At Storming, your emphasis on independent and self-learning techniques taught me to think on my feet without having to follow a single methodology. — Neelay Trivedi, Stanford University Class of 2022.
Founder leadership — U.S. Presidential Scholar Distinguished Teacher Award
Storming Robots is led by Elizabeth Mabrey, one of 150 educators who received the 2019 Distinguished Teachers Award from the U.S. Presidential Scholar Program — the nation's highest honors for high school graduates. Over 15+ years of excellent student achievements: from top placement in International Competitions and selective high school internships to top college acceptance.
Parent feedback — computational thinking, not just programming (2013)
My two children really enjoy Algorithmic in C class. I am so happy to see them discussing their homework and come up with various algorithms in order to resolve the problems. I truly see them developing their computational thinking skill, not just programming. — Lada Lobas, 2013.
ZeroRobotics — what students do, programming satellites on the ISS
ZeroRobotics is a world tournament hosted by MIT and NASA. Students write algorithms for the Astrobee satellites to accomplish tasks relevant to future space missions. Teams that make it through virtual simulations to the finals compete in a live tournament where astronauts load student-developed code onto the satellites onboard the International Space Station. Astronauts serve as referees in the finals, and everything is streamed in real time to student viewers on Earth.
Parent feedback — Avery Katko's mother, students become thinkers
Elizabeth motivates her students at a high level — take responsibility for their own learning, problem-solving and become THINKERS. In my opinion, they are the ethical standards she upholds. — Kristen Katko, Avery's mother, 2012. (Avery attended SR starting at 4th grade.)
Parent feedback — Brady Bean's father, $196,000+ in combined merit aid
We cannot thank you enough for providing a fun and challenging environment for Brady to grow his confidence and his intellect for all these years, starting from 2nd grade. As he heads off to college, he is well prepared for college level course work and fortunate to be in a position to have a choice between many great schools offering a total of $196,000+ of combined merit aid. — Chris Bean, Brady's father, 2016. (Brady attended SR starting at 3rd grade.)
Parent feedback — Deep Patel's mother, developed interest and passion for CS
I would like to take a moment to thank you for your careful guidance and education to each and every student at the Storming Robots. You have played a huge role in Deep's success all this time, and helped him develop his interest and passion for computer science. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart! — Bhavani, Deep Patel's mother, April 2020. (Deep attended SR from his 5th to 11th grade; entered Carnegie Mellon University majoring in computer science.)
Parent feedback — Ishaan Verma's parent, shaped since middle school
Both Ashish and I are ever grateful to you for being an amazing mentor and guide to Ishaan. Since middle school, SR has shaped him and under your guidance we have seen him thrive. We consider ourselves very lucky that both our boys can look up to you. — Ishaan Verma's parent, January 2023. (Ishaan attended from Gr.7 to 11.)
Your kids get real deal robotics education even in the summer. They build, learn about mechanical fundamentals, and heavily programming too. I mean real programming. My friend is an IT manager. He was totally impressed to see what they learned at this place. Each kid must do a short technical journal each day, so i as a parent actually is informed about what my kid did for the kid. Just love this! Then, they conclude the camp with a mini-contest which I got to watch... well all kids' parents got to watch. Instead of just reading reviews, I suggest you should check out their experience at teams.stormingrobots.com too. By the way, one warning. If you kid likes to goof around a lot, you would not want to join this though. Another neat thing they did. They provide apples for children to eat for free. The catch was you must finish it. Otherwise, there is one dollar charge!!!! I LIKED this.
Depending what you are looking for. Since my kids are into science and robotics and do not care to run around much, this one is fabulous. The cost is much lower than other technology camps out there. The computer labs are really cool. I can watch them through this giant one sided window. The couple of staffs/instructors I met are really smart people. I was amazed how they could keep the kids engaged with so much brain work and still had a blast. Another nice thing about this Storming Robots is that they specialize robotics and technology education, like roboclub, workshops and all throughout the entire school year. Perhaps that's why they could do such a good job in the summer camp. My kids love challenge. This camp has offered them not only fun, but challenge. The down side of this is that the kids will not have outdoor activities.