#LearnMakeCreate
with Operation Innovate
With a curriculum fueled by imagination, creativity, essential 21st century skills and competencies, youth are empowered to become innovators, thought leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and the architects of tomorrow.
Operation Innovate teaches complete beginners the skills needed to make awesome video games, learn 3D modeling, create cool stuff in our maker space, rigging and animation, game system design and more. Turn your passion for tech into a marketable skill!
Spring classes begin January 30th!
Learn
Learn with experienced instructors both in person and online and with a variety of popular software and tools.
Make
Our classes have no prerequisites so kids can learn to make video games, 3D models and more in both our computer lab and on-site maker space.
Create
With our flexible schedule and both live online and in person classes, kids can create a lifelong passion and career in STEM with one of our 3 pathways to STEM programs.
Our Instructors
At Operation Innovate, we believe in a progressive curriculum that focuses on project-based learning—fun first, skills second, and tools third. We commit to quality over quantity, and take pride in a more individualized, small group approach.
All of our instructors have passed thorough background checks and live scan fingerprint registration.
Brannon H.
Teaching youth students the highly engaging skills of art and coding has been my passion and full-time job for 7+ years now. I am always doing my best to engage each student on their own level and at their own pace. This has been my core strategy and reason for my success as an instructor.
I am always engaged thoroughly in these industries, steadfast in learning and growing as the technology demands increase, shift and grow. It is always within my ability to ensure that I am teaching the very best, most relevant software and skills on the market. In this way, my students get a real-time, up-to-date workflow that keeps them efficient and fundamentally growing skills that are cross-beneficial, regardless of the software or coding languages they may use.
#1 STEAM Program for Kids and Teens
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What to Expect
From birdhouses and cutting boards to video games and short film animations—students experience a wide range of project ideas while enrolled in our courses. Fundamentally, students will learn to Design, Code and or Build their way through a situation. We are truly looking to unite their creativity with the technology on hand and anything is possible with students that take on these courses seriously.
Our Courses
Courses run inside computer lab classrooms or within the maker space shop area. The tools and resources within Hacker Lab are a part of the course curriculums and instructors manage the interactions between students and tools. The use of shop tools like saws, drills and sanders are carefully managed within the courses, and the more technical tools such as the Laser Cutter and 3D Printers should be booked under the instructor for the times those courses are active. The use of internet and computer software is frequent within these courses and as such, proper supervision and culture is developed around internet citizenship and computer usage.
Students enroll in courses that run once a week for 90 minutes. They may enroll in multiple courses if they wish.
Day Courses:
Monday – Thursday, 9:00AM to 3:00PM
After School Courses:
Monday – Thursday, 3:30PM to 5:00PM
Schedule At Your Convenience
Small Group Sessions
Each class has a maximum of between 4-7 students. This allows for a concentrated download of knowledge and skills from the instructor to the group. This also enhances the collaboration potential between students and instructors.