; closed weekends
Free; NYC FIRST membership required
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Ages 5–17.
Free; NYC FIRST membership required
Weekdays for District 13 schools; others by space availability; closed weekends
1 Clinton Street, 11201, in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.
Yes. NYC FIRST STEM Center @ District 13 is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Students work through a personalized plan built from an initial skills assessment, getting small-group help from instructors on everything from number sense to algebra and test prep. Kids can also bring school homework to get support during sessions.
Neurodiverse kids and teens learn coding, digital design and media skills in structured Sunday workshops, tech socials and summer weeklong programs. Older students can move into internships and career-ladder programs building professional tech skills.
Middle and high schoolers take hands-on programs in areas like Arduino electronics, cybersecurity, sustainable city engineering, game design and machine learning, run by NYU's engineering school in Downtown Brooklyn. The flagship ARISE program places high schoolers in university research labs for ten summer weeks.
Kids use Minecraft, Roblox and game engines as a gateway to coding, then branch into stop-motion, cinematography, CAD, robotics and electronics in project-based lessons. The studio runs weekly summer camps, seasonal after-school lessons and workshops on school days off.
Children build games and projects in Scratch, Minecraft and Roblox before moving on to text-based languages like Python and JavaScript, plus robotics and 3D printing. Small classes give each student plenty of instructor attention.
Students work through a personalized plan built from an initial skills assessment, getting small-group help from instructors on everything from number sense to algebra and test prep. Kids can also bring school homework to get support during sessions.